LAUL - Key Persons
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- Founder & Managing Partner / Reddock Law Group
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- VP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Marketing Lead / City National Bank
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- Vice President / Divisional Merchandise Manager
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- COO
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Leadership Team
- League As Its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Heard joined the League as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, public affairs and philanthropy. Previously she served as the Executive Vice President of YWCA Greater Los Angeles where she was elected to sit on several boards including California Women League of Voters, USC Black Alumni Association, and KIS Foundation. Ms. Heard received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Southern California and graduated with a Master of Education from Howard University in Washington D.C.
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- SVP, Market Manager, Business Banking
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- Board Chair / Project Finance & MA Partner
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- Member of the Board
- Director of Community and Government Affairs / Enterprise Holdings ( Retired
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- General Manager
- Vice President
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- Founder & CEO / Act - One Group
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- President & CEO / Skirball Cultural Center
John W. Mack retired in July of 2005 after serving as President of the Los Angeles Urban League for 36 years. During his tenure, the LAUL experienced incredible growth, offering numerous programs and services at six sites and 33 Headstart locations throughout the area, a total staff of 280 and an annual budget of $25 million.
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- Compensation Committee Chair / Senior VP Los Angeles Regional Manager
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- Managing Director, Senior Relationship Manager
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- Fund Development Committee Chair / Managing Director Market Development
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- CEO
- Member of the Leadership Team
- President
Mr. Lawson retired as a partner after 31 years with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. During his tenure with the firm, he was appointed to the Los Angeles Airport Commission, and served as its President. In addition, Mr. Lawson has been a board member of several charitable organizations, Loyola Marymount University and Morehouse College. He served as a U.S. Ambassador in the Obama administration prior to joining the Los Angeles Urban League as its President and CEO in February, 2018. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and Harvard Law School.
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- Advocacy Committee Chair / VP Government
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- Member of the Regional Investment & Management Team
- Vice President & Deputy General Counsel / Centene Corporation
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- Vice President & District Manager / Wells Fargo
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- Managing Director / JP Morgan Chase
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- Executive Vice President of U.S. Bank
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- Manager, Community and Government Affairs
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- Secretary / Chief Lending and Revenue
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- Member of the Regional Investment & Management Team
- Director, Safety & Wellness
Wesley Brazier, former Industrial Relations Director of the Los Angeles Urban League under Floyd Covington, became the Urban League Executive Director in 1950 and served as such until 1968. The decade of the '50s set the tone for expansion and change which determined the momentum for the Civil Rights Movement in the ‘60s. The Urban League's agenda included employment development, training and placement, civil rights, discrimination in housing, health, and education.
Brazier sought more ways for the Urban League to extend its outreach to the youth in the community. Consequently, the LAUL became involved in more youth projects and issues. In 1952, the LAUL joined the newly formed Welfare Planning Council Committee which focused on institutional care of Negro children by social service agencies. A year later, the Urban League's efforts were realized when the Willowbrook Health Center was opened to provide prenatal and well baby services as well as traditional health center service.