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AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Leigh Sata, Ed.D, AIA – Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Executive, LACCD
August 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am PDT
$15.00 – $25.00
AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Leigh Sata, Ed.D, AIA – Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Executive, LACCD
2025 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
The 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers, and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy, sustainable, and economically competitive future.
Leigh Sata, Ed.D, AIA – Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Executive, LACCD
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) recently announced the appointment of Leigh Sata to vice chancellor and chief facilities executive. In his new role, Sata will lead the district’s $14.9 billion capital improvement program for the nine-campus district to create inspiring academic spaces.
Sata brings a wealth of knowledge in campus planning and construction from his most recent role as vice president of operations and capital projects at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. There, Sata led, planned and executed major infrastructure projects while ensuring collaboration between build teams, staff and students. Sata also worked for the Solano Community College, Santa Rosa Junior College and the Sacramento City Unified School District, where he oversaw the delivery of numerous prominent projects. Having completed his doctoral dissertation on sustainability planning and implementation, Sata combines environmentally focused strategies with student engagement strategies to create state-of-the-art learning environments.
“I am dedicated to fostering collaboration and innovation to create an environment where every student can thrive,” said Sata in a statement. “As Vice Chancellor, I will focus on strengthening partnerships, advancing strategic initiatives, and overseeing facilities planning and development to ensure our campuses provide the best possible learning environments for students.”
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The 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series: (CONFIRMED TO DATE)
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- Lori R. Gay – President & CEO, Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County = Friday, May 9 (8am)
- Laura Friedman – U.S. Congressional Representative, 30th District = Friday, August 8 (8am)
- Lourdes Castro Ramírez – President & CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) = Thursday, August 21 (8am)
- Leigh Sata, Ed.D, AIA – Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Executive, LACCD = Friday, August 22 (8am)
- Adrin Nazarian – Councilmember, District #2, City of Los Angeles = Thursday, August 28 (9am)* *(9am, not 8am)
- Janisse Quiñones, P.E. – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer, LADWP = Friday, August 29 (8am)
- Michael Baim – VP, Venue Infrastructure (VNI), Energy (NRG), and Look & Sign (LNS), LA 28 = Thursday, September 11 (8am)
- Laura Rubio-Cornejo – General Manager, LADOT = Thursday, September 18 (8am)
- Mark Gonzalez – Assemblymember, District #54, California = Friday, September 19 (8am)
- John L. Reamer, Jr. – Inspector of Public Works & Director, Bureau of Contract Administration, City of Los Angeles = Thursday, October 16 (8am)
- Sade Elharaway – Assemblymember, District #57, California = Friday, October 17 (8am)
- Ysabel Jurado – Councilmember, District #14, City of Los Angeles = Thursday, October 30 (8am)
2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
