45th class of Leadership Los Angeles

Eight-month program designed to inspire, prepare, and connect leaders to drive change

 

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — This month the Southern California Leadership Network (SCLN) graduated its 45th class of Leadership Los Angeles, adding 39 LA County community leaders to its extensive alumni network – an ever-growing collective encompassing advocacy and civic-minded professionals from business, nonprofit, and government sectors.  

With a focus on addressing “wicked problems” in Los Angeles such as homelessness, environmental racism, community safety, and health equity, the eight-month community education course included intensive presentations and discussions with civic, corporate, and nonprofit leaders involving such interrelated topics as: Sustainability, Economic Development, Power Hubs, Policing, Transit, Goods Movement, and Education.

“We’re fortunate to bring together nationally renowned presenters, thought-leaders, and deeply informed contributors that help spotlight some valiant efforts to solve wicked problems in Los Angeles County and beyond,” said SCLN Program Director Kauleen Menard. “This class has weaved diverse perspectives into tightly-knit relationships that I know will help drive change.”

Class of 2022 “LLA” graduates represent a broad range of professional and personal experiences, perspectives, and specialities, not limited to healthcare, energy, arts, news, community organizing, government affairs, human rights, youth development, economic development, environmental science, engineering, beautification, communications, international relations, business analysis, strategic planning, policy, packaging, tech, data science, transit, decarbonization, hydrology, public health, homelessness, history, cultural memory, collective impact, meditation, nature, much more:  

Mario Ceballos — Kaiser Permanente

Josh Berger — SparkReach Innovative Leadership

Patty Ross — Golden State Marketing

Joy Williams — Junior League of Los Angeles 

Jay Yoon — LA Metro

Fiammetta Piazza — Polsinelli

Omar Carrillo Tinajero — Center for Community Investment

Alicia Montgomery — Center for Powerful Public Schools

Grant Aguinaldo — Envera Consulting

Rebecca Stumme — Southern California Public Radio

Kristin Friedrich — LA County Dept of Arts and Culture

Carol Peralta— Wildwoods

Eileen Ryder Parsons

Julio Cruz — Para Los Ninos

Hilary Ku’uleinani Brown — EKA

Lindsay Thomas — JVS SoCal

Jimmy Gandhi — California State University, Northridge

Pamela Gorgei — Deloitte

Jesse Landis — Landis Message & Media

Jacob Jauregui — Collaborate, Inc.

Roseny Carrero Morales — Artist/Actress 

Marilyn Headley — Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Talitha Tyler — City of Hope

Kristen Aster — The People Concern 

Cindy Lee — Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Thomas Quill — SoCalGas

Sharon Szmolyan Stein — Solve It

Jenn Baughman — Southern California Public Radio

Sammy Ahmed — SoCalGas

Irma Rossana Perez — Children’s Institute

Sayon Syprasoeuth — United Cambodian Community

Nadia Bess — SoCalGas

Battina Cooper — LA Metro

Katherine La Spada — Blue Shield of California

Priscilla Hamilton — SoCalGas

Kristin Miller — Children’s Institute

Doug Gerry — Southern California Public Radio

Joanna Calabrese — Music Center Foundation

Anna Marie Cruz — Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

Some graduation photos available here (more available upon request): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s01LTdRkE3TOhKNLJGR-vS_lmWv7Bofz.  

About SCLN: 

The Southern California Leadership Network envisions a more dynamic and prosperous region and state led by informed, collaborative, inspired, diverse and capable leaders serving all communities. Since 1987, the Southern California Leadership Network has equipped over 3,500 civic-minded individuals with regional knowledge and skills to create and lead informed solutions addressing quality-of-life issues across Los Angeles, Southern California, and the state.

For further info visit LeadershipNetwork.org. 

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