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About Ron
Community Leader* Neighborhood Advocate
Transportation & Public Safety Activist* Attorney
Journalist * Educator
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· Neighborhood & Civic Advocate: Member, Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council; Outreach Committee Chair and President, Crests Neighborhood Association; former Vice-President., Miracle Mile Residential Association; Representative to coalition of Westside and San Fernando Valley Council District 5 residential groups.
· Transportation Activist: On task force for Westside Transportation Partners. Member of California 42nd Assembly District transportation advisory committee.
· Police Advisory Board Member: L.A.P.D. West L.A. Police Advisory Board.
· Teacher & Instructor: Of Los Angeles Government classes at City Hall and Convention Center. Facilitator for Congress of Neighborhoods and Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. UCLA guest lecturer.
· Community Advisor: To the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles, Office of Finance, and County of Los Angeles regarding tax assessments. Also Budget Liaison to the Mayor for the West Los Angeles Planning area.
· Volunteer Coordinator: Organizer of varied West Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley clean-up, emergency preparedness and Los Angeles Fire Department projects.
· Civil Rights Defender: Member, Human Relations Commission LGBT committee, Equality CA., and L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Silver Circle. Participant in ethnic & religious diversity forums.
· Supporter & Fundraiser: Hebrew Union College, Democratic National Committee, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Jewish National Fund, and other organizations.
· Leadership Fellow: Leadership Southern California (developed by CORO). Admissions interviewer and alumni programming planner.
· Champion: In Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, for public improvement and education funding.
· Funding Reviewer: For United Way L.A.’s funding and allocation panel.
Civic & Community Involvement:
Adopt Fire Station 99
Emergency preparedness fair volunteer and planner.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Washington Club member, Policy Conference delegate, Congressional lobbying group leader.
B’nai Brith Hillel Foundation
Program planner and organizer.
Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
Board member and Chair of Outreach Committee.
Big Sunday
Organizer of Westside clean-up and service projects.
California 42nd Assembly Advisory Committee
Transportation advisory committee member.
City of Los Angeles Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment
Board orientation training instructor.
Citywide Alliance of Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils.
Participant /Member.
Coalition of L.A. 5th Council District Homeowner Associations
Member/Representative.
Crests Neighborhood Association
President and co-founder.
Democratic National Committee
Fundraiser.
Equality California
Supporter and donor.
Friends of Beit Halochem
Donor and annual dinner table co-sponsor.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Media Circle member, table sponsor, national board retreat host.
Hillside Memorial Park
Cantor for holiday and 9/11 memorials.
Jewish Community Relations Committee
Participant in Jewish/Hispanic programming and Sacramento advocacy.
Jewish Federation of Los Angeles
Super Sunday phone volunteer.
Jews for Marriage Equality
Advocate and lobbyist.
Los Angeles Dept. of Human Relations
Advisory Council member.
Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Congress
Participant /Member.
Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Gay and Lesbian Caucus
Caucus member and coordinator of initiative to foster inclusivity.
Los Angeles Police Dept.
West L.A. Police Advisory Board.
Miracle Mile Residential Association
Vice president.
Mitzvah Day
Volunteer.
Religious Freedom to Marry Coalition
Coalition member.
Southern California Leadership Network
Leadership Fellow.
Temple B’nai Emet
Cantor and educator.
United Way of Los Angeles
Community funding review panelist.
University of California, Los Angeles
Guest lecturer.
West Los Angeles Planning Area
Neighborhood Council liaison to Mayor on City budget.
Westside Transportation Partners
Governance Task Force member.
ATTORNEY: Seasoned transactional and litigation attorney on behalf of businesses, individuals, community associations, non-profits, and family foundations. Experienced in representing clients in negotiations, settlements, trials, administrative hearings, arbitrations, and mediations. Founded own law firm more than 10 years ago, and previously worked for two prominent West Los Angeles law firms. Member of State Bar of California and Los Angeles County Bar Association.
COLUMNIST: For the Los Angeles Times. Author of more than 350 columns, articles and opinion pieces.
EDITOR:. For the Los Angeles Business Journal, Los Angeles Daily Commerce, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Real Estate News Group, and the American Court & Commercial Newspaper News Service, Los Angeles Guide to Commercial Real Estate, and Managing Partner magazine.
ENTREPRENEUR: Started and managed several successful businesses, including a national news syndication and consulting service.
CANTOR: Served 20 years as Cantor and educator at Temple B’nai Emet. Also led services and participated in concerts in the United States and abroad.
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA. Juris Doctor.
Washington University College of Arts & Sciences, St. Louis, MO. B.A. Major: English. Minors: Business and Political Science.
University of California, Los Angeles. Selected studies in journalism and music through Extension program.
The Washington Center Political science studies, Washington, D.C. Intern, office of Senator Carl Levin.
City of Los Angeles: Certificate of Appreciation
City of Los Angeles: Certificate of Congratulations
City of Montebello: Proclamation of the City Council
City of West Hollywood: Certificate of Commendation
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
State of California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Letter of Commendation
United States Senator Barbara Boxer
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Daily Commerce (Los Angeles)
Downtown News (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Business Journal
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Weekly
Orange County Business Journal
Ron is the proud son of immigrants from Romania and from Israel - and the first in his family to be born in the United States. He lives with his partner of more than 10 years, Rabbi Zachary R. Shapiro of Temple Akiba. Ron has been a resident of Los Angeles for nearly 25 years and currently resides in Coldwater Canyon.