{"id":2710,"date":"2021-11-10T07:10:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2021annualreport\/?page_id=2710"},"modified":"2024-04-18T22:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T22:57:04","slug":"letter-from-the-board-chair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/letter-from-the-board-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from the Board Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2710\" class=\"elementor elementor-2710\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ea01b84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ea01b84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7676ca9c\" data-id=\"7676ca9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cea025d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cea025d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">LETTER FROM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e823293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e823293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">OUR board chair<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1b2e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb1b2e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/yellow-line-separator.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"6\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2211 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/yellow-line-separator.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2211\" alt=\"\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a93cff elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a93cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: left; max-width: 980px; margin: auto;\">\n\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/california-community-fund-photo-board-chair-tomas-saenz.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4861 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"400\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/california-community-fund-photo-board-chair-tomas-saenz.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4861 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"400\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/california-community-fund-photo-board-chair-tomas-saenz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/california-community-fund-photo-board-chair-tomas-saenz.jpg 357w, https:\/\/www.calfund.org\/2023-annualreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/california-community-fund-photo-board-chair-tomas-saenz-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>Leadership transitions are never easy, and successful transitions are indicators of organizational prosperity. In 2023, the California Community Foundation (CCF) is experiencing two significant transitions, but our success is assured because of the tremendous dedication of the CCF staff, whose commitment to Los Angeles County is unmatched anywhere, and because of a similar devotion to the success of our region regularly shown by CCF donors, grantees and other critical partners. The animating energy of Los Angeles imbues everything that this great organization does.\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc24f38 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc24f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: left; max-width: 980px; margin: auto;\">\n<p>The first transition arrived, unwelcome, in May when the chair of the Board of Directors, the Honorable Gloria Molina, passed away at the age of 74. Already an iconic force in LA from her long service on the County Board of Supervisors, Gloria brought her characteristic unbreakable commitment to community and tenacious advocacy of smart policy to the Board; it was no surprise that she rose quickly to board leadership. We will all miss Gloria\u2019s personal kindness and warmth, demonstrated by her many thoughtful words and gestures. There is no denying that this transition has been difficult. In recognition of Gloria\u2019s contributions, the CCF Board has named the boardroom in our new permanent home in her honor.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the other transition, to occur formally in the fall of 2023, is in the office of the president of CCF. After 19 years of devoted leadership, Antonia Hern\u00e1ndez will be leaving CCF for a very well-earned retirement. While it is difficult\u00ad\u2014indeed nearly impossible\u2014to see Antonia depart CCF, this transition will be a success for two reasons. First, Antonia\u2019s success, and evident joy in the job, attracted an extraordinarily well-qualified pool of interested potential successors. After a thorough search and selection process, the board has appointed a successor with unmatched potential, Miguel A. Santana,<br>who has long had close ties to both Gloria and Antonia.<\/p>\n<p>The second guarantor of a successful transition lies in CCF\u2019s current position of strength and stability. Antonia leaves CCF in an enviable financial condition, with a growing pool of donors, a fully paid new home in downtown Los Angeles and a staff that would be the envy of any foundation in the world. Antonia has also ensured that CCF will forever be an activist foundation, using policy advocacy and convening leverage to tackle the most difficult social problems facing any urban community. She has changed this foundation\u2019s DNA, with enduring future payoffs for the community to which we are all committed.<\/p>\n<p>Antonia\u2019s great success came through her ability to forge partnerships with a diverse set of donors, board members, staff, and organizational partners. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I proudly salute and thank Antonia and her supportive family, as well as all of her numerous colleagues in the work<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas A. Saenz<\/strong><br>President &amp; General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LETTER FROM OUR board chair Leadership transitions are never easy, and successful transitions are indicators of organizational prosperity. 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