Until August 2006, Katherine Aguilar Perez was the Executive Director of the Transportation & Land Use Collaborative of Southern California (TLUC). Having been the founding Executive Director of TLUC, Katherine will continue to play a significant leadership role on the TLUC Board of Directors. Katherine is now Vice President of Development at Forest City Residential West, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA.
Katherine is a professional transportation planner with experience in national policy, regional planning, and local government. She was recently recognized as an “Outstanding Leader” in Business Life Magazine based in the San Gabriel Valley.
Forest City Enterprises is a national owner and developer of real estate, committed to building superior, long-term value for its shareholders and customers. They accomplish this through the operation, acquisition, and development of commercial, rental housing, and land development projects.
The Collaborative (formerly known as the Southern California Transportation & Land Use Collaborative) is the first organization created to promote solely for the linkages between transportation and land use. Since its formation June 1, 2000, the Collaborative has been published in the Los Angeles Times and has met with key legislators and numerous policy makers in the region.
Before coming to TLUC, Katherine served as the Deputy to the first city-wide elected Mayor, William Bogaard, in Pasadena, California. She worked on a variety of issues including transportation, land use, and planning. Katherine also worked on Latino constituent’s issues. With a professional background in transportation, she was able to work with community on many developments such as the Gold Line Light Rail Extension, a 13 mile project from Los Angeles to Pasadena.
She currently serves on the CORO Board of Directors, a leadership development organization, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute Executive Council in Los Angeles and is a member of the national ULI Community Development Council. Ms. Perez is also a member of the Board of Directors of the recently created Center for Transit Oriented Development which is a project of Reconnecting America.
She is a frequent speaker at national, state and local conferences on the issues pertaining to land use, development, transportation, community planning, and civic engagement. Katherine received her Masters Degree in Urban Planning and Transportation from UCLA and her Bachelors Degree in Political Science from CalState Northridge.
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