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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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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. | |
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Suzanne Rodriguez Tribal Councilwoman (310) 428-7720 SRodriguez1@GabrielinoTribe.org  |
Suzanne Rodriguez is a Class B member of the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe. Her family has a long history of Gabrielino-Tongva descendants. Her grandmother was a Mendible and her great grandmother was a Romero. Her mother was a Garcia. She is very proud of her heritage and will serve as a councilwoman with great pleasure and commitment. Suzanne’s employment history includes: 1. 13 years with the County of San Bernardino 2. Five years with the District Attorney's office 3. Eight years with the Department of Social Services. Suzanne has great expectations regarding the future of the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe. She believes that every challenge the Tribe overcomes helps all Tribe's members and strengthens the member’s determination to become truly self-reliant. |
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Laurie Salse Tribal Councilwoman (310) 403-6048 LSalse1@GabrielinoTribe.org  |
Mrs. Laurie Salse is a Class B member of the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe. She is married and has two sons. Presently, Laurie works at a Private school as a recreational instructor and also, performs some secretarial tasks. She worked for the San Bernardino District attorney's office in the past. Mrs. Salse is a Certified Medical Biller. Furthermore, she gives time to her church as volunteer regarding religious instruction to the younger population of the congregation. Laurie Salse expressed great expectation for the Tribe's future and well being of all members. |
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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, St. Monica 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 have shared 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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 After receiving a business degree at Southern Methodist University in 1978, Steve joined the banking industry where he has worked ever since. Along the way, he attended the University of Houston where he pursued his MBA. |
Steve spent the first half of his banking career in Texas lending to the energy sector, with a broad base of customers from drilling contractors and independent oil companies to major oil companies such as Texaco, Mobil and Exxon. With the collapse of the energy sector in the late 1980’s (now since fully recovered), Steve began lending to the casino industry starting in about 1987. He has participated in the explosive growth of Las Vegas and elsewhere and at one time or another has financed nearly every major casino in Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, along with many Native American Casinos across the country as well as in Canada, Europe and Asia. Steve took a hiatus from commercial lending from 2002 to 2006, and was heavily involved in working within the casino industry itself. In this capacity, he worked extensively with the management and daily cash controls of casinos, including their cage and credit operations, and the day-to-day financial operations. Steve is currently involved in the banking industry again and is managing the commercial lending division at a community bank in Los Angeles. He retains many contacts and acquaintances in the casino business, and knows people at most of the casinos because of his former involvement. |
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| Barbara Garcia Tribe Administrator 310-587-2203 BGarcia@GabrielinoTribe.org |
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| Norma Romero BIA Coordinator 424-645-9423 NRomero@GabrielinoTribe.org 
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