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The Coalition on Economic Resiliency was created in September 2019 by the Social Change Institute at Community Health Councils. In our first convening, we invited 100 leaders from Los Angeles to dialogue on ten different topics:

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Mutuality

Dr Chris Benner

Dr Chris Benner

Professor at UC Santa Cruz

Tracy Gray

Tracy Gray

Managing Partner at 22 Fund

Carmen Palafox

Carmen Palafox

Partner at MiLA Capital

Allison Dollar

Allison Dollar

CEO at ITV Alliance

Dwayne Hall

Dwayne Hall

CTO at VIVE

Tayde Aburto

Tayde Aburto

CEO at Hispanic Chamber of e-Commerce

Wil Dog Abers

Wil Dog Abers

Musician at Ozomatli

Debt Alleviation and Wealth Building

Veronica Flores

Veronica Flores

CEO at Community Health Councils

Len Lanzi

Len Lanzi

Executive Director at Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA)

Adam Lichtl PhD

Adam Lichtl PhD

Principal Data Scientist at Pacific Data Science

Barbara Ferrer

Barbara Ferrer

CEO at Department of Public Health

Shannon Parry

Shannon Parry

Deputy Sustainability Officer at the City of Santa Monica

Delphine Pruitt

Delphine Pruitt

VP Business Development at Bank of the West

John Wagner

John Wagner

EVP at First 5 LA

Steven Chapparo

Steven Chapparo

Design Strategist at Studio META

Avis Ridley Thomas

Avis Ridley Thomas

Co-Director at the Institute for Non-Violence in LA

Building an Intellectual Property Pipeline

Arabian Prince

Arabian Prince

Founder at Inov8 Next

Austin Clements

Austin Clements

Managing Partner at OPV

Mary Jane Puffer

Mary Jane Puffer

ED at LA’s Trust for Children’s Health

Derek Hall

Derek Hall

VP at JP Morgan Chase

Walker Wells

Walker Wells

Principal at Raimi & Associates

Michelle Burton

Michelle Burton

Chief Strategy Officer at Community Health Councils

Charlie Echeverry

Charlie Echeverry

Founder at Black/Brown Collective

Reid Meadows

Reid Meadows

County Systems Strategist at First 5 LA

Future of Work

Lara Jeremko

Lara Jeremko

Founder at Beyond Ventures

John Baackes

John Baackes

CEO at LA Care Health Plan

Silvia Flint

Silvia Flint

Partner at Monarch Information Systems

Tim Silman

Tim Silman

Design Team at XPrize

Leila Towry

Leila Towry

Sr Director Business Development at Primary Care Dev Corp

Gustavo Herrera

Gustavo Herrera

ED at Arts for LA

Kori Kanayama

Kori Kanayama

Principal at Kanayama Consulting

Matt Horton

Matt Horton

Associate Director at Milken Institute

Pedro Noguera

Pedro Noguera

Director at UCLA

Sadio Woods

Sadio Woods

Strategy Manager at Community Health Councils

Reparations in Advancing Resiliency

Tunua Thrash-Ntuk

Tunua Thrash-Ntuk

ED at LISC LA

Warren Harris

Warren Harris

SVP at Luther Burbank Savings

Sandra McNeill

Sandra McNeill

Principal at Sandra McNeill Consulting

Tomás Durán

Tomás Durán

President at Concerned Capital

Christopher Garcia

Christopher Garcia

VP CRA, Banc of California

Norma Almaguer

Norma Almaguer

GM at Concerned Capital

Tanya Tull

Tanya Tull

President & CEO at Parenting for Change

Damián Mazzotta

Damián Mazzotta

Founder at Zero Gravity Management

Global Perspectives – South Johannesburg and Los Angeles

Pastor Kelvin Sauls

Pastor Kelvin Sauls

Network Strategist at Community Health Councils

Lisa Salazar

Lisa Salazar

Chief at City of Los Angeles

Roland Palencia

Roland Palencia

Community Benefits Director at LA Care Health Plan

Pastor Eddie Anderson

Pastor Eddie Anderson

Pastor at McCarty Memorial Church

Kecia Washington

Kecia Washington

Director of Innovation at LADWP

Marcia Choo

Marcia Choo

VP Community Relations at Wells Fargo

Liliana Aide Monge

Liliana Aide Monge

CEO at Sabio

Andy Downer

Andy Downer

Founder at Global Connections

What happened to Charity?

