Roberta Louise Best

Background

Best, Roberta Louise was born on April 8, 1941 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Irving Wolfe and Beatrice Theresa (Marcus) Lichterman.

Education

Associate of Arts, Los Angeles City College, 1962; paralegal certified, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974; postgraduate International Business, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1986.

Career

Executive legal secretary, Litton Industries, Inc., Beverly Hills, California, 1967-1973; life underwriter, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, 1976-1980; life underwriter, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, 1977-1986; chief Executive officer, Romac Export Management Corporation, Los Angeles, since 1978. Owner, manager Canyon Gallery Two, Los Angeles, 1978-1982.

Achievements

• Roberta Louise Best has been listed as a noteworthy Export company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member steering committee Beverly Hills Democratic Club, 1972, Los Angeles Business/Professional Democratic Club. Board directors West Adams Heritage Association, Los Angeles, 1985, Center for Creative Change, Newberry Park, California, since 1987. President West Adams HeightsNeighborhood Association, since 1986.

Appointed advisory county California Assembly Select Committee Small Business, 1990, advisory board United States Small Business Administration California Small Business Development Council for Export, 1991, unites states department Commerce Southern California District Export Council, 1992-1996. Member National Women's Political Caucus. Member League of Women Voters, Professional Referral Organisation (president 1980-1981), Export Mgrs.

Association, Greater Los Angeles Trade Center Association, National Association Women Business Owners, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, National Association Life Underwriters (women's leaders roundtable 1978), Los Angeles County Museum Art (patron), National Trust for History Preservation, Huntington Library., Rodale Institute, The Archeological Conservancy, Tree People, World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Alpha Pi Epsilon.

Interests

• Avocations: historic preservation, organic and regenerative gardening, wildlife preservation.

Connections

Married Charles Patrick Best, September 25, 1963 (divorced November 1966). 1 child, Bennett Thomas. Married Masaharu Ichino, May 29, 1977.

Father:

Irving Wolfe Lichterman

Mother:

Beatrice Theresa (Marcus) Lichterman

Spouse:

Masaharu Ichino

Spouse:

Charles Patrick Best

child:

Bennett Thomas Best