Richard Egger, Chairman
Best, Best, and Krieger
Executive Board of Directors
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Richard Egger represents public agency and business clients in strategic problem solving and complex litigation matters. He handles matters in state and federal court. Richard is Best Best & Krieger LLP’s general counsel. As general counsel for BB&K he oversees all legal matters for the firm. His work with public agencies has included advice and representation about the Brown Act, the Public Records Act and public contracting issues.
Litigation for Public Agencies
Richard has handled a variety of litigation matters for California public entities, including challenges under the Brown Act, the Public Records Act, challenges to invocations before council meetings, significant contract disputes, including bid protests, Section 1983 cases, alleged discrimination under the federal and state fair housing laws, bid protests concerning large professional service contract awards, as well as towing franchises and pre-election challenges to ballot summaries and candidate statements.
Business and Contract Disputes
Richard represents private businesses and their owners in all manner of disputes, including probate and trust disputes. When possible, he helps clients resolve problems before they reach the court system. He handles all stages of litigation through trial, as well as arbitration and mediation. Richard represents individuals and companies in contract disputes and disagreements about governance issues, including unfair business acts, shareholder disputes, arguments between partners and corporate dissolutions.
Richard is admitted to practice in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and all federal District Courts in California.
Education
University of California, Davis School of Law, J.D.
Bar Admissions
California
Oregon
John Chapman, First Vice-Chair
San Antonio Regional Hospital
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John T. Chapman is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at San Antonio Regional Hospital (SARH) in Upland, California. Mr. Chapman joined the hospital in 2018 and is currently serving as the seventh President and CEO in the history of the hospital. SARH has 363 beds, a staff of over 500 physicians, 2,000 employees and 300 volunteers. The hospital offers advanced patient care throughout the Inland Empire. John also currently serves as the CEO Chair for the Hospital Association of Southern California as well as serving on the Board of Directors as Second Chair for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership.
In his four years at the helm of San Antonio Regional Hospital, John has ushered a financial turnaround that has seen the bond rating agencies improve the ratings of the hospital each year during a time when the hospital industry in general had a negative outlook. San Antonio has continued to grow their programs and staff, achieve numerous national awards including the only hospital in our area with a 4-Star Medicare Ranking, create a San Antonio Regional Medical Group with multiple sites to increase providers for our community, open new urgent cares and most recently purchasing a 185,000 sq foot building in Rancho Cucamonga to serve as a Center of Aging – a one-stop shop for all senior clinical needs.
John has served as an experienced hospital executive for over two decades. Prior to arriving at San Antonio, he served as Chief Operations Officer at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. John was not only in charge of operations at this 169-bed general acute care hospital, but also led the clinical and support services for the Alameda Health System. Some of his accomplishments included Alameda’s accreditation as a Level 1 Trauma Center, a Baby Friendly designation and the construction of a 9-story patient tower.
John is a clinical microbiologist by training. Prior to joining the Alameda Health System; John served as Executive Director of Clinical Services, Director of Laboratory Services, and held other leadership positions at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. In these roles, among other things, he served as the director of the medical center’s service lines including its Orthopedic Institute and Heart and Vascular Institute. He also led a variety of strategic planning processes and UC system-wide operational initiatives.
John earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of California – Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix.
Bansree Parikh, Second Vice-Chair
Bank of America
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Bansree Parikh is president of the Inland Empire, California, market for Bank of America.
As the senior executive in the market, Bansree is responsible for connecting clients, teammates, and communities to the full power of the franchise, driving integration across our eight lines of business. She also leads the effort to deploy Bank of America’s resources to help advance economic mobility and build strong communities.
In addition to being Bank of America Inland Empire President, Bansree is a senior vice president and market executive for the Inland Empire for Business Banking. Her responsibilities include leading and managing a team of client relationship managers to deliver the full capabilities of Bank of America to local companies with $5 million to $50 million in annual revenue. These businesses include a wide variety of general industries, from family-owned enterprises to multinational corporations.
Bansree serves as a mentor within Bank of America, particularly working to enable connectivity and opportunity among the women of the Bank. She also serves as the Regional Executive Sponsor for the Asian Leadership Network Inland Empire Chapter. She is a board member of Inland Action San Bernardino, which is a community advocacy organization focused on the economic wellbeing and development of the Inland Empire. She also serves on the board of Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP), which focuses on making the Inland Empire a great place to live, work and invest.
