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Statement of Revenue (for
2011)
Total revenue
$17,724,311
Contributions, Gifts, Grants
and Other Similar
Amounts $414,048
Program Service
Revenue $17,045,850
Investment income (including dividends,
interest,
and other similar amounts) $9,967
Income from investment of tax-exempt
bond proceeds $0
Net rental income $0
Net gain from sales of assets other than
inventory $0
Net income from fundraising
events $185,770
Gross income from fundraising
events $200,571
Less: direct expenses $14,801
Miscellaneous Revenue $68,676
Statement of Functional
Expenses (for 2011)
Total functional expenses
$17,826,530
Compensation of current officers,
directors, trustees, and key
employees $134,177
Other salaries and wages
$3,543,082
Payroll taxes $498,924
Professional fundraising
services $0
Other $13,650,347
Balance Sheet (for 2011)
Total assets $12,333,342
Total liabilities $14,228,369
Tax-exempt bond liabilities $0
Secured mortgages and
notes payable to unrelated
third parties
$9,900,593
Other $4,327,776
Total net assets or fund balances
$-1,895,027
Support Schedule for Organizations
Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)
and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2011)
2007 - 2011 Total
Total Support $57,062,246
Gifts, grants, contributions,
and membership fees
received $56,932,043
Gross income from interest, dividends,
payments received on securities loans,
rents, royalties and income from similar
sources $130,203
2011)
Total revenue
$17,724,311
Contributions, Gifts, Grants
and Other Similar
Amounts $414,048
Program Service
Revenue $17,045,850
Investment income (including dividends,
interest,
and other similar amounts) $9,967
Income from investment of tax-exempt
bond proceeds $0
Net rental income $0
Net gain from sales of assets other than
inventory $0
Net income from fundraising
events $185,770
Gross income from fundraising
events $200,571
Less: direct expenses $14,801
Miscellaneous Revenue $68,676
Statement of Functional
Expenses (for 2011)
Total functional expenses
$17,826,530
Compensation of current officers,
directors, trustees, and key
employees $134,177
Other salaries and wages
$3,543,082
Payroll taxes $498,924
Professional fundraising
services $0
Other $13,650,347
Balance Sheet (for 2011)
Total assets $12,333,342
Total liabilities $14,228,369
Tax-exempt bond liabilities $0
Secured mortgages and
notes payable to unrelated
third parties
$9,900,593
Other $4,327,776
Total net assets or fund balances
$-1,895,027
Support Schedule for Organizations
Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)
and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2011)
2007 - 2011 Total
Total Support $57,062,246
Gifts, grants, contributions,
and membership fees
received $56,932,043
Gross income from interest, dividends,
payments received on securities loans,
rents, royalties and income from similar
sources $130,203
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Why This Website
Stutz Artiano Shinoff
& Holtz v. Maura
Larkins defamation
SDCOE
CVESD
Castle Park
Elementary School
Law Enforcement
CTA
CVE
Stutz Artiano Shinoff
& Holtz
Silence is Golden
Schools and Violence
Office Admin Hearings
Larkins OAH Hearing
Stutz Artiano Shinoff
& Holtz v. Maura
Larkins defamation
SDCOE
CVESD
Castle Park
Elementary School
Law Enforcement
CTA
CVE
Stutz Artiano Shinoff
& Holtz
Silence is Golden
Schools and Violence
Office Admin Hearings
Larkins OAH Hearing
Yelp
Chicano Federation of
San Diego County
1.5 star rating
3180 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104
North Park
Phone number (619) 285-
5600
Fox E.
Chula Vista, CA
10/24/2011
Okay the receptionist
there needs some
serious Customer Service
Training. When you walk
in she doesn't even greet
you she just looks at you
like if you're bothering
her kinda like saying
"what the hell do you
want". It doesn't matter
what you tell her shes
going to ask you to have
a seat. I might as well
gone straight to the lady i
was there to meet with to
let her know I was there.
The receptionist was
stuck on her computer I
was thinking it had
something to do with work
but nope sure enough
shes too busy updating
her Facebook status. Her
appearance was not
polished at all long baggy
pants and a bun with a
clip on it. I'm sorry I was
there to get assistance
but the whole time i was
waiting to be seen I was
just getting upset that
people hire people like
this.
If people don't like their
customer service jobs
they should go work
flipping burgers where
they don't have to see
people.
Other than that, the lady i
met with afterwards was
very kind.
It was kinda like night and
day. Waiting in the
reception area was dark
once I walked in to see a
worker their office and
attitude was Wonderful
and bright. If i ever go
back again for any
reason I definitely will get
there about 5 min late so
i wont have to sit there &
watch that receptionist.
the only reason why im
giving it 2 stars is for the
great smile the lady i had
an appointment with gave
me
Ingrid M.
11/14/2013
these people need to
seriously work on their
customer service!! from
the receptionist in the
front to the lady named
ana in the back!! they
both act like they are
annoyed whenever you
have to talk to them!! and
why does no one answer
their phones??? what is
the point of having a
number if you cant even
get through to them????
terrible terrible
terrible!!!!!!! if you can
avoid this place do so at
all costs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Banc of California to
Acquire Popular
Community Bank’s
California Branch Network
Acquisition will make
Banc of California the
largest bank
headquartered in Orange
County with more than $5
billion in assets, over 100
locations and 38
branches
Business Wire
April 23, 2014 3:48 PM
IRVINE, Calif. -- Banc of
California Inc. (BANC)
today announced that its
wholly owned subsidiary,
Banc of California N.A.
(“Banc of California”),
has entered into an
agreement to acquire
select assets and
assume certain liabilities
comprising the California
branch network of
Popular Community
Bank. The transaction
accelerates the Company’
s growth strategy and
deepens its presence in
the important Los
Angeles and Orange
County markets. The
acquisition will bring 20
retail branches, $1.1
billion in deposits, $1.1
billion in performing
loans, more than 60,000
account holders and
certain other assets, real
estate and liabilities to
Banc of California.
Banc of California will pay
approximately $5.4 million
for the deposits assumed
and loans acquired. This
equates to an effective
deposit premium of 0.5%
as of March 31, 2014.
The transaction includes
a loss share provision
that provides
indemnification of up to
1.5% of credit losses on
loans acquired in the
transaction during the
two-year period following
the close of the
transaction.
The acquisition will
expand Banc of California’
s branch network to
include Popular
Community Bank’s
branches in Downtown
Los Angeles, Whittier,
Hacienda Heights, La
Mirada, Commerce,
Rowland Heights,
Paramount, Wilmington,
Montebello, Downey, and
Santa Fe Springs, all
located in Los Angeles
County. Banc of
California will also enter
the Orange County
communities of La Habra,
Brea, Fullerton, Anaheim,
Placentia, and Garden
Grove.
“Latinos represent thirty-
seven percent of
deposits being acquired
by Banc of California,
and several branches are
located in diverse
communities that lack
banking alternatives and
access to financing for
their businesses,” said
former Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa, Senior
Advisor to Banc of
California. “We believe
that this customer base,
including California’s fast-
growing Latino market,
which accounts for nearly
17 percent of California
businesses, represents
some of our State’s
greatest entrepreneurs
and business owners and
we intend to help them
further realize their
dreams. Banc of
California is firmly
committed to serving
these communities.”
Villaraigosa was the 41st
Mayor of Los Angeles,
serving two terms from
2005 to 2013 and
previously served as the
Speaker of the California
State Assembly.
Steven Sugarman,
President and Chief
Executive Officer of Banc
of California, stated, “We
are extremely excited to
expand our footprint
throughout Los Angeles
and Orange County, and
to strengthen our
capabilities to serve
California’s fast-growing
Latino community.
Latinos, who represent
approximately 37% of the
deposits acquired, are
the most rapidly growing
segment of new small
business owners and
entrepreneurs in
California and are central
to our mission of building
California’s Bank.”
“I am pleased with Banc
of California’s
commitment to continuing
to operate Popular, Inc.’s
Downtown Los Angeles
branch,” said Nelson
Rising, Chief Executive
Officer of Rising Realty
Partners and managing
partner of the PacMutual
Campus, the site of Banc
of California’s future
Downtown Los Angeles
branch. “Their bold vision
to help Californians reach
their dreams and build
their futures is part and
parcel of Downtown Los
Angeles’ renaissance.
Downtown Los Angeles is
home to entrepreneurs
and big businesses alike
and I’m happy to host the
future Banc of California
branch in our PacMutual
Campus.” Rising is the
former Chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco and has
also served as Chairman
of the Real Estate
Roundtable, a group of
leaders of the nation’s
top publicly-held and
privately-owned real
estate organizations, with
combined properties
valued at more than $1
trillion.
Sugarman added: “Banc of
California is committed to
the regions it serves and
demonstrates that
commitment through
various philanthropic
partnerships and strategic
investments, including our
recent investment in
Clearinghouse CDFI, a
mission-based lending
institution serving
California’s low to
moderate income
communities. In 2012,
Clearinghouse CDFI
funded a record-level of
community development
loans totaling over $70
million. These loans
included affordable
housing, special needs
housing, economic
opportunity projects and
community facilities. Banc
of California holds a seat
on Clearinghouse CDFI’s
Board of Directors.”
Villaraigosa added: “Banc of
California continues to
establish and expand
partnerships with
organizations seeking to
positively transform lives
throughout California
including the Cesar E Chavez
Foundation, Los Angeles
Team Mentoring,
Chicano
Federation of San
Diego County, the
LA Conservation Corps, JVS
Los Angeles, Foster Care
Counts, the Watts Century
Latino Organization as well as
charter schools and other
charities. Banc of California is
also a member of the Los
Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce and the Orange
County Business Council.”...
Chicano Federation of
San Diego County
1.5 star rating
3180 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104
North Park
Phone number (619) 285-
5600
Fox E.
Chula Vista, CA
10/24/2011
Okay the receptionist
there needs some
serious Customer Service
Training. When you walk
in she doesn't even greet
you she just looks at you
like if you're bothering
her kinda like saying
"what the hell do you
want". It doesn't matter
what you tell her shes
going to ask you to have
a seat. I might as well
gone straight to the lady i
was there to meet with to
let her know I was there.
The receptionist was
stuck on her computer I
was thinking it had
something to do with work
but nope sure enough
shes too busy updating
her Facebook status. Her
appearance was not
polished at all long baggy
pants and a bun with a
clip on it. I'm sorry I was
there to get assistance
but the whole time i was
waiting to be seen I was
just getting upset that
people hire people like
this.
If people don't like their
customer service jobs
they should go work
flipping burgers where
they don't have to see
people.
Other than that, the lady i
met with afterwards was
very kind.
It was kinda like night and
day. Waiting in the
reception area was dark
once I walked in to see a
worker their office and
attitude was Wonderful
and bright. If i ever go
back again for any
reason I definitely will get
there about 5 min late so
i wont have to sit there &
watch that receptionist.
the only reason why im
giving it 2 stars is for the
great smile the lady i had
an appointment with gave
me
Ingrid M.
11/14/2013
these people need to
seriously work on their
customer service!! from
the receptionist in the
front to the lady named
ana in the back!! they
both act like they are
annoyed whenever you
have to talk to them!! and
why does no one answer
their phones??? what is
the point of having a
number if you cant even
get through to them????
terrible terrible
terrible!!!!!!! if you can
avoid this place do so at
all costs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Banc of California to
Acquire Popular
Community Bank’s
California Branch Network
Acquisition will make
Banc of California the
largest bank
headquartered in Orange
County with more than $5
billion in assets, over 100
locations and 38
branches
Business Wire
April 23, 2014 3:48 PM
IRVINE, Calif. -- Banc of
California Inc. (BANC)
today announced that its
wholly owned subsidiary,
Banc of California N.A.
(“Banc of California”),
has entered into an
agreement to acquire
select assets and
assume certain liabilities
comprising the California
branch network of
Popular Community
Bank. The transaction
accelerates the Company’
s growth strategy and
deepens its presence in
the important Los
Angeles and Orange
County markets. The
acquisition will bring 20
retail branches, $1.1
billion in deposits, $1.1
billion in performing
loans, more than 60,000
account holders and
certain other assets, real
estate and liabilities to
Banc of California.
Banc of California will pay
approximately $5.4 million
for the deposits assumed
and loans acquired. This
equates to an effective
deposit premium of 0.5%
as of March 31, 2014.
The transaction includes
a loss share provision
that provides
indemnification of up to
1.5% of credit losses on
loans acquired in the
transaction during the
two-year period following
the close of the
transaction.
The acquisition will
expand Banc of California’
s branch network to
include Popular
Community Bank’s
branches in Downtown
Los Angeles, Whittier,
Hacienda Heights, La
Mirada, Commerce,
Rowland Heights,
Paramount, Wilmington,
Montebello, Downey, and
Santa Fe Springs, all
located in Los Angeles
County. Banc of
California will also enter
the Orange County
communities of La Habra,
Brea, Fullerton, Anaheim,
Placentia, and Garden
Grove.
“Latinos represent thirty-
seven percent of
deposits being acquired
by Banc of California,
and several branches are
located in diverse
communities that lack
banking alternatives and
access to financing for
their businesses,” said
former Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa, Senior
Advisor to Banc of
California. “We believe
that this customer base,
including California’s fast-
growing Latino market,
which accounts for nearly
17 percent of California
businesses, represents
some of our State’s
greatest entrepreneurs
and business owners and
we intend to help them
further realize their
dreams. Banc of
California is firmly
committed to serving
these communities.”
Villaraigosa was the 41st
Mayor of Los Angeles,
serving two terms from
2005 to 2013 and
previously served as the
Speaker of the California
State Assembly.
Steven Sugarman,
President and Chief
Executive Officer of Banc
of California, stated, “We
are extremely excited to
expand our footprint
throughout Los Angeles
and Orange County, and
to strengthen our
capabilities to serve
California’s fast-growing
Latino community.
Latinos, who represent
approximately 37% of the
deposits acquired, are
the most rapidly growing
segment of new small
business owners and
entrepreneurs in
California and are central
to our mission of building
California’s Bank.”
“I am pleased with Banc
of California’s
commitment to continuing
to operate Popular, Inc.’s
Downtown Los Angeles
branch,” said Nelson
Rising, Chief Executive
Officer of Rising Realty
Partners and managing
partner of the PacMutual
Campus, the site of Banc
of California’s future
Downtown Los Angeles
branch. “Their bold vision
to help Californians reach
their dreams and build
their futures is part and
parcel of Downtown Los
Angeles’ renaissance.
Downtown Los Angeles is
home to entrepreneurs
and big businesses alike
and I’m happy to host the
future Banc of California
branch in our PacMutual
Campus.” Rising is the
former Chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco and has
also served as Chairman
of the Real Estate
Roundtable, a group of
leaders of the nation’s
top publicly-held and
privately-owned real
estate organizations, with
combined properties
valued at more than $1
trillion.
Sugarman added: “Banc of
California is committed to
the regions it serves and
demonstrates that
commitment through
various philanthropic
partnerships and strategic
investments, including our
recent investment in
Clearinghouse CDFI, a
mission-based lending
institution serving
California’s low to
moderate income
communities. In 2012,
Clearinghouse CDFI
funded a record-level of
community development
loans totaling over $70
million. These loans
included affordable
housing, special needs
housing, economic
opportunity projects and
community facilities. Banc
of California holds a seat
on Clearinghouse CDFI’s
Board of Directors.”
Villaraigosa added: “Banc of
California continues to
establish and expand
partnerships with
organizations seeking to
positively transform lives
throughout California
including the Cesar E Chavez
Foundation, Los Angeles
Team Mentoring,
Chicano
Federation of San
Diego County, the
LA Conservation Corps, JVS
Los Angeles, Foster Care
Counts, the Watts Century
Latino Organization as well as
charter schools and other
charities. Banc of California is
also a member of the Los
Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce and the Orange
County Business Council.”...
Employees Testimonials
Pam Portillo
Jobbing.com
"Why I choose CFI? Newly
married and unknown in
San Diego, I saw a lone
flyer on a bench after a
meeting of the newly
formed San Diego Housing
Federation. The flyer
advertised a job with a non
profit for a "housing
development coordinator".
At the interview, in a
shabby little office in Barrio
Sherman, I was interviewed
by a panel of "housing and
community" experts who
grilled me for an hour. I
thought the interview very
intense for a coordinator
position. At the time, I had
over 10 years experience
in housing development in
nationally based networks
including NCLR and
Neighborhood
Reinvestment so I felt
confident I could do the job
of completing two projects
within three years.
According to my old boss,
the atmosphere of the
room changed when I
began to answer the
questions. The reason
they interviewed me so
long was due to awe that I
was interested in the job
at all. I like the rawness of
start-ups. I like the lack of
precedent and the total
commitment required to
make something where
nothing existed before. I
worked for 6 years, alone,
no consultants or staff on
the first two new
construction projects then
launched the acquisition
side of the development
with the help of an ad hoc
housing committee in
1997 when CFI began to
acquire existing rental
properties for a song at
$35,000/door. Still I raised
the working capital budget
for down payments by
myself at $1,000 at a time
with a letter campaign to
local companies like
WD-40 and small
foundations.
Subsequently, the
property management
company we had hired
informed us the properties
"could not be managed"
since there was too little
money. So I took over the
management and created
a successful housing
management profit center
for the CFI within a year
back in 2001. Every day
remains a challenge in
itself even if the big issues
have all been ironed out
years ago."
Pam Portillo
Jobbing.com
"Why I choose CFI? Newly
married and unknown in
San Diego, I saw a lone
flyer on a bench after a
meeting of the newly
formed San Diego Housing
Federation. The flyer
advertised a job with a non
profit for a "housing
development coordinator".
At the interview, in a
shabby little office in Barrio
Sherman, I was interviewed
by a panel of "housing and
community" experts who
grilled me for an hour. I
thought the interview very
intense for a coordinator
position. At the time, I had
over 10 years experience
in housing development in
nationally based networks
including NCLR and
Neighborhood
Reinvestment so I felt
confident I could do the job
of completing two projects
within three years.
According to my old boss,
the atmosphere of the
room changed when I
began to answer the
questions. The reason
they interviewed me so
long was due to awe that I
was interested in the job
at all. I like the rawness of
start-ups. I like the lack of
precedent and the total
commitment required to
make something where
nothing existed before. I
worked for 6 years, alone,
no consultants or staff on
the first two new
construction projects then
launched the acquisition
side of the development
with the help of an ad hoc
housing committee in
1997 when CFI began to
acquire existing rental
properties for a song at
$35,000/door. Still I raised
the working capital budget
for down payments by
myself at $1,000 at a time
with a letter campaign to
local companies like
WD-40 and small
foundations.
Subsequently, the
property management
company we had hired
informed us the properties
"could not be managed"
since there was too little
money. So I took over the
management and created
a successful housing
management profit center
for the CFI within a year
back in 2001. Every day
remains a challenge in
itself even if the big issues
have all been ironed out
years ago."
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Enrique Gonzalez
Enrique Gonzalez
Board Chair
San Diego County
Office of Education
Omar Lopez
Omar Lopez
1st Vice-Chair
USC School
of Social Work
Diane Ferreira
2nd Vice-Chair
County of San Diego,
Child Welfare (retired)
Melissa Diaz
Secretary
Deputy District Attorney,
County of San Diego
Gerado Godinez
Gerardo Godinez
Treasurer
Moss Adams LLP
Tomas I. Valles
Tomas I. Valles
Immediate Past Chair
Union Bank
Board Members
Delia Talamantez
Delia Talamantez
UCSD (retired)
Juan Vargas
Juan Vargas
Wells Fargo Bank
Mary Lopez Gallo
Mary Lopez Gallo
Univision Radio
Hank Murphy
Hank Murphy
Sycuan
Fire Department
Retired Fire Chief
David Gonzalez
David Gonzalez
Independent
Businessman
Oscar Romero
Walmart
Board Officers
Enrique Gonzalez
Enrique Gonzalez
Board Chair
San Diego County
Office of Education
Omar Lopez
Omar Lopez
1st Vice-Chair
USC School
of Social Work
Diane Ferreira
2nd Vice-Chair
County of San Diego,
Child Welfare (retired)
Melissa Diaz
Secretary
Deputy District Attorney,
County of San Diego
Gerado Godinez
Gerardo Godinez
Treasurer
Moss Adams LLP
Tomas I. Valles
Tomas I. Valles
Immediate Past Chair
Union Bank
Board Members
Delia Talamantez
Delia Talamantez
UCSD (retired)
Juan Vargas
Juan Vargas
Wells Fargo Bank
Mary Lopez Gallo
Mary Lopez Gallo
Univision Radio
Hank Murphy
Hank Murphy
Sycuan
Fire Department
Retired Fire Chief
David Gonzalez
David Gonzalez
Independent
Businessman
Oscar Romero
Walmart
Chicano Federation
CEO retired then
came back to his job;
he's now double-
dipping.
Uzeta’s temporary successor was
Arnulfo Manriquez. Arnulfo is
now President and CEO of
MAAC project, where he also
worked before his short stint
at Chicano Federation.
Apparently Vic Salazar got the
job for a very short time in
2012 before Raymond Uzeta
came back.
President and CEO of
the Chicano Federation
Retires After 21 years
of Service
By Natalia Barclay and
Samantha Dorman
NBC San Diego
May 13, 2010
President and CEO of the
Chicano Federation Retires After
21 years of Service
Raymond Uzeta, the President &
CEO for the Chicano Federation
has announced his retirement as
of Friday May 14th. For the past
36 years, Uzeta has worked for
five different nonprofits in
California, and has been
employed by the Federation for
the past 21 years, serving as the
chief executive officer for the
past 19 years.
His story in the non-profit sector
is one founded on trial and error,
so to speak. Uzeta admits that
when he got started, he was
being asked to write grants for
programs he knew nothing
about. Essentially he was told
that he would just ‘figure it out.’
Figure it out he has. Through the
years and all the programs and
organizations he has served,
Uzeta honed his experience in
the non-profit world. He initially
became involved with the
Chicano Federation when
looking for a senior center for his
mother, Maria. When the
opportunity arose in 1991 for the
executive director position, Uzeta
was hired, following in the
footsteps of his predecessor
Irma Castro.
Uzeta and his team have worked
on many wonderfully worthy
projects; over the past 19 years
their ongoing projects and
services include:
Nine affordable housing
development complexes for
working families, seniors, and the
disabled.
Family Child Care home
training, operation of three
preschools, subsidized child care
for infants and toddlers, and a
nutrition program serving more
that 5,000 each month.
Senior Programs including,
transportation assistance,
finance management, social
activities, meal programs and
counseling.
Passionate involvement in
advocacy for improvement in the
lives of Latinos.
The organization is in a healthy
place now, but Uzeta remembers
tougher times. Their operation
numbered 25 employees in ’91
when Uzeta came aboard, and
plummeted to just 12 people in ’
95. Uzeta steered the ship
through the storm and built up
his staff and reached many
milestones. He can retire from
his position with the knowledge
and satisfaction of how far the
organization has come under his
careful leadership.
The board of directors
has selected Uzeta’s
successor– Arnulfo
Manriquez, who is set
to begin on May 17th.
Uzeta will stay on to
assist him through the
transition. Though he has
loved every minute, rumor has it
that Uzeta’s last vacation can be
dated back to 2007; needless to
say retirement has been
something Raymond has been
thinking about for a while. He
sees it as an opportunity to take
a break, rest, decompress, and
then look to the future for what’s
next. He doesn’t see himself
lying low for long, and
considering his track record, that’
s no surprise.
