CEO, PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY
WHY: Tapped in 2018 by Garden Grove-based nonprofit, which aims to eliminate and prevent the causes of poverty. His team has a broad array of goals, including enhancing fundraising, increasing board education, elevating marketing initiatives and continuing to strengthen diversity equity and inclusion.
IN THE NEWS: Late 2021, Business Journal’s Leader Board discussed how cost of living has affected the living wage in Orange County, and how CAPOC combats that within its own organization.
NOTABLE: Grew up in poverty in Paterson, N.J. Has bold mission to end the cycle of poverty in his role as CEO of the partnership.