Zaferia Business Association Board of Directors
The ZBA Board of Directors is made up of seven members, each serving a two-year term. The Board meets most months of the year on the second Thursday of the month.
The next regular meeting of the Board will be held:
May 13, 2021, 9 am, at the Long Beach Playhouse: 5021 E. Anaheim St. Social distancing protocols will be utilized. The Agenda will be posted HERE 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Questions? Contact our Executive Director at 562-305-7102 or email director@zaferia.org.
For more information about the ZBA organization, go to the Member Resources page.
A Special Meeting of the Board of Directors will be held April 12 at 1 pm via Zoom. Click HERE for the agenda. Contact director@zaferia.org for log-in information.
Jonathan Han is the Branch Manager and Vice President for Farmers & Merchants, a financial institution who has been servicing the community of Long Beach since 1907, where Jonathan joined the F&M family in 2016. He’s also a husband and father of two and serves as a deacon at his church in Huntington Beach.
Alan Gomez is the owner/operator of Commodity. Commodity opened in 2017 as a result of Alan & his wife moving back to California from Oregon and him not wanting to rework resumes, instead he decided to start his own business. Coming from nearly a decade in the beer industry as well as the coffee industry, Commodity specializes in everything coffee & beer.
Dean Lockwood is a Southern California native, growing up in Palm Springs. He attended San Diego State University where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Arts & Sciences with an emphasis in Youth and Family Agency Administration. His background also includes over 10 years of nonprofit leadership as executive director of a Senior Center in Palm Springs California. He has also worked with a number of non-profit agencies, including Boys and Girls Clubs, Financial Counseling agencies, and Domestic Violence Shelters.
Dean is the Director of Development & Community Outreach for Su Casa – Ending Domestic Violence in Long Beach. Su Casa provides shelter and supportive services that touch over 3,600 survivors of domestic violence each year.
Lisa Lowe is the President and Creative director of Sugarbooger®, Living Goods®, and Oré Pet™ by Oré Originals®, a design driven wholesale product company based in Long Beach for over 25 years. Born and raised in California, she brings her sunny esthetic to the fun and functional products she designs for children, pets, and the home.
