Trisha Murakawa has more than twenty years of experience solving problems in the built environment. As principal of Murakawa Communications, a strategic communications and public affairs firm, Trisha works with architecture, engineering and construction professionals on water, transportation, construction, solid waste and community planning projects for public agencies throughout Southern California. A leader in many professional and community organizations, Trisha serves on the boards of the LAX Coast Chamber and 211 LA County. Trisha also serves as an elected member of the El Camino College Board of Trustees where her priorities include workforce development and enrollment, retention and completion for all but, especially non-traditional students including foster youth, formerly incarcerated and system impacted, and older students.

Trisha received her B.A. in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles.