EZ2Dancer is a 2000-2004 series of dance video games developed by the Korean video game company Amuseworld. The gameplay of the series is similar to other dance simulation games, but unlike most games of their genre, EZ2Dancer incorporates both hand sensors and foot sensors into gameplay.
Gameplay
The core gameplay involves staying in sync to a dance routine presented to the selected song, these routines involve stepping on three directional panels arranged in a circle in up-left, up-right, and down positions, and breaking beams between a set of two infrared hand sensors directly in front of the player. Players receive a judgement on each command, and some versions incorporate notes that must be held for their duration. After the song is completed, a score and rank are generated.
The series uses 4 common difficulty levels; "Easy" mode, "Hard" mode, "Club" mode (which uses both pads and sensor sets), and "Real" mode (which adds the need to use the lower hand sensors for actions alongside just the top ones).
Releases
EZ2Dancer 1st Move
Released September 2000 in Korea and early 2001 in England. Notable songs include "Rule of Game" by Goofy, "Wah" by Lee Jung-hyun, "First Love" by Clon, "Pierrot" by Lee Hyun Do and D.Bace, "Make Love" by NRG, "Vision" by Yoo Seung-jun, "Precious Love" by Park Ji-yoon and "Southwest Cadillac", an in-house remixed track from EZ2DJ.
Ez2Dancer 2nd Move
Released January 2001 in Korea and sometime during summer (May?) 2001 in England.
Added new in-house songs "Appeal (Acid Pop)" from EZ2DJ and various K-Pop tunes.
EZ2Dancer UK Move
Released in May 2002 in England. Unlicensed songs included "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, "Uncle John from Jamaica" by Vengaboys and "Reach" by S Club 7. The backgrounds from previous Korean mixes were kept.
EZ2Dancer UK Move Special Edition
Released April 2003 in England. What is special about this mix is that after the backlash of complaints about the UK Move's debatably poor selection of songs from the dance game community, David Swei, the European marketing director of Amuseworld, stepped in. Vykkye Nye, who worked as a PR girl for Amuseworld in the UK, used an online poll asking the (now defunct) Dancegames.com's site members to submit their favourite songs for use on the New UK Move. K-Pop was suggested but David was adamant that they use only English songs for the new mix. However, "Get Ready" By Perry & YG Family made it in as despite the song being in Korean, it uses an English chorus. The final songs were selected and the mix was released.
EZ2Dancer SuperChina
Amuseworld released EZ2Dancer SuperChina in 2004 as its Chinese release . It has the songs from EZ2Dancer 2ndMove plus new songs from Mandarin-pop artists including Jolin Tsai, Leon Lai, and Kelly Chen. It also has a few new songs from Korean artists; namely, from Yoo Seung Jun, , Jon Jun Hyon, and Clon.
SuperChina Play modes
*Easy: Normal gameplay mode for beginners and performers. For each player, there are three directional arrows (top left, top right, bottom) and two sensors (left, right).
*Hard: The same as normal, except with a higher difficulty level.
*Club: The typical "double mode" - uses 6 step arrows and 4 sensors.
*Real: Uses three arrows like normal mode, but the sensor bar is separated into two areas: top and bottom; thus, the player has four sensors (top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right) to play with.
SuperChina's Real Mode is different from 2ndMove as 2ndMove uses courses. A set of songs is played and needs to be accomplished to complete the mission.
Real Mode in SuperChina is a normal mode where you need to finish the song to proceed with the next stage.
SuperChina is said to be much more difficult in Real Mode as it uses most of the sensors and the step arrows at the same time. Numerous jumps were also observed on RealMode.
SuperChina Unlock Modes
*All Songs: before choosing the difficulty, hover bottom left and bottom right sensors alternately until the unlock sound is deactivated
*Speed Change: before choosing the song, hover bottom left twice and select from normal speed (1x), 2x, and 4x
*Appearance: before choosing the song, hover bottom right twice and select from hidden, sudden, blink, and blind (stealth)
*Random: before choosing the song, alternately press the top left and top right twice until the random step command is activated
Cabinet Locations
Philippines
Three ez2Dancer SuperChina were seen in the Philippines, first one was seen on Isetann Cinerama Recto Avenue, Manila but after a few months it shutoff its operation. Second SuperChina machine was confirmed on SM Supercenter Molino, Cavite under Tom's World Amusement. This was also found in Tom's world SM Southmall in Las Piñas. As of 2010, both machines were not transferred to any location in the country, therefore both might have been shelved elsewhere.
A SuperChina machine, as of 2011, is already not functioning. Currently located at Ever Gotesco Manila Plaza Recto Avenue, Manila which was actually near where the first ez2Dancer SuperChina machine was seen. Confirmed as the third machine as both were released during 2007.
Two ez2Dance 2ndMove cabinets are still functional though. One was currently located at PureGold Monumento, Caloocan City which was first situated to a nearby mall, Ever Gotesco Grand Central, then transferred to Robinsons Galleria Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City before it was replaced by Pump It Up NX2: Next Xenesis. The other machine is currently at TriNoma, EDSA, North Avenue, Quezon City as it was first located at Timezone Glorietta 2, Ayala Avenue, Makati City. The move was caused by the 2007 Glorietta explosion forcing Timezone to transfer all of their arcade machines on to other sites.
A SuperChina Machine, as of July 2013, Currently Deployed and Working in Good Condition at Funhouse Amusement Center Olongapo City Philippines.
"As of March 2014, ez2dancer machince is back in Puregold Monumento Caloocan City. But it is different from the first one because the currently deployed is Super China version. Though the machine seems to be the same.(By: Vhincent SJ)"
London
Superchina was in Funland arcade, London Trocadero (Piccadilly Circus) between September 2005 to July 2007, after which it was replaced by Pump It Up NX. The machine was sent back to the distributors and its new location is unknown. This was the only known SuperChina cabinet in the UK.
With Amuseworld bankrupt, spare parts are hard to come by. This resulted in most of the UK cabinets starting to disappear.
An EZ2Dancer 2nd Move (Korea) was located in Southend-On-Sea but was removed in 2014.
Amuseworld bankrupt
Followers of EZ2Dancer have long awaited the release of the next version, as UK Move Special Edition and SuperChina were the last known releases. AmuseWorld have been focused on their EZ2DJ series, however on the 10 July 2007 Konami won a patent infringement suit claiming that EZ2DJ was too similar to Beatmania. This has effectively made Amuseworld bankrupt. Although EZ2Dancer 3rd Mix was available to buy on channelbeat.com in late 2005, this turned out to be a spelling error.
Gameplay
The core gameplay involves staying in sync to a dance routine presented to the selected song, these routines involve stepping on three directional panels arranged in a circle in up-left, up-right, and down positions, and breaking beams between a set of two infrared hand sensors directly in front of the player. Players receive a judgement on each command, and some versions incorporate notes that must be held for their duration. After the song is completed, a score and rank are generated.
The series uses 4 common difficulty levels; "Easy" mode, "Hard" mode, "Club" mode (which uses both pads and sensor sets), and "Real" mode (which adds the need to use the lower hand sensors for actions alongside just the top ones).
Releases
EZ2Dancer 1st Move
Released September 2000 in Korea and early 2001 in England. Notable songs include "Rule of Game" by Goofy, "Wah" by Lee Jung-hyun, "First Love" by Clon, "Pierrot" by Lee Hyun Do and D.Bace, "Make Love" by NRG, "Vision" by Yoo Seung-jun, "Precious Love" by Park Ji-yoon and "Southwest Cadillac", an in-house remixed track from EZ2DJ.
Ez2Dancer 2nd Move
Released January 2001 in Korea and sometime during summer (May?) 2001 in England.
Added new in-house songs "Appeal (Acid Pop)" from EZ2DJ and various K-Pop tunes.
EZ2Dancer UK Move
Released in May 2002 in England. Unlicensed songs included "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, "Uncle John from Jamaica" by Vengaboys and "Reach" by S Club 7. The backgrounds from previous Korean mixes were kept.
EZ2Dancer UK Move Special Edition
Released April 2003 in England. What is special about this mix is that after the backlash of complaints about the UK Move's debatably poor selection of songs from the dance game community, David Swei, the European marketing director of Amuseworld, stepped in. Vykkye Nye, who worked as a PR girl for Amuseworld in the UK, used an online poll asking the (now defunct) Dancegames.com's site members to submit their favourite songs for use on the New UK Move. K-Pop was suggested but David was adamant that they use only English songs for the new mix. However, "Get Ready" By Perry & YG Family made it in as despite the song being in Korean, it uses an English chorus. The final songs were selected and the mix was released.
