In her decade of experience, JKH Consulting President Jamarah Hayner has led community involvement efforts for both public- and private-sector clients, as well as for leading elected officials in New York, Southern California and Phoenix. Throughout her career, she has helped clients ensure that communities and small businesses are valued stakeholders in projects affecting their neighborhoods, with a special focus in the areas of transportation, aviation, real estate and housing policy and workforce development. She has played a key strategic role in business pursuits totaling more than $3 billion, assisting clients in growing their market share in new sectors and regions. A tested communications advisor, she has led successful earned and paid media campaigns and represented clients as a spokesperson in outlets including the Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio and Business Journal affiliates, as well as numerous local and new media outlets.

Jamarah’s career includes successful tenures in the administrations of several of the nation’s leading elected officials. She began her career in the office of New York City Mayor R. Michael Bloomberg, where she worked as his Community Affairs Unit’s Chief of Staff and Director of Policy and Initiatives, helping to manage citywide outreach for congestion pricing and other plaNYC initiatives. She served as the first Southern California District Director for then-California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, for whom she managed community outreach on a range of issues including her landmark foreclosure relief legislation package. She also served as a Communications Deputy and Special Assistant to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Member and Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.

Jamarah is a graduate of Barnard College at Columbia University. She is a proud member of a number of civic organizations including: the Greater Los Angeles Area African American Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, the Heidi Duckler Dance Theater, Friends of Transit, COMTO Arizona, the Arizona Transit Association, and the Support Sky Harbor Coalition. She and her husband live in Manhattan Beach, CA and Phoenix, AZ.

Fred MacFarlane has had an extensive professional career in media relations, crisis communications, news reporting and public affairs production over the past 35 years. He provides strategic communications advice and professional services to an array of corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies and political clients.

Fred previously served as press secretary to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. He served as a media advisor to Peter Ueberroth, Warren Christopher, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke and Mark Ridley-Thomas, among many others.

Fred is a former news reporter, political correspondent and State Capitol Bureau Chief. He is an Emmy Award-winning public affairs executive producer.

Patrick J. O’Reilly is President/CEO of OPR Communications.  A Southern California native, Patrick has positively contributed to California business and public affairs for more than two decades.

He serves as a trusted and respected advisor to numerous elected and business officials throughout the state and has guided scores of successful marketing and public affairs campaigns. A veteran of several high profile cases, his career has included both national and international crisis management experience.

Prior to opening OPR Communications, Patrick was President of Stoorza Communications, California’s largest independently owned public relations and public affairs company.   He has also worked with the Republican National  Committee  in  Washington  D.C.  and  a  Wall  Street  investor relations firm in New York. O’Reilly is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs.

The Bay Relations team, Mike Pacelli and Adrienne Tissier are public relations and communications consultants specializing in land use entitlements. Collectively they have over 30 years of experience in residential, commercial and retail development in Daly City and the surrounding Peninsula.

A key component of their success lies in advising clients of the need and importance of community engagement and communication with project stakeholder.

Tina Park is an independent consultant specializing in venture capital working closely with Korea and China market.  She works with clients from private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.  Ms. Park started her career as an Examiner at the New York Stock Exchange. She was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District (2009-2013).  She was also appointed by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) to serve as an Advisory Commissioner in the Internet Division Department.  In addition she served as an Advisory member to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).

Veronica Perez has a unique skill set and breadth of experience, with over 17 years in the Los Angeles political, business and legal sectors. She has fostered substantive public and private sector relationships and possesses a heightened understanding of the challenges facing regulated industries.

Prior to founding Veronica Perez & Associates, Veronica led the West Coast Public Policy and Regulation practice group as a Partner at international law firm Holland & Knight. While at H&K, Veronica represented Fortune 500 companies, California corporations and trade associations on a variety of lobbying and legal matters, including legislative and government counsel, policy advocacy, land use, development and public contracting (at agencies including Los Angeles World Airports, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works and the Los Angeles Community College District).

Veronica joined Holland & Knight from the Central City Association, a leading business advocacy organization representing 450 corporations, trade associations and nonprofits. She led CCA’s Legislative and Legal Affairs Department, where she worked closely with Los Angeles City, County and State decision makers. While at CCA, she successfully advanced the organization’s public policy agenda on a broad range of issues, including housing; transportation; labor; sign regulations; rent control and tenant relocation; grocery, restaurant and retail; municipal lobbying regulations; telecommunications; banking; entertainment; and hospital issues.

Prior to CCA, Veronica served in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office as the Managing City Attorney of the American Dream Program, a strategic partnering of the public and private sectors to facilitate development of vacant nuisance properties. She launched the program to six projects in development, with 45 units of affordable and market-rate housing and live/work space in underserved communities throughout Los Angeles.

Previously, Veronica practiced litigation at two international law firms in Los Angeles, where she gained broad-based experience in complex commercial matters in both state and federal courts.

Named a “Rising Star” by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine, Veronica received her B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her J.D. from Columbia University Law School. While at law school, she was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

Josh Pulliam is a public affairs consultant specializing in governmental affairs, crisis management, political and issue campaigns, legislative and government advocacy, independent expenditures, political consulting, and direct mail. Pulliam was named as one of the “Top 100 Influencers” in California politics by Campaigns & Elections Magazine.

Josh has managed statewide propositions, statewide legislative advocacy and Independent Expenditure campaigns for some of California’s largest labor unions, trade associations, and corporations. Josh is the only consultant in California who has won targeted legislative races in both 2008 and 2010 . His incomparable winning record for the past few cycles includes the largest Latino-targeted IE in California history for SEIU and successfully electing both Democrats and Republicans to the legislature.

The Bay Relations team, Mike Pacelli and Adrienne Tissier are public relations and communications consultants specializing in land use entitlements. Collectively they have over 30 years of experience in residential, commercial and retail development in Daly City and the surrounding Peninsula.

A key component of their success lies in advising clients of the need and importance of community engagement and communication with project stakeholder.

John M. Edmond has more than 20 years of senior-level professional experience in both the public and private sector assisting clients in political campaigns. He has a strong background in public affairs, regulatory issues, policy development, banking and land use approvals. John has represented corporations, trade associations, nonprofit organizations and public agencies before federal, state and local governments.

Before starting his own firm, John was the Sr. Vice President at Mercury Public Affairs; a top global lobbying firm. John’s focus includes candidates, political action committees, issue-based initiatives and strategic community relations. He has a background in the financial services sector. He has worked for a Fortune 500 bank, where he managed ultra-high-net-worth individuals and companies’ assets. His experience includes investment banking, home finance and business development.

Alex Cannarella serves as the Vice President at Edmond Group where she handles operations, research, and manages the team. 

Before joining Edmond Group, Alex worked in San Francisco at a local lobbying firm doing campaign and political strategy for local labor unions and raising funds for a portfolio of federal and state political candidates throughout California. Previously, Alex has worked in San Francisco doing political and media consulting, on the finances team for the U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and in the office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer in Washington, D.C.