On August 24, we joined together with partners, allies, local leaders, and community members to celebrate the power of our regional movement to shape a just economy rooted in racial equity, quality jobs, care, affordable homes and democracy for all.
CHAMPIONS
Alexa Arena
Global Head of Real Estate Development, Google
Salvador “Chava” Bustamante
Community Leader, Organizer, co-founder of Latinos Unidos for a New America
Enrique Fernandez
Business Manager, UNITE HERE Local 19, & Executive Vice President of Immigration, Diversity, and Civil Rights, UNITE HERE
OUR 2023 SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
D. Taylor
International President, UNITE HERE
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS
Benefactors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Copper Sponsors
Allen Matkins
California Federation of Teachers
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
SEIU United Service Workers West
Pacific Gas & Electric
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265
California Strategies, LLC
SEIU Local 521
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
UNITE HERE Local 11
California Faculty Association
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLC
SEIU United Healthcare Workers
SMART Local Union 104
IFPTE Local 21
Bronze Sponsors
AFSCME Local 101
Ironworkers Local 377
HealthTrust
Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg
Teamsters Local 350
Webcor
Partners
Bay Rising
Community Health Partnership
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian
Healthier Kids Foundation
UNITE HERE Local 483
CA Assemblymember Alex Lee
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley
Sutter Health
Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas
California Nurses Association
Latino Education Advancement Foundation
Derecka Mehrens and Doug Bloch
UNITE HERE Local 2
Friends
Anne J. Kepner
Palo Alto City Council Member Julie Lythcott-Haims
The Honorable Kansen Chu and Daisy Chu
Sally Lieber
Amie Fishman
Kathleen King
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
Team CivX Consulting
Asian Law Alliance
Santa Clara Supervisor Otto Lee
Stella T. Maloyan, Stellar Strategies LLC
Dr. Mary Ann Dewan, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools
Carolyn Hodge, ROCCAM
CA Assemblymember Marc Berman
SOMOS Mayfair
UNITE HERE Local 49
Barry Barnes
Paul Kumar
Bob Nuñez
Son Chau
Heather Hood
Kam Lai
City of Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley
Taunya Jaco
Table Ambassadors
Anthony Chang
South Bay AFL CIO Labor Council
Gardner Health Services
LiUNA
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR HOST COMMITTEE
Ken Yeager
Dave Cortese
Michael Elliott
Kate Scheulke
Tanja Powers
Amie Fishman
Gabby Chavez-Lopez
Anthony Chang
Guillermo Diaz Jr
Susan Ellenberg
Ash Kalra
Tony Alexander
Son Chau
Kathleen King
Arrie Park
Jim Beall
Dolores Alvarado
Betty Duong
FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM OUR 2023
CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE GALA
