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City Impact Lab January 2025
January 21, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am
CITY IMPACT LAB IS THE MOST EXCITING WAY TO START YOUR DAY TO GET THE TOOLS TO MAKE AN IMPACT ACROSS LOS ANGELES!
Hear from inspiring speakers, participate in engaging team-based activities, and network with other leaders as future collaborators and partners.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Julee Brooks
Julee Brooks, Woodcraft Rangers‘ CEO is an ambitious creative visionary, social entrepreneur, and strategic nonprofit change-maker with nearly two decades experience delivering high-caliber programming for families and guiding family-focused agencies through dynamic organizational growth. Julee possesses a unique combination of sophisticated thought leadership, keen business acumen and skilled relationship building that ensures excellence for institutions, programmatically and administratively.
Nella McOsker
Nella McOsker is the President & CEO of Central City Association (CCA), a premier advocacy organization dedicated to enhancing Downtown Los Angeles’ vibrancy and increasing opportunity in the region. In this role, McOsker represents the interests of 300 businesses, trade associations and nonprofit organizations in LA County.
Under her leadership, CCA has successfully advocated for increased housing in the DTLA 2040 Community Plan, partnered with Metro on a variety of initiatives including public safety station improvements, produced a report advocating for Governance Reform, published the RISE Roadmap for DTLA Economic Recovery and convened stakeholders around Olympics preparation. Building on CCA’s legacy of adaptive reuse, Nella is leading the organization in ushering in the next iteration of conversions in Los Angeles.
Prior to becoming CEO, McOsker served as CCA’s Vice President of Strategic Relations, managing operations, membership, revenue and development. She has an extensive background in Los Angeles public affairs executing major initiatives like statewide ballot propositions, corporate communications campaigns, crisis management and strategic planning.
McOsker is a member of the Board of Directors for FilmLA and the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, serves on the Advisory Board for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Los Angeles chapter, and was a founding private sector participant of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Harvard Bloomberg City Leadership Initiative. She graduated from University of Notre Dame and is an alumna of the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and Teach For America.
Vahid Khorsand
Vahid Khorsand is a long-time Valley leader and small business owner who has dedicated his career to advocating for the San Fernando Valley. He currently serves as President of the Board of Public Works and as Valley Advisor to Mayor Karen Bass. As a commissioner, he has been focused on engagement and communication to ensure stakeholders know the resources available to them to better receive city services. Before entering public service, he spent over 14 years as an equities research analyst focused on specialty retail and real estate development public companies. He has served on the boards of 14 organizations, including as President of the Encino Chamber of Commerce and Vice Chair of the United Chambers of Commerce, the latter with whom he founded the Inspirational Women of the San Fernando Valley award in 2015. Vahid has also served as Vice President of the Citywide Planning Commission, the LA Metro San Fernando Valley Service Council, and the Van Nuys Airport Citizen Advisory Council. Vahid has been recognized for his leadership contributions and has received accolades from organizations such as the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats, and the LA County Young Democrats. Vahid holds degrees from Cal State Long Beach and Pepperdine University.
Join your fellow L.A. leaders for an eye-opening, interactive, and inspiring morning!
City Impact Lab attendees come from all backgrounds, including government, the arts, neighborhoods, nonprofits, and business. Come connect with your future collaborators, mentors, and partners.
Each City Impact Lab begins with a lively panel of civic, business, and/or community leaders who share their personal experiences and strategies to make an impact in Los Angeles. We then have an engagement “experiment” that allows all attendees a chance to connect on the challenges they are facing in their own work.
