About Us
ABOUT US
The Committee For Greater LA
The Committee for Greater LA assembled civic leaders at the start of the COVID pandemic to prioritize the recovery of LA County’s most marginalized communities.
We are a cross-sectoral group of Angelenos who share a vision that our region’s response to the COVID pandemic can advance systems change and dismantle the institutions and policies that have perpetuated institutional racism.
In September 2020, we released a comprehensive, landmark report, in partnership with UCLA and USC, No Going Back: Together for an Equitable and Inclusive Los Angeles.
No Going Back LA evolved from this report into an ongoing agenda for systems change powered by the Committee for Greater LA.
Our goal is sweeping systems change to ensure vulnerable and marginalized communities will be better off than they were before the crisis – there is #NoGoingBackLA.
The Commitee For Greater LA Includes:
Steering Committee:
Miguel Santana, Chair, Committee for Greater LA
Fred Ali, President and CEO, Weingart Foundation
Raul A. Anaya, President, Greater Los Angeles Bank of America
Monica Banken, Deputy, LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger
Charisse Bremond Weaver, President and CEO, Brotherhood Crusade
Cynthia Buiza, Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center
Lian Cheun, Executive Director, Khmer Girls in Action
Debra Duardo, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools
Sarah Dusseault, Immediate Past Board Chair, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission
Anna Hovasapian, Legislative Director, LA Council President Nury Martinez
Gita Murthy, CEO, Gita Murthy Consulting
Matt Szabo, Deputy Chief of Staff, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti
Judith Vasquez, Senior Advisor, LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis
April Verrett, President, SEIU Local 2015
Jacqueline Waggoner, VP and Southern CA Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners
No Going Back LA Report Academic Partners:
Gary Segura, Dean, Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA
Manuel Pastor, Director, USC Equity Research Institute
Rhonda Ortiz, Managing Director, USC Equity Research Institute