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.

Headshot image of Dr. Anthony B. Iton, Senior Vice President at The California Endowment
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