VISIONARIES AWARDS

The Visionaries Awards is recognized as the premier civic leadership event that celebrates the outstanding achievements of leaders whose professional and civic careers have inspired action, community collaboration and solutions that have had a profound and lasting impact on our region, state and nation. It is the largest SCLN alumni reunion of the year where leaders form lasting collaborations.

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To date, past Visionaries Awards honorees include:

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2021

• Darya Allen-Attar, Vice President, Financial Advisor,Investing with Impact Director, Morgan Stanley; Co-Founder & CEO, Women Founders Network

• Michael A. Lawson, President & CEO, Los Angeles Urban League

• Kiesha Nix, Executive Director, Lakers Youth Foundation

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2020

• Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, Med, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

• Charlene Thomas, Chief Human Resources Officer, UPS 

• Nichol Whiteman, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

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2019

• Cástulo de la Rocha, President and CEO, AltaMed

• Zoila Escobar, Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, AltaMed and President, AltaMed Foundation

• Kevin Cottrell, The Guido Goldman Director, Leadership Programs, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

• Kim Yamasaki, Executive Director, Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE)

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By attending the Visionaries Awards, guests are helping to advance SCLN’s mission and contributing to scholarships for under-represented emerging leaders. Your attendance makes a difference and gives our future leaders the opportunity to gain the skills, knowledge, and network they need to be the professional and civic leaders that drive change in their communities.

Become a Sponsor

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We invite you to help us celebrate these dynamic leaders by sponsoring the Visionaries Awards. Proceeds help support the work of Southern California Leadership Network, and provide scholarships for diverse emerging leaders to participate in our programs. To learn more, contact Erin Tanenbaum, 213.580.7526.