TERA Board Of Directors

Board Member	Info
Michael MacDonald Interim President	Michael MacDonald is an architect living in Eagle Rock with a practice located in Northeast Los Angeles. Born and raised in New York City, Michael moved to Los Angeles in 2005, living in Echo Park, West Adams, and Glassell Park before settling in Eagle Rock. Michael has spent much of his time in Los Angeles advocating for more human-scaled and connected communities, and received the 2018 Biddy Mason Community Advocate for Walking Award from Los Angeles Walks. Michael was the designer of "Street Beats," a music-centered pedestrian safety event awarded under the City's Great Streets program, and led the Beautiful Boulevard campaign to obtain modifications to Metro’s bus rapid transit project on Colorado Boulevard in order to protect local businesses and provide for a safer street. Prior to being named as TERA Interim President, Michael led efforts on TERA's campaign to support Vidiots' restoration of the Eagle Theatre, TERA's pandemic response focused on vulnerable members of the Eagle Rock community, and TERA's Slow Yosemite initiative. As an architect, Michael specializes in projects centered on human experience. Projects Michael has led include Barcade in Highland Park, KCRW Studios in Santa Monica, Google's offices in Venice, and The Parker Palm Springs resort. Michael has served on the Colorado Boulevard Design Review Board, and has been an adjunct architectural professor at Woodbury University in Burbank.
Luis López Vice President, Membership Director	Luis López has been active in civic affairs in service to Northeast Los Angeles communities for more than 15 years. He served as President of the Los Angeles East Area Planning Commission from 2007 to 2013. He was a founding board member of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council where he served 2 terms and also served 3 terms as chair of the regional parks funding oversight committee. In 2014, Luis launched a program through TERA to organize his community and oppose the expansion of the dirty urban dump in Scholl Canyon, at the north end of Figueroa Street. He is an advocate for smarter waste policies that reduce known dangers to air and water quality, which the dump has imposed on Eastside Angelenos and other nearby residents for more than 50 years. Professionally, Luis has devoted his professional career to ensuring all people have access to quality and affordable healthcare. He is a 7-year board member of Planned Parenthood – Los Angeles. In addition to being a fierce advocate for women’s reproductive rights, Luis has fought for critically important safety-net programs for children, seniors, and people with disabilities through expanded Medi-Cal benefits and services for vulnerable and underserved people. He currently serves as Director of Government Affairs for City of Hope, a comprehensive cancer center as designated by the National Cancer Institute. Earlier in his career, Luis was a Senior Consultant in the financial services practice of KPMG Consulting Inc., an international IT consulting firm (now Bearing Point, Inc.), where he managed large-scale data management projects involving credit analytics for federal housing programs, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Prior to joining KPMG Consulting Inc., Luis was a Social Science Analyst in the Division of Policy, Development & Research (PD&R) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. Luis holds a Masters in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College. He resides in Eagle Rock with his partner Hans Johnson.
Claire Bowin Treasurer	Claire Bowin and her husband moved to Eagle Rock in 2017 after living for many years living on Lost Angeles' Westside. Claire is excited to utilize her multi disciplinary background as an art director, urban planner, and landscape architect in supporting the goals of TERA and the interests of Eagle Rock community for a safe and, economically and sustainably health and vibrant community.
Orion Turmon Secretary	Orion Turmon is a college student, born and raised in Eagle Rock. He is currently pursuing a degree in urban planning at the University of Massachussets Amherst. He aims to give a voice to students, who comprise a large swath of users of public transit.
Colleen Corcoran Communications Director	Colleen Corcoran moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s to attend CalArts after growing up in Houston and then Austin, Texas. She has spent nearly 20 years in LA since then, working on design and visual communications for projects that promote active transportation, human-centric public policies, and economic and social justice. On any given day, she can also be found biking her two kids through the streets of Eagle Rock or traveling in the window seat of the Metro bus.
Greg Merideth Immediate Past President (in memoriam)	Greg Merideth was a 39 year resident of Eagle Rock at the time of his passing in September 2024. Greg served twelve years on the TERA Board of Directors, including seven years as TERA’s President. Greg was an employee of the City of Los Angeles for nearly four decades, who acted as the Manager of Information Technology for the Bureau of Contract Administration. Prior that he served in the Planning Department as the Secretary of the Board of Zoning Appeals which gave him some insight into land use and entitlement issues. Greg had a passion for supporting Eagle Rock’s small businesses. Greg helped champion TERA’s Rock The Boulevard project for Eagle Rock Boulevard, seeking to make the street more pedestrian-friendly, safe, and green. Under Greg’s leadership, TERA also worked to achieve significant adjustments to Metro’s North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project, helping to ensure the BRT becomes a project that enhances downtown Eagle Rock and its businesses. Greg and TERA were instrumental in building community support for the restoration of the historic Eagle Theatre as the new home for the Vidiots Foundation, now serving as a major new entertainment destination within Eagle Rock.