EZ2Dancer SuperChina
Amuseworld released EZ2Dancer SuperChina in 2004 as its Chinese release . It has the songs from EZ2Dancer 2ndMove plus new songs from Mandarin-pop artists including Jolin Tsai, Leon Lai, and Kelly Chen. It also has a few new songs from Korean artists; namely, from Yoo Seung Jun, , Jon Jun Hyon, and Clon.
SuperChina Play modes
*Easy: Normal gameplay mode for beginners and performers. For each player, there are three directional arrows (top left, top right, bottom) and two sensors (left, right).
*Hard: The same as normal, except with a higher difficulty level.
*Club: The typical "double mode" - uses 6 step arrows and 4 sensors.
*Real: Uses three arrows like normal mode, but the sensor bar is separated into two areas: top and bottom; thus, the player has four sensors (top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right) to play with.
SuperChina's Real Mode is different from 2ndMove as 2ndMove uses courses. A set of songs is played and needs to be accomplished to complete the mission.
Real Mode in SuperChina is a normal mode where you need to finish the song to proceed with the next stage.
SuperChina is said to be much more difficult in Real Mode as it uses most of the sensors and the step arrows at the same time. Numerous jumps were also observed on RealMode.
SuperChina Unlock Modes
*All Songs: before choosing the difficulty, hover bottom left and bottom right sensors alternately until the unlock sound is deactivated
*Speed Change: before choosing the song, hover bottom left twice and select from normal speed (1x), 2x, and 4x
*Appearance: before choosing the song, hover bottom right twice and select from hidden, sudden, blink, and blind (stealth)
*Random: before choosing the song, alternately press the top left and top right twice until the random step command is activated
Cabinet Locations
Philippines
Three ez2Dancer SuperChina were seen in the Philippines, first one was seen on Isetann Cinerama Recto Avenue, Manila but after a few months it shutoff its operation. Second SuperChina machine was confirmed on SM Supercenter Molino, Cavite under Tom's World Amusement. This was also found in Tom's world SM Southmall in Las Piñas. As of 2010, both machines were not transferred to any location in the country, therefore both might have been shelved elsewhere.
A SuperChina machine, as of 2011, is already not functioning. Currently located at Ever Gotesco Manila Plaza Recto Avenue, Manila which was actually near where the first ez2Dancer SuperChina machine was seen. Confirmed as the third machine as both were released during 2007.
Two ez2Dance 2ndMove cabinets are still functional though. One was currently located at PureGold Monumento, Caloocan City which was first situated to a nearby mall, Ever Gotesco Grand Central, then transferred to Robinsons Galleria Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City before it was replaced by Pump It Up NX2: Next Xenesis. The other machine is currently at TriNoma, EDSA, North Avenue, Quezon City as it was first located at Timezone Glorietta 2, Ayala Avenue, Makati City. The move was caused by the 2007 Glorietta explosion forcing Timezone to transfer all of their arcade machines on to other sites.
A SuperChina Machine, as of July 2013, Currently Deployed and Working in Good Condition at Funhouse Amusement Center Olongapo City Philippines.
"As of March 2014, ez2dancer machince is back in Puregold Monumento Caloocan City. But it is different from the first one because the currently deployed is Super China version. Though the machine seems to be the same.(By: Vhincent SJ)"
London
Superchina was in Funland arcade, London Trocadero (Piccadilly Circus) between September 2005 to July 2007, after which it was replaced by Pump It Up NX. The machine was sent back to the distributors and its new location is unknown. This was the only known SuperChina cabinet in the UK.
With Amuseworld bankrupt, spare parts are hard to come by. This resulted in most of the UK cabinets starting to disappear.
An EZ2Dancer 2nd Move (Korea) was located in Southend-On-Sea but was removed in 2014.
Amuseworld bankrupt
Followers of EZ2Dancer have long awaited the release of the next version, as UK Move Special Edition and SuperChina were the last known releases. AmuseWorld have been focused on their EZ2DJ series, however on the 10 July 2007 Konami won a patent infringement suit claiming that EZ2DJ was too similar to Beatmania. This has effectively made Amuseworld bankrupt. Although EZ2Dancer 3rd Mix was available to buy on channelbeat.com in late 2005, this turned out to be a spelling error.
