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 meeting of the Board will be held:
September 10, 2020, 9 am, via Zoom. The Agenda will be posted HERE no less than 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Members of the public that would like to attend should contact our Director at 562-305-7102 to obtain call-in access.
For more information about the ZBA organization, go to the Member Resources page.
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.
