North Valley Area Planning Commission

• Read more about Jaime Del Rio

Jaime Del Rio is a Los Angeles native born and raised in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from California State University, Northridge, and has worked as a Community Organizer since 2014. Currently, Jaime is the Director of Organizing for Abundant Housing LA. Before joining AHLA, he worked at TreePeople from 2019 to 2021, leading outreach efforts on a Needs Assessment WaterTalks survey and organizing Water Equity issues in marginalized communities.

• Read more about Gerlie Collado

Commissioner Collado leads grants, administration, and the Flow Fund for Climate Justice for the Panta Rhea Foundation. She has more than 20 years of experience with nonprofit direct service and grantmaking organizations in the areas of communications, artistic programming, community engagement, and grantmaking. Commissioner Collado has a master’s degree in arts management from the Claremont Graduate University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of San Francisco.

• Read more about Araz Parseghian

Commissioner Parseghian has more than 12 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage lending industry and owns a company in this field. Previously, he worked in a corporate environment within the banking sector for 10 years prior to venturing into the mortgage industry. Commissioner Parseghian has a master’s degree in business administration from Woodbury University.

• Read more about Martina Diaz

Commissioner Diaz has over 27 years of professional experience in the environmental field, including extensive knowledge of environmental state and federal regulations. She is a member of the State Parks Foundation. Ms. Diaz holds a bachelor's degree in Health and Safety and a master's in Public Administration, both from CSUN.

• Read more about Victor Sampson

Commissioner Sampson is a graduate of Florida State Christian College and an avid supporter of real estate education and awareness across the country. He has worked as Vice Presidents of Sales for Coldwell Banker Real Estate for more than 20 years. He currently serves on the City of Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the North Valley.