On April 24, United Way’s Emerging Leaders hosted its latest CEO Spotlight Event at L.A. Live’s Conga Room for more than one hundred rising young professionals.
Employees representing dozens of major corporations including HSBC, ExxonMobil, PwC, UPS and NBC Universal were treated to an evening of networking and a roundtable discussion entitled, “Rising to the Challenge: The Key to Overcoming Adversity and Promoting Positive Change” featuring Paula Madison, Chairman and CEO of Madison Media Management.
Madison, who is also the current Chairman of the Los Angeles Sparks, spoke openly about her humble beginnings, her rise to the top and her lifelong connection to United Way and its core mission.
“I was one of those children who grew up with very little and who benefited a great deal from the assistance of United Way. It was a safe harbor from the storm,” she said.
“As a result, I’ve been involved with this organization in every city where I’ve ever lived – it was a way to ground myself in the community. And I know that United Way of Greater L.A., in particular, has narrowed its focus on closing the poverty gap which speaks, in more ways than I can say, to what I believe in.”
To find out how you can help build a brighter future for our community by joining United Way’s Emerging Leaders, please contact Walen Ngo at wngo@unitedwayla.org.
Join United Way Emerging Leaders today, Tuesday, April 24 for a CEO Spotlight featuring Paula Madison, Chairman & CEO of Madison Media Management.
Paula is also an owner and Chairman of the Los Angeles Sparks, a member of the WNBA Board of Governors, and a Board Member for many organizations, including the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. After spending 22 years at NBCUniversal, she recently retired as Executive Vice President of Diversity and Vice President of General Electric (GE). To learn more about her,
please click here for her extended bio. Join Emerging Leaders for this inspiring event as she shares how she went from humble beginnings to one of the most successful leaders in the entertainment industry and in our community.
For more information about how you can attend this exclusive event, please contact Walen Ngo at wngo@unitedwayla.org or call 213.808.6232. Click here to RSVP!
On February 4, 2012 more than 4o volunteers lent their time and talents to paint several murals on the campus of El Sereno Middle School. The event was the first half of a two Saturday project. El Sereno is one of eight LAUSD schools that are a part of United Way’s Leadership Matters Middle School Pilot. Through the program, middle school principals and their leadership teams receive increased resources and technical assistance to prepare students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds for success in high school, college and beyond.
For two consecutive Saturdays, United Way’s Emerging Leaders have volunteered their time to paint several murals at El Sereno Middle School in East Los Angeles. This past Saturday they finished the project, making the school a more beautiful learning environment for its students.
El Sereno is one of eight LAUSD schools that are a part of United Way’s Leadership Matters Middle School Pilot. Through the program, middle school principals and their leadership teams receive increased resources and technical assistance to prepare students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds for success in high school, college and beyond.
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Thank you to all of our generous volunteers who came out to lend their time and talent to help make a difference! Emerging Leaders would also like to extend a special thank you to
Loyola Law School for their generous sponsorship of this project. To find out how you can become an Emerging Leader,
click here.
Renee Fraser, CEO of Fraser Communications and Michael Johnson, the CEO of Herbalife and Chairman of the Herbalife Family Foundation
On December 13, United Way’s Emerging Leaders hosted its CEO Spotlight Event at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel for a select group of nearly 100 young professionals from corporations across the County.
Renee Fraser, CEO of Fraser Communications, opened the program with an overview of Creating Pathways Out of Poverty – UWGLA’s plan to end homelessness, increase the graduation rate and ensure the financial stability of local families by 2016.
The highlight of the evening, however, was the roundtable discussion which followed between Fraser and Michael Johnson, the CEO of Herbalife and Chairman of the Herbalife Family Foundation, on using leadership, volunteerism and giving to make an impact on the community.
Johnson spoke candidly about his lifelong passion for philanthropy, the various challenges that have shaped his leadership abilities and the key qualities of an effective leader while also offering those in attendance a few valuable tips on how to succeed in the world of business.
