Mark Ridley-Thomas – Week 31: 30-in-30 honoree
“Leadership in Los Angeles”
By Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas
Leadership in Los Angeles has been my life’s work over the past 30 years.
Three decades ago I was serving as the executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership C…
Maria Contreras-Sweet – Week 30: 30-in-30 honoree
Maria Contreras-Sweet is an American business leader. She served as an Obama cabinet member, California state cabinet official and investor/entrepreneur. Her achievements in bringing efficiency and modernization to large scale organizations, have earned her international a…
George Gascón – Week 29: 30-in-30 honoree
George Gascón is the District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco. He is the first Latino to hold the office in San Francisco and the nation’s first police chief to become District Attorney. Since his appointment in January 2011, Gascón has earned a nat…
Dave Barthmuss – Week 28: 30-in-30 honoree
When asked to describe what leadership means to me, I often reflect on some of the more challenging times during my General Motors’ career – and there were many to be sure. But the hardest thing I probably had to learn was how to turn a detractor into an advocate – or …
Danielle Brazell – Week 27: 30-in-30 honoree
“Creativity is uniquely human. It is a vehicle for unlocking human potential, and it cultivates leaders who contribute their time, talent and energy back into making our communities vibrant and resilient.” Danielle Brazell is this week’s 30-in-30 honoree, an alumni of …
Juan Devis – Week 26: 30-in-30 honoree
SCLN would like to congratulate Juan Devis, graduate of Leadership L.A. 2012 and Chief Creative Officer for KCET as this week’s 30-in-30 honoree, a campaign to celebrate SCLN’s 30th anniversary. Juan is an engaged alumni, regularly lending his time and expertise to atten…
Andy Carrasco – Week 25: 30-in-30 honoree
For this week’s 30-in-30 honoree, we would like to congratulate Andy Carrasco, graduate of Leadership L.A. 2009 and Director of Regional Public Affairs for SoCalGas. Continue reading below to learn first-hand about Andy’s inspiring story.
Thank you SCLN for the opportun…
Honorable Pete Aguilar – Week 23: 30-in-30 honoree
This week’s 30-in-30 honoree is U.S. Representative Pete Aguilar. Representative Aguilar, an alum of Leadership Southern California 2005, was re-elected in 2016 to represent the 31st Congressional District of California and serves on the House Appropriations Committee. …
Abbe Land – Week 22: 30-in-30 honoree
Abbe Land, a nationally recognized healthcare professional and activist and former Executive Director and CEO of The Trevor Project, has an impressive history of ensuring care to underrepresented populations and advocating for youth in the LGBTQ community. A graduate of Lead…
Honorable Ricardo Lara – Week 21: 30-in-30 honoree
It is with great #pride that we announce our week 21 30-in-30 honoree, Ricardo Lara, State Senator, District 33 and graduate of leadership L.A. 2007. Senator Lara made history in 2012 by becoming the first openly gay person of color elected to the California Senate. He advoc…
