CEO, PRESIDENT ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
WHY: Foundation ranked No. 3 on the Business Journal’s annual list of nonprofits with $103.5M in revenue for the year ended June 30, 2019.
RECENT: Aiming to keep Orange County’s philanthropy community connected during pandemic, by supporting new, virtual ways for donors to plug in. Hosted a virtual Demo Day on Sept. 30 in partnership with UCI’s Beall Center with six nonprofit finalists who presented projects to venture-oriented philanthropists.
OC LEADER BOARD, SEPT. 7: “Looking forward, there’s ample reason to believe that Orange County’s nonprofit sector will not only survive the pandemic but thrive beyond it.”
2020 HOBBY: “In addition to escaping into great books, I created a makeshift art studio in a corner of my bedroom to paint myself a little sanity during the pandemic.”