Scott Folsom is the Los Angeles Tenth District PTSA representative to the Bond Oversight Committee.

"PTSAs," Scott explains, "are PTAs with student involvement. Student members are full members of the PTSA along with parents and teachers - and are in engaged in the business and mission of the Local, District, State and National organization."

Mr. Folsom is Chair of the BOC Communications sub-committee and serves on the Joint Use sub-committee and represents the Bond Oversight Committee as ex-officio representative to the Augmented Facilities Committee of the LAUSD School Board. He is also on the LAUSD Full Day Kindergarten Committee, the Parent Collaborative ad-hoc Parent Involvement Policy sub-committee and the Superintendent's Focus on Student Achievement Committee.

Mr. Medina retired from the Los Angeles County Health Department after 30 years, having worked his way up to Chief of the Hazardous Materials/Waste Management Program. Early in his career, Mr. Medina became interested in public health, worker health, and air pollution, becoming an advocate for improving working conditions, workers' safety education, training, and enforcement of worker and environmental protection laws. This advocacy required interfacing with community and public interest groups, regulatory agencies, and the news media.

Today, as a BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (formerly the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County) volunteer for 30+ years, he continues his advocacy role for lung health and clean air issues.

• Named Los Angeles County's Employee of the Year - 1984

• 1979 - L.A. County Garment Industry Inspection Program -- 100,000+ workers benefited by program.
• 1982 - L.A. County Hazardous Waste Control Program -- 10,000+ facilities

• BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary)
• Los Angeles Regional Poison Control Center
• LACOSH (AFL-CIO Unions)
• American Red Cross, Southern California Region, Blood Services

• Blue Ribbon Panel , LAUSD - Proposition BB Oversight Committee
• South Coast Air Quality Management District's Ethnic Advisory Group, Home Rule, Metal Finishing, Cumulative Impacts and Air Quality Management Plan Working Group.

• Past Chair of the Occupational Health Committee, California Environ-Mental Health Association
• Past Chair of the Southern California Chapter, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
• Health and Education Committee member, United Farm Workers Union (Assisted with Health and Safety Clauses for the Union's Contracts)

Prior to his current position with AGC of California, Mr. Jenkins was the National Sales and Marketing Manager for the Adopt a Highway Program. He was responsible for the program in twelve existing states as well as responsible for developing the program in new states.

David Crippens is a consultant specializing in non-profit management, fund raising, and interim management. Prior to becoming a consultant Mr. Crippens was Senior Vice President of Foundations and Education for KCET-TV. Mr. Crippens experience includes thirty-two years of non-profit management, fundraising and media development with a major focus of providing interim leadership and management for non-profit agencies facing transitional challenges.

Mr. Crippens has a long history of public service to the community, providing leadership to and actively involved in a variety of local and national organizations. He is the beneficiary of many awards for his service to education, broadcasting, and non-profits.

Mr. Crippens accomplishments include being responsible for raising over $70 million for programs and educational services for KCET-TV, he founded and is the current chair of Unite-LA, and he helped pioneer the use of educational outreach in prime-time television for educational programming. He is also chair of the city of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board Youth Council.

Mr. Crippens received his B.A. from Antioch College in Ohio and his M.A. in Social Work from San Diego State University. He currently lives in Inglewood with his wife, Eloise Brown Crippens.

Betty Valles represents the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). She has been an AARP member for 25 years and is currently the chair of AARP's Latino Advisory Committee. She has been active in community service and politics. She is the former campaign office manager for Congressman Esteban Torres. She regularly volunteers for non-profit organizations such as the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation and the San Gabriel League of Women Voters. She is currently President of the Terraces Homeowner's Association in West Covina. Los Angeles County recently recognized her community service by designating her "Woman of the Year".

Ms. Valles was born in Orange, California. She has an AA Degree in Business Administration from East Los Angeles Community College. She met her husband Rudy, an educator, while attending school. She has four children and eleven grandchildren. Several of her children and grandchildren have attended schools in LAUSD.

Charles Bergson is the parent of a student at Hamilton High School and of two recent graduates of Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in the Mid Wilshire District. All of his children have attended LAUSD schools for their entire educational career. Additionally, through his support of youth sports as a coach, Mr Bergson frequently uses LAUSD facilities. Professionally, Mr Bergson is a registered civil engineer in California, has practiced as a city engineer for nearly twenty-five years in southern California and is presently serving as the director of public works for the City of Compton. He holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in public administration from California State University at Northridge.

