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Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe, a California Indian Tribe
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Bernie Acuna Tribal Councilman (310) 428-5690 BAcuna1@GabrielinoTribe.org  |
Bernie Acuna was born with Gabrielino blood on both sides of his family in the city of Alhambra, on January, 4, 1949. Growing up he was a well mannered son, a strong and caring brother of six siblings, and over the years became an active father to four children. Through the years, Bernie's career led him to play an active role in sales management and later due to his residential movement he became a forest ranger in Idyllwild, California. Currently, Bernie Acuna has made a decision to become an active member of the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe. He has taken direction in a positive way to not only improve the lives of other Gabrielino Indians but lives of the community members of The Greater Los Angeles Area as well. Bernie Acuna has found inspiration from his grandmother, who is the oldest living member of the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe to continue the fight for the tribe's federal recognition. |
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| Charles Alvarez Tribal Councilman 310-403-6048 CAlvarez1@GabrielinoTribe.org 
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I am extremely proud of being a Native American Indian, part of the Gabrielino Tribe, and being a husband and a father. Throughout out my life, I have worked diligently at all tasks, to demonstrate that I am a hard worker and a proud person. Today I feel even prouder to be selected as your Councilman. As a representative of our Tribe, I will continue to demonstrate our proud culture and healthy work ethic during tribal events, business affairs of the Tribe, and at cultural events where I will represent the Tribe to the public. I have been involved in the business community for many years, I will bring a wealth of business and personal experience and information that will help the Tribe make wiser decisions. One of my character qualities is a genuine desire to help people. Whether it's for my family, a stranger, neighbor, or fellow Tribe member, my desire is to be an assistance in any way possible. As a representative of our Tribe, I will continue to promote understanding and appreciation of our culture, and to demonstrate the Tribe is full of proud and hard working people. My desire is to bring all this together, to not only make better decisions for our Tribe, but to be a positive example and role model to our members and surrounding communities. |
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Linda Candelaria Tribal Councilwoman (310) 428-5767 LCandelaria1@GabrielinoTribe.org  |
Linda was born in Pasadena, California and has lived in the San Gabriel Valley most of her life. She is the eldest of eight children. Linda has worked as management in the healthcare field for 25 years. She has participated in several charitable foundations such as Breast Cancer walks, Aids Walk LA, and several others. In addition to serving on the Tribal Council, she is in her second year as treasurer for her homeowners association. She has two daughters, Michelle Hartman and Monique Crosbie. She also has three grandsons. In her spare time you can find her spending time with her family, sun tanning, hiking or playing golf. |
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Martha Gonzalez Lemos Tribal Councilwoman (310) 428-5622 MGonzalez1@GabrielinoTribe.org  |
Martha Gonzalez Lemos has been married for 20 years to Frank Lemos. I have 4 grown children. I was born in Pico Rivera. I have been a long time resident of Ventura County. I have been an employee of Rio Real Elementary School for 10 years. In those 10 years, I have worked with children in many different capacities. My community service consists of working with P.A.L. (Police Assistance League) also 10 years in the P.T.A (Parent Teacher Association). I have been researching our tribal heritage for 5 years. This has given me an insight into our past and who we are in the present. | |
| Felicia Sheerman Tribal Councilwoman 310-428-7720 FSheerman1@GabrielinoTribe.org  |
Felicia Sheerman is a Class "B" member and a member of the Tribe for over 14 years. She has two brothers and two sisters. She was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the San Gabriel Valley and now currently resides in San Diego. Her favorite memories are attending church services at the San Gabriel Mission. After two years of marriage and two children, she began to attend Grossmont College and during that same time she helped start her husband’s successful construction business while juggling her two children around. After six years of part-time schooling, she graduated with an associate degree in Occupational Therapy. Today, she continues to work for her husband on a part-time basis and volunteers at local schools and skilled nursing facilities. She is very family-oriented and enjoys keeping in touch with long-distance relatives by organizing extended family gatherings. Her goal is to see all Gabrielinos, whom she sees as part of her extended family, to unite altogether. |
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Jonathan Stein
Century Gabrielino Casino Development Company, LLC, Senior Investor JStein@jsteinlaw.com (310) 587-2277  Mr. Stein graduated Phillips Academy in 1975 (the same prep school attended by President Bush), Harvard College magna cum laude 1979, and University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1983, where he was a member of the Law Review. |
Mr. Stein is a well-respected trial lawyer in Santa Monica, CA. His website is jsteinlaw.com. His record in litigations in the past 16 years is 49 wins and 5 losses. For the past six years he has acted as developer for the Tribe, not its lawyer, through a wholly-owned company, Century Gabrielino Casino Development Co., LLC. Mr. Stein is a member of the Board of Governors of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, with 4,000 attorneys. He is a registered lobbyist in Sacramento, serving both the Tribe and BHBA. "My work with the Tribe is a lot of fun, and an ideal way to give something back to the indigenous peoples of LA County. Given the Tribe's unfortunate history of genocide, and my own family's loss of 37 members in the Holocaust, we share a common bond." Before beginning his own practice, Mr. Stein was associated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, the third largest law firm in America in New York City, the Los Angeles office of Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, where ARCO was his main client, and the Los Angeles office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. Mr. Stein, age 50, competed in amateur rugby leagues until the age of 40, and has competed in 48 triathlons since then. |
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| Barbara Garcia Tribal Administrator 310-587-2203 BGarcia@GabrielinoTribe.org |
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