BOARD MEMBERS
PRESIDENT
Patti Negri 323.465.8407 Pinkkaire@aol.com
Patti is a Los Angeles native and 16-year resident of the Dell. She serves as a polling place volunteer at every election and is the Dell's representative to the Hillside Federation. Outside of the Dell, she is President of DES Action, a national, non-profit organization that provides research, education and support for DES-exposed individuals and their families and is a media spokesperson for the CDC (Center for Disease Control) on a national consumer information campaign for DES exposure. www.desaction.org Patti owns Brain Brew Entertainment, a boutique theatrical production company that specializes in Interactive shows, custom-created sketch comedy, murder mysteries, team-building events, and other forms of Corporate Entertainment. Patti has produced shows for clients as diverse as the Mirage in Las Vegas and TropWorld Atlantic City, to the corporate world of Microsoft and Mattel. www.BrainBrewEntertainment.com
VICE PRESIDENT
Terri Gerger 323.466.3875 tgerger@pacbell.net
Terri Gerger has been a canyon resident for over 15 years. She served as president for a number of years and is currently serving as Vice President. She devotes her time to making certain HDCA is represented on matters that impact its future. Traffic, street repaving, and land use issues are just a few of the matters in which Terri finds herself involved. Professionally, Terri is a residential realtor with Sotheby's International Realty. Previously she was a CPA and worked with Price Waterhouse in their litigation and bankruptcy practice. She also serves as Co-Chair of the Hollywood Community and Police Advisory Board (H-CPAB) and is a member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
TREASURER
Madeline Funk Madonlyne@aol.com
SECRETARY
Merle M Singer 323.464.8897 merle@MyMtEverest.com
Merle has spent over a decade volunteering as a community leader. She
has led several organizations including Hollywood Community Police Advisory
Board and the YCC Gateway to Hollywood, www.ycchollywood.org
Vocationally, she has been a community relations consultant and executive
director at Hollywood Police Activities League. Among her community recognitions,
she was awarded the Woman of Distinction Award by the Hollywood Chamber
of Commerce. Currently, Merle, M.S.in Education, is a non-linear coach
specializing in Women in Life and Career Transition. She has developed
a simple 3-step program to ease and invigorate the changes in your life.
Visit her website, www.MyMtEverest.com
and sign up for her FREE newsletter. Merle has 3 adult children, 3 grandchildren
and she lives in the Dell with her husband.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
George Skarpelos 323.469.4977 george@mediaart.com
George Skarpelos has been the editor of The Hollywood Spotlight, the newsletter that the HDCA puts out quarterly for the past three years. He has a keen interest in all the issues that the Dell faces and is always interested in garnering different and unique perspectives from Dell neighbors. Since he moved to the neighborhood relatively recently (2000), he values the ideas and viewpoints that longer term Dell residents have. His wife Alexa and daughter Athena are also active Dell members. George and his family believe that community matters and our organization can have a positive and substantive impact on our lives and our city.
HOLLYWOOD BOWL REP
Tom Meredith 323.461.9744 tommeredit@aol.com
Tom is a 40 year resident of Los Angeles, works in entertainment research
and is currently the Hollywood Bowl representative for HDCA. Tom and his
wife Lisa, a native of Hollywood having attended Cheremoya Elementary,
Le Conte Middle School and Hollywood High, have lived on Alcyona Drive
for 18 years. Tom and Lisa treasure the Hollywood Bowl as one of the most
important cultural landmarks in all of Los Angeles and consider it the
best among the many pleasures of living in our neighborhood. Tom is committed
to advancing the interests of The Dell as it relates to Bowl sponsorships,
parking, traffic and operational issues.
DWP REP
Jennifer van Zyl 323-893-3584 parker-j@pacbell.net
Jennifer van Zyl, her husband Rudy and their daughter Parker are long-time
residents and supporters of the Dell. Rudy and Jennifer have served in
various HDCA board positions. Jennifer works for Vanity Fair magazine
and Rudy is an Assistant Director.
