Awardees

O2 Initiatives congratulates the 2019 recipients of our O2 Sabbatical Award:


Patrick Dooley
Artistic Director, Shotgun Players

Mary Ann Jones
Chief Executive Officer, Westside Community Services

Lisa Steindler
Executive Artistic Director, Z Space

Villy Wang
Founder, President & CEO, BAYCAT

Jerry Yang
Executive Director, Kai Ming Head Start

Past Awardees

2018


Kimberly Aceves-Iñiguez
Co-Founder and Executive Director, RYSE Center

Gail Gilman
Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Partnership

Christie Keith
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)

Margaret Libby
Founding Executive Director, MyPath

Jordan Simmons
Executive and Artistic Director, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

Robyn Thomas
Executive Director, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

Diane Wong
Executive Director, J-Sei, Inc.

2017


Emily Arnold-Fernández
Executive Director, Asylum Access

Saