From Local Kid to Social Sector Leader
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

Easy Lift Transportation Executive Director Ernesto Paredes remembers his earliest experience volunteering as a young kid in Santa Barbara. Growing […more…]

Giving Back What Was Given to Him
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

As a child growing up on the Santa Ynez Chumash Reservation, Kenneth Kahn never felt neglected. His neighborhood was filled […more…]

A Force for the Arts
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

Kai Tepper knew from a young age that she was destined for the arts. Along with her sister – who […more…]

Santa Barbara’s First Lady of Philanthropy Looks Back
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

Born and raised in a leafy suburb of Detroit, Michigan, located near the city’s zoo, Anne Towbes grew up surrounded […more…]

Treasure, Time, and Talent
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

Warren Ritter says that he was born with the passion to give back. By building a career in private wealth […more…]

Untangling Self-Interest from True Compassion by Nick Schou
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

The winding path of Santa Barbara philanthropist Kevin Brine – from near-broke college student obsessed with Sanskrit studies to living […more…]

Building a More Equitable UC Santa Barbara
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

Other than a brief stint in New York City in 1989, Katya Armistead has spent almost her entire adult life […more…]

From the Heart of Compton to the Soul of Santa Barbara
By Nick Schou   |   November 4, 2021

He grew up in Compton, but Guy Walker has deep roots in Santa Barbara County going back to the 1970s, […more…]