Sean McMillan, President

Sean McMillan is a father of four, an advanced soccer referee, a licensed coach, a former chess master, and in his spare time works as owner broker of Heyler Realty.

A third generation Angeleno, Sean raised his family within a mile of the home his grandfather lived in 1927. Several locations around Westwood and Cheviot Hills show his name etched in the sidewalk cement. He takes great pride in cultivating community and in particular community outreach. He is a co-founder of the Santa Monica Chess Park, seeing it as a way of giving back to the game that had given so much to him. He often donates time with the Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition feeding and counseling homeless persons, as well as donating time at his church and children’s schools.

Sean is eager to contribute to the well being of his neighborhood and community at large.

Margaret Gillespie, Executive Vice President

Margaret Gillespie has lived on the Westside since 1987. She has practiced law for over 30 years, while also being active in the community.

In 2013, Margaret became active in a homeless outreach organization whose mission was to help the homeless get back on their feet through employment, affordable housing, and life skills education. There she learned what works to stabilize individuals who have become homeless so that they can get off (and stay off) the streets. She worked with program participants to achieve their goal to exit homelessness, coordinated direct services to the unhoused, presented to community groups regarding proven successes and best practices, created visual and written content for social media, and facilitated in-kind donations.

Margaret believes in compassion through action, and she looks forward to partnering with community members to achieve solutions to homelessness in our area.

Jim Pike, Treasurer & CFO

Jim Pike has lived in West LA since 1964. He worked as a financial analyst, treasurer and chief financial officer for over 30 years for a bank, two rental companies, and an art publisher. Recently he set up and managed accounting systems for several years for two local non-profit organizations: Paulist Productions and Notre Dame High School. He earned his BS in Econ at UCLA in ‘69 and MBA at USC ’72. Pike has been married 50 years and is actively retired as a Chapter Advisor for a UCLA Fraternity, a Boat Chief for Fairwind Yacht Club and Treasurer for West LA Homeless.

Todd Weiss,
Secretary

Todd Weiss is a Chicago native who relocated with his family to the Westside in 2006, where he remains active in many community organizations. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Todd was a stock and commodities trader at The Chicago Board of Trade. After moving to Los Angeles, Todd began his current career in the Real Estate development business, where he began to see first hand the devastating impact that homelessness plays in the very community he lives in and loves. Through his involvement in WLAH, Todd's mission is to make a positive and lasting impact in the community and the lives of those that he shares it with.