His experience before Citi includes founding a nonprofit and a community bank. He has also partnered with many foundations in joint-funding initiatives and studies, such as the Portrait of Los Angeles. During his five year tenure at Citi, James has helped found the Los Angeles County Center for Financial Empowerment with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Cities for Citizenship with Mayor Garcetti, the Ventanilla Financiera with the Mexican Consulate, and the ONE LA small business procurement program with the LA Chamber of Commerce. He focuses Citi’s philanthropic efforts on catalyzing new programs and building public-private partnerships. James leads Citibank’s corporate philanthropy division for Southern California and Texas. “His dedication to our most vulnerable communities and his commitment to racial equity and diversity are what we need to envision a more inclusive future for all Californians.” “I can think of no one better to lead our Board during this pivotal moment for SCG and the philanthropic sector as a whole,” said Beatriz Solís. Additionally, as several board terms come to a close next year, James will utilize his organizational change and management experience to facilitate the onboarding of new board members in 2021. Beatriz Solís, Director of Healthy Communities (South) at The California Endowment, will move into the role of Past Board Chair.ĭuring his term, James will prioritize working with the Board to optimize Southern California Grantmakers’ mission and unveil its revitalized strategic framework in 2020. “I look forward to working together with my board colleagues and the entire SCG network to address the issues most impacting the communities that we serve.”Īs Chair, James will oversee the operation of the Southern California Grantmakers’ Board of Directors alongside the current Board Executive Committee: Nike Irvin, Trustee at the Riordan Foundation, SCG Board Vice-Chair Joe Lumarda, Chair of The California Wellness Foundation’s Board of Directors, SCG Board Secretary and Melissa Harman, Partner at Moss Adams LLP and Senior Partner at the Moss Adams Foundation, SCG Board Treasurer. “I am honored to serve in this important role,” said Alva, who has served on the SCG Board since 2017. Southern California Grantmakers is a robust network of 325 grantmakers working to champion effective philanthropy across eight counties in Southern California. The session will identify and explore critical issues for GIA members engaged in and/or thinking about this kind of work.Los Angeles, CA, JanuSouthern California Grantmakers today announced that James Alva had been elected as Chair of its Board of Directors for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2020. The conversation will cover several issues: new collaborations between health funders and arts organizations validation of the work in the arts and health fields, including attention to financial support criticism peer networks and training for this kind of hybrid work.
Discussants representing different perspectives will share examples from their own programs and/or research. This session builds on prior GIA sessions exploring the intersection between participatory arts and community health. Presented by Ming Ng, director of programming, Active Arts at the Music Center, Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County Beatriz Solis, director, Healthy Communities South Region, The California Endowment. Organized by Maria Rosario Jackson, senior research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center and director of the Culture, Creativity, and Communities Program, Urban Institute Amy Kitchener, executive director, Alliance for California Traditional Arts. PRESENTATION SESSION Tuesday, October 11, 9:30 am 11:00 am The Challenge of Change: Public Policy Advocacy for Arts in Education
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