William Dawson has been a Director of AAGLA for the last four years. He serves on AAGLA's State Legislative, Finance and the Legal Affairs Committees. He also is on the committee that organizes the local monthly Santa Monica meetings, and helps moderate those meetings. Professionally, Bill is a real estate broker and a vice president of the Sullivan-Dituri Company, a real estate brokerage and property management firm located in Santa Monica.

 

Bill resides in Santa Monica with his wife, Trisha, and their four children, Ryan, Meagan, Kyle and Brandon. Bill's four children attend St. Monica Elementary School in Santa Monica, and Bill and his wife Trisha find time to be active members of the St. Monica Church parish community.

 

Although his children do not attend public schools, Dawson was appointed by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to serve most recently on the parcel tax committee for Proposition S.

 

He also donates his time to serve the community, working on the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club Council, on which he has served for 13 years. As council president in 2003, he helped to raise $170,000 for the club at its annual dinner auction.

 

Bill is also an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica, serving on its community and youth grants committee. And in June he will be installed as a Director of the Santa Monica Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

In 2003, Bill received the Distinguished Service Award from the Santa Monica Jaycees for his outstanding service to the community.

 

His service to the youth of the community extends to other groups as well. He has been an assistant Den Leader for his son's Cub Scout Troop, an assistant coach for his children's AYSO soccer teams, and an assistant coach for his son's Little League Baseball team.

 

Bill is also a long-time Director of the Santa Monica Housing Council, which promotes housing in the City of Santa Monica.