Attachment A - Board Appointments-REV.pdf

ATTACHMENT A 
 
To: 
City Council 
Date: June 2, 2021 
From: 
Mayor Kate Gallego 
 
Subject: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – APPOINTEES 
 
The purpose of this memo is to provide recommendations for appointments to the 
following Boards and Commissions: 
 
Fire Safety Advisory Board 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Gurvinder Aujla 
Mr. Aujla is the President of the Aujla Group. He fills the Petroleum Industry vacancy for 
a term to expire June 2, 2025. 
 
Mayor's Human Trafficking Task Force 
 
I and Councilman Jim Waring recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Rosemary Wilson 
Ms. Wilson is a retired psychiatrist and paramedic.  
 
Neighborhood Block Watch Fund Oversight Committee  
 
Councilwoman Debra Stark recommends the following for appointment: 
 
Jeff Tisot 
Mr. Tisot is the President of the East Sunnyslope Neighborhood Association and Block 
Watch and a resident of District 3. He fills a vacancy for a term to expire August 31, 
2022. 
 
Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee 
 
Councilman Jim Waring recommends the following for appointment:

Patricia Diane Petersen 
Ms. Petersen is a Speech and Language Pathologist at the Paradise Valley Unified 
School District and a resident of District 2. She fills a vacancy for a term to expire 
November 19, 2022. 
 
Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
John Soto 
Mr. Soto is a Program Manager at the DES Workforce Development Administration and 
a resident of District 5. He replaces Edward Abramowitz as the Department of 
Economic Security Title III Employment Services representative and will fulfill his term to 
expire June 30, 2023. 
 
Rio Vista Village Planning Committee 
 
Councilwoman Ann O’Brien recommends the following for appointment: 
 
Chris Gonzalez 
Mr. Gonzalez is a Senior Loan Officer at All Western Mortgage, Inc. and a resident of 
District 1. He fills a vacancy for a term to expire November 19, 2022.  
 
Scott Lawrence 
Mr. Lawrence is the Vice President of Bluestone Capital Management LLC and a 
resident of District 1. He fills a vacancy for a term to expire November 19, 2022.