Miguel Santana

MEMBER SINCE: 2020

History of Employment

Position

Division

Organization

Start

End

President and CEO

California Community Foundation

2023

Present

President & CEO

Weingart Foundation

2021

2023

President and CEO

Fairplex

2017

2021

City Administrative Officer

City of Los Angeles

2009

2017

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

County of Los Angeles

2007

2009

Managing Director

Sonneschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP

2007

Various Positions (Legislative Deputy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff)

County of Los Angeles

1994

2007

Community Affairs Assistant to the President and General Counsel

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

1993

1994

Director of Latino Recruitment/Admissions Counselor

Pomona College

1991

1993

Project Director

Neighborhood Housing Services

1990

1991

Shelter Supervisor

Whittier Area Ecumenical Homeless Shelter

1987

1991

Primary Policy Areas

Budget and Finance, Civil Rights and Liberties, Economy, Government Operations/Innovation, Housing, Immigration, Infrastructure, Nonprofit/Philanthropy, Transportation

Primary Sector of Expertise

Local

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance, Communications and Marketing, Change Management, Intergovernmental, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Strategic Planning