About Us
San Vicente Park Foundation
The vision for San Vicente Park is formally a Nonprofit Corporation, founded in 2025, and operates with approved 501(c)(3) status within the tax code. The Board of Directors was established in September 2025, and consists of 6 Directors and 3 Advisors as of June 2026.
If you need to reach any of our Directors or Advisors, please email us at info@sanvicentepark.org
The Board Chair can be reached at michael@sanvicentepark.org
Mission Statement
The San Vicente Park Foundation is dedicated to transforming San Vicente Boulevard into a vibrant public park for central Los Angeles. We bring together community voices, expertise, and resources needed to make that vision a reality.
Board of Directors
Michael Wacht
Board Chair
Michael is the founder of the San Vicente Park Vision, and a practicing Architect in Los Angeles. He manages his own firm IntuArch, where they work purposefully towards community-based design. Michael is a former Chair of the PICO NC Land Use Committee, and current Board Member of cultural and neighborhood nonprofits.
Ed Campbell
Board Secretary
Ed is an affordable housing and real estate attorney, specializing in affordable housing finance and HUD programs. He is General Counsel at WNC & Associates.
Tom Balamaci
Board Treasurer
Tom is the Managing Partner of TBDigital and a trusted marketing leader to founders and executive teams navigating high-growth moments.
Mike Ai
Mike serves as Vice President at the Afriat Consulting Group, and has a wealth of experience in advocacy, community relations, and local government arenas.
Jennifer Samson
I build bridges—once literally across the LA River, and now figuratively as a leader who connects complex systems to user-friendly experiences. Jen is a Senior Director of Special Projects at Metro.
Oren Hadar
Oren is an Emmy nominated Scoring Mixer for various media projects in the entertainment industry. He has also been a local housing and mobility activist, chronicling some of the obstacles Los Angeles has been facing in his blog The Future is LA.
Board Advisors
Catherine Geanuracos
Catherine builds companies, technologies, and campaigns that respond to the most urgent issues of our times. She’s currently leading CYNEL, a pre-launch post-code application system. She’s a board member and advisor to startups and initiatives in technology, social services, mobility, policy intelligence, community climate resilience, and public sector communications.
Miguel Padilla
Miguel is a Real Estate Development professional with a background in Architecture and Project Management. He is a 1st Vice President of Development at CIM Group.
Andrew Solomon
Entertainment attorney at Annapurna Pictures, with experience in negotiating, drafting, and advising on development and production deals. An active participant on local urban initiatives, Andrew is a Planning Commissioner in the City of West Hollywood.
Foundation Information
San Vicente Park Foundation
A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation
EIN: 39-318780
1226 S Curson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019
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