Gwen Moore, was born October 28, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. A Democrat from Southwest Los Angeles, she earned her BA and MA in Public Administration. She was a community college professor and former elected member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees. Gwen Moore was an authority on utilities and telecommunications issues, having served as the chair of the committee for 12 years, and served as Assembly Democratic Whip. She authored legislation that opened the utility rate-setting process to greater public scrutiny, championed equal rights for women and fought for women’s access to health care. As an Assemblywoman, Gwen Moore developed legislative and political strategies on a variety of issues such as diversity in procurement, taxation and international trade, consumer affairs, business and labor issues. She had a record number of over 400 bills signed into law. She founded and serves as principal for GeM Communications Group, a consulting firm, “working with clients to develop and implement public affairs and legislative strategies and community outreach programs.”