Major Baron Campbell von Laurentz (Ronald Macleay Laurentz Campbell), born 24 December 1836 to Pieter Laurentz Campbell, Colonial Treasurer for Australia, and Barbara Isabella Macleay, the daughter of the Governor of New South Wales and world-renowned entomologist Alexander Macleay, was a British military hero who fought in the Franco-Prussian war for Emperor William I.
Born in Australia into a cadet branch of the Scottish Campbells of Craignish, he was widely regarded as the hero of the Battle of Gravelotte in 1870, and was awarded the title 'Baron of Craignish' by the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in recognition in 1882. He was an Equerry of the Duke. He petitioned Queen Victoria to use the title in Great Britain, and after an objection by Lord Strathearn, was allowed the title 'Baron Campbell von Laurentz'.
He was a fierce defender of German nationalism, and was chairman of numerous nationalist groups in Britain, proclaiming "Wir stehen fest zusammen, zu Kaiser und zu Reich!" — "We stand firm together with the Kaiser and the Empire!" He later attempted to sever his ties with the Prussian Army, however.
He married three times, to Jessie Lucas, Charlotte Meeking and Emily Mitchell, and had two sons by his second wife.His daughter, Baroness Campbell von Laurentz, wrote "My Motor Milestones: How to Tour in a Car" in 1913 and was a keen member of the Italian Greyhound Club. As the holder of a German title, after the First World War she was not accepted at Court at Buckingham Palace.
Born in Australia into a cadet branch of the Scottish Campbells of Craignish, he was widely regarded as the hero of the Battle of Gravelotte in 1870, and was awarded the title 'Baron of Craignish' by the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in recognition in 1882. He was an Equerry of the Duke. He petitioned Queen Victoria to use the title in Great Britain, and after an objection by Lord Strathearn, was allowed the title 'Baron Campbell von Laurentz'.
He was a fierce defender of German nationalism, and was chairman of numerous nationalist groups in Britain, proclaiming "Wir stehen fest zusammen, zu Kaiser und zu Reich!" — "We stand firm together with the Kaiser and the Empire!" He later attempted to sever his ties with the Prussian Army, however.
He married three times, to Jessie Lucas, Charlotte Meeking and Emily Mitchell, and had two sons by his second wife.His daughter, Baroness Campbell von Laurentz, wrote "My Motor Milestones: How to Tour in a Car" in 1913 and was a keen member of the Italian Greyhound Club. As the holder of a German title, after the First World War she was not accepted at Court at Buckingham Palace.
Frank Vram Zerunyan (born September 17, 1959) is a two-term Mayor and still serving Councilmember in the City of Rolling Hills Estates, California. In his role as a public official, after serving as Chair of the Planning Commission in Rolling Hills Estates, Zerunyan was elected to the City Council in 2003 and re-elected in 2007 and 2011. He previously served and continues to serve on various regional public boards, including law enforcement, sanitation, technology, community economic and human development and transit. He has chaired and continues to chair select city government committees in Rolling Hills Estates.
Zerunyan’s public service on various local government policy committees extends statewide with the California League of Cities, California Contract Cities Association and Southern California Association of Governments. In 2008, Zerunyan was elected and assumed a leadership role as the 52nd President of California Contracts Cities Association, the second largest municipal organization in the state of California with approximately 70 member cities and 7 million residents.
As a gubernatorial appointee under Governor Schwarzenegger, Zerunyan was a state regulator serving on the Medical Board of California in the Department of Consumer Affairs. He was elected by the Board to serve as its Vice President.
Zerunyan is a Professor of the Practice of Governance at the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy and Director of Executive Education at USC Price Bedrosian Center on Governance. His key areas of expertise include Local Governments, Public Private Partnerships, Civic Leadership, Land Use, Regulation, Negotiation and Executive Education. He teaches graduate courses on Intersectoral Leadership, Business and Public Policy, International Issues in Public Policy, Negotiation as well as International Laboratory. He also lectures locally and globally to build capacity and foster leadership among public executives worldwide.
In January 2013, Zerunyan was appointed to an ad hoc experts committee on capacity building in public administration at the United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. In that capacity, he lectures and conducts capacity building seminars at UN headquarters in New York as well as at UN Forums around the world.
