Area Planning Commissions

Esther Margulies

Commissioner Margulies is a landscape architect and professor of Architecture at USC, where she is Interim Director of the Landscape Architecture + Urbanism graduate program and a former board member of the Architecture Guild. She co-founded the Los Angeles River Public Art Project. Ms. Margulies holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Lisa Waltz Morocco

Commissioner Waltz Morocco is a stage and screen actress. She is President of the Overland Avenue Community, Vice-Chair of the Westside Neighborhood Council, the secretary of the Lange Foundation, and a founding board member of the Steel River Playhouse in Pennsylvania. Ms. Waltz Morocco holds a bachelor's degree in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University.

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.

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.

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