executive bios

 

Gwen Butterfield
President/CEO

 


Gwen Butterfield is the President and CEO of Butterfield Communications, Inc.  Prior to founding BCI, Ms. Butterfield was the Executive Vice President of the Katherman Company (TKC), a land use and planning firm. Prior to 1996, she was a Vice President of Handelman-Katherman.


As a life-long resident of the South Bay and Harbor Area of Los Angeles, Ms. Butterfield is an invaluable asset for community and governmental relations in this region. She has more than 24 years of volunteer community service experience, which has yielded unparalleled strengths in leadership, organization, fundraising, communications, and networking skills. Her extensive community experience is combined with a strong working relationship with elected officials and governmental agencies at the city, county, state and federal levels.


Ms. Butterfield has successfully represented clients such as BNSF Railway, Mitsubishi Cement Corporation, Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Mitsubishi Corporation/ConocoPhillips,   Valero Refinery, Port Los Angeles Distribution Center, Fast Lane Transportation, Galaxy Commercial Holdings, Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club, Bentall Kennedy, California Sulphur, Ecology Auto Part, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) and Plains All American Pipeline. She specializes in  organizing community and business support for, and providing Governmental Relations for a variety of land use issues faced by businesses in the Los Angeles region.


She and her husband reside in Rancho Palos Verdes.


Email:  Gwen@butterfieldcommunications.com


 


AFFILIATIONS

Civic Groups

  1. ✦ Member, Board of Directors Boys and Girls Club of the Harbor Area

  2. ✦ Member, LA Maritime Museum Foundation

  3. ✦Friends of Banning Residence Museum

  4. ✦Past President, Wilmington Historical Society

  5. ✦Wilmington Coordinating Council

  6. ✦Carson Coordinating Council

  7. ✦Wilmington YMCA Council of Managers

  8. ✦Friends of Banning’s Landing

  9. ✦YWCA of the Harbor Area- Nominating Committee


Business  & Professional Organizations

  1. ✦Director & Past President, Harbor Association of Industry & Commerce

  2. ✦Past President, Harbor City/Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce

  3. ✦Member, Government Affairs Committee, San Pedro Chamber of Commerce

  4. ✦Member, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

  5. ✦Member, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce

  6. ✦Member, San Pedro Chamber of Commerce

  7. ✦Member, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

  8. ✦Member, Carson Chamber of Commerce

  9. ✦Propeller Club of Los Angeles/Long Beach

  10. ✦Western States Petroleum Associates (WSPA)

  11. ✦Member, FuturePorts