PARTNERSHIPS
OUR WORK IS FUELED BY STRATEGIC
COALITIONS OF STAKEHOLDERS
City of Oakland
Alameda County
Oakland Unified School District
Private & Public Partners
Key Partners
MEET THE
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
IN MEMORIAM
October 5, 1949 – November 3, 2021
Wilma Chan
Co-Chair and Founding member of Oakland Thrives Leadership Council
YVJPA Trustee
EXECUTIVE TEAM CO-CHAIRS
Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell
Superintendent
Oakland Unified School District
Susan Muranishi
County Administrator
Alameda County
Yvette Radford
Regional Vice President
External & Community Affairs
Kaiser Permanente
Hon. Sheng Thao
Mayor
City of Oakland
EXECUTIVE TEAM
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Benjamin “Sam” Davis
District 1
OUSD Board of Education Directors
Jane Garcia
CEO
La Clínica de La Raza, Inc.
Anthony B. Iton
M.D., J.D., MPH
Senior Vice President
The California Endowment
Kevin Jenkins
District 6 Councilmember
City of Oakland
Supervisor Nate Miley
President of the Board of Supervisors and District 4 Supervisor
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Curtiss Sarikey
Chief of Staff
Oakland Unified School District
Kristin Spanos
CEO
First 5 Alameda County
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Noha Aboelata, MD
CEO
Roots Community Health Center
Dana Cilono
Education Program Officer
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Lori Cox
Vice President of Programs
The California Wellness Foundation
Rev. Dr. George C.L. Cummings
Regional Executive Director
Oakland Community Organizations
Sandra Ernst
Chief Executive Officer
Oakland Promise
Darlene Flynn
Executive Director, Department: Race & Equity Department
City of Oakland
Donald Frazier
Chief Executive Officer
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency™
David A. Harris
President & CEO
Urban Strategies Council
Chris Iglesias
Chief Executive Officer
The Unity Council
Carolyn Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Black Cultural Zone
Kym Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
BANANAS, Inc.
David Kakishiba
Executive Director
East Bay Asian Youth Center
Barbara Leslie
President & CEO
Oakland Chamber of Commerce
Julia Liou, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Asian Health Services
Ay’Anna Moody
Senior Director, Social Impact
Golden State Warriors
Sofia Navarro
Interim Director, Economic & Workforce Development
City of Oakland
Andrew Park
Executive Director
Trybe
Ron Smith
Vice President
Education Initiatives
Salesforce
Rev. Dr. Jacqueline A. Thompson
Senior Pastor
Allen Temple Baptist Church
Patricia Wells
Executive Director
Oakland Housing Authority
Lakisha Young
Co-Founder & CEO
Oakland REACH
OUR PARTNERS
The member agencies of the Oakland Thrives Leadership Council and Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority are focused on building collaborative partnerships to leverage resources, eliminating duplication of services, and delivering accessible services to the most challenged populations.
Public Sector Partners
Philanthropic Partners
Community Partners
