Dianne Thompson, President

    Dianne is a 35 year plus resident of Huntington Beach. She is a small business owner, with her own insurance agency here as well, since 2001. Dianne is currently on the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Every 15 Minutes Board of Directors and is appointed to the Orange County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee. Supporting Law Enforcement has been a lifelong passion for Dianne. The opportunity to serve the community she lives in and has a business in is an honor.

John Etheridge, Vice President

    John grew up in Fountain Valley, and has been closely tied to the Huntington Beach community since the 1970s. After graduating from Fountain Valley High School in 1985, he attended California State University, Fullerton, graduating in 1991 with a double major in Communications and English, with an emphasis in Public Relations. 

    John is a local businessman and owner of Seashore Pest Control, Inc. He’s been in business in Huntington Beach since 2004, and employs 12 full-time technicians, inspectors, and repair professionals. 

    He is married to Karla, his beautiful wife of 20 years. They have three daughters; Kaylin (18), Kira (16), and Karoline (15). The family enjoys camping and road trips, boating, and time at the family’s home in Catalina. John is a surfer and avid fisherman.

    John is the former President and current member of the Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach, a philanthropic organization with a 50+ year history of serving the community. During his presidency, the club raised over $95,000 to benefit those in need of assistance here in Huntington Beach.

    Through his active participation, John supports a number of local non-profit organizations such as Colette’s Children’s Home, Kindervision, Build Futures and Project Self-Sufficiency. He is also very involved in the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Surfer’s Walk of Fame.

Teri Miles, Treasurer

    Teri has been a resident of Huntington Beach since 1959. Prior to becoming a REALTOR® in 1987, Teri was the Western Regional Advertising Sales Manager for a national publication based in New York. She was looking for “something” with flexibility and no travel, since her region consisted of Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. 

    Teri i’s volunteer contributions to the Huntington Beach community have included the Huntington Beach High School Alumni Association, Project Self-Sufficiency, KinderVison Golf Tournament and she also volunteers at many of the Huntington Beach Council on Aging’s events. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce.

    Among her numerous designations, Teri is certified in the Short Sale & Foreclosure process (SFR), a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES), Graduate of the Real Estate Institute (GRI), Leadership Training Graduate (LTG) and was awarded the REALTOR® of the Year in 2010 by the Orange County Association of REALTORS®. Teri has served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of REALTORS ®, the California Association of REALTORS®, the Orange County Association of REALTORS® and is the past president of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® Coastal-West Orange County chapter. She is currently working with Evergreen Realty & Associates in Huntington Beach.

    Teri has been married to her husband, J.D., for over 34 years. They enjoy playing golf, traveling and going to their desert “get away” whenever time permits.

Josh Westling, Secretary

Domenic Iorfino, Past President 

    Dom along with his wife Kristy are the owners of HB Digital, a print, sign and graphics company located in Huntington Beach California. From 1962 until 1993, HB Digital operated under the names Huntington Beach Blueprint and HB Type and Graphics. When Dom joined the company in 1993, he redirected the company's focus to become an all-inclusive graphics solutions company catering to the emerging market of digital printing.

    In 1997, Dom and his wife Kristy became the sole proprietors of HB Digital. They have grown the company to be a leader in the regional market for printing, copies, signs, graphics and more.

    Dom’s community involvement now spans several decades. Some of the organizations that have received his time as a volunteer: Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack 278 as Cub Master, Boy Scouts of America Troop 568, Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Robinwood Little League as Team Manager. He coached many youth sports teams. He has also been involved with Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach, 3/1 Marines Foundation and more.
    Dom continues to be an active member of the local community and is currently on the board of directors for: The Huntington Beach Police and Community Foundation.
    Dom’s commitment to creating and maintaining jobs along with helping his community flourish derives from his love of family. As a first generation American, Dom believes that if we can create a community where businesses and people thrive, then we can create a stronger and better community

Thoby Archer, Director 

William Blair, Director

  Bill is the Director of Security & External Relations for California Resources Corp, Southern Operations.  Bill entered the Oil & Gas industry after a 32-year career in law enforcement, and retired as Deputy Chief of Police, overseeing the Investigations Bureau for the Long Beach Police Department.

    Bill has recently accepted the additional assignment as CRC’s Southern section external relations and community outreach liaison. Bill’s extensive background in local government and community partnerships provides CRC a unique opportunity to enhance networking within the communities where they operate.

    Bill holds and a Bachelor of Science and Master’s degree from California State University Long Beach. Bill currently serves as a board member/officer for the following groups: Police Officers Association of Los Angeles County, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Board to the Conservation Corp of Long Beach, Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, Huntington Beach Police & Community Foundation President, American Red Cross Long Beach Chapter and is an appointed Commissioner for the Huntington Beach City Council Task Force on Homelessness.

    Bill, a resident of Huntington Beach, is married and has two daughters. He enjoys golf, traveling and spending time with his family.

Jim Duncan, Director  

    Jim has lived in Huntington Beach since 1970. After graduating from college as a Petroleum Engineer, he worked as a manager in the oil fields on the coast of California. In the 80’s he had his own oil company and drilled and produced in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Kansas. 

