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 of America (FLA), she had no idea that that experience…
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. My mind is a swirl of guns, mental illness, and…
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 advance the mission and extend the impact of the 14-year-old nonprofit…
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 life through artfully crafted spoken word. Poetry becomes their superpower,…
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 this past month, what is so moving is the combination…
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 financial resources to support local nonprofits that are committed to…
Our STORY is key to our success. Read all about how we are making important change in our community. Check your mailbox or click here to view this year's "the Giving List" published by Montecito Journal Media. In this year's addition,…
The Katherine Harvey Fellows program marked its 20th anniversary in a joint celebration held recently that also honored the 2019-20 cohort, who completed the 18-month training last year but delayed the culmination ceremony because of COVID-19. The Katherine Harvey Fellows…
Leading From Within has long shared a selection of 'What we are reading' in our newsletters. It's a way to share books and articles with insights related to our role of supporting and leadership in our community. I'd like to…
SOURCE: ANN PIERAMICI FOR LEADING FROM WITHIN The eighth cohort of Leading From Within’s Emerging Leaders program celebrated the culmination of their nearly year-long leadership development training with an outdoor culmination ceremony at Foundation House on August 27. Nineteen local…