Jon Christensen
Environment and Sustainability at UCLA

Jon Christensen is an adjunct assistant professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Luskin Center for Innovation, and Center for Digital Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a journalist-in-residence at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and a founder of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) in the IoES. He is editor of LENS Magazine and a producer of the ‘Earth Focus’ documentary TV series produced by Public Media Group of Southern California (KCET| PBS SoCal | Link TV) and the Thomson Reuters Foundation. He is also a partner and strategic adviser at Stamen Design, a National Design Award-winning interactive design studio specializing in mapping, data visualization, and strategic communications. And he serves on the boards of directors of the Liberty Hill Foundation and the Los Angeles River State Park Partners, and on the advisory councils of the Indigenous Law Center at the University of California Hastings Law School and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust.

Cedd Moses
Pouring with Heart

Cedd Moses is the founder and inspiration behind 213 Hospitality, a company which operates several of Los Angeles' most celebrated bars, restaurants, and breweries. Including The Varnish; Cole's Originators of the French Dip; Seven Grand Whiskey Bar; The Golden Gopher; Tony's Saloon; The Broadway Bar; Caña Rum Bar; Las Perlas; Casey's Irish Bar; Honeycut; The Normandie Club; and Arts District Brewing Company.

Moses was instrumental in bringing National recognition to LA’s craft cocktail culture in LA beginning with a dive bar called Liquid Kitty 19 years ago. Upon establishing 213 Hospitality in 2000, Moses has dedicated his professional pursuits to the revitalization of Downtown Los Angeles. He has done so by converting empty or underutilized Commercial buildings with historical and architectural significance into mixed-use developments featuring residential lofts, creative and office spaces, restaurants, breweries and cocktail lounges. Due to his contributions in Downtown LA, Moses is widely acknowledged as one of the city’s most impactful real estate developers and plans to transport that same enthusiasm to other cities like New York, Austin, and San Diego.

For nearly two decades, Cedd worked as a professional money manager, known for his business acumen and socially responsible investing. In the mid-90s he shifted gears to concentrate on hospitality projects and development, an extension of his ongoing passion for the city’s arts and underground music subculture.  Moses also produced Cool School, a film directed by Academy Award- winning Morgan Neville, spotlighting LA’s Ferus Gallery and the 60s avant-garde artists, including his own father.

Currently, Cedd is developing a project inside the historic Fred Harvey Room within Los Angeles’ Union Station amongst other projects.  He is also on the board of LASI (Los Angeles StreetCar), Historic Core Business Improvement District, and The Museum of the American Cocktail.

Cedd Moses was raised in Venice, California partly by his father, the famous Abstract Expressionist painter Ed Moses.  In his spare time, Moses can be found playing squash or at the racetrack.

Dan Rosenfeld
Consultant

Dan Rosenfeld has alternated in his career between public and private-sector service, working previously as Director of Real Estate for the State of California and City of Los Angeles.

In the private sector, Dan has served as a senior officer with The Cadillac Fairview Corporation, Tishman-Speyer Properties, Kilroy Industries and Jones Lang LaSalle. He was a founding member of Urban Partners, LLC, a nationally recognized developer of urban infill, mixed-use and transit-oriented real estate.

He is a graduate of Stanford University and the Harvard Business School.

Dan is interested in the nexus between public open space, community health and economic development, particularly in underserved regions of Southern California. As such, he enthusiastically supports our Parks for People, Fitness Zones®, and Green Alleys initiatives. He lives with his wife, the noted choreographer Heidi Duckler, in Beverly Hills. They have three adult children.

Arturo Sneider
Primestor Developers

Arturo Sneider is the founder of Primestor Developers. Primestor focuses on development throughout urban markets and areas overlooked by other developers with an emphasis on community outreach. The firm is positioned as an expert in public-private partnerships ranging from working on complications development projects with the County of Los Angeles to The City of Chicago. As a leader of the Los Angeles Hispanic community, Arturo has been honored by multiple nonprofits for his work and philanthropy.