Bansree grew up in Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from California State University Fullerton. She has called Inland Empire home for over 20 years, and outside of work and community involvement, is a busy Mom of two active children and enjoys cooking, baking, and spending quality time with her family.
Lupe Valdez, Immediate Past Chair
Union Pacific Railroad
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Lupe Valdez joined Union Pacific as the Director of Public Affairs in July of 2005. She serves the Los Angeles Basin, which includes Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Imperial Counties as well as Arizona and Southern Nevada.
Her duties include working with local elected officials and community groups and dealing with environmental policy.
She grew up in Northeast Los Angeles and attended local schools. She continued her education at the University of Southern California where she earned both a B.A. degree and a master’s degree in public administration.
Prior to joining the Union Pacific, she worked for Southern California Regional Rail Authority- (Metrolink) in Los Angeles and served as a Deputy Executive Officer for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in Diamond Bar. She began her professional career at the Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD) and continued her transportation work with Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC) and MTA, now known as Metro.
Lupe currently serves as an Executive Board Member for Inland Empire Economic Partnership, Inland Action, BizFed Los Angeles, Commerce Business Council, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, Future Ports, San Gabriel Valley Public Affairs Network, Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Arizona State Chamber of Commerce and also is a member of Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Long Beach Chamber, Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA), Tucson Chamber and Yuma Chamber of Commerce.
Dan Rendler, Treasurer
Southern California Gas Co.
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Dan has over 40 years of experience in the energy industry. As a leader in the nation’s largest natural gas distribution company, Dan has developed a diverse and extensive background. His experience includes leadership roles in marketing, customer contact, customer service, gas distribution operations, environment and safety, emergency services, technology & new product development, energy policy and customer programs & services. Dan earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California State University- Northridge, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with honors from the University of Redlands.
Dan is currently the Director of Customer services for SoCalGas, a Sempra Energy utility. He leads a team of over 800 employees focused on providing safe and reliable service to over 10 million of SoCalGas’ customers in San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, Orange and parts of Los Angeles counties. Dan currently resides on the Board of Trustees for Goodwill Southern California and the Redland Bicycle Classic. He is also on the Board of a newly formed nonprofit, Bridge of Grace, and the Founder and President of the Rendler Family Foundation. He is currently the Treasurer for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership.
Paul Granillo, Secretary
Inland Empire Economic Partnership
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Paul Granillo has served as President and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership since 2010. During that time IEEP has become one of the most recognized statewide organizations focused on galvanizing cross sector leadership in order to build a stronger regional economy through a triple bottom line framework.
Paul sits on many National and Statewide Boards including UnidosUS, the Regional Economic Association Leaders of California and the Campaign for College Opportunity. Paul is a board member and past Chair of Mobility 21, which is a coalition that brings together public, business and community stakeholders to pursue regional solutions to the transportation challenges facing Southern California. He also serves on the board and is Past-Chair of the California Stewardship Network, which develops innovative regional solutions to the state’s most pressing economic, environmental, and community challenges. He has also served as Past-Chair of the California Economic Summit and is a member of its Steering Committee. In 2018, Mr. Granillo was named Regional Steward of the Year by the California Economic Summit for his work on behalf of businesses and residents of the Inland Empire and was also honored for that work by the California State Legislature.
A native of the Inland Empire, Granillo was born and raised in Redlands. He received a B.A. in History from California State University San Bernardino, a Master of Divinity from St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo and a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Ron Vera, Legal Counsel
Vera & Barbosa Law
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Ronald Vera is an attorney with The Vera Law Group based in Claremont, California. Mr. Vera received his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University. He started his legal career as a public interest lawyer working on major civil rights cases and has been in private practice in Southern California since 1990. His law practice focuses on representing and advising non-profit corporations, universities, and mid-size businesses in the areas of education, health care, economic development, housing, land use and environmental issues. Over the course of his private practice, Mr. Vera has formed and counseled over one hundred nonprofit corporations on topics such as merger issues, endowments, executive contracts, federal grants, and investigations. He has also served as legal counsel to several federal healthcare community clinics and hospitals and helped incorporate the Community Health Association for the Inland Empire, a consortium of community health care clinics serving Riverside and San Bernadino counties.
