Thomas K. Butt, FAIA is an architect and president of Interactive Resources, a Richmond, California, architecture, engineering and planning firm. He is also a licensed general contractor and at one time was a licensed real estate broker. In addition to providing a wide range of consulting services, Interactive Resources is a developer of urban infill real estate projects.
   Since 1995, he has served on the Richmond City Council, including a year as vice-mayor in 2002. He has a keen interest in seeing the Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park succeed, having taken a leadership position in lobbying Congress, authoring much of the local legislation relating to Richmond’s partnership position and to historic preservation in general.
   Tom is active in many organizations relating to architecture, construction and historic preservation, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
   In 1995, Tom was selected by his peers as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
   Tom also founded and serves as president of East Brother light Station, Inc., another preservation related non-profit corporation dedicated to saving and maintaining the historic landmark lighthouse complex on East Brother Island in San Francisco Bay.

   John Gioia is Chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. He was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002, and represents the communities in West Contra Costa County including the area in which the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Park is located.
   John serves on numerous regional boards and commissions, including: Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Contra Costa Children and Families Commission, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, and the Urban Land Institute's California Smart Growth Committee.
   John grew up in West Contra Costa County where he graduated from El Cerrito High School and the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. with highest honors in Political Science and earned his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at U.C. Berkeley. John practiced law in San Francisco and Richmond.
   John also served on the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Board of Directors from 1989 to 1998 where he served as President of EBMUD in 1995 and 1996.

   Diane Hedler, RN, MS, is the Director of Quality Management with Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente. Since 1988, Diane has held numerous positions throughout Kaiser Permanente. The scope of her current role encompasses working with senior executives and physician leaders in the eight operating regions of Kaiser Permanente.
    Diane is the first registered nurse appointed to the State of California Department of Health Services Clinical Laboratory Technical Advisory Committee (CLTAC). In addition, she is active in various professional associations dedicated to quality care delivery on a national scale.
    She received her BS in Nursing from the University of North Dakota and her MS in Nursing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Diane has had her own consulting business and also held positions in clinical nursing, hospital administration, physician owned medical groups, and collegiate nursing education. She has published articles and studies related to quality management in professional journals and texts.
   Diane represents Kaiser Permanente on the Rosie the Riveter Trust Board of Directors. She has also been instrumental in the development of Kaiser Permanente's Home Front Advisory Committee. This committee of current and retired senior leaders advises a work group on the management of the continuing historical bond that exists between the Rosie the Riveter World War II National Historical Park and Kaiser Permanente, as well as other heritage management activities.

Michelle Itagaki has been the Executive Director for Richmond Convention & Visitors Bureau since 2005.  She currently serves on the Economic Development Commission, Richmond Main Street Initiative Board of Directors,  NIAD Board of Directors, and The Rosie Trust Foundation.  She is involved in these organizations in order to bring focus on the positive aspects of Richmond.Previously, Michelle had been at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce as the Business Education Liaison, from 1996-2001 and was delighted to come back to Richmond.  During the interim between these jobs, she was the District Director, West County/Marin County for Junior Achievement of the Bay Area, then Business Manager for the Novato Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.Outside of work, Michelle can be found reading a book, usually science fiction, or discovering new roads to ride on her Honda VTX 1300.

   Erwin Reeves, Community Development Manager for The Mechanics Bank in Richmond, California, provides technical assistance to local non-profit organizations and small businesses throughout the Bay Area. Mr. Reeves is also the Chief Operations Officer for The Mechanics Bank Community Development Corporation (TMBCDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Mechanics Bank. During his 20 years with The Mechanics Bank, Mr. Reeves worked in Retail Banking as an assistant branch manager, and Corporate Banking, as a credit analyst/underwriter and Relationship Manager, prior to his current position(s).
    Mr. Reeves holds leadership positions on the board of directors for OBDC Small Business Finance, Neighborhood House of North Richmond, Community Development Housing Corporation of North Richmond, Rosie the Riveter Trust, First Tee of Contra Costa and Rubicon Programs, Inc., all of which are local community based non-profit organizations. In addition, Mr. Reeves is active on the Board of Directors several other non-profit organizations and committees focusing on community and economic development.
    Mr. Reeves has a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Jackson State University and has completed the National Community Development Lending School held at UC Berkeley and Strategy for Non Profit Organizations at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Reeves has also completed the Community Leadership Institute and numerous courses focusing on community and economic development at the NeighborWorks Training Institute through NeighborWorks America.