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…
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…
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),…
Jordan Killebrew
District Representative/Communications Director to County Supervisor Laura Capps Emerging Leaders, 2017 Growing up, Jordan moved around a lot – from various homes around Los Angeles to El Paso, Texas to…
Abe Powell
Co-founder and CEO of Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade Courage to Lead, 2019- 2022 Decades before Abe Powell became known as the master behind the Bucket Brigade, he was a 25-year-old…
Sylvia Barnard
Executive Director, Good Samaritan Shelter Leading For Community Impact Sylvia Barnard was a single mom living on welfare when she put herself through college. She believed that education was her…
Teresa Alvarez
Executive Director, Carpinteria Children’s Project Emerging Leaders, 2016 Teresa Alvarez knows firsthand how critical the services are that her organization, Carpinteria Children’s Project, provides. The nonprofit preschool prepares children for kindergarten…
Gloria Soto
Executive Director, Future Leaders of America Council Member, City of Santa Maria Emerging Leaders, 2017 Cohort When Gloria Soto’s 8th-grade guidance counselor encouraged her to apply to Future Leaders…
“Finding Hope- Belonging over Otherness” | Reflections by Ed France
I'm not about to be eloquent here. Maybe like you, I was still trying to process the Buffalo killings when the news broke about the elementary school shooting in Texas.…
Leading From Within Welcomes New Board Members
SOURCE: ANN PIERAMICI FOR LEADING FROM WITHIN SANTA BARBARA, California, (March 2022) – Leading From Within (LFW) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members who will help…
Our Words Collide Documentary Feature
The documentary Our Words Collide, screening at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this weekend, offers inspiration through poetry. Five youth share their stories as they digest the tumult of…
“Leading from the Heart” | Reflections by Ed France
When the problems we face seem intractable, there is no better inspiration than the transformative stories and examples of leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflecting upon his namesake holiday…
Santa Barbara Latino Philanthropic Leaders Raise $15,000 for Leadership Development
Santa Barbara Latino Philanthropic Leaders Raise $15,000 for Leadership Development and Invite New Members to join the 2022 Giving Cycle A group of Latino leaders have come together to pool…