In 1992-1993, Mr. Vera was a Visiting Professor of Law at Loyola Law School and from 1993 to 1999 was an adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola Law School. He also served for 10 months as Interim Executive Director for the Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation, the third largest legal services program in the United States. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for the California Community Foundation, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the California Botanical Gardens, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, and the Tri Cities Mental Health Authority, a joint powers government agency. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles County Fair Association, Pomona Valley YMCA (Chair of the Board) and past President for the Pomona Rotary Club. Among his other awards, Mr. Vera was honored by the Angeles chapter of the Sierra Club receiving a special services award in recognition of his pro bono legal work in environmental cases and is also a recipient of a National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship where he spent three months at Harvard Law School. Mr. Vera has served as a consultant to the Ford Foundation, the Association of American Colleges, and the United States Department of Justice.
Fran Inman, At-Large Member
Majestic Realty
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Fran Inman, Senior Vice President, directs government relations and external affairs activities for Majestic Realty Co., one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate development companies. With a real estate portfolio totaling approximately 84 million square feet of commercial properties, Majestic Realty has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Bethlehem, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Laredo, and Phoenix.
Recognized as a national leader in the global supply chain, Inman previously served on the California Transportation Commission for twelve years. Inman was also a founding member of the National Freight Advisory Committee and co-chaired the sub-committee on project delivery and operations. Inman currently serves as the chair of the board for BizFed and previously served as the chair of the board for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and serves on the board for the California Business Roundtable. She is the chair of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership (SGVEP). She is a current board member of the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors.
Also recognized as a leader in the philanthropic community, Inman is the founding president of the Majestic Realty Foundation. Established in 2002, the Majestic Realty Foundation provides grants and other support to various charitable community partners that work the areas of youth, family, education, health, and violence prevention in the communities where Majestic Realty Co. does business.
Inman further demonstrates her commitment to active community engagement through her service as board member and former board chair of THINK Together, a nationally recognized non-profit providing extended learning programs that serve more than 150,000 at-risk and low-income students daily across California. She serves as Vice Chair of the board of QueensCare, a $480 million foundation dedicated to providing healthcare for the underserved.
A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Inman holds both a BA and an MBA in finance. In 2010, Inman was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Woodbury University. She was recently awarded the Peter Drucker Award for Excellence in Logistics and the California Trucking Association Annual Leadership in Logistics Award.
Maggie O’Sullivan, At-Large Member
J.P. Morgan
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Maggie leads Community Development strategy for Global DEI at JPMorganChase, collaborating with the lines of business, corporate partners and local leaders to drive long term inclusive growth for affordable housing access and supply, as well as support for critical community institutions.
Her 29-year career at the firm, and predecessor organizations, began in Detroit before leading her to the West Coast. Maggie’s experience includes roles in business development, credit, special credits, and multinational corporations, with a focus on building successful diverse teams that provide opportunities for clients and employees. Most recently, she established the multinational business on the West Coast, leading a specialized coverage team focused on US subsidiaries of foreign multinational corporations.
Maggie serves as Board Secretary for the Orange County United Way, and is a past co-chair of OCUW’s Women United group. She is a Board member of Girl Scouts Orange County, and an Executive Board member for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership. She also participates in a number of housing-related forums.
Maggie earned her Master of International Business degree from the University of South Carolina, and her Bachelor’s degree in History from Michigan State University. She is also a Certified Treasury Professional.
She is a native of the Midwest, and now lives in Orange County, California.
Peter Villegas, At-Large Member
Actum, LLC
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Peter R. Villegas is Co-Chair at Actum, where he delivers results for the world’s most successful companies, leading advocacy groups, governments, political parties, NGO’s, and prominent and political figures.
With more than 30 years of experience, Peter is a nationally recognized corporate leader with expertise in managing various corporate, civic, political, and community issues and initiatives with a focus on multicultural communities.
Prior to joining Actum, Peter served as Vice President & Head of Latin Affairs at The Coca-Cola Company, where he acted as a national spokesman responsible for North America for over six years. Prior to Coca-Cola, Peter was a national leader in the banking industry where he served as the Vice President of the Office of Corporate Responsibility at JP Morgan Chase & Co. For over two decades he developed unique approaches that made a lasting economic, environmental and social impact on communities the company served. Peter started his career as a bank teller, working his way up through various roles in the financial industry.
Peter is immediate past Chairman of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership. Peter served as Chair for three years including during Covid. The IEEP is the largest business association in the Inland Empire.
Currently, Peter is a Commissioner and Chair of the California State Athletic Commission, and board member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the National Association of Latino Appointed & Elected Officials, and the Eva Longoria Foundation and is Board Member of the Muhammad Ali Center, and UCLA Public Policy Institute and UC Irvine OC Alliance.
