Your Board Members
Doug has served as President since November, 2008. In that time, he's helped build the Board into one of the City’s most successful and effective Councils.
He's proudest of the Board's strengthening of ties to the Neighborhood Associations and local organizations; its fight for Police and Fire resources; its vocal opposition to the poorly- considered freeway-ification of Pico and Olympic; its campaign for City regulation of marijuana dispensaries and billboards, its revitalization planning for the Robertson, Venice, and Pico business corridors; and its efforts to build pride and identity within the community.
Occupation: Interactive Creative Director & Strategist
He's proudest of the Board's strengthening of ties to the Neighborhood Associations and local organizations; its fight for Police and Fire resources; its vocal opposition to the poorly- considered freeway-ification of Pico and Olympic; its campaign for City regulation of marijuana dispensaries and billboards, its revitalization planning for the Robertson, Venice, and Pico business corridors; and its efforts to build pride and identity within the community.
Occupation: Interactive Creative Director & Strategist
Marj is the chair of SORO NC's Outreach Committee because, for the most part, she loves connecting people. She has been the driving force behind the banners on Robertson, the SOROCard program and community outreach and town hall events. She's naive enough to still believe that people really can make a difference.
Occupation: Documentary Filmmaker
Occupation: Documentary Filmmaker
I have lived in this neighborhood all of my 60 plus years and have been a community activist for most of my adult life. I attended Canfield Elementary school, Palms Junior High and Hamilton High School. I have an AA degree in photography from Santa Monica College. I have worked as a photographer here on the Westside for over thirty five years. By working in the community, I believe, we can make this a better neighborhood to live in for all of us.
Occupation: Photographer - events, architecture and portraits
Occupation: Photographer - events, architecture and portraits
Erick Morales is a student at Hamilton High School’s Humanities Magnet, graduating with the Class of 2013. Erick hopes to accomplish several things during his tenure, but his main goal is to synchronize the South Robertson Neighborhoods Council and Hamilton High School in order to develop an even more profound relationship between Hamilton High School and the surrounding community. Although his wonderful predecessors have already coordinated Council activities with Hamilton High School and nurtured projects such as the Hami Garden, the SORO-Palms NC Alliance Club at Hamilton High School (of which Erick Morales is the incumbent president), and subsidized cellphones for school administration, Erick still feels like there is a great deal of work to be done before immaculate synchronization can be achieved and is absolutely delighted to work on such a project with such distinguished colleagues.
Paula Waxman most recently was a LAUSD teacher of art history and world history at University High School in West Los Angeles. Prior to that she was the Director of the Douglas S. Cramer Art Foundation, curator for the Norton Simon Museum, and Vice President for Sothebys, Dept. of Prints, Los Angeles branch.
Occupation: Currently retired LAUSD high school history teacher.
Occupation: Currently retired LAUSD high school history teacher.
Resident, property owner in SORO for 30 years. Worked and taught at UCLA for 37 years. Background in health care, education and political science. SORO NC board member for seven years. Participates in Outreach, Public Safety, Green Team and Land Use committees. SORO festival committee member for the last five years. Committed to preserving and enhancing the diverse interests of our community.