Liz Bar-El serves as a parent representative to the Bond Oversight Committee. She lives in Mar Vista with her husband and two sons, both of whom currently attend Palms Middle School Gifted Magnet. A native of Los Angeles, Liz is a graduate of LAUSD schools and holds a B.Sc. from UC Berkeley and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion). She is currently Senior Planner at the City of Santa Monica and has over 13 years of planning experience in the Los Angeles region. She is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).

During her children's years at Mar Vista Elementary School, Liz served as chairperson of Community Day, an annual effort to develop, repair and clean up the school campus, which is today a wonderful, tree-shaded community asset. She believes that all LAUSD students should learn in such a healthy environment and is serving on the BOC in order to contribute towards the District's efforts to repair and build facilities that achieve a better learning environment for all Los Angeles children.

Virginia Tanzmann, appointee to the Bond Oversight Committee by the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, is a seasoned architect who is widely known in her profession as a problem solver committed to excellence in built-environment solutions. Her work, both on projects and in the broader community, has always had a social impact focus that leverages her individual efforts beyond what one person can do.

Tanzmann earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture from Syracuse University in 1968 and 1969. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Management from the Anderson School at UCLA.

She joined the Southern California Rapid Transit District (now LACMTA) in the mid-1970s, and there she served as the only architect on staff. This presented the singular opportunity to shape the facilities for a large regional public agency, which delivered bus services only at that time but was preparing for the return of rail commuter service. Formed from eight predecessor agencies, it was the inheritor of old and inadequate facilities; she had a hand in upgrade of the entire property portfolio of leased and owned facilities, as well as the planning and design of five new regional bus dispatch and maintenance facilities. Explaining the importance of cohesive message, she also shaped a Design Review Committee and led the early steps toward a unified design approach for all District communications, including collateral materials, signage and graphics, and even uniforms.

In 1978, she launched The Tanzmann Associates, which she operated for 20 years. In that practice, she carried profit/loss responsibility for the design of over $2 billion in new and renovation/repair construction. The firm's work included public school and California university bond-funded projects, civic projects, seismic repairs, ADA accessibility, large transportation projects, medical facilities, affordable and specialized housing, and retail/restaurant design. Thousands see some of her projects every day - the North Hollywood Metro Red Line Station, six of the Metro Blue Line Stations, the Los Angeles Mission, and the Hollywood Bowl signature sign on Highland. LAUSD was a client.

Currently, Virginia Tanzmann is Director of Planning and Design Services for California State University, Long Beach.

In her own words: "I have a deep belief in the social equity factor of proper public facilities. Most of my projects have been in the public sector. I have experience with .delivering the bad news. of property takings by eminent domain and of helping people to understand the environmental impact of a significant project coming to their neighborhood. I have worked with people of most ethnicities and cultures found in Southern California, and of all ages and economic levels; and I bear an inner respect for all even while remaining true to the needs of the project at hand. That commitment is one of the reasons I am so honored to be part of the Bond Oversight Committee.."

She is active in the community and is past president of the YWCA of Los Angeles, Volunteer Center of Los Angeles, 211 Los Angeles County, and is on the Advisory Council of the California Social Welfare Archive. She has won many community service awards. Professionally, she is active in the American Institute of Architects and the Association for Women in Architecture and is past president of both in Los Angeles. Virginia has consistently maintained a relationship with many of the local university community in architectural education including service to Woodbury University (adjunct faculty), and guest lecturer status at UCLA, USC, East LA College, and Pasadena City College. She is a past president of the USC Architectural Guild.

John Naimo is the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' alternate appointee to the Bond Oversight Committee. Mr. Naimo is an Assistant Auditor-Controller and is responsible for managing the Accounting, Disbursements, and Shared Services operations of the Auditor-Controller. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has over 25 years of experience with the County Auditor-Controller.

Wendy L. Watanabe is the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' appointee to the Bond Oversight Committee. As the Acting Auditor-Controller for Los Angeles County, Ms. Watanabe is responsible for overseeing a department with $97 million annual budget and 593 budgeted positions. The Auditor-Controller is responsible for establishing county fiscal and internal control polices and procedures; administering the county payroll; conducting audits and fraud investigations; monitoring social services contracts; performing mandated property tax functions; disbursing warrants to vendors, child support recipients, judgment and damages to claimants. Ms. Watanabe also oversees the issuance of the Los Angeles County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Taxpayers' Guide and Single Audit Report.

Ms. Watanabe received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. She has over 19 years of County service and seven years of private industry experience. One of Ms. Watanabe's most notable accomplishments is the successful implementation of the Shared Services Program, the countywide initiative to consolidate financial processing in a shared-resources environment. In response to the Board of Supervisors' directive, on July 1, 2005, the Shared Services Division was established with 85 budgeted positions that provide service to 21 client departments and approximately 8,000 employees in the areas of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement and Payroll.