The San Diego community is
deeply grateful to the man who is
as much an institution in the
community as is The Chicano
Federation. We say a heartfelt
thank you to Raymond Uzeta, for
his years of dedicated service,
and compassion. He is truly an
inspiration and role model from
whom we all could learn a thing
or two. Best wishes Raymond,
enjoy that well-deserved, long
vacation!
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Chicano Federation exec
director ready to retire
Ray Uzeta built a multimillion-
dollar pillar of community service
By Caroline Dipping
San Diego Union-Tribune
April 18, 2010
After nearly 20 years as
executive director of the Chicano
Federation, Ray Uzeta is retiring
this year.
By the numbers: In 1991, the
Chicano Federation served
2,000 clients, 99 percent of
whom were Latino. In 2010, the
federation serves more than
10,000 clients, 70 percent of
whom are Latino.
Quote: “I guess if I’ve done my
job well, then the federation will
be here many more decades
serving the community. I hope I’
ve made a small contribution in
making that possible.”
Whether it’s helping women get
training to become licensed day
care operators, finding
affordable housing for families,
or providing subsidized
preschool care, Ray Uzeta has
been there.
Whether it’s fighting for disabled
people’s rights during a history-
making sit-in or networking at a
black-tie gala, Ray Uzeta has
been there.
For 36 years — the past 20 as
executive director of the Chicano
Federation in San Diego —
Uzeta has woven his commitment
into the fabric of social causes.
And now, at age 68, Uzeta is
ready to retire. Earlier this year,
he told the board of the Chicano
Federation that he would like to
step down this summer.
Born and raised in San
Francisco, Uzeta obtained his B.
A. in social work from University
of California Berkeley. Even
before he graduated, he was
offered a job writing a grant
proposal for transportation funds
for a nonprofit organization
called the Center For
Independent Living in Berkeley.
“I was a bundle of nerves,” Uzeta
said, recalling his lack of grant-
writing experience. “A month
later ,I got a call saying it had
been approved for $250,000.”
Uzeta was offered a permanent
job, even though he confessed
to the director he knew nothing
about the programs he was
being asked to write grants for.
He was assured he would figure
it out as he went along.
“Literally, that is how I started my
nonprofit career,” he said. “I’ve
been trying to figure it out ever
since.”
In 1976, friends persuaded Uzeta
to come to San Diego and
establish the nonprofit
Community Center for the
Disabled (now Access to
Independence). In a smart bit of
politicking, friends took him to
Old Town for margaritas at Casa
de Pico.
“It was November. It was 72
degrees. I looked around for the
rain and the fog,” he said. “I
made a one-year commitment,
and the next thing I knew, I had
worked for them for 10 years.”
Uzeta’s career path took a brief
detour when he accepted a job
in Modesto, but within two
months he was back. His former
boss at the Community Center
for the Disabled told him about
an opening as assistant director
for the Chicano Federation, a
nonprofit established in 1969 to
serve the Latino community.
Even before Uzeta worked for
the federation, he availed himself
of its services. In 1984, he
became the court-appointed
conservator for his 78-year-old
mother, Maria, and moved her to
San Diego. Wanting to find a
culturally appropriate activity for
her, he looked through the
phone book for Spanish-
speaking senior centers and
found the federation.
“My first contact with them was
as a client,” he said. “Whenever
my mother didn’t want to get out
of bed, I would tell her, ‘Hey
mom, get up. This is the day you
go to the center.’ She would pop
right up, get dressed and be
ready to go. It gave her
something to look forward to, it
was a highlight for her.”
When executive director Irma
Castro left the federation in
1991, Uzeta stepped in as
interim director while the board
searched. He had no desire to
pursue for the post himself, he
said.
“I had my eye on something
else,” he said. “The executive
director of the organization I
used to work for was leaving. I
wanted to apply for that job.”
An encounter with a friend
convinced him to throw his hat
into the ring. He purchased a
navy pinstripe suit and submitted
his résumé and cover letter, and
within a couple of weeks, he was
the federation’s new leader.
When Uzeta took over in July
1991, its budget was $650,000
and there was a staff of 25. The
two major funding sources were
the United Way — which ponied
up $218,000 — and the County
of San Diego’s Department of
Health and Human Services.
Clients were predominantly non-
English speaking. Much of the
assistance came in the form of
helping people fill out legal forms
and connecting with other
community services.
Uzeta was well steeped in the
ways of nonprofits. He knew
government funding, politics and
how to write grants and work with
the media.
The honeymoon, however, was
short-lived.
“The real shocker hit in
December, 1991,” Uzeta said.
“People will remember that prior
to this recession was a recession
that went on for many years.
“All of a sudden, United Way, our
very secure funding source, had
a shortfall between donations
and how much they donated. We
got a $48,000 hit, which, from
$218,000, was a big chunk. It
was a real wake-up call.”
In 1995, the federation staff
plunged to 12 people.
Calling it a “watershed year,”
Uzeta remembers countless
nights waking up in a cold sweat
wondering how the federation
was going to keep the doors
open. Then he instituted board
retreats and helped the
federation craft a new mission
statement. The board set the
lofty and at times contentious
goal that by 2000, it would have
an operating budget of $3
million, a staff of 40, multiple
locations and be involved in
business.
On all counts, Uzeta and the
board eclipsed those goals. The
budget grew to $5 million and the
staff to 55. The Sherman Heights
headquarters was joined by a
child-care center in National City,
two preschools and five
apartment complexes.
Still, with characteristic modesty,
he does not spend time buffing
his manicure.
“I don’t consider it a personal
triumph,” he said. “It was a major
shift in strategic direction.
“The only thing I know with
absolute certainty is that the
larger you are budgetwise, the
harder it is to put you out of
business. I wasn’t going to be
satisfied with just a $3 million
operating budget.”
Today, the federation’s budget is
nearly $16 million. He remains
proud that 96 cents of every
dollar donated to the Chicano
Federation goes to client
services.
“Ray is nonreplaceable. He is an
institution,” Chicano Federation
board chair Enrique Gonzalez
said. “Twenty years ago, he took
this organization with very little
budget and staff and built it to an
almost $16 million budget, built
up the staff, hired effective
management, developed a
housing program and
preschools. I believe those have
been his milestones.”
Uzeta remembers his last
vacation — a two-week cruise in
February 2007. There are
always grants and annual
reports and newsletters to write
and fundraisers to gear up for.
Other than spoiling his cat,
Lucky, Uzeta admits he has not
had time to think about what he
will do when he does not need to
be up at 5:30 every morning and
attend meetings until 7 most
nights. Even his weekends begin
at 6 a.m. with reading.
Uzeta’s partner of 33 years,
Constance Soucy, has informed
him she is not retiring soon from
her job at Access to
Independence. The two met in
1977 during a 28-day sit-in at
the regional headquarters for the
Federal Department of Health
Education and Welfare in San
Francisco.
After a long vacation, Uzeta
thinks he will start looking for
volunteer work or a part-time job,
possibly as an interim executive
director for a nonprofit.
“I see what happens to people
when they stop,” he said. “My
mom took early retirement at 62
and she just vegetated. My sister
took early retirement, and she
just sits around. I cannot see
myself sitting around.”
Arnulfo Manriquez
President & CEO at MAAC
Project
Greater San Diego Area
Real Estate
Current
MAAC
Previous
The Chicano Federation of San
Diego County,
MAAC,
Rural Community Assistance
Corporation
Education
University of San Diego
500+connections
Connect
Send Arnulfo InMail
www.linkedin.com/pub/arnulfo-
manriquez/1/548/986
Contact Info
Background
Summary
Specialties:Affordable Housing,
Real Estate Development, single
family for-sale, multi-family
rental, Land Development,
Construction, Planning, Finance,
Lending, Property Management
Experience
MAAC
President & CEO
MAAC
February 2012 – Present (2
years 7 months)Greater San
Diego Area
President / CEO
The Chicano Federation of San
Diego County
May 2010 – February 2012 (1
year 10 months)
MAAC
Chief Operating Officer
MAAC
March 2003 – May 2010 (7 years
3 months)Greater San Diego
Area
Housing Development Specialist
/ Loan Officer
Rural Community Assistance
Corporation
May 1999 – March 2003 (3 years
11 months)
Provided technical assistance in
the areas housing, community
and real estate development to
nonprofit organizations and
municipalities in Rural Colorado,
Utah, Montana, Wyoming and
California. Served as Loan
Officer to provide
predevelopment, construction
and permanent financing.