Zerunyan has more than 25 years of comprehensive and multi-sectorial experience as a lawyer, consultant, director, board member, professor and public servant. Zerunyan has been honored as one of Southern California Magazine’s Super Lawyers since 2004, The Legal Network’s Top Lawyers in California, Marquis’ Who’s Who in America and American Law and Government institutions like the California Assembly, the California Senate, the County of Los Angeles and various city governments for his leadership in the public sector. In the not for profit sector, Zerunyan chaired the Daniel Freeman Hospitals Foundation in 2001 and oversaw the successful distribution of $8 million in gifts. He has acted as a policy advisor and counsel to the Armenian National Committee of America in Washington DC. Zerunyan also served as chairman of the Board of Governors of the worldwide Armenian Bar Association. As a lawyer, he is licensed to practice law in California, District of Columbia (inactive), Courts of International Trade, Federal Courts in the 9th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Zerunyan earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach. He also completed his advanced legal studies in Corporate Taxation at the University of Southern California Law Center. He is a graduate of California League of Cities’ Leadership Institute.
Past Speaking Engagements, Presentations and Teaching
Association of City Attorneys of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; National Organization of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (“NATOA”), Denver, Colorado; Armenian Bar Association Conferences, Santa Monica, California, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, California; Armenian National Committee of America, Washington DC, County Counsel’s Association of California, Siskiyou Lake, California; California Contract Cities Association, Indian Wells, California; California League of Cities, San Diego, California; Armenian Professional Society, Beverly Hills, California; Lions Club, Rotary International, Kiwanis Club, Council of PTAs, PVP Chamber of Commerce, Rolling Hills Estates, California; California State Bar Conference, San Diego, California; Yan’s Club, Paris, France; American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia; IMN’s California Municipal Finance Conference, San Francisco, California; Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), Sacramento, California; Conference and Infrastructure West Finance Forum and National Council for Public Private Partnerships, Redondo Beach, California; SANBAG Annual Conference, Ontario, California; Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Labor Ministry of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; United Nations Division of Public Administration and Development Management and Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York, New York; United Nations Division of Public Administration and Development Management Committee of Experts on Public Administration, New York, New York; United Nations Public Service Forum, The Kingdom of Bahrain; National Association of Regional Councils, Santa Monica, California; United Nations High Level Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; United Nations Division of Public Administration and Development Management Committee of Experts on Public Administration, New York, New York; and United Nations Public Service Forum, Seoul, Korea; United Nations High Level Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia.
Publications
Book
Newgotiation For Public Leaders; The Art of Negotiation for a Better Outcome” Newgotiation Solutions - Amazon and iTunes - January 2015,
Articles
“The Demise of California Redevelopment Law, and the Repackaging of Tax Increments for California Municipalities” Public CEO - March 2015,
“From Contract Cities to Mass Collaborative Governance” American City and County-April 2014
“Public Private Partnerships — Coming to a Civic Building Near You” American City and County June 2010
“The Use of Public Private Partnership for Special Districts and All Levels of Governments” California Special Districts May-June 2010
“US House must uphold truth and justice with Armenian genocide resolution” JURIST University of Pittsburgh School of Law, November 2007
“Chapter 11, the End of the Book? The Bankruptcy Process Revealed,” NATOA Journal of Municipal Telecommunications Policy, Spring 2003.
“Landlords: Is the Security Deposit From Your Tenant Really Secure?” Business Credit, National Association of Credit Management, March 2003.
“Overview of California Corporate Dissolution Law” Inland Empire Business Journal, and The Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 2000.
"Divine Deals" Spotting, resolving and drafting commercial lease issues and provisions are not mundane tasks. Commercial landlords and tenants should always analyze and address their specific needs and diverse requirements. California Real Estate Journal, January 1999 and The Banking Law Journal, February 1999.
"U.S. Laws Take Priority Over U.C.C" Article 9 of the U.C.C. excludes 13 types of collateral, including IP and federal government debts. The National Law Journal, September 28, 1998 and The Banking Law Journal, January 1999.
