Community Conversations with Jonathan Weedman: Recent Episodes
Jonathan Weedman
“Community Conversations”: where each week I’ll be interviewing leaders in the Non-Profit, Foundation and Civic realms from throughout Los Angeles, where I hope that their thoughts, ideas, wisdom, perspectives, and best practices will be interesting, informative, helpful, and maybe even a little entertaining to you.
In partnership with the Outlook Newspaper Group, we continue our inaugural season with Mr. Henry A.J. Ramos, Senior Fellow, Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School.
Henry A.J. Ramos is a public intellectual specializing in equitable investment, policy innovation, social justice history, and creative culture issues. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, an applied research entity based at The New School. In addition, he is a visual artist and writer, a longtime senior editor and project consultant at the University of Houston-based Arte Público Press, and a philanthropic practitioner and thought leader. Over the years, Ramos has served on the program staffs of the Ford Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and the Levi Strauss Foundation.
In this Community Conversation we will talk with their CEO, Shelley Miles. Shelley has spent over 30 years leading the growth and development of entertainment and technology businesses including at the Walt Disney Company, where she started the interactive game business and managed the Recorded Music and Music Publishing businesses. Shelley was one of the founders of the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House, and has served on the boards of non-profits including the National Children’s Chorus and the Ronald McDonald House Southern California. Shelley is a USC alumna and California CPA.
Welcome to Community Conversations! A special project to bring you the voices of Los Angeles Community Nonprofit, Civic, Foundation, Elected, Business and Volunteer leadership. In partnership with the Outlook Newspaper Group, we continue our inaugural season with Ms. Deidre Lind; an award-winning and much admired philanthropic leader, who served as Founding President of the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles, and who has created impact-driven public/private partnerships focused on innovation.
We interview Charles Dickerson, Founder and Conductor Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles.
A special project to bring you the voices of Los Angeles community nonprofit, civic, foundation, elected, business and volunteer leadership.
In partnership with Outlook Newspaper Group, we continue our inaugural season with Rachel Moore, Chief Executive Officer of the Music Center of Los Angeles County. As one of the most important and consequential arts leaders in Los Angeles, Rachel has transformed The Music Center into a space that welcomes the diverse communities of our region with innovative, original and outstanding arts programming.
The Music Center is home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles Opera and the Los Angeles Master Chorale performing arts organizations. The Music Center Campus includes the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and the historic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
A conversation with one of the world’s most beloved entertainers, legendary actor, writer, and philanthropist William Shatner.