Executive Committee

  • Elizabeth  Banks

    Elizabeth Banks

    President

  • Jeannette Chacon

    Jeannette Chacon

    VP/Development

  • Shanel Keen

    Shanel Keen

    Secretary

  • Katie Sander Smith

    Katie Sander Smith

    Treasurer

  • Kortney Edge

    Kortney Edge

    Past President/Parliamentarian

  • Natasha Ashar

    Natasha Ashar

    Executive Advisor

    Natasha is a Project Manager who is passionate about partnering with owners, designers, and builders to grow their brand. She…

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Board of Directors

  • Josephine Hao

    Josephine Hao

    Student Relations

  • Alexis Czyzewski

    Alexis Czyzewski

    Membership

  • Wyatt Thorne

    Wyatt Thorne

    Programming

  • Rachael Olsem

    Rachael Olsem

    Fundraising

  • Mina (Napaporn) Noimuang

    Mina (Napaporn) Noimuang

    Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity

  • Tara Leddington

    Tara Leddington

    Marketing

  • Elizabeth  Banks

    Elizabeth Banks

    NEWH, Inc. Delegate

  • Kortney Edge

    Kortney Edge

    NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Natasha Ashar

Natasha Ashar

Executive Advisor

Natasha is a Project Manager who is passionate about partnering with owners, designers, and builders to grow their brand. She enjoys collaborating on processes to provide creative problem solving with efficiency, bringing projects of different scales for precise execution and successful fruition.

Natasha has a strong record of building relationships within the hospitality industry and her experience spans various sectors of design in development of luxury hotel, commercial and residential projects recently branching out into the advanced technology market.

Since 2018, she has volunteered with NEWH Los Angeles Founding Chapter on the Board of Directors implementing strategies for succession planning, fundraising and membership engagement. Previously, she also served on the Board of Directors with ASID Los Angeles and ASID UCLA Extension Student Chapter. Her background consists of a BA in Design Management from Arizona State University, attending the UCLA Extension ARC-ID Program and earning a certificate of Project Management 360 from Cornell. She derives inspiration from deeply connecting with people and wanting to learn more about their unique stories. Some of her favorite pastimes include spending time in nature and a penchant for photography.

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