VIVIAN CHAN Commissioner

Commissioner Chan was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Michael Antonovich. She is the founder of Asian Link Marketing & Healthy Cuisine Online. Founding board member of United Charity Foundation & Chinese Floral Arts Foundation-USA Charter. Creator of “Be a Scholar For a Day” a curriculum for 4th graders, “Love Note Around The World” for American Cancer Society, “Absolutely Beautiful” Fashion Show & “Junior Got Talents” at Pasadena Playhouse. Vivian is the chairman of the First District PTA Asian Outreach, ACS California Chinese Unit Leadership Council/SCCRFL special event, and Pasadena City College Foundation Board of Director.

FARRELL CHILES Commissioner

Commissioner Chiles was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis in 2015. He is retired from the federal government and military service (U.S. Army). Currently, he is a writer and author of five books. He previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Blacks In Government (BIG), the leading national organization for African-American public service employees. He also served as the Vice President of Resource Development for the Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Foundation. In 2001, he was awarded the Public Service Image Award by the County of Los Angeles and the Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board.

CARLOS COLLARD Commissioner

Commissioner Collard was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell in 2022. Collard has worked for the city of Santa Monica within the areas of transportation, urban planning, community services, and public works. In his community, he led volunteers to launch the city of Los Angeles’ South Robertson Neighborhoods Council (SORO NC) – where he was a public official elected to office by community members – and remains Los Angeles’ youngest-ever neighborhood council president. He has served on the Metro Westside/Central Service Council and chaired a Los Angeles city council district’s transportation committee. Carlos is a former Los Angeles County foster youth and has served as board president of California Youth Connection, a statewide nonprofit that provides leadership and advocacy training for foster youth, and he continues to support foster youth locally and abroad. Carlos is a first-generation college graduate and has chaired committees for UCLA and served on its alumni association board of directors.

DANIEL DENG Commissioner

Commissioner Deng was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Kathryn Barger.

Commissioner Deng started out advocating for consumer rights when he interned for David Horowitz in his “Fight Back” television program in KNBC Channel 4 in 1990. He worked as a journalist covering consumer issues for various Chinese media before he became a consumer attorney in 1998. He is currently a member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, a member of Consumer Attorneys of California, and a member of The American Association of Justice. He is also a legal columnist for several Chinese publications and hosts radio shows at AM 1430 (Cantonese), and AM 690 (Mandarin) covering legal and consumer issues for the Chinese listeners.

MIKE GOMEZ Commissioner

Commissioner Gomez was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis in 2015. Gomez has spent more than 40 years as an actor and director in television, theater, and film. He has appeared on television shows, including Star Trek: The Next Generation; Hunter; and Criminal Minds; and films, including Heartbreak Ridge and Born in East L.A. He is best known for his role as ‘The Auto Circus Cop’ in the ‘Leads?’ scene with ‘The Dude’ in the cult classic The Big Lebowski. Gomez is active with many community organizations, including the National Migrants Workers' Conference for Children, United Farmworkers of America, L.A. Special Olympics, AIDS WALK LA, March of Dimes, American Red Cross, and NOSOTROS. He has served on various commissions and committees over the years in the city of El Monte, including serving as an interim Planning Commissioner.

RONNIE JAYNE Commissioner

Commissioner Ronnie Jayne was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. She is currently a professional singer/pianist/entertainer/songwriter and owner of Ronnie Jayne Music & A Song For You Productions, a company specializing in custom live musical entertainment for special events. Consumer protection has always been a major passion. In fact, it was the subject of her first term paper in 7th grade. Ronnie has chaired Culver City's Fiesta La Ballona, is on the board of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce, is President Emeritus of the Culver City Democratic Club and served on the Culver City Cultural Affairs Commission.

HARRY LEON Commissioner

Commissioner Leon was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Kathryn Barger in 2019.

JOAN PATSY OSTROY Commissioner

Commissioner Ostroy was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl in 2015 and has served as Chair of the Commission for the past two terms. She has been a family lawyer since 1977, acting in the roles of litigator, consultant, and mediator, until retiring in 2020. Ostroy has served as the Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Family Law Section, Chair of the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California, and President of the Women Lawyers’ Association of Los Angeles. She is a co-founder of the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law and the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association. She was rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubell and has been included in Los Angeles Daily Journal’s listing of top 24 Family Law Mediators in the State of California and Los Angeles Magazine's listing of top 50 Women Lawyers in Southern California.  Since retirement, she has become active in the Black Jewish Justice Alliance, focusing on issues of racism and antisemitism.

MARK RAMOS Commissioner

Commissioner Ramos was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis in 2015.

Michelle Rofeh-Lensky Commissioner

Commissioner Rofeh-Lensky was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl.

MICHELLE KATZ Commissioner

Commissioner Michelle “Mickey” Katz was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl in 2021.

CHARLINE SISTRUNK Commissioner

Commissioner Sistrunk was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Janice Hahn.

Mark Waronek Commissioner

Commissioner Waronek was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Janice Hahn in 2020. He has over 26 years of experience in government and community relations, and public affairs. Commissioner Waronek is the owner and President/CEO of M&M Consulting Group – a business he started March 2019.  He previously worked at one of the largest public affairs firm in Los Angeles County, Ek, Sunkin & Bai servicing clients all over Los Angeles County. Commissioner Waronek  also worked for Los Angles County Supervisor Janice Hahn as her South Bay Senior Deputy (2016-2018) working in all the cities in the South Bay from the Palos Verdes Peninsula to Marina del Rey.  He is currently the Mayor in the City of Lomita – he served as Mayor in 2016-2017. He is currently the Vice-President for the California Contract Cities Association and is a board member on the CAL Cities Transportation, Communications Public Works Policy Committee.

Corey Allen Commissioner

Commissioner Allen was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Janice Hahn in 2022.

Nicole J. Jones Commissioner

Commissioner Jones was appointed to the CAAC by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell in 2022. Jones possesses multisector leadership and experiences, having had a diverse career encompassing various higher education, philanthropy, nonprofit, government, and board/commission roles.  In addition to the Los Angeles County Consumer Affairs Advisory Commission appointment, Nicole serves on the WASC Senior College University Commission (a key accreditation body for colleges and universities in California) and the L.A. Trust for Children’s Health board as well as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Nicole received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and master's degree from City University of New York, Baruch College. Additionally, she completed the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs and the National Urban Fellows Program.