"Lease Peace” Prior to assumption or rejection, the landlord is entitled to performance of all tenant obligations under an unexpired real property lease. California Real Estate Journal, May 1998. Real Property page of the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal on April 23, 1998
"No Call Waiting" Adopting a 24-hour turnaround time to answer all phone calls goes a long way toward making good attorney-client relations. California Law Business, A Supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal, November 24, 1997
Early life
Zerunyan was born at the American Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey to Armenian parents who were direct descendants of victims as well as survivors of the first genocide of the 20th Century. Zerunyan’s trace their family name to 1745 and to Gesarya (modern day Kayseri in Asia minor) in what was once Western Armenia. Zerunyan attended elementary school at the Dadyan School in Bakirkoy, a suburb of Istanbul. Zerunyan’s parents successful garment manufacturers in Istanbul, enrolled him at College Armenien Samuel Moorat, in Sevres, right outside of Paris, France, an all boys catholic boarding middle and high school directed by the Mekhitarist Fathers of Venice Italy. After successfully completing his French education, Zerunyan moved to California to attend college and ultimately graduate school to obtain his doctorate in Jurisprudence. He is a graduate of California State University Long Beach, where he met his wife Jody and Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California.
Professional career
Zerunyan began his professional career managing his family’s garment business in Torrance, California and throughout seven showrooms across the United States. Right before the birth of his son, he founded his law practice in Torrance representing business and real estate clients. The firm grew to several lawyers and staff and ultimately merged with another local law firm. In 1995 Zerunyan brought his practice to an established and boutique law firm of Sulmeyer, Kupetz, Baumann and Rothman. During his practice he represented developers, banks and governments in real estate and finance matters. Zerunyan is the founder of Public Private Community Development, a real estate advisory firm focused on public private partnerships to build and finance public infrastructures. Zerunyan practiced law for approximately two decades before joining the faculty of the University of Southern California.
Public career
In 1999 Zerunyan was appointed to the Planning Commission of the City of Rolling Hills Estates. In 2003 after being appointed chair of the Planning Commission, he ran and was elected to the city council of the City. He was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. He served as Mayor in 2007-2008 and 2012-2013. In his capacity as a council member representing the 8,000 residents of the city of Rolling Hills Estates, Zerunyan served on city, region and state committees.
City of Rolling Hills Estates: Chair of Equestrian Committee (2014)
City of Rolling Hills Estates: Chair of Traffic and Safety and Environmental Committees
(2003-2007-2012)
County of Los Angeles Sanitation District: Board Member
(2007-2008 and 2012-2013)
Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority: Board Member
(2006 and 2010-2013 and 2015)
Palos Verdes Peninsula Law Enforcement Committee: Board Member and Chair
(2007-2009 and 2012-Present)
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG): Member of Policy Committees:
Energy and Environment and Water Task Force (2005-2007)
Community Economic and Human Development (2013-Present)
League of California Cities: Member of Administrative Services Policy Committee (2005)
Selected to the prestigious California Civic Leadership Institute (2006)
In 2006 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Zerunyan to the Medical Quality Division of the Medical Board of the state of California. The California State Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination that same year. He served on the Medical Board for 5 years and retired as its Vice President.,
In 2008 his peers elected Zerunyan as the 52nd president of California Contract Cities Association, the second largest municipal organization in the state of California with 70 member cities representing more than 7 million residents.,
Awards and Honors
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in American Law
The Legal Network, Top Lawyers in California
Los Angeles Magazine Southern California Super Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating BV Distinguished
The President’s Commission on White House Fellowships Selection Panel
Special United States Congressional Recognition
Special Recognition by the California League of Cities
Special Recognitions by the California Contract Cities
Special Recognition by the City of Los Angeles
Special Recognition by the State Assembly
Special Recognition by Sheriff Leroy D. Baca
Special Recognition by the County Assessor
Special Recognition by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Bar Memberships and Professional Licenses
State of California
United States Federal District Court (Southern and Northern Districts of California)
United States Court of International Trade
District of Columbia (currently inactive status)
United States Supreme Court
Zerunyan’s public service on various local government policy committees extends statewide with the California League of Cities, California Contract Cities Association and Southern California Association of Governments. In 2008, Zerunyan was elected and assumed a leadership role as the 52nd President of California Contracts Cities Association, the second largest municipal organization in the state of California with approximately 70 member cities and 7 million residents.
As a gubernatorial appointee under Governor Schwarzenegger, Zerunyan was a state regulator serving on the Medical Board of California in the Department of Consumer Affairs. He was elected by the Board to serve as its Vice President.
