Our Staff & Board

Our Board of Directors

February 2025 – January 2026

Officers

Zoot Velasco, Interim Executive Director

Heritage Associate, Nonprofit Consultant, and Historic Homeowner

Michael Robleto, Board Chair

Realtor specializing in historic properties; Pasadena Heritage and LA Conservancy Docent

Mark Baker, Treasurer

Vice President Global Business Services / Director Office Services, Capital Group | American Funds

Jim Zelenay, Secretary

Attorney, partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, historic homeowner

Tony Bu, Vice-Chair for Education

Community Development Supervisor, City of Temple City; former Pasadena Heritage Getty summer intern

Blair Smith, Vice-Chair for Advocacy

Senior City Planner for the City of Los Angeles, Housing Policy Unit; former Pasadena Heritage Communications Coordinator

Suzanne Marks, Vice-Chair for Development

Public Relations and Marketing; past owner Pasadena Advertising, PADV; past Old Pasadena Management District Board Member

Ana Soulriver, Vice-Chair for PR & Marketing

Commercial Real Estate professional; Senior Associate, NAI Capital – Pasadena

Members

Juan Dela Cruz

Private school teacher and administrator, past Craftsman Weekend exhibitor coordinator, past Bungalow Heaven board member, and Pasadena Historic Preservation Commissioner

Peyton Hall

USC Adjunct Professor, nationally recognized expert in heritage conservation and Principal Architect Emeritus of Historic Resources Group

Gary Jones

A third-generation Pasadena Heritage member, Gary works in Information Technology, specializing in Service Management, IT Audit, and IT Project Management, and has served on the Bridge Party Planning Committee since 2018.

Holly Kane 

Consults with Historic Resources Group in Pasadena and has a long involvement in the professional preservation community

Joe Kilanowski

Architect, joeKilanowski Architecture; Executive Architect, Walt Disney Imagineering (retired)

Janny Mulholland

Executive Producer for major theme parks globally with Walt Disney Imagineering (retired)

Negin Nazemi

Attorney with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles; Los Angeles Center of Photography Board Member

Dave Nufer

Executive Director of a health-related non-profit and former marketing professional. Long-time member, expert docent and program creator for Pasadena Heritage.

Penny Plotkin

Community advocate; Past Board Member of Pasadena Museum of History and Old Pasadena Management District

Steve Preston 

Former City Manager for the City of San Gabriel (retired), city planner, member and officer of APA and other planning organizations, lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona

Karen Sauve

Broker Associate at Compass Real Estate

Margaret McVey Thomas

Director, Hotel Operations & Membership, The Athenaeum at Caltech