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Small Business Advisory Council Roster
Name
Government and
Partner
Representatives
Primary /
Alternate
Position
Mailing Address
Phone Number
Email Address
Angela Shell
Department of General
Services
Primary
Deputy Director
Procurement
Division - DGS
707 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
West Sacramento, CA 95605
(916) 375-4417
Tara Gray
Office of Small
Business Advocate,
GO-Biz
Primary
Director
No 1325 J Street, Suite 1800
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 447-8465
Keith Boylan
California Department
of Veterans Affairs
Primary
Deputy Secretary
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-9327
Keith.Boylan@calvet.ca.gov
Roberto Herrera
California Department
of Veterans Affairs
Alternate
Chief, Veteran
and Community
Engagement
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 503-8048
Roberto.Herrer[email protected]
Joel Ayala
County of Los Angeles,
Department of Business
& Consumer Affairs
Primary
Chief Deputy
Director
500 W. Temple Street, Room B-96
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 974-4615
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Name
Member Organization
Primary/
Alternate
Position
Mailing Address
Phone Number
Email Address
Jay King
California Black
Chamber of Commerce
Primary
President
1600 Sacramento Inn Way, Suite 232
(916) 467-8878
Will McClure
California Black
Chamber of Commerce
Alternate
Director of Small
Business
1600 Sacramento Inn Way, Suite 232
(916) 467-8878
Savita Farooqui
SymSoft Solutions, LLC
Primary
Founder
3835 North Freeway Blvd., Ste. 110
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 567-1740
Bhavik Patel
SymSoft Solutions, LLC
Alternate
CEO
4090 Truxel Road, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 567-1740
bhavik@symsoftsolutions.com
Stephen Simpson
Coalition of SB/DVBE
Primary
Advocate
2724 E. Annadale Avenue
Fresno, CA 93706
(559) 497.5818
steve@sanjoaquindist.com
Philip Vermeulen
Coalition of SB/DVBE
Alternate
Advocate
3457 Castle Creek CT
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 784.7055
Paul Guerrero
LA RAZA Roundtable
de California
Primary
Retired, Attorney
at Law
2055 Idaho Avenue
Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 463-5005
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Alfredo Daniel Garza
LA RAZA Roundtable
de California
Alternate
Board Member
50 Beverly Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95116
(408) 205-3415
ironworkrdanny@yahoo.com
Betty Jo Toccoli
CA Small Business
Association
Primary
President &
Advocate
6601 Center Drive West #500
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 699-9588
1-800-350-2722
Don Stoneham
Agape Enterprises
Primary
President
7223 Avon Court
Dublin, CA 94568
(925) 803-5736
C: (415) 533-
7741
dstoneham@agape1.biz
Lee Cunningham
Women Construction
Owners & Executives
Primary
CEO
825 West 14th Street
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 443-0934
Ruth Bley
Women Construction
Owners & Executives
Alternate
No Data
11425 Call Canyon Road
Castro Valley, CA 94552
(510) 538-5228
Julian Canete
CA Hispanic Chambers
of Commerce
Primary
President & CEO
1510 J Street, Suite 110,
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 444-2221
Oscar Garcia
CA Hispanic Chambers
of Commerce
Alternate
Director
1510 J Street, Suite 110,
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 444-2221
Shaila Rao Mistry
National Association of
Women Business
Owners-CA
Primary
CEO
(Also: CEO Jayco
MMI and STEM-
Institute)
1351 Pico Street
Corona, CA 92881
(951) 738-2000
shaila@stem-institute.org
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Renee White Fraser
National Association of
Women Business
Owners-CA
Alternate
Member
1631 Pontius Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 319-9101
rfraser@frasercommunications.com
Frank Louie
California Asian Pacific
Chamber of Commerce
Primary
COO, Business
Development
2331 Alhambra Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 446-7883
Pat Fong Kushida
California Asian Pacific
Chamber of Commerce
Alternate
President/CEO
2331 Alhambra Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 446-7883
patfongkushida@calasiancc.org
James Simonelli
California Metals
Coalition
Primary
Executive
Director
2971 Warren Lane
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(916) 933 3075
Lori Kammerer
California Metals
Coalition
Alternate
Government
Relations
1215 K Street, 17th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 716 5674
lorikammerer@gmail.com
Mike Sabellico
San Diego Contracting
Opportunities/PTAC
Primary
Regional Director
880 National City Blvd., Suite 7100
National City, CA 91950
(760) 822-9534
Luz Velasco
San Diego Contracting
Opportunities/PTAC
Alternate
Project
Coordinator
880 National City Blvd., Suite 7100
National City, CA 91950
(619) 216-6671
Michael Daniel
Small Business
Development Center –
Orange County/Inland
Empire Network
Primary
Regional Director
800 N. State College Blvd. MCBE 4157
Fullerton, CA 92831
(714) 681-0389
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Scott Rogalski
Small Business
Development Center –
Orange County/Inland
Empire Network
Alternate
Associate
Director, Norcal
SBDC Network
800 N. State College Blvd. MCBE 4157
Fullerton, CA 92831
(916) 712-0434
Maria Solano
National Latina
Business Women’s
Association, Inland
Empire
Primary
Executive
Director
9551 Pittsburgh Ave. Rancho
Cucamonga, CA 91730
(213) 247-6423
mmsolano@sbcglobal.net
Anita Ron
National Latina
Business Women’s
Association, Inland
Empire
Alternate
Vice President
620 N Commercial Ave.
Covina, CA 91723
(626) 475-0430
anitaron@briteworks.com
William J. Osgood
CFR & Associates
Primary
Small Business
Veteran Advocate
1000 Town Center Dr. Suite 300
Oxnard, CA 93036
(805) 351-3724
william@cfrandassociates.com
Jorge Tovar
Tovar Geospatial
Alternate
Small Business
Veteran Advocate
PO Box 2753
Downey, California 90242
(562) 852-8391
Charlotta Carter
GRI Technology
Solutions, LLC
Primary
CEO
951 Mariners Island Blvd - Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94404
(408) 896-7005
Sandra Escalante
Laner Electric Supply
Co., Inc.
Primary
President and
CEO
1310 South 51
st
Street
Richmond, CA
(415) 696-3375
Gabriella Duenas
Laner Electric Supply
Co., Inc.
Alternate
Office Manager
1310 South 51
st
Street
Richmond, CA
(510) 899-1102
gabby_duenas@laner.com
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Shobha Mallarapu
Anvaya Solutions, Inc.
Primary
President and
CEO
193 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 250
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 673-9300
shobha@anvayasolutions.com
Srinivas Atluri
Anvaya Solutions, Inc.
Alternate
Executive Vice
President
193 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 250
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 673-9300
srinivas@anvayasolutions.com
Jai Sharma
Silicon Valley
Consulting Group
Primary
Managing Partner
2858 Sable Oaks Way
Dublin, CA 94569
(510) 673-4263
Mervain Cutler
Cutler Engineering and
Technology Services
Primary
President & CEO
9088 Hillery Dr.
San Diego, CA 92126
(619) 405-9088
mcutler@cets-tech.com
C.P. Krishnan
CAK International, LLC
Primary
President
220 Newport Center Drive
Suite 11-293
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 922-7770
Ann Krishnan
CAK International, LLC
Alternate
Vice President
220 Newport Center Drive
Suite 11-293
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 922-7770
Debra Roak
CRA Consultancy
Group
Primary
Co CEO
1017 L St
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 238-8286
debra@cra-consultancy.com
Veronika Monnell
CRA Consultancy
Group
Alternate
Co CEO
1017 L St
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 402-7365
veronika@cra-consultancy.com