District Manager
Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing
Association
May 1997 – April 1999 (2 years)
Served as Real Estate Project
Manager and Property
Management District Manager in
Colorado. Acquiring apartment
communities and new
construction.
Project Manager
Community HousingWorks
May 1993 – March 1997 (3 years
11 months)
Organization previously known
as North County Housing
Foundation and Community
Housing of North County.
Served as Project Manager
overseeing new construction and
acquisition and rehabilitation of
affordable housing in North San
Diego County.
Vic Salazar/ Communications
and Fundraising
Vic Salazar joined Chicano
Federation team in 2009 as a
member of the Board of
Directors. He became Chairman
of the board in 2011. He served
as Interim Executive during a
transition period in 2012,
apparently after Arnulfo
Manriquez left and before
Raymond Uzeta came back. Vic
has a B.A. from the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
He started Vic Salazar
Communications, a Public
Relations company, in 2008.
Vic was a news anchor at NBC 7
and KGTV10.
Vic likes Cottonwood Golf Club.
CEO retired then
came back to his job;
he's now double-
dipping.
Uzeta’s temporary successor was
Arnulfo Manriquez. Arnulfo is
now President and CEO of
MAAC project, where he also
worked before his short stint
at Chicano Federation.
Apparently Vic Salazar got the
job for a very short time in
2012 before Raymond Uzeta
came back.
President and CEO of
the Chicano Federation
Retires After 21 years
of Service
By Natalia Barclay and
Samantha Dorman
NBC San Diego
May 13, 2010
President and CEO of the
Chicano Federation Retires After
21 years of Service
Raymond Uzeta, the President &
CEO for the Chicano Federation
has announced his retirement as
of Friday May 14th. For the past
36 years, Uzeta has worked for
five different nonprofits in
California, and has been
employed by the Federation for
the past 21 years, serving as the
chief executive officer for the
past 19 years.
His story in the non-profit sector
is one founded on trial and error,
so to speak. Uzeta admits that
when he got started, he was
being asked to write grants for
programs he knew nothing
about. Essentially he was told
that he would just ‘figure it out.’
Figure it out he has. Through the
years and all the programs and
organizations he has served,
Uzeta honed his experience in
the non-profit world. He initially
became involved with the
Chicano Federation when
looking for a senior center for his
mother, Maria. When the
opportunity arose in 1991 for the
executive director position, Uzeta
was hired, following in the
footsteps of his predecessor
Irma Castro.
Uzeta and his team have worked
on many wonderfully worthy
projects; over the past 19 years
their ongoing projects and
services include:
Nine affordable housing
development complexes for
working families, seniors, and the
disabled.
Family Child Care home
training, operation of three
preschools, subsidized child care
for infants and toddlers, and a
nutrition program serving more
that 5,000 each month.
Senior Programs including,
transportation assistance,
finance management, social
activities, meal programs and
counseling.
Passionate involvement in
advocacy for improvement in the
lives of Latinos.
The organization is in a healthy
place now, but Uzeta remembers
tougher times. Their operation
numbered 25 employees in ’91
when Uzeta came aboard, and
plummeted to just 12 people in ’
95. Uzeta steered the ship
through the storm and built up
his staff and reached many
milestones. He can retire from
his position with the knowledge
and satisfaction of how far the
organization has come under his
careful leadership.
The board of directors
has selected Uzeta’s
successor– Arnulfo
Manriquez, who is set
to begin on May 17th.
Uzeta will stay on to
assist him through the
transition. Though he has
loved every minute, rumor has it
that Uzeta’s last vacation can be
dated back to 2007; needless to
say retirement has been
something Raymond has been
thinking about for a while. He
sees it as an opportunity to take
a break, rest, decompress, and
then look to the future for what’s
next. He doesn’t see himself
lying low for long, and
considering his track record, that’
s no surprise.
The San Diego community is
deeply grateful to the man who is
as much an institution in the
community as is The Chicano
Federation. We say a heartfelt
thank you to Raymond Uzeta, for
his years of dedicated service,
and compassion. He is truly an
inspiration and role model from
whom we all could learn a thing
or two. Best wishes Raymond,
enjoy that well-deserved, long
vacation!
Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.
com/on-air/community/President-
and-CEO-of-the-Chicano-
Federation-Retires-After-21-Years-
of-Service-93732184.
html#ixzz3AD0t9zNT
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Chicano Federation exec
director ready to retire
Ray Uzeta built a multimillion-
dollar pillar of community service
By Caroline Dipping
San Diego Union-Tribune
April 18, 2010
After nearly 20 years as
executive director of the Chicano
Federation, Ray Uzeta is retiring
this year.
By the numbers: In 1991, the
Chicano Federation served
2,000 clients, 99 percent of
whom were Latino. In 2010, the
federation serves more than
10,000 clients, 70 percent of
whom are Latino.
Quote: “I guess if I’ve done my
job well, then the federation will
be here many more decades
serving the community. I hope I’
ve made a small contribution in
making that possible.”
Whether it’s helping women get
training to become licensed day
care operators, finding
affordable housing for families,
or providing subsidized
preschool care, Ray Uzeta has
been there.
Whether it’s fighting for disabled
people’s rights during a history-
making sit-in or networking at a
black-tie gala, Ray Uzeta has
been there.
For 36 years — the past 20 as
executive director of the Chicano
Federation in San Diego —
Uzeta has woven his commitment
into the fabric of social causes.
And now, at age 68, Uzeta is
ready to retire. Earlier this year,
he told the board of the Chicano
Federation that he would like to
step down this summer.
Born and raised in San
Francisco, Uzeta obtained his B.
A. in social work from University
of California Berkeley. Even
before he graduated, he was
offered a job writing a grant
proposal for transportation funds
for a nonprofit organization
called the Center For
Independent Living in Berkeley.
“I was a bundle of nerves,” Uzeta
said, recalling his lack of grant-
writing experience. “A month
later ,I got a call saying it had
been approved for $250,000.”
Uzeta was offered a permanent
job, even though he confessed
to the director he knew nothing
about the programs he was
being asked to write grants for.
He was assured he would figure
it out as he went along.
“Literally, that is how I started my
nonprofit career,” he said. “I’ve
been trying to figure it out ever
since.”
In 1976, friends persuaded Uzeta
to come to San Diego and
establish the nonprofit
Community Center for the
Disabled (now Access to
Independence). In a smart bit of
politicking, friends took him to
Old Town for margaritas at Casa
de Pico.
“It was November. It was 72
degrees. I looked around for the
rain and the fog,” he said. “I
made a one-year commitment,
and the next thing I knew, I had
worked for them for 10 years.”
Uzeta’s career path took a brief
detour when he accepted a job
in Modesto, but within two
months he was back. His former
boss at the Community Center
for the Disabled told him about
an opening as assistant director
for the Chicano Federation, a
nonprofit established in 1969 to
serve the Latino community.
Even before Uzeta worked for
the federation, he availed himself
of its services. In 1984, he
became the court-appointed
conservator for his 78-year-old
mother, Maria, and moved her to
San Diego. Wanting to find a
culturally appropriate activity for
her, he looked through the
phone book for Spanish-
speaking senior centers and
found the federation.
“My first contact with them was
as a client,” he said. “Whenever
my mother didn’t want to get out
of bed, I would tell her, ‘Hey
mom, get up. This is the day you
go to the center.’ She would pop
right up, get dressed and be
ready to go. It gave her
something to look forward to, it
was a highlight for her.”
When executive director Irma
Castro left the federation in
1991, Uzeta stepped in as
interim director while the board
searched. He had no desire to
pursue for the post himself, he
said.
