New Motor Vehicle Board Members
Jacob Stevens
Vice- President, Public Member
Jacob Stevens, Public Member was appointed to the Board in June 2021, by Governor Gavin Newsom. He is a member of the Executive Committee, the Legislative Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Equity, Justice and Inclusion. He is the Chair of the Policy and Procedure Committee.
Mr. Stevens is Vice President of a privately held real estate firm in West Hollywood. He is currently President of the Los Angeles City East Area Planning Commission and formerly served on the Los Angeles City Revenue Generation Commission. Jacob was elected to the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council while a student at his LAUSD Public High School.
Jacob is also a Planned Parenthood of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley Board member and a member of the Board of Governors at Occidental College, where he was a Centennial Scholar. He is an Eagle Scout, a two-term member of the California Democratic Party State Central Committee and was recognized as the 2019 LGBT Heritage Month - Person of the Year for Los Angeles City Council District 14.
Jacob is the son of a Communication Workers of America Union Steward and lives in Highland Park with his partner Dr. Thadeus Dowad, and their rescue pitbull, Graham. His term will expire in January 2023.