Jeff Bochsler
Jeff Bochsler, Senior Vice President of Mortgage Lending Katherine Harvey Fellows Jeff's career path as a senior vice president of Mortgage Lending feels almost destined. His father was in the…
Mario Mendez
Mario Mendez, Community Awareness Accountability & Action Manager/ Senior Field Staff Wilderness Youth Project, Emerging Leaders Cohort 8 After a childhood marked by movement, from Colombia to Saudi Arabia to…
Sarah York Rubin
Sarah York Rubin, Executive Director Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture Courage to Lead Sarah's early interest in the arts was cultivated by her parents, both public school…
Chelseá Jensen
Chelseá Jensen, Director of Mental Health, Good Samaritan Shelter Leading for Community Impact It was a quarter-life crisis and a period of self-reflection that led Chelseá Jensen to leave her…
Cynder Sinclair: Leading From Within Aims to Transform All Community Sectors
Published by: CYNDER SINCLAIR, NOOZHAWK COLUMNIST Noozhawk article Many people dream of transforming their community. Ken Saxon achieved that goal, and he’s not done.After finishing a successful business career, Saxon…
Lucille Boss
Lucille Boss, Emerging Leaders Program Housing Programs Manager, County of Santa Barbara Even from a young age, Lucille Boss's career has been guided by her interests and inquisitiveness. She was…
Eder Gaona-Macedo Joins Board at Leading From Within
Published by: ANN PIERAMICI, NOOZHAWK CONTRIBUTING WRITER Noozhawk article Leading From Within (LFW) has announced the appointment Eder Gaona-Macedo, who joins the Board of Directors in continuing to advance the…
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…
Oscar Gutierrez
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…