Board President
Marilyn Lyon, is a public member of the Board since 2006 and currently the Board President. A resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, Lyon has been the owner of Lyon & Associates Marketing and Public Relations since 1991. Lyon has been very active working with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (located in the southern region of Los Angeles County) with their energy efficiency information, education, and savings programs directed toward residents, businesses and public agencies. Lyon served on the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council from 1993 to 2001. She has served as Mayor of the city in 1996 and 2001. Lyon has also served on the Los Angeles Regional Quality Control Board 1997-2000 and the California Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 1996-2001. She chairs the Board's Examination Committee and serves on the Executive Committee. Her term expires June 30, 2012.

Board Vice President
Sheran Voigt, is a public member of the Board since 2006 and currently the Board Vice President. A resident of Chino Hills, Voigt has nearly 30 years of experience as a real estate agent and broker. Voigt has served as a broker associate for the Western Group since 1997. She was broker and owner of American Dream Properties from 1994 to 1997 and broker and office manager for the Western Group from 1991 to 1997. She was also a real estate agent and broker in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the state of Alabama from 1977 to 1985. Ms. Voigt chairs the Board's Regulatory and Enforcement Committee and serves on the Executive and Communications Committees. Her term expires on June 30, 2014.

Board Secretary
Hraztan Zeitlian, AIA, LEED is an architect member of the Board since 2008 and currently the Board Secretary. Zeitlian is Principal and Design Leader of the Los Angeles Office of DLR Group WWCOT. Previously, he has worked for Leo A Daly, RTKL, Gensler and JohnsonFain. His work has garnered two American Architecture national Design Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum, as well as an AIA/Los Angeles Chapter Next LA Design Award. Zeitlian serves on the Board of the American Institute of Architects’ Los Angeles Chapter as well as on the Board of the Southern California Development Forum. Mr. Zeitlian is a graduate of Columbia University and the Rhode Island School of Design. His term expires on June 30, 2014.

Jon Alan Baker, FAIA, is an architect member of the Board since 2005 and served as Board President from 2008 through 2009. Baker of San Diego has been President/CEO of NTD Architecture since 1997. Specializing in the design of educational and healthcare facilities, Baker has extensive experience with California state agencies, including the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the Division of the State Architect, and the Department of Education. He serves on the Board's Professional Qualifications Committee. Mr. Baker also serves as Director, Region VI of NCARB. His term expires June 30, 2013.

Iris Cochlan, CPM, is a public member of the Board since 2005 and served as Board President in 2010. A resident of El Macero, Cochlan, is senior vice president with Eugene Burger Management Corporation (EBMC) and the regional manager for the Sacramento Central Valley. From 1979 to 2004, Cochlan was the chief executive officer and president of Cochlan/Associates Management Co., a real estate property management firm specializing in senior housing management. Ms. Cochlan chairs the Communications Committee, and is the Board's liaison to the Landscape Architects Technical Committee. Her term expires June 30, 2012.

Pasqual Gutierrez, AIA, is an architect member of the Board since 2006 and served as Board President in 2011. A resident of Walnut, Gutierrez has served HMC Architects in the various capacities of senior project architect, associate, senior associate and currently serves as principal. From 1988 to 1999, Gutierrez was principal of the architecture firm The Gutierrez Partnership before joining HMC. Prior to that, he was an architect with the interior design firm Reel Grobman Associates from 1983 to 1988. He chairs the Board's Executive Committee and serves on the Professional Qualifications Committee. Gutierrez also serves on the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards' (NCARB) Committe on IDP. His term expires on June 30, 2014.

Jeffrey D. Heller, FAIA, is an architect member of the Board since 2002 and served as Board President from 2004 through 2007. Heller is the founder and president of Heller Manus Architects in San Francisco. He is past president of the American Institute of Architects San Francisco. He also serves as an advisor and consultant to several San Francisco City planning and design projects including the San Francisco City Planning Department for Urban Design Guidelines. Heller earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He chairs the Board's Professional Qualifications Committee and serves on the Executive Committee. His term expires June 30, 2013.

Michael Merino, AIA, is an architect member of the Board since 2006. A resident of Orange, Merino has served as principal and chief executive officer of Michael Merino Architects since 1996. Prior to establishing his firm, Merino served as project architect for WLC Architects from 1986 to 1996 and project coordinator for FFJ Architects from 1982 to 1986. Merino is also a Commander in the Civil Engineer Corps, United States Navy Reserve, currently assigned to the United States Pacific Command, Engineer Directorate. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He serves on the Board's Regulatory and Enforcement Committee. His term expires June 30, 2013.

Fermín Villegas, is a public member of the Board since 2011. A resident of Long Beach, Villegas is an attorney in the Cerritos office of the law firm of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Villegas represents California public school districts and county offices of education in all aspects of school law. His areas of focus include labor and employment matters, Brown Act and Public Records Act compliance, and employee discipline. Before becoming an attorney, Villegas worked as a bilingual teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. His term expires June 30, 2014.