Katya Armistead
Katherine Harvey Fellows Cohort 4, 2006-07 LFW Board Member, Emerging Leaders Facilitator It was due to the difficulties of her experience as a college student at UCSB that Katya Armistead was inspired to return, years later, as an administrator. Katya’s…
Oscar Gutierez
Santa Barbara City Council Member Emerging Leaders Cohort 9 Santa Barbara City Council member Oscar Gutierrez always wanted to know what was going on in the world, even at a young age. Which is why he preferred watching the news,…
Emerging Leaders Program Marks a Decade of Vision and Courage
Published by: ANN PIERAMICI, NOOZHAWK CONTRIBUTING WRITER Noozhawk article How does our community invest in the next generation of civic leadership? Ten years ago, Leading From Within took on that challenge by launching the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). This week…
Mentors and Allies: An Exploration with the Katherine Harvey Fellows
Reflections from Ed France People hate politics. Yet for any of us interested to advance a policy or initiative or community cause, it is a necessary evil. Further, we have so far to go to make our governance more accessible,…
Michael Velasquez
Shop Manager Bici Centro Emerging Leaders Cohort 9 Michael Velasquez remembers first discovering the joy of riding his bicycle when he was a child, cycling with friends around the neighborhoods of his small hometown of Templeton, California. It was the…
Dr. Patricia Madrigal
Founder, PEAC Foundation Director of Evaluation & Programs, James S. Bower Foundation The Katherine Harvey Fellows (2010-11), Courage to Lead (2018-19) Programs Dr. Patricia Madrigal carries the lessons from her childhood in her heart and in her work as a…
Ann McCarty
Executive Director, North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection Center Leading For Community Impact, 2016-17 Ann McCarty’s journey leading to her current role as executive director of the North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center has been circuitous, yet…
Senator Monique Limón
Katherine Harvey Fellows 2008-09 Former Leading From Within Board Member Senator Monique Limón discovered a passion for public service as an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley. The first in her family to go to college, Monique received grants…
Interview with Our Founder, Ken Saxon
THE MONTECITO JOURNAL - PHILANTHROPY Leading From Within BY STEVEN LIBOWITZ | FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Ken Saxon had a clear vision when he founded Leading From Within (LFW), the Santa Barbara nonprofit that supports leaders and staff of…