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The Fellows Program in Public Affairs doesn’t just evaluate what you’ve accomplished: it evaluates how self-aware you are about it. As Coro California’s flagship leadership program, the Fellows Program in Public Affairs immerses fellows in real institutions and real challenges, and it’s constantly asking them to reflect on their impact. That same spirit of reflection should show up in your applica

Strong nonprofits are built by people who bring curiosity, care, and conviction to the boardroom. This October, a new cohort of Los Angeles leaders joins Coro California’s Board Leadership Training Accelerator to deepen their governance skills and prepare for meaningful board service. We’re honored to introduce the professionals who will carry this work into mission-driven organizations across the

As Executive Director of the East Oakland Boxing Association (EOBA), Dawna has created a safe space for Oakland youth to come together as a community. A Lead Fellowship Bay Area alumna, Dawna was recently on the other side of Coro’s leadership development experience when she hosted Rosie and Dhairya, two of our Exploring Leadership youth fellows this summer.In this Q&A, she reflects on what it mea

Macy’s path to housing leadership began with a curiosity about how the built environment shapes communities. It has taken her from studying architecture to public-sector work at California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the launch of the new Housing Development and Finance Committee (HDFC). In this Q&A, the Affordable Housing Leadership Network alumna reflects on what

Los Angeles is a region of scale — sprawling, sector-diverse, and shaped by systems that don’t always talk to each other. Coro’s Lead Fellowship program exists to help professionals make sense of that complexity: to understand how decisions move through the region’s civic, business, and community institutions, and to build the adaptive leadership skills needed to act within them. Over nine months,

Every cohort in Coro California’s Fellows Program in Public Affairs arrives with a different purpose, and leaves having reshaped what that actually looks like in practice. In this alumni reflection, one Coro Fellow looks back on the placements, connections, and quiet moments of leadership that turned a year of uncertainty into a clearer sense of purpose.Coro gave me the space to reflect, grow alon

Coro’s Lead Fellowships program trains professionals to master adaptive leadership strategies, deepen knowledge of regional challenges and opportunities, and expand their network. Over nine months, this part-time program helps professionals gain a deeper understanding of the systems shaping communities. The program is offered in both Greater Los Angeles and the Bay Area.Meet the new cohort of our

Aaron Carruthers has spent more than a decade as Executive Director of the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, leading the largest community needs assessment for people with disabilities in state history. But his path there started in 1997, as a graduate of Coro California’s Fellows Program in Public Affairs in San Francisco. In our conversation, Aaron reflects on how Coro phil

Coro’s Women in Leadership Los Angeles program is geared toward helping women and women-identifying professionals access the tools, confidence, and community to deepen their impact as managers and community leaders. Through hands-on learning, expert-led discussions, and interactive sessions, the program delivers practical frameworks grounded in the real challenges women face at work. Participants

This summer, a new cohort of high school students spent six weeks in Coro California’s Youth Fellows Program, a hands-on summer youth leadership program based in Los Angeles that prepares rising juniors and seniors to lead with confidence in their schools and communities. Fellows split their time between leadership seminars, explorations into how LA institutions actually work, cohort-led Focus Day

Serving on a nonprofit board is one of the most meaningful ways a professional can give back to their community, but it’s a role that requires real preparation. Coro’s Board Leadership Training Accelerator equips Los Angeles professionals with the governance skills, strategic thinking tools, and practical frameworks needed to lead with purpose and impact from day one. Through this intensive multi-