NONPROFIT ALLIANCE OF MONTEREY COUNTY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director at Rancho Cielo
Cecilia Romero is the Deputy Director at Rancho Cielo, a 100-acre campus in Salinas providing education, career training, and enrichment for underserved and disengaged youth in Monterey County.
Previous work has involved academic counseling at the middle and high school levels and statewide education policy development and implementation. Ms. Romero holds a B.A. from UC Davis and a Master's degree in Education from San Jose State University. Her volunteer activities include serving as a Core Leader for the Non-Profit Alliance for Monterey County and as Wish Granter for the Make a Wish Foundation. She is also a member of the Community Foundation for Monterey County 2019 LEAD Institute class. Ms. Romero was born in El Salvador and now lives in Salinas, CA with her husband and their two children.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director of Harden Foundation, and Founding Member of the Nonprofit Alliance of Monterey County ( NAMC ) :
It seems like it was just yesterday… when a diverse group of community leaders and I decided to meet in 2004 to address the national economic crisis at that time. Our goal was to combine resources, collaborate, and advocate for the sustainability of services to our community, jeopardized by the economic cuts of the time. NAMC was born out of those meetings. Core leaders from a variety of nonprofits have been working ever since to maintain crucial safety nets and quality of life services for all Monterey County residents.
Today our motto is "Connect * Collaborate* Succeed!! Over the years, NAMC has held networking events and convened trainings and conferences on topics of immediate relevance for nonprofit leaders in Monterey County and the people we so passionately serve every day. We continue to offer these programs - with a deeper commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our work - and a new emphasis on advocacy with public officials and the general public.
Our focus on effective advocacy emerged from an inclusive process: In 2019, NAMC leaders launched a strategic planning process - facilitated by Michelle Slade, C4 Consulting. We asked our members and partners for input and invited community leaders to share their perspectives. As a result of our findings, we trained our committee leaders in Bolder Advocacy practices, commissioned our "Economic and Social Impact and Insights 2020 Report" - which we published through a highly praised online presentation, and helped member agencies promote participation in The Census. We have also updated our e-newsletter, expanded our social media presence and launched this new website!
Job Titles:
- Executive Director / Membership