    After retiring to raise a family he started an AIM Office Solutions, a shipping company, in southeast Huntington Beach, specializing in freight and LTL shipping. He downsized from 58 employees in the 80’s to 6 now. He and his wife Evalie have two sons and a new granddaughter; Jonathan here in Huntington Beach (with Bree and daughter Teagan) and Alan in Texas. They all like to hike, camp, ski and travel.

    Jim’s involvement in the community seems to be mostly centered around the youth. He and his boys are all Eagle Scouts and Jim has been involved in the adult leadership of a local troop for 25 years. He has been on the Board of the CIBACS Foundation at Edison High school and has provided scholarships to a student at both Huntington and Edison High School for each of the last 22 years. Jim also established a program starting in the 90’s that recognizes 20 students from these 2 schools that excel with high grades and also have a regular job. Another student program in place for the last 8 years allows 16 students, 4 each from from the 4 Huntington Beach High Schools, to spend time in front of 4 professionals and ask questions about that which helped lead to their success.

    Jim is very involved in supporting local business growth and vitality. He has been quite active on the Board of the HB Chamber of Commerce for a number of years. He also has been involved with the Rotary Club, Masonic lodge and Toastmasters.

Bob Ewing, Director 

    Bob and his wife of 51 years have been residents of Huntington Beach for 41 years. They have 2 daughters (Sarah-45/Elizabeth-41) and three grandchildren (Ethan 21/Ashley 19/Carson 11). Bob has served as a Pastor at First Christian Church for 29+ years. He retired at the end of 2020 and now serves as Pastor Emeritus. He currently serves as a Chaplain for the Huntington Beach Police Department and as a Personnel Commissioner for Ocean View School District. He formerly served as a board member for the Chamber of Commerce; Track/Cross Country Coach for Marina High School and various other volunteer positions throughout the City. Bob began his 46th year of ministry on June 1 serving churches in South Gate, Costa Mesa, and of course, Huntington Beach.

Ron Kupferstein, Director 

    Ron was born in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 10, seeking a better place to raise the family, his parents moved to Hollywood and shortly thereafter, settled in West Los Angeles. Here he completed his public grade school education. Ron was then accepted into UCLA’s School of Engineering and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering.

    While going to UCLA, Ron started working in a local Hospital owned by a national Hospital Management Corporation. Here Ron advanced through a number of business and administrative positions until his promotion to the local Regional Corporate Offices. Upon his graduation from UCLA, the company made him an offer to stay with the Company, including the support to get his Master’s Degree. Although he always wanted to be either an Engineer or Architect, the opportunity to utilize both his creative and newly acquired business skills was too hard to pass-up.

    After acquiring his Master’s Degree in Health Administration from CSUN, Ron was appointed the C.E.O. of an Orange County Hospital.  Within a couple years – 1977 - he and his wife, Merri, decided to move their growing family to Huntington Beach. As his career progressed, he held other Hospital C.E.O. positions as well as Chief Operating Officer for a national Hospital Corporation with responsibility for 37 Hospitals West of the Mississippi.

    In 2007, with the financial support of 3 partners, Ron acquired a Hospital that was in bankruptcy and had been closed for 4 years. The Hospital was in total disrepair, void of medical equipment, etc. However, within 14 months, the Hospital was renamed, remodeled, relicensed and became Accredited. Ron remains the President and C.E.O. of Monrovia Memorial Hospital.

    Ron always hoped the day would come when he would be able “give-back” to his Community his time, energy and support. Therefore, he is honored to not only be on the Board of the HBPCF, but also the Board of Directors of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley. He is also a supporter of the Huntington Beach Youth Shelter and Colette’s Children’s Home and served on the Huntington Beach City Council’s Homeless Commission.

Eric Parra, Chief of Police

Michael Gates, Ex-Officio Member 

    Michael is a life-long resident of Huntington Beach. During his childhood, he attended Haven View Elementary School, St. Bonaventure Catholic Junior High School, and Marina High School. He participated in many local volunteer youth organizations, including AYSO. Michael continued his education earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management, magna cum laude, from Pepperdine University. Based on his high academic achievement, he was invited to join the Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society and has been a member for almost ten years. He earned his Juris Doctor from Chapman University School of Law.

    Shortly after graduating high school, Michael met his wife, Kelly. They married over eighteen years ago and have five beautiful children: Michael, Madeleine, John, Gregory and Catherine. They purchased their first home in Huntington Beach and continue to raise their family here.

    As his family has grown, Michael continues to participate in their activities by serving for over ten years as a volunteer baseball coach with the Ocean View Little League, and supporting their involvement in AYSO, S.C.A.T.S., Friday Night Lights, and many others.

    Michael and Kelly have a long, rich history in Huntington Beach. Throughout the years, Michael and his family have been active parishioners at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, St. Mary’s by the Sea Catholic Church, and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. He has also been a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Thomas More Society for many years, and supports other organizations such as The Boys & Girls Club, Make a Wish Foundation, Mercy House, Toby’s House and St. Michael’s Abbey.

    Michael was elected as the City Attorney of Huntington Beach on November 4, 2014. Prior to him serving his city, he was a partner at a successful law firm and has been a successful litigation/trial attorney, defending numerous clients in a wide range of legal areas such as: Federal Civil Rights (Excessive Force), Public Entity Law, Government Tort Liability, General Liability and Employment Law. He has represented clients such as the County of Orange, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County District Attorney and various medical professionals in Orange and Los Angeles Counties