LEAD CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE BOARD WELCOMES INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ERICA K. YAMAMURA

Dr. Yamamura brings over twenty years of experience in higher education community engagement as a faculty member, professional, and researcher.
DR. ELAINE K. IKEDA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEAD CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

After over two decades of shaping and leading the premier service-learning and community engagement (SLCE) organization in higher education in California, Dr. Elaine Ikeda will be stepping down from her position as Executive Director on April 30, 2025.
LEAD CALIFORNIA’S DR. ELAINE K. IKEDA AWARDED THE IARSLCE 2024 DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD

LEAD California’s Executive Director Dr. Elaine K. Ikeda was selected as the winner of the 2024 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement’s (IARSLCE) Distinguished Career Award.
2024 RICHARD E. CONE AWARD FOR EMERGING LEADERS RECIPIENT

LEAD California has selected Dr. Kathleen (Kat) Cruz Gutierrez as the recipient of the LEAD California 2024 Richard E. Cone Award for Emerging Leaders in Community Engagement. The Richard E. Cone Award recognizes an exemplary early-career individual who is an emerging leader in the field of community engagement, whose work has had a positive impact on campus and in the community, and who is guided by the best practices of community-campus partnerships.
LEAD California Executive Board Welcomes Two New Members

LEAD California announced today that University of California San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla and California State University Channel Islands President Richard Yao are joining the 2023-2024 Executive Board of Directors. These two presidents are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education and join a distinguished board of college presidents from across California.
LEAD California to be Hosted by Fresno State

LEAD California (formerly California Campus Compact) announced today that its Executive Board has selected Dominican University of California President Nicola Pitchford and California State University, Fresno President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval to join the 2022-2023 Executive Board. These two presidents are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education and join a distinguished group of leaders from across California representing all sectors of higher education.
LEAD California Executive Board Selects New Member

LEAD California (formerly California Campus Compact) announced today that its Executive Board has selected Dominican University of California President Nicola Pitchford and California State University, Fresno President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval to join the 2022-2023 Executive Board. These two presidents are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education and join a distinguished group of leaders from across California representing all sectors of higher education.
LEAD California Executive Board Selects Two New Members

LEAD California (formerly California Campus Compact) announced today that its Executive Board has selected Dominican University of California President Nicola Pitchford and California State University, Fresno President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval to join the 2022-2023 Executive Board. These two presidents are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education and join a distinguished group of leaders from across California representing all sectors of higher education.
2022 RICHARD E. CONE AWARD FOR EMERGING LEADERS RECIPIENT

LEAD California selected Rochelle Smarr, Director, Department of Service Learning and Civic Engagement, CSU San Marcos, as the recipient of the LEAD California 2022 Richard E. Cone Award for Emerging Leaders in Community Engagement.