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
HISTORIAN
Jean Ishii-Marshall 323.466.4939 jeanhmarshall@sbcglobal.net
Jean and her husband Mike have been enjoying life in the Dell since 1990. With a background in Art/Art History, she has worked at the San Diego Museum of Art and the Wight Art Gallery at UCLA. While on campus, she moved on to work within the academic departments of art history, art and design|media arts and architecture. Recently retired, she now spends her time working on collaborative and independent art projects and volunteering part-time at a Japanese American senior nutrition program in Little Tokyo. This is her first time as an HDCA board member serving as historian.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Alexa Iles (Skarpelos) 323.469.4977
alexa@mediaart.com
Born and raised in the Northwest, Alexa moved to the San Francisco Bay
Area in 1991 and eventually found her way to the sunny hills of the Hollywood
Dell in 2000 when she and her husband, expecting their daughter Athena,
moved to La Punta Drive. Alexa works full-time as a Design & Development
Director for a global athletic brand, but makes time to participate in
community activities whenever she can. Looking to use her organizational
and creative skills to support the HDCA's efforts, and excited at the
prospect of working with other neighborhood boosters, Alexa is chairing
the 2006 HDCA Gala & Fundraiser.
WELCOMING COMMITTEE
Kirsten Hanson-Press khpress@pacbell.net
Kirsten Hanson-Press has lived with her husband Erik in the Hollywood
Dell since 1997. She is dedicated to community involvement and inspired
by the benefits of living in such an eclectic and creative environment
that blends urban life with the tranquility of the Hollywood Hills. They
regularly host the monthly neighborhood association meetings at their
house, along with a toddler music class and a weekly playgroup for families
in the Dell. After 12 years in the film business, Kirsten is currently
home with their two daughters Olivia and Maxine.
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Cynthia Martinez filmflora@yahoo.com
Cynthia Martinez, an eleven year resident of the Dell loves to spend time in her garden and walking the neighborhood trails with her two dogs. Her work in the film industry with plants and flowers offer access to a variety of landscaping situations. She hopes her experience will be useful to the Dell's Beautification Committee.
Tammy has been a Los Angeles resident her entire life, and has lived in Hollywood for 20 years. She has a deep pride for our community and it's rich history - and has faith in its potential. She lives in the Dell with her family, and works in advertising. Tammy enjoys gardening and working on her home, and her enjoyment of beauty extends to the Hollywood Dell, where she is on the Beautification Committee.
TRAFFIC AND ROADS COMMITTEE
Preferential Parking
Suzanne Friedline suzannefriedline@yahoo.com
Suzanne Friedline hails from the south, but has had the privilege of living and working all over the world. She moved to the Dell in 2001 when she married Mark Ferber, who, by the way, has lived at our address his entire life--yes, he's had the same phone number all these years!! She is an actress and serves on the board at Actors Co-op Theatre company right here in Hollywood. When she is not being a mom to her 21-month old son Daniel, she does voice-overs, ADR work and her long-time passion, theatre. She just closed THE NERD last month at Actors Co-op. Recently she spoofed Anna Nicole Smith on the daytime series PASSIONS. She studied acting at Florida State University, The Moscow Art Theatre in Russia and The Goodman School of Drama. She is happy to be focusing on our neighborhood parking situation, hopes to get more involved with our local school, Cheremoya School, and speaks fluent German. Thanks to her ever-loving husband, Mark, for incredible patience and perseverance! Soli Deo Gloria! www.suzannefriedline.com
TRAFFIC AND ROADS
Jennifer van Zyl 323-893-3584 parker-j@pacbell.net
Jennifer van Zyl, her husband Rudy and their daughter Parker are long-time
residents and supporters of the Dell. Rudy and Jennifer have served in
various HDCA board positions. Jennifer works for Vanity Fair magazine
and Rudy is an Assistant Director.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Terri Gerger 323.466.3875 tgerger@pacbell.net
Patti Negri 323.465.8407 Pinkkaire@aol.com