Wrigley Association

Wrigley Association Board Member Election Statement 2012

Wrigley Association elects board 

  By Greg Mellen on June 12, 2012  5:33 PM           

The Wrigley Association announced the elections to six open positions on its11-member board of directors.Christopher Graeber, Joy Mendoza and Lillian Villa-Quintero were re-elected  and Al Smigelski, Alan Burks and Jorge Quintero.were picked as new members to elected to two-year terms at the community group's June 4 meeting.
The Wrigley Association is one of the city's most prominent, long time community improvement groups. "We are pleased that so many qualified and passionate residents of our community are willing to get involved by volunteering their time and energy for the benefit of all.  We look
forward to working together on the many issues that effect the Wrigley
neighborhood and surrounding community" Colleen McDonald, President
of the Wrigley Association said in a prepared statement.

The Wrigley Association holds regular meetings the first Monday of each
month at 7 p.m. at Veterans Park, Information is available at www.neighborhoodlink.com/longbch/wrigley.

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• JORGE QUINTERO

Dear Fellow Community Members, My name is Jorge Quintero and I am interested in running as a board member of the Wrigley Association. I have been a member in the neighborhood for over 7 years and have lived in Long Beach all my life. I am an elementary school teacher in Long Beach. I am also a adjunct lecturer at Los Angeles Harbor College. I want to be on the board because I wish to play a more active role in my community. I have been involved with the Neighborhood Advisory Committee in the past. I have have also been a member of the Wrigley Association for the last couple of years. I have had leadership experience involvement with Long Beach City College's Associated Student Body and several other collegiate organizations. I know that I can make a positive contribution to the Wrigley Board and hope to continue the great work they have done.

Thank You, Jorge Quintero

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• CHRIS GRAEBER

My name is Chris Graeber and I have been on the Wrigley Association Board of Directors for several terms. Currently, I am the Secretary for the Association and I also helped develop the website and other outreach to the community. I have assisted to setting up for several of the candidate forums. I would like to continue to service on the Board of Directors. I have lived in the Wrigley area since 1995.

Thanks Chris

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• LILLIAN VILLA-QUINTERO

I have been a passionate and devoted board member for over two years and a Wrigley resident for 7 plus years now. My husband and I began our involvement shortly after moving into the area. Through our involvement we were fortunate enough to meet great Wrigley leaders that guided us in helping clean our immediate neighborhood and introduced me to the Neighborhood Leadership Program. We worked closely with CPAC at the time and the city prosecutor in helping make our streets cleaner. I have always had a passion for community involvement since early on. I have been in numerous organizations but none have been so instrumental in my day to day life. Thanks to the Wrigley Association our two daughters are able to live in a better Wrigley. As a board member I have been tangled in this web of community involvement that I thrive for. Some of my accomplishments that stand out as a board member:

1) chairing the food committee for the Wrigley Kaboom park. In this project my role was to provide breakfast, lunch and snacks to 300 volunteers that would help build the park in one day. Thanks to the support of the police department, community members & organizations and of course the support W.A. I was successful in this task.

2) Worked side by side with Colleen and Joy in helping bring 3 tons of snow to our neighborhood kids to enjoy in Wrigley's Snow Day.

3) Was part of the committee that helped bring Broadway in Wrigley for our enjoyment.

4) Recently had the pleasure of working with Colleen and Raul in helping bring a Bike Rodeo to Wrigley.

5) Was part of the committee that helped bring conditions to an ABC licensing here in Wrigley. As I was writing this I was reminiscing on so much that the Wrigley Association does and has done for our community. I look forward to being part of many more wonderful events and causes.

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• ALBERT SMIGIELSKI

To: The Members of the Wrigley Association. Subject: My Introduction My name is Albert Smigielski, I have been a Wrigley area resident since 1984. I have earned an A.A. in Administrative Management and a B.S. in Business Administration from Elmhurst College and an A.P.I.C.S. certificate from Cal. State Dominguez Hills. I am a retiree from the Boeing Aircraft and Raytheon Companies, where I worked as a Technical Support Engineer. Having lived in the Wrigley area since 1984, I have seen some of the many changes that have taken place here, some good and others that could have been better. It is my hope that I can assist the board in it's work towards betterment.

Sincerely,

A.L. Smigielski

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• JOY MENDOZA

My name is Joy Mendoza. I love volunteering in our community particularly Wrigley because this is home to me, my son and family. I've helped with the Wrigley Association as a member and board member and want to continue to serve. My motivation is that I want to make this area better for my son when he grows up and because i believe that it takes a village to raise a child - i'd like to invest in the Wrigley Village so hopefully it will yield a great return in the future when our streets are safe and clean for our youth :)

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• ALAN BURKS

I am Alan Burks. An architect and resident of Wrigley since 1990. I have been active in many community organizations. I am familiar with our City Officials and know my way around City Hall. Original member of the organization currently known as C-PAC and served as Chair for 7 years Former member of the Redevelopment Agency Board Former Habitat for Humanity Board Member and Architect Former board member and President of the New City Public Schools Former member of the Cal-Rep Advisory Board Founder, Past President and Board member of Gateway Affordable Housing Coalition Living in Wrigley and being involved in Redevelopment, I have assisted with many improvements in our community. As a PAC and RDA Board member I championed developments and programs that improved our Quality of Life. As an architect I have been involved in many facade improvements including the original Pacific Av facade improvement in 1994. As a wrigley Association Board Member, I would contribute my architectural and urban planning talents as well as my knowledge of the major stakeholders and City Officials as well as my experience in operating nonprofit organizations. I respectfully submit my nomination to the wrigley Association Board.

Alan Burks Alan@environarch.com 562-682-3152