The purpose of this commission is to recommend long-term economic development goals to the City Council and City officials as it concerns the overall economic development of the City.

Member Terms & Meeting Information

• Ordinance No. 11-87 N.S. 
• Three-year terms - Three consecutive terms limit - Maximum 15 members
• Meetings are every second Wednesday at 11:30 am
• Richmond Community Services building, 440 Civic Center Plaza
• Multipurpose room in basement
• 4 Vacancies (as of 3/30/2022) - Application

Name	Appointed	Term Expiration
Ahmad Anderson - Chair	*12/15/2020	03/30/2023 (unexpired term; resigned by Alpa Agarwal)
VACANT	* 02/23/2021	03/30/2023 (unexpired term; resigned by Abayomi Jones and La'Tanya Dandie)
Brandon Evans - Vice Chair	* 02/23/2021	03/30/2022 (unexpired term; resigned by Patrick Sterns)
VACANT	04/06/2021	03/30/2024 (unexpired term; resigned by Kapris James)
James Lee	04/05/2016 05/21/2019	03/30/2019 03/30/2022
Kerby Lynch	06/22/2021	03/30/2024
Ayoka Medlock-Nurse	*05/21/2019 06/15/2021	03/30/2021 03/30/2024
Arnon Oren	*11/23/2021	03/30/2022 (unexpired term; resigned by Christina Kenney Alexandria and Andrew Perroy)
Andrea Portillo-Knowles	*01/18/2022	03/30/2022 (unexpired term; resigned by Ana Delgado)
Gloria Jean Sewell-Murphy	12/18/2018 04/06/2021	03/30/2021 03/30/2024
Diana Wear	*12/18/2018 05/21/2019 04/05/2022	03/30/2019 03/30/2022 (final term) 03/30/2025
Orrian Willis	*10/01/2019 04/05/2022	03/30/2022 03/30/2025
Reza Yazdi	03/17/2020	03/30/2023

*completing an unexpired term

Council Liaison
Demnlus Johnson III

Staff Liaison
Gabino Arredondo, City Manager's Office/Economic Development  (510) 620-6606