Zerunyan is a Professor of the Practice of Governance at the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy and Director of Executive Education at USC Price Bedrosian Center on Governance. His key areas of expertise include Local Governments, Public Private Partnerships, Civic Leadership, Land Use, Regulation, Negotiation and Executive Education. He teaches graduate courses on Intersectoral Leadership, Business and Public Policy, International Issues in Public Policy, Negotiation as well as International Laboratory. He also lectures locally and globally to build capacity and foster leadership among public executives worldwide.
In January 2013, Zerunyan was appointed to an ad hoc experts committee on capacity building in public administration at the United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. In that capacity, he lectures and conducts capacity building seminars at UN headquarters in New York as well as at UN Forums around the world.
Zerunyan has more than 25 years of comprehensive and multi-sectorial experience as a lawyer, consultant, director, board member, professor and public servant. Zerunyan has been honored as one of Southern California Magazine’s Super Lawyers since 2004, The Legal Network’s Top Lawyers in California, Marquis’ Who’s Who in America and American Law and Government institutions like the California Assembly, the California Senate, the County of Los Angeles and various city governments for his leadership in the public sector. In the not for profit sector, Zerunyan chaired the Daniel Freeman Hospitals Foundation in 2001 and oversaw the successful distribution of $8 million in gifts. He has acted as a policy advisor and counsel to the Armenian National Committee of America in Washington DC. Zerunyan also served as chairman of the Board of Governors of the worldwide Armenian Bar Association. As a lawyer, he is licensed to practice law in California, District of Columbia (inactive), Courts of International Trade, Federal Courts in the 9th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Zerunyan earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach. He also completed his advanced legal studies in Corporate Taxation at the University of Southern California Law Center. He is a graduate of California League of Cities’ Leadership Institute.
Past Speaking Engagements, Presentations and Teaching
Association of City Attorneys of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; National Organization of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (“NATOA”), Denver, Colorado; Armenian Bar Association Conferences, Santa Monica, California, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, California; Armenian National Committee of America, Washington DC, County Counsel’s Association of California, Siskiyou Lake, California; California Contract Cities Association, Indian Wells, California; California League of Cities, San Diego, California; Armenian Professional Society, Beverly Hills, California; Lions Club, Rotary International, Kiwanis Club, Council of PTAs, PVP Chamber of Commerce, Rolling Hills Estates, California; California State Bar Conference, San Diego, California; Yan’s Club, Paris, France; American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia; IMN’s California Municipal Finance Conference, San Francisco, California; Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), Sacramento, California; Conference and Infrastructure West Finance Forum and National Council for Public Private Partnerships, Redondo Beach, California; SANBAG Annual Conference, Ontario, California; Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Labor Ministry of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; United Nations Division of Public Administration and Development Management and Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York, New York; United Nations Division of Public Administration and Development Management Committee of Experts on Public Administration, New York, New York; United Nations Public Service Forum, The Kingdom of Bahrain; National Association of Regional Councils, Santa Monica, California; United Nations High Level Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; United Nations Division of Public Administration and Development Management Committee of Experts on Public Administration, New York, New York; and United Nations Public Service Forum, Seoul, Korea; United Nations High Level Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia.
Publications
Book
Newgotiation For Public Leaders; The Art of Negotiation for a Better Outcome” Newgotiation Solutions - Amazon and iTunes - January 2015,
Articles
“The Demise of California Redevelopment Law, and the Repackaging of Tax Increments for California Municipalities” Public CEO - March 2015,
“From Contract Cities to Mass Collaborative Governance” American City and County-April 2014
“Public Private Partnerships — Coming to a Civic Building Near You” American City and County June 2010
“The Use of Public Private Partnership for Special Districts and All Levels of Governments” California Special Districts May-June 2010
“US House must uphold truth and justice with Armenian genocide resolution” JURIST University of Pittsburgh School of Law, November 2007
“Chapter 11, the End of the Book? The Bankruptcy Process Revealed,” NATOA Journal of Municipal Telecommunications Policy, Spring 2003.
“Landlords: Is the Security Deposit From Your Tenant Really Secure?” Business Credit, National Association of Credit Management, March 2003.
“Overview of California Corporate Dissolution Law” Inland Empire Business Journal, and The Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 2000.
"Divine Deals" Spotting, resolving and drafting commercial lease issues and provisions are not mundane tasks. Commercial landlords and tenants should always analyze and address their specific needs and diverse requirements. California Real Estate Journal, January 1999 and The Banking Law Journal, February 1999.
