LCWINS: MAKING GENDER PARITY IN SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITY ROLES A REALITY
The election of the United States’ first female vice president, the historic number of Republican women elected to Congress this year, and the all-women-of-color New Mexico House Delegation signals an unprecedented opportunity for women to lead from their seats at the national security decision-making table and throughout the ranks of government.
LA-BASED HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES WINS 2020 HILTON HUMANITARIAN PRIZE
By recognizing the work undertaken to serve a specific, marginalized population primarily in East LA with a global humanitarian prize, the Hilton Foundation is pointing to the example that Homeboy sets for the rest of the world, writes Marissa Moran.
VP CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS ADDRESSES THE PACIFIC COUNCIL
California Senator Kamala Harris addressed the Pacific Council at the beginning of its 2020 Global Summit: Beyond the Horizon on July 20. Watch her full remarks.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: ELISE BUIK AND THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
Elise Buik, executive director of United Way of Great Los Angeles, discusses her current work during the COVID-19 pandemic, United Way’s role in a place like California, and the relevance of the Pacific Council right now.
Member Spotlight: Lorraine Schneider + the COVID-19 Heroes Podcast
Emerging Leader and Council member Lorraine Schneider is a Certified Emergency Manager and creator of the podcast, COVID-19 Heroes.
Member spotlight: kimia khatami
Kimia Khatami is a Pacific Council Emerging Leader and president of the Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce.
FRANK BAXTER RECEIVES LA CHAMBER’S CIVIC MEDAL OF HONOR
Earlier this year, Pacific Council Director Frank Baxter won the LA Area Chamber of Commerce’s Civic Medal of Honor, which distinguishes important philanthropic work in the city.