Long Beach Community Table
Growing Sustainable Community with Compassion and Dignity
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151 W Victoria St Long Beach, CA 90805
Our 2026 Board of Directors
KRISTEN COX
Executive Director
Kristen Cox has been a lifelong activist, with a masters in Clinical Psychology, and has led many large and successful volunteer organizations. Her interest
in social justice has had her traveling most of the country, trying to help people in difficult predicaments, like survivors of two separate hurricanes, and indigenous people fighting oil pipelines. Her concern for the community has always been apparent in her actions, whether on the frontline or behind the scenes. Through her activism, she determined that alternative systems of supporting the community, especially in disadvantaged demographics, were becoming necessary. In 2017, she began to work toward creating a worker's cooperative that would benefit any and all in need and that has become Long Beach Community Table. She is grateful to have connected with so many incredible people, which have created a very successful team that truly cares about the dignity and sustainability of the community.
Brenda Loughery
Treasurer
Brenda Loughery is a seasoned communications and public relations strategist with more than 25 years of experience spanning media relations, content development, and strategic advisory. A graduate of New York
University with a degree in Journalism & Politics, she has worked across highly regulated industries, including legal cannabis and biopharmaceuticals, guiding complex messaging and stakeholder engagement. A Long Beach resident for the past decade, Brenda is active in community initiatives, including environmental efforts and animal rescue, and also serves on the Advisory Board of the Long Beach Peer Education Community Center (LBPECC). She brings a thoughtful, policy-aware perspective and a strong commitment to service, sustainability, and impactful community engagement.
PAM CHOTISWATDI
Board President
Pam Chotiswatdi, MPH, is a Long Beach-based Community Educator, Death Doula, and advocate with over two decades of experience in public
health, cannabis education, and end-of-life care. She is the co-founder of the Peer Education Community Center (PECC), where she leads programs grounded in harm reduction, life skills, peer support, and community-based education—especially for marginalized populations.
Pam serves on the Board of Long Beach Community Table and is a City of Long Beach Commissioner on the Homeless Services Advisory Committee. With 22+ years in Long Beach, her work is rooted in local care, systemic change, and creating accessible, alternative paths for healing and support.
MARIA SHAFER
Secretary
Originally from Cuba, Maria has called Long Beach, California, home for most of her life. Raised by a strong single mother, she values hard work,
community, and compassion. She graduated from Cal State University Dominguez Hills with a degree in Small Business Administration, also as a single mother with two sons. Now retired, Maria manages her small business and has the time to volunteer for Long Beach Community Table—an organization that works hard, values community, and practices compassion. Helping to coordinate community events such as monthly crop swaps, garden-building teams and classes, and distribution of fresh food to those in need on behalf of LBCT has been the perfect outlet for Maria.