Connie Alexander
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director | Gateway Educational Services Courage to Lead Participant Connie comes from a long line of activist women, devoted to the idea that if you see something wrong, you must try to fix it. As a child…
Michael Kenji (Maka) Takahara
Health Education Specialist | Department of Health & Wellness (UCSB) Katherine Harvey Fellows Alumni If you wonder if positivity is contagious, Michael Kenji (Maka) Takahara’s laugh might make you a believer. While his career focuses on practicing mental health and…
Gabriela Macias-Mota
Program Director | Future Leaders of America Emerging Leaders Alumni At Future Leaders of America (FLA) we treat students like individuals, and at that age that’s transformative,” says Gabriela, having attended FLA’s Youth Leadership Conference in 2006, before entering the…
Frederick Janka
Executive Director | Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation Courage to Lead Alumni We can only be transformed for the better through art, and I am a passionate believer in that,” says Frederick Janka, Executive Director of the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation.…
Montecito Journal: The New World of Virtual Convening by Ken Saxon
Click here to read on the Montecito Journal website. Humans are communal by nature. Even for an introvert like me, this pandemic has made me miss “face-time” with friends and colleagues. I, for one, will be very happy when we…
SBC Arts & Culture
COVID-19 RESOURCES 805 INSPIRES Please enjoy these 15-minute family friendly videos from museums and cultural institutions highlighting our incredible region of Santa Barbara. Utilizing the knowledge, expertise and physical collections of participating organizations, the project hopes to expand access with…
CALM
COVID-19 RESOURCES Working from Home with Kids? Many of us are currently trying to balance working from home and taking care of the kids full time. Here are some tips to make this phase of life more manageable. Read more…
Montecito Journal: Grassroots Philanthropy Fills a Gap by Ken Saxon
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Community Environmental Council
COVID-19 RESOURCES Help Build A Stronger Food Rescue Network CEC is compiling and managing a centralized database that identifies all the players in charitable food distribution, as well as gaps in service. Among other purposes, this hub is being used to…