“I had my eye on something
else,” he said. “The executive
director of the organization I
used to work for was leaving. I
wanted to apply for that job.”
An encounter with a friend
convinced him to throw his hat
into the ring. He purchased a
navy pinstripe suit and submitted
his résumé and cover letter, and
within a couple of weeks, he was
the federation’s new leader.
When Uzeta took over in July
1991, its budget was $650,000
and there was a staff of 25. The
two major funding sources were
the United Way — which ponied
up $218,000 — and the County
of San Diego’s Department of
Health and Human Services.
Clients were predominantly non-
English speaking. Much of the
assistance came in the form of
helping people fill out legal forms
and connecting with other
community services.
Uzeta was well steeped in the
ways of nonprofits. He knew
government funding, politics and
how to write grants and work with
the media.
The honeymoon, however, was
short-lived.
“The real shocker hit in
December, 1991,” Uzeta said.
“People will remember that prior
to this recession was a recession
that went on for many years.
“All of a sudden, United Way, our
very secure funding source, had
a shortfall between donations
and how much they donated. We
got a $48,000 hit, which, from
$218,000, was a big chunk. It
was a real wake-up call.”
In 1995, the federation staff
plunged to 12 people.
Calling it a “watershed year,”
Uzeta remembers countless
nights waking up in a cold sweat
wondering how the federation
was going to keep the doors
open. Then he instituted board
retreats and helped the
federation craft a new mission
statement. The board set the
lofty and at times contentious
goal that by 2000, it would have
an operating budget of $3
million, a staff of 40, multiple
locations and be involved in
business.
On all counts, Uzeta and the
board eclipsed those goals. The
budget grew to $5 million and the
staff to 55. The Sherman Heights
headquarters was joined by a
child-care center in National City,
two preschools and five
apartment complexes.
Still, with characteristic modesty,
he does not spend time buffing
his manicure.
“I don’t consider it a personal
triumph,” he said. “It was a major
shift in strategic direction.
“The only thing I know with
absolute certainty is that the
larger you are budgetwise, the
harder it is to put you out of
business. I wasn’t going to be
satisfied with just a $3 million
operating budget.”
Today, the federation’s budget is
nearly $16 million. He remains
proud that 96 cents of every
dollar donated to the Chicano
Federation goes to client
services.
“Ray is nonreplaceable. He is an
institution,” Chicano Federation
board chair Enrique Gonzalez
said. “Twenty years ago, he took
this organization with very little
budget and staff and built it to an
almost $16 million budget, built
up the staff, hired effective
management, developed a
housing program and
preschools. I believe those have
been his milestones.”
Uzeta remembers his last
vacation — a two-week cruise in
February 2007. There are
always grants and annual
reports and newsletters to write
and fundraisers to gear up for.
Other than spoiling his cat,
Lucky, Uzeta admits he has not
had time to think about what he
will do when he does not need to
be up at 5:30 every morning and
attend meetings until 7 most
nights. Even his weekends begin
at 6 a.m. with reading.
Uzeta’s partner of 33 years,
Constance Soucy, has informed
him she is not retiring soon from
her job at Access to
Independence. The two met in
1977 during a 28-day sit-in at
the regional headquarters for the
Federal Department of Health
Education and Welfare in San
Francisco.
After a long vacation, Uzeta
thinks he will start looking for
volunteer work or a part-time job,
possibly as an interim executive
director for a nonprofit.
“I see what happens to people
when they stop,” he said. “My
mom took early retirement at 62
and she just vegetated. My sister
took early retirement, and she
just sits around. I cannot see
myself sitting around.”
Arnulfo Manriquez
President & CEO at MAAC
Project
Greater San Diego Area
Real Estate
Current
MAAC
Previous
The Chicano Federation of San
Diego County,
MAAC,
Rural Community Assistance
Corporation
Education
University of San Diego
500+connections
Connect
Send Arnulfo InMail
www.linkedin.com/pub/arnulfo-
manriquez/1/548/986
Contact Info
Background
Summary
Specialties:Affordable Housing,
Real Estate Development, single
family for-sale, multi-family
rental, Land Development,
Construction, Planning, Finance,
Lending, Property Management
Experience
MAAC
President & CEO
MAAC
February 2012 – Present (2
years 7 months)Greater San
Diego Area
President / CEO
The Chicano Federation of San
Diego County
May 2010 – February 2012 (1
year 10 months)
MAAC
Chief Operating Officer
MAAC
March 2003 – May 2010 (7 years
3 months)Greater San Diego
Area
Housing Development Specialist
/ Loan Officer
Rural Community Assistance
Corporation
May 1999 – March 2003 (3 years
11 months)
Provided technical assistance in
the areas housing, community
and real estate development to
nonprofit organizations and
municipalities in Rural Colorado,
Utah, Montana, Wyoming and
California. Served as Loan
Officer to provide
predevelopment, construction
and permanent financing.
District Manager
Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing
Association
May 1997 – April 1999 (2 years)
Served as Real Estate Project
Manager and Property
Management District Manager in
Colorado. Acquiring apartment
communities and new
construction.
Project Manager
Community HousingWorks
May 1993 – March 1997 (3 years
11 months)
Organization previously known
as North County Housing
Foundation and Community
Housing of North County.
Served as Project Manager
overseeing new construction and
acquisition and rehabilitation of
affordable housing in North San
Diego County.
Vic Salazar/ Communications
and Fundraising
Vic Salazar joined Chicano
Federation team in 2009 as a
member of the Board of
Directors. He became Chairman
of the board in 2011. He served
as Interim Executive during a
transition period in 2012,
apparently after Arnulfo
Manriquez left and before
Raymond Uzeta came back. Vic
has a B.A. from the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
He started Vic Salazar
Communications, a Public
Relations company, in 2008.
Vic was a news anchor at NBC 7
and KGTV10.
Vic likes Cottonwood Golf Club.
My bizarre phone conversations
with Chicano Federation CEO
Mr. Raymond Uzeta
"Maura Larkins: You get federal money so
you should be revealing information."
Raymond Uzeta: "I don't think this
conversation is going to go anywhere. I
have someone waiting at the door...Bye."
My conversation at noon April 29,
2014 with Raymond Uzeta
(Mr. Uzeta returned my call to Pam Portillo.)
I asked a question about the Child Nutrition
Program.
"We don't provide that information. What
else can I help you with?"
"Do you feel that you helped me with that
question?"
"Is that the only question you have?"
"Not by a long shot...I have concerns about
the professionalism of your Child Nutrition
Program."
"Where did you get those concerns? You
need facts."
"That's why I'm calling. I'm trying to get
facts."
"Where did you get your suspicions? Did
you just wake up one day and feel
suspicious?"
"I am not going to reveal my sources. You
get federal money so you should be
revealing information."
"I don't thing this conversation is going to
go anywhere. I have someone waiting at
the door...Bye." He hung up.
An even more interesting
conversation on June 3, 2014
with Chicano Federation CEO
Mr. Raymond Uzeta
"Maura Larkins: You get federal money so
you should be revealing information."
Raymond Uzeta: "I don't think this
conversation is going to go anywhere. I
have someone waiting at the door...Bye."
My conversation at noon April 29,
2014 with Raymond Uzeta
(Mr. Uzeta returned my call to Pam Portillo.)
I asked a question about the Child Nutrition
Program.
"We don't provide that information. What
else can I help you with?"
"Do you feel that you helped me with that
question?"
"Is that the only question you have?"
"Not by a long shot...I have concerns about
the professionalism of your Child Nutrition
Program."
"Where did you get those concerns? You
need facts."
"That's why I'm calling. I'm trying to get
facts."
"Where did you get your suspicions? Did
you just wake up one day and feel
suspicious?"
"I am not going to reveal my sources. You
get federal money so you should be
revealing information."
"I don't thing this conversation is going to
go anywhere. I have someone waiting at
the door...Bye." He hung up.
