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About the Los Angeles Father's Day Council


Thanks to the tremendous collaboration of numerous community leaders in Los Angeles, the Father of the Year Awards Dinner will be a great success.

Council Members


  • Dannielle Campos - Bank of America
  • Tony Cárdenas - Los Angeles City Councilmember, 6th District; Chair, Father's Day Council
  • Ed De La Rosa - E.J. De La Rosa & Co., Inc.
  • Esther Ek - Triple E & Associates
  • Lisa Esparza - American Diabetes Association
  • Fernando Guerra - Guerra and Associates
  • Mary Leslie - Los Angeles Business Council
  • Chris Modrzejewski - AEG
  • Lupita Sanchez - SBC California
  • Alan Skobin - Galpin Motors

Advisory Council


  • Alan Alpert - Alpert and Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc.
  • James G. Ellis - University of Southern California
  • Ray Klauer
  • Ricky Mintz
  • Howard Rosenberg - Director, Market Development, Father's Day Council

If you would like to learn more about the work of the Los Angeles Father's Day Council and how you can get involved, please contact Lisa Esparza at 323-966-2890 ext. 7474 or lesparza@diabetes.org.



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