The purpose of this commission is to recommend long-term economic development goals to the City Council and City officials as it concerns the overall economic development of the City.
Member Terms & Meeting Information
- Ordinance No. 11-87 N.S.
- Three-year terms - Three consecutive terms limit - Maximum 15 members
- Meetings are every second Wednesday at 11:30 am
- Richmond Community Services building, 440 Civic Center Plaza
- Multipurpose room in basement
- 3 Vacancies (as of 6/28/2022) - Application
Name | Appointed | Term Expiration |
| Ahmad Anderson - Chair | *12/15/2020 | 03/30/2023 (unexpired term;
resigned by Alpa Agarwal)
|
| VACANT | * 02/23/2021
| 03/30/2023 (unexpired term;
resigned by Abayomi Jones
and La'Tanya Dandie)
|
| Brandon Evans - Vice Chair | * 02/23/2021
| 03/30/2022 (unexpired term;
resigned by Patrick Sterns) |
Daniel Heiss
| 06/28/2022 | 03/30/2024 (unexpired term;
resigned by Kapris James) |
James Lee
| 04/05/2016
05/21/2019 | 03/30/2019
03/30/2022
|
Kerby Lynch
| 06/22/2021 | 03/30/2024 |
Ayoka Medlock-Nurse
| *05/21/2019
06/15/2021 | 03/30/2021
03/30/2024
|
Arnon Oren
| *11/23/2021 | 03/30/2022 (unexpired term;
resigned by Christina Kenney Alexandria
and Andrew Perroy)
|
Andrea Portillo-Knowles
| *01/18/2022
06/28/2022 | 03/30/2022 (unexpired term;
resigned by Ana Delgado)
03/30/2025
|
| Gloria Jean Sewell-Murphy | 12/18/2018
04/06/2021 | 03/30/2021
03/30/2024
|
| Diana Wear | *12/18/2018
05/21/2019
04/05/2022
| 03/30/2019
03/30/2022
(final term) 03/30/2025 |
| Orrian Willis | *10/01/2019
04/05/2022 | 03/30/2022
03/30/2025
|
| Reza Yazdi | 03/17/2020 | 03/30/2023 |
*completing an unexpired term
Council Liaison
Demnlus Johnson III
Staff Liaison
Gabino Arredondo, City Manager's Office/Economic Development (510) 620-6606