An even more interesting
conversation on June 3, 2014
Laurie Pennings
Lpennings@cde.ca.gov
CDE Nutrition Services Division Child and
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP
Manager
Dear Laurie Pennings:
Is Chicano Federation of San
Diego allowed to keep secret
from the public the
supplementary policies it has
developed pursuant to
paragraph 1 of § 226.16 Food
and Nutrition Service, USDA
regulations?
Pursuant to the California Public
Records Act, I request a copy of
all versions of Chicano
Federation's supplementary
policies regarding paragraph (1)
of § 226.16 Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA regulations that
have been submitted to
California Department of
Education during the past 12
months...
Sincerely,
Maura Larkins
UPDATE: It turns out that the CDE
allows Chicano Federation to keep
its supplementary policies secret
from CDE as well as the public!
CDE says that have never received
any such policies from Chicano
Federation.
Lpennings@cde.ca.gov
CDE Nutrition Services Division Child and
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP
Manager
Dear Laurie Pennings:
Is Chicano Federation of San
Diego allowed to keep secret
from the public the
supplementary policies it has
developed pursuant to
paragraph 1 of § 226.16 Food
and Nutrition Service, USDA
regulations?
Pursuant to the California Public
Records Act, I request a copy of
all versions of Chicano
Federation's supplementary
policies regarding paragraph (1)
of § 226.16 Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA regulations that
have been submitted to
California Department of
Education during the past 12
months...
Sincerely,
Maura Larkins
UPDATE: It turns out that the CDE
allows Chicano Federation to keep
its supplementary policies secret
from CDE as well as the public!
CDE says that have never received
any such policies from Chicano
Federation.
California Department of Education (CDE)
Administers the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition
Services (FNS) Child Nutrition Programs and the Food Distribution Program in
California.
Sandip Kaur, Director
Nutrition Services Division
Phone: 916-445-0850
Fax: 916-445-4842
The Nutrition Services Division
is part of the Student Support &
Special Services Branch.
Child Nutrition Advisory Council (CNAC).
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Appoints
New Director of Nutrition Services Division
September 13, 2012
Contact: Tina Jung
E-mail: communications@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-319-0818
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the
appointment of Sandip Kaur as the new Director of the California Department of Education's
(CDE) Nutrition Services Division.
"Sandip brings a wealth of experience into her new leadership position at the Department, and I
appreciate the hard work she has already put in to help make sure California's children have
access to nutritious meals," said Torlakson. "She'll play a key role in carrying out our Team
California for Healthy Kids initiative designed to help children develop the habits that will make
them healthier in school and throughout their lives."
Kaur has been the acting Director of the Division for more than a year and replaces newly-retired
Director Phyllis Bramson. Bramson had a distinguished career in state government for 31 years.
This includes her eight years of service with the Nutrition Services Division where she provided
leadership and management of three complex and highly visible state nutrition automated
systems, two of which won state best practice awards.
Kaur started working in the Division in 2004 as a high level manager. The cornerstone of her
experience was the initiation and completion of the Child Nutrition Information and Payment
System, which is a Web-based system that modernized how local sponsors of federal food
programs submit and track the status of their applications, claims, changes, and U.S.
Department of Agriculture food orders to the CDE. Kaur was also responsible for making the
Division's Food Distribution Program more cost effective for sponsors and competitive with
private food distribution companies.
Kaur has nearly 28 years of experience working in California state government, including stints in
the Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Personnel Administration, and the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Carol Chase Huegli, MS RD
Associate Director
Nutrition Services Division
California Department of Education
(916) 322-1566
CChaseHuegli@cde.ca.gov
David Jang, May 2013 Manager, Program Integrity, Compliance and
Administration Section OAH case
Glenn Ostapeck,May 2013 Manager, Audits and Investigations
Divisions
Chris Kavooras, May 2013 Manager, Southern School Nutrition
Programs Unit
Christine Santy, Manager, Southern Field Services Unit
Michele Vasquez, Manager, Program Integrity Unit
Donna Caeg, Child Nutrition Consultant, Field Services Unit
Tamara Busman, Analyst, Field Services Unit
Jennifer Howerter, Analyst, Northern School Nutrition Programs Unit
Andrea Tayo, Analyst, Southern School Nutrition Programs Unit
June Preston, School Nutrition Programs Unit Manager
jpreston@cde.ca.gov
FNS-2012-0030-DRAFT-0009-A1.docx - RegInfo.gov
CNAC Agenda for the December 9, 2013, Meeting
December 9, 2013
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1801
Sacramento, California 95814
916-323-7311
Council Members
Carol Chase Huegli
Caroline Danielson
Nori Grossman
Lawrence Herrera
Clell Hoffman
Lucy McProud
Soo Zee Park
Marni Posey
Barbara Rohrer
Trish Vance
Colleen You
Liaison from the State Board of Education
Niki Sandoval
CNAC Meeting Minutes for June 19, 2012
Child Nutrition Advisory Council
An Advisory Body to the State Board Of Education
Meeting Minutes
June 19, 2012
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1801
Sacramento, CA 95814
Members Present
Carol Chase, Caroline Danielson, Nori Grossman, Lawrence Herrera, Clell Hoffman, Lucy
McProud, Soo Park, Marni Posey, Barbara Rohrer, and Trish Vance
State Board of Education Liason
Vacant
Member(s) Absent
Colleen You
Also Present—California Department of Education Staff Members:
Jason Spencer, Stephanie Papas, Beth Rice, June Preston, Heather Reed, Donna Reedy, and
Mike Danzik
Nutrition Services Division, Civil Rights and Complaints Coordinator
Shirley Rhodes
srhodes@cde.ca.gov
Nutrition Services Division, Civil Rights and Complaints Coordinator
May 2013 Analyst, Northern School Programs Unit
Phone: 916-323-8521
Shirley Rhodes, Director Nutrition Services Division
California Department of Education
1430 N St Ste 5602
Sacramento, CA 95814
Company Phone: 916-319-0815
Direct Phone: 916-323-8521
Company Fax: 916-319-0100
USDA Civil Rights
United States Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) policies and
procedures about nondiscrimination in the administration of the child nutrition and food
distribution programs.
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.
gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the
form.
You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication,
1400 Independence Avenue,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410,
or by fax (202) 690-7442 or by
email at program.intake@usda.gov
Jon Garcia, Acting Branch Chief Aug 2012
Program Analysis and Monitoring Branch
Child Nutrition Division
Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640
Alexandria, VA 22302
Greg Heilner, Manager or Supervisor (supervisor is Carol Chase)
Food Distribution Program
California State Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 323-7175
GHeilner@cde.ca.gov
NSLP, CACFP, SFSP, CSFP Contact:
USDA Food Distribution
How to File a Complaint
Last Modified: 03/27/2014
FDD monitors complaints about USDA Foods and coordinates the resolution of health hazards
with the FNS Office of Food Safety for States, Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), and recipient
agencies participating in any of the Food Distribution Programs (FDP).
USDA Foods Complaint Procedures for Individuals or Local Recipient Agency:
STATE DISTRIBUTING AGENCY (SDA)
The SDA will act on complaints from eligible program recipients participating in the following
USDA Foods Distribution Programs and file complaints in the Web-Based Supply Chain
Management (WBSCM) System:
Child Nutrition Programs Includes the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
CALIFORNIA
CACFP Contact:
Greg Heilner, Manager
Food Distribution Program
California State Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (916) 323-7175
Fax: (916) 327-3981
Email: GHeilner@cde.ca.gov
Laurie Pennings
Lpennings@cde.ca.gov
CDE Nutrition Services Division Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP
Manager
Nutrition Services Division
Phone : 916-445-0850
Fax : 916-323-1952
8-5
Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP)
California Department of Education (CDE)
What are the responsibilities of the CDE?
The California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 4610
authorizes CDE, through the UCP to process only
complaints regarding student discrimination and/or
categorical programs that are mandated by certain
federal and state statutes and regulations as appeals of
the LEA Decision or, in certain specified situations,
directly.
The CDE:
Reviews, monitors and provides technical
assistance to all LEAs regarding the adoption of
complaint UCP policies.
