Los Angeles, CA -- On Wednesday, February 2nd, CAUSE held the second session of the 2022 CAUSE Leadership Institute virtually on Zoom.
The second session continued the fellows’ exploration of civic engagement and highlighted tri-sector civic impact. The session featured a panel of civic leaders involved across each sector including the Honorable Rachelle Arizmendi (City of Sierra Madre), John Tang (Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling), and Lance Toma, LCSW (San Francisco Community Health Center).
Fellows were able to learn and ask more about the panelists’ civic leadership journey, their current roles, the steps they took to get there, and their insights on getting more involved.
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The CAUSE Leadership Institute (CLI), is a certificate program that prepares and equips mid-career professionals with the tools, skills, and network to lead and advocate for the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. Co-founded by CAUSE and USC Dornsife’s Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics to ensure a pipeline of political and civic leadership for the APA community, CLI brings together aspiring APA community leaders with seasoned political professionals, civic leaders, and issues experts to discuss policy, civic engagement, and community leadership.
Read more about the 2022 CLI cohort here.