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…
Learn how employers and allies in the workplace can make spaces more inclusive for all. A panel of three expert speakers will lead an interactive discussion around how to support gender, disability, and racial inclusivity in the workplace and provide…
Self-Care and Wellness with Sara Bazan Leading From Within's Emerging Leaders Alumni Council offers this event to the entire alumni network on mindfulness exercises and techniques for managing stress and shift emotional states through the breath and visualization. Join us…
Leading From Within will be hosting bi-monthly gatherings for each alumni group, facilitated by a program instructor or alumni coordinator. Join the conversation and connect with your alumni community: Emerging Leaders Alumni Next: Thursday, April 16 at 5 pm | Join Zoom…
First 5 Santa Barbara County | Executive Director & Santa Barbara Unified School Board | President Emerging Leaders Alumni Wendy Sims-Moten has served as Executive Director of First 5 Santa Barbara County for the past two years. However, she was…
Policy and Communications Associate | CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) Emerging Leaders Alumni Frank Rodriguez is the person you want advocating for you. The son of immigrants from Jalisco, Mexico, and a first-generation UCLA grad with…
Elisa Pardo learned how a social services organization can change a life when she became a teenage parent. The Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County (CACSB) helped her in a time of need. Now, 15 years later, she’s still…
Executive Director | Future Leaders of America, Inc. Emerging Leaders Alumni As a Latino youth, Eder Gaona-Macedo felt his voice didn't matter. He grew up as an undocumented immigrant in a single family household, yet held strong to his American…
(Former) Director of the Family Service Center | SB Unified School District Emerging Leaders Alumni Alejandra is a Santa Barbara local, having grown up intertwined in two different cultures. Her Mexican roots and American attitude have supported her to interweave the…
Leading From Within invested in conducting an evaluation of our Emerging Leaders program after its first four years. The results highlight the impact on the individual leader at this critical juncture of their career, as well as the effects of…