Refers each complaint to the LEA for resolution
when appropriate.
Considers a variety of alternatives to resolve
allegations in the appeal when:
1.
The LEA fails to act within 60 days.
2.
A complainant appeals an LEA
Decision if he or she believes as a
matter of fact or law the Decision is
incorrect.
3.
The Department determines that direct
intervention is necessary.
Requires corrective action by the LEA if non-
compliance issues are identified during the
investigation.
Provides monitoring and technical assistance to
LEAs to ensure resolution on non-compliant
findings.
Gives either party the right to request
reconsideration of the CDE report to the SPI
within 35 days of the receipt of the report.
Gives either party the right to appeal the CDE
report to the United States Secretary of
Education for those programs governed by Part
76 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Administers the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition
Services (FNS) Child Nutrition Programs and the Food Distribution Program in
California.
Sandip Kaur, Director
Nutrition Services Division
Phone: 916-445-0850
Fax: 916-445-4842
The Nutrition Services Division
is part of the Student Support &
Special Services Branch.
Child Nutrition Advisory Council (CNAC).
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Appoints
New Director of Nutrition Services Division
September 13, 2012
Contact: Tina Jung
E-mail: communications@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-319-0818
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the
appointment of Sandip Kaur as the new Director of the California Department of Education's
(CDE) Nutrition Services Division.
"Sandip brings a wealth of experience into her new leadership position at the Department, and I
appreciate the hard work she has already put in to help make sure California's children have
access to nutritious meals," said Torlakson. "She'll play a key role in carrying out our Team
California for Healthy Kids initiative designed to help children develop the habits that will make
them healthier in school and throughout their lives."
Kaur has been the acting Director of the Division for more than a year and replaces newly-retired
Director Phyllis Bramson. Bramson had a distinguished career in state government for 31 years.
This includes her eight years of service with the Nutrition Services Division where she provided
leadership and management of three complex and highly visible state nutrition automated
systems, two of which won state best practice awards.
Kaur started working in the Division in 2004 as a high level manager. The cornerstone of her
experience was the initiation and completion of the Child Nutrition Information and Payment
System, which is a Web-based system that modernized how local sponsors of federal food
programs submit and track the status of their applications, claims, changes, and U.S.
Department of Agriculture food orders to the CDE. Kaur was also responsible for making the
Division's Food Distribution Program more cost effective for sponsors and competitive with
private food distribution companies.
Kaur has nearly 28 years of experience working in California state government, including stints in
the Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Personnel Administration, and the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Carol Chase Huegli, MS RD
Associate Director
Nutrition Services Division
California Department of Education
(916) 322-1566
CChaseHuegli@cde.ca.gov
David Jang, May 2013 Manager, Program Integrity, Compliance and
Administration Section OAH case
Glenn Ostapeck,May 2013 Manager, Audits and Investigations
Divisions
Chris Kavooras, May 2013 Manager, Southern School Nutrition
Programs Unit
Christine Santy, Manager, Southern Field Services Unit
Michele Vasquez, Manager, Program Integrity Unit
Donna Caeg, Child Nutrition Consultant, Field Services Unit
Tamara Busman, Analyst, Field Services Unit
Jennifer Howerter, Analyst, Northern School Nutrition Programs Unit
Andrea Tayo, Analyst, Southern School Nutrition Programs Unit
June Preston, School Nutrition Programs Unit Manager
jpreston@cde.ca.gov
FNS-2012-0030-DRAFT-0009-A1.docx - RegInfo.gov
CNAC Agenda for the December 9, 2013, Meeting
December 9, 2013
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1801
Sacramento, California 95814
916-323-7311
Council Members
Carol Chase Huegli
Caroline Danielson
Nori Grossman
Lawrence Herrera
Clell Hoffman
Lucy McProud
Soo Zee Park
Marni Posey
Barbara Rohrer
Trish Vance
Colleen You
Liaison from the State Board of Education
Niki Sandoval
CNAC Meeting Minutes for June 19, 2012
Child Nutrition Advisory Council
An Advisory Body to the State Board Of Education
Meeting Minutes
June 19, 2012
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1801
Sacramento, CA 95814
Members Present
Carol Chase, Caroline Danielson, Nori Grossman, Lawrence Herrera, Clell Hoffman, Lucy
McProud, Soo Park, Marni Posey, Barbara Rohrer, and Trish Vance
State Board of Education Liason
Vacant
Member(s) Absent
Colleen You
Also Present—California Department of Education Staff Members:
Jason Spencer, Stephanie Papas, Beth Rice, June Preston, Heather Reed, Donna Reedy, and
Mike Danzik
Nutrition Services Division, Civil Rights and Complaints Coordinator
Shirley Rhodes
srhodes@cde.ca.gov
Nutrition Services Division, Civil Rights and Complaints Coordinator
May 2013 Analyst, Northern School Programs Unit
Phone: 916-323-8521
Shirley Rhodes, Director Nutrition Services Division
California Department of Education
1430 N St Ste 5602
Sacramento, CA 95814
Company Phone: 916-319-0815
Direct Phone: 916-323-8521
Company Fax: 916-319-0100
USDA Civil Rights
United States Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) policies and
procedures about nondiscrimination in the administration of the child nutrition and food
distribution programs.
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.
gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the
form.
You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication,
1400 Independence Avenue,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410,
or by fax (202) 690-7442 or by
email at program.intake@usda.gov
Jon Garcia, Acting Branch Chief Aug 2012
Program Analysis and Monitoring Branch
Child Nutrition Division
Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640
Alexandria, VA 22302
Greg Heilner, Manager or Supervisor (supervisor is Carol Chase)
Food Distribution Program
California State Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 323-7175
GHeilner@cde.ca.gov
NSLP, CACFP, SFSP, CSFP Contact:
USDA Food Distribution
How to File a Complaint
Last Modified: 03/27/2014
FDD monitors complaints about USDA Foods and coordinates the resolution of health hazards
with the FNS Office of Food Safety for States, Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), and recipient
agencies participating in any of the Food Distribution Programs (FDP).
USDA Foods Complaint Procedures for Individuals or Local Recipient Agency:
STATE DISTRIBUTING AGENCY (SDA)
The SDA will act on complaints from eligible program recipients participating in the following
USDA Foods Distribution Programs and file complaints in the Web-Based Supply Chain
Management (WBSCM) System:
Child Nutrition Programs Includes the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
CALIFORNIA
CACFP Contact:
Greg Heilner, Manager
Food Distribution Program
California State Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (916) 323-7175
Fax: (916) 327-3981
Email: GHeilner@cde.ca.gov
Laurie Pennings
Lpennings@cde.ca.gov
CDE Nutrition Services Division Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP
Manager
Nutrition Services Division
Phone : 916-445-0850
Fax : 916-323-1952
8-5
Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP)
California Department of Education (CDE)
What are the responsibilities of the CDE?
The California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 4610
authorizes CDE, through the UCP to process only
complaints regarding student discrimination and/or
categorical programs that are mandated by certain
federal and state statutes and regulations as appeals of
the LEA Decision or, in certain specified situations,
directly.
The CDE:
Reviews, monitors and provides technical
assistance to all LEAs regarding the adoption of
complaint UCP policies.
Refers each complaint to the LEA for resolution
when appropriate.
Considers a variety of alternatives to resolve
allegations in the appeal when:
1.
The LEA fails to act within 60 days.
2.
A complainant appeals an LEA
Decision if he or she believes as a
matter of fact or law the Decision is
incorrect.
3.
The Department determines that direct
intervention is necessary.
Requires corrective action by the LEA if non-
compliance issues are identified during the
investigation.
Provides monitoring and technical assistance to
LEAs to ensure resolution on non-compliant
findings.
Gives either party the right to request
reconsideration of the CDE report to the SPI
within 35 days of the receipt of the report.
Gives either party the right to appeal the CDE
report to the United States Secretary of
Education for those programs governed by Part
76 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Chicano Federation refused to provide the supplemental policies it had developed
to enforce USDA
to enforce USDA