Eric Gurna

Eric Gurna

President & CEO at LA’s Best

Dr Rebecca Rodríguez

Dr Rebecca Rodríguez

Medical Director at Westside Family Health Center

Hyepin Im

Hyepin Im

President & CEO at FACE

Maggie Lane

Maggie Lane

Director of Strategic Partnerships at Reality Code

Cynthia Buiza

Cynthia Buiza

CEO at CA Immigrant Policy

Sonya Vasquez

Sonya Vasquez

Chief Transformation Officer at Community Health Councils

Ed Foster Simeon

Ed Foster Simeon

President & CEO at US Soccer Federation

Jeff Malin

Jeff Malin

Director of Business Development at Skid Row Housing Trust

Rose Rodríguez

Rose Rodríguez

Director Community Engagement at Kaiser Permanente

MacKenzie Grow

MacKenzie Grow

Project Administrator at Social Change Institute

Disaster and Trauma Informed Community Planning

Matthew Haas

Matthew Haas

VP Investor Relations at Riverside Capital

Suzanne Markoe-Hayes

Suzanne Markoe-Hayes

Director of Evaluation at VOALA

Alon Stivi

Alon Stivi

CEO at GoWare

Anita Dharapuram

Anita Dharapuram

VP Community Relations at BBVA

Bill Pitkin

Bill Pitkin

Board of Directors at Funders Together to End Homelessness

Marguerite Avé-Womack

Marguerite Avé-Womack

Senior Director at YPI

Alisa Orduna

Alisa Orduna

Senior Advisor to the City of Santa Monica

Rebecca Ratzkin

Rebecca Ratzkin

Director of Policy & Research at Community Health Councils

Manal Aboelata

Manal Aboelata

Deputy ED at Prevention Institute

Philanthropic Investment Portfolios

Lisa Richter

Lisa Richter

Managing Partner at Avivar Capital

Bruce Dobb

Bruce Dobb

Partner at Concerned Capital

Jesús Chávez

Jesús Chávez

CEO at Vertical Networks

Gisele Fong

Gisele Fong

Program Manager at the CA Endowment

Shimica Gaskins

Shimica Gaskins

CEO at CDF

David Greco

David Greco

President & CEO at Social Sector Partners

George Hernandez

George Hernandez

AVP CRA at East West Bank

James Rojas

James Rojas

Place It

Tim Souris

Tim Souris

Founder at The Fountain

Small Business and Entrepreneur Resiliency

Anita Foster Washington

Anita Foster Washington

Analyst at Avivar Capital

Tara Westman

Tara Westman

Sr Program Manager at the CA Endowment

Louise McCarthy

Louise McCarthy

President & CEO at CCALAC

Joselyn Cousins

Joselyn Cousins

District Manager at Federal Reserve

Richard Duarte

Richard Duarte

Vice President

Claire Fox

Claire Fox

ED at LA Food Policy Council

Paul Hernandez

Paul Hernandez

Chief Strategy Officer at Fenton

Additional Members

Beatriz Acevedo

Beatriz Acevedo

Co-Founder at mitú

Ami Pascual Spear

Ami Pascual Spear

Regional Director at Mercy Housing

Beatriz Solis

Beatriz Solis

Program Director at the CA Endowment

Kim Belshe

Kim Belshe

Agency Director at CA Health and Human Services

Todd Terrazas

Todd Terrazas

President at AI LA

Pamela Stephens

Pamela Stephens

Researcher at UCLA

Maicol Parker Chavez

Maicol Parker Chavez

Business Designer at EmSprint

Rachel Parker Chavez

Rachel Parker Chavez

Social Impact Strategist at Defining: Good