Planning Commissioners
He previously served in leadership roles, including the Board of Directors of the 49er Shops and president of the Alumni Association of Delta Chi Fraternity. He served as a Commissioner for Community Development, Citizens Police Complaint Commission, Long Beach Airport and most recently the Planning Commission. Alvaro lives in East Long Beach with his wife and college sweetheart, Teresa, along with their two children, Diego and Sofia.
Michele Ware has over 25 years of experience managing nonprofits and successfully partnering with boards of directors to help organizations fulfill their mission and vision. Currently, Michele serves as president of the Building Owners and Managers Association Greater Los Angeles (BOMA/GLA). BOMA/GLA is the leading commercial real estate advocate representing 135 million square feet of office and industrial space in Los Angeles. Since taking the helm as President in 2007, BOMA/GLA has dramatically expanded its issue advocacy and enhanced the
organization’s influence on local and state policy.
Prior to her role at BOMA/GLA, Michele served as executive director of Professionals in Human Resources Association for ten years. Currently, she serves on two nonprofit boards, The People Concern and Building Skills Partnership. Michele is also a founding board member of The Los
Angeles Business Federation (BizFed). Michele holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University.
His expertise includes capital improvement program development, bond management, contract negotiation, shared governance, consensus building, staff development, public speaking, executive presentations, and civic engagement. Hakim has drafted bond language, developed capital program strategies, and helped secure major public investment in educational facilities, including LACCD’s $5.2 billion Measure LA in 2022 and LBCC’s $990 million Measure AC in 2024.
Most recently, Hakim served as Program Director for Long Beach City College, providing executive leadership for its $2.3 billion capital construction program and leading a 26-person program and construction management team. He authored LBCC’s current Capital Improvement Plan and strategically reallocated funds to advance the $250 million Stadium Replacement Project, the $127 million student housing project, and a $30 million non-traditional North Long Beach student housing initiative.
Previously, as Deputy Program Director for LACCD, Hakim led approximately 300 professionals supporting its $15.27 billion bond program across nine campuses. During the pandemic, he helped sustain operations, overcome unprecedented delivery challenges, and increase project output.
Throughout his career, Hakim has personally implemented more than $4 billion in completed work across K–12 education, higher education, airports, civic facilities, housing, student centers, athletic and recreation facilities, and specialized projects across the country.
Hakim resides in Long Beach with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys outdoor activities, concerts, parks and riding bikes with his family.
Michael Clemson has over 15 years of experience in the sustainability, building and transportation fields. He is committed to helping Long Beach build a better city while meeting its sustainability goals. Michael Clemson previously served on the Board of Directors for Long Beach Transit. He has a passion for transportation, is an avid cyclist and transit rider and believes that one of the critical things that makes a city great is having diverse transit options, including public and active transportation.
In his role as the carbon reduction manager for the California State University Office of the Chancellor, Michael works directly to promote energy efficiency and sustainability.
Todd J. Lemmis, JD is a real estate developer, author, human resources leader, lecturer, organizational architect, lawyer, artist, designer and musician. His diverse background in real estate development, law, hospitality, business, music, art and design affords him a creative, big picture perspective and approach to each project he undertakes.
Formerly the chief of human resources for Molina Healthcare, Todd’s current work with Pacific6, Enterprises, a Long Beach based investment/development firm involves investment in community-enhancing projects and the development of hotels and multi-family properties. Within Pacific6, Todd focuses on project development, management and design, HR, public and government relations.
His seminal published work involves transforming human resources organizational design and architecture with a science-based approach that unlocks the keys to career development, employee retention, culture and engagement. Todd’s proprietary model simplifies organizational architecture, job competencies, career pathing, job descriptions and succession planning, resulting in happier, more engaged employees and flatter, more stable, connected and productive organizations.
Todd holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law. For fun, he enjoys writing books, playing music, reading, cooking, entertaining and designing art, leather goods and ceramics.
Todd lives in Long Beach with his amazingly patient wife. They are frequently visited by their three adult children. He’s a member of and featured speaker for the Society for Human Resources Management, the California State University, Long Beach faculty, American Mensa, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, the U.S. Navy Musician’s Association and Costco.
