During National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we highlight Davis Street’s CEO, Rose Padilla Johnson. Rose is the third child of Mexican emigrants who lived and worked in Oakland, Ca. From founding the first Latino Social Club in her first year at Pacific High School to joining Davis Street in 1991, she has been a strong advocate for those without a voice.

羅斯的職業生涯始於協助移民，為服務不足的西班牙裔社區和來自不同背景的所有服務不足的社區促進社會公平。她還曾擔任聖萊安德羅扶輪社的主席。她參與了“希望的面孔”專案，該專案為瓜地馬拉農村的個人提供唇裂和齶裂手術。羅斯曾擔任CAPPA主席，領導全州兒童宣導協會近10年。她是第一位成為聖萊安德羅商業總裁的非營利組織的拉丁裔首席執行官。

With Rose’s leadership as CEO of Davis Street since 1991, she has guided Davis Street to becoming the key leader in providing safety-net services to the underserved working poor minority population. Davis Street provides easily accessible trilingual resources across all safety-net programs and a diverse staff, with 53% of Davis Street’s employees bilingual Spanish and English speakers to better assist the populations we serve.

Please join us in honoring Hispanic Heritage month through this year’s theme of Building Prosperous and Healthy Communities, recognized in Davis Street’s key objective to help others help themselves.