Wednesday, October 14, 2020
L.A. Care Health Plan, Rochester Area Community Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health
October 14, 2020 11am Pacific
Roland Palencia, Community Benefits Director, L.A. Care Health Plan
Roland Palencia is the Community Benefits Director and a corporate trainer at L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest public health plan in the nation. He's the former Executive Director of Clinica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero and Equality California. Prior executive roles ;include Regional Director at The California Endowment, and Chief of Operations and Vice-President at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Numerous awards honor Roland's decades of activism and advocacy on behalf of marginalized and under resourced populations. In the 1980s, Roland was an early founder of the LGBTQ Latin@ movement in the greater Los Angeles area.
Jennifer Leonard, President & CEO, Rochester Area Community Foundation
Jennifer Leonard has overseen the growth of one of New York State’s most significant foundations, which distributed $37M in 2019. Rochester Area Community Foundation and its ACTRochester.org affiliate help drive and inform the conversation about equity and vitality in their upstate New York region. Jennifer led implementation of the first national standards for community foundations and chaired their leadership group from 2004-2006. She served as California Community Foundation’s grants vice president and worked nationally for the American Heart Association, The Grantsmanship Center, and as a writer and consultant.
Michael Renner, Strategist, Missouri Foundation for Health
Michael stumbled into the grantmaking world three decades ago and has seen firsthand its evolution from simply dispensing funds for good work to investing in good work designed for lasting impact. During his 15 years with Missouri Foundation for Health, Michael has championed using the power of philanthropy to accelerate positive change.
As an independent philanthropic foundation, MFH works to eliminate the underlying causes of health inequities, transform systems, and enable individuals and communities to thrive through its partnership, experience, knowledge, and funding.
Angela Richardson, Senior Trainer, The Grantsmanship Center
Angela brings more than 20 years' experience as a nonprofit program and fund developer, strategic planner, and organizational coach. As senior trainer, Angela has coached other trainers for The Grantsmanship Center and trained staff for nonprofit organizations, school districts, governments, faith-based organizations, and colleges and universities. She brings additional expertise in education and the arts, recently delivering a virtual workshop for Broward County Cultural Division, FL as part of the Business Skills for Creatives series. Angela has facilitated many in-person Meet-the-Grantmaker panels in Los Angeles for PROJECT GRANTSMANSHIP and for the City of Los Angles, city council members. Recently, Angela trained faculty and community-based nonprofit leaders as part of a Research Proposal Workshop sponsored by UCLA Health Sciences.
