BGCH
Leadership

Mel Culpepper
Chief Executive Officer

Emilse Gonzalez
Director of Program Development

Mike Takavorian
Director of Club Operations

Erwin Guzman
Technology Director

Chantez Moore-Pratts
Director of Administration

Lyndsey Kanitz
Director, Events & Development

 

2025
Board of
Directors

 

Tafiq Akhir, President
Chief Executive Office
Tafiq’s Physiques

Robert Tietjen, Treasurer
Retired
Union Bank

Giles Steinberg, Secretary
Systems Engineer Live Nation Entertainment

Maryam Ahmed
Senior Account Supervisor
Edelman

Rachel Alde
Vice President
Global Development
The Walt Disney Company

Peter Blikian
Executive Director
Quest 2 Recovery
The Walt Disney Company

David Field
Producer

Lisa Gannon
Co-Founder
TPG Enterprises

Bones Ijeoma
Chief Executive Officer
AllSafeIT

Dan Magnante
Producer
2AM

Justin Marconi
Senior Principal
Slalom

Anthony J. Morris
Retired
Farmers Insurance

Lisa Peagler
Partner
Rise Law Firm

Jameson Shipley
Vice President, Operations
VINCE

Michael Shively
Senior VP
Edelman

Arjan Timmermans
Head of Content & Editorial
Apple

Anne White
Director
Beverly Hills Tennis Club

Troy Zien
Talent Manager
3 Arts Entertainment

Foundation Board

Michael Malick
President

Tom Juda, Jr.
Member



Steve Heimler
Member

Adrian Stern
Member