"U.S. Laws Take Priority Over U.C.C" Article 9 of the U.C.C. excludes 13 types of collateral, including IP and federal government debts. The National Law Journal, September 28, 1998 and The Banking Law Journal, January 1999.
"Lease Peace” Prior to assumption or rejection, the landlord is entitled to performance of all tenant obligations under an unexpired real property lease. California Real Estate Journal, May 1998. Real Property page of the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal on April 23, 1998
"No Call Waiting" Adopting a 24-hour turnaround time to answer all phone calls goes a long way toward making good attorney-client relations. California Law Business, A Supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal, November 24, 1997
Early life
Zerunyan was born at the American Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey to Armenian parents who were direct descendants of victims as well as survivors of the first genocide of the 20th Century. Zerunyan’s trace their family name to 1745 and to Gesarya (modern day Kayseri in Asia minor) in what was once Western Armenia. Zerunyan attended elementary school at the Dadyan School in Bakirkoy, a suburb of Istanbul. Zerunyan’s parents successful garment manufacturers in Istanbul, enrolled him at College Armenien Samuel Moorat, in Sevres, right outside of Paris, France, an all boys catholic boarding middle and high school directed by the Mekhitarist Fathers of Venice Italy. After successfully completing his French education, Zerunyan moved to California to attend college and ultimately graduate school to obtain his doctorate in Jurisprudence. He is a graduate of California State University Long Beach, where he met his wife Jody and Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California.
Professional career
Zerunyan began his professional career managing his family’s garment business in Torrance, California and throughout seven showrooms across the United States. Right before the birth of his son, he founded his law practice in Torrance representing business and real estate clients. The firm grew to several lawyers and staff and ultimately merged with another local law firm. In 1995 Zerunyan brought his practice to an established and boutique law firm of Sulmeyer, Kupetz, Baumann and Rothman. During his practice he represented developers, banks and governments in real estate and finance matters. Zerunyan is the founder of Public Private Community Development, a real estate advisory firm focused on public private partnerships to build and finance public infrastructures. Zerunyan practiced law for approximately two decades before joining the faculty of the University of Southern California.
Public career
In 1999 Zerunyan was appointed to the Planning Commission of the City of Rolling Hills Estates. In 2003 after being appointed chair of the Planning Commission, he ran and was elected to the city council of the City. He was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. He served as Mayor in 2007-2008 and 2012-2013. In his capacity as a council member representing the 8,000 residents of the city of Rolling Hills Estates, Zerunyan served on city, region and state committees.
City of Rolling Hills Estates: Chair of Equestrian Committee (2014)
City of Rolling Hills Estates: Chair of Traffic and Safety and Environmental Committees
(2003-2007-2012)
County of Los Angeles Sanitation District: Board Member
(2007-2008 and 2012-2013)
Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority: Board Member
(2006 and 2010-2013 and 2015)
Palos Verdes Peninsula Law Enforcement Committee: Board Member and Chair
(2007-2009 and 2012-Present)
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG): Member of Policy Committees:
Energy and Environment and Water Task Force (2005-2007)
Community Economic and Human Development (2013-Present)
League of California Cities: Member of Administrative Services Policy Committee (2005)
Selected to the prestigious California Civic Leadership Institute (2006)
In 2006 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Zerunyan to the Medical Quality Division of the Medical Board of the state of California. The California State Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination that same year. He served on the Medical Board for 5 years and retired as its Vice President.,
In 2008 his peers elected Zerunyan as the 52nd president of California Contract Cities Association, the second largest municipal organization in the state of California with 70 member cities representing more than 7 million residents.,
Awards and Honors
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in American Law
The Legal Network, Top Lawyers in California
Los Angeles Magazine Southern California Super Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating BV Distinguished
The President’s Commission on White House Fellowships Selection Panel
Special United States Congressional Recognition
Special Recognition by the California League of Cities
Special Recognitions by the California Contract Cities
Special Recognition by the City of Los Angeles
Special Recognition by the State Assembly
Special Recognition by Sheriff Leroy D. Baca
Special Recognition by the County Assessor
Special Recognition by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Bar Memberships and Professional Licenses
State of California
United States Federal District Court (Southern and Northern Districts of California)
United States Court of International Trade
District of Columbia (currently inactive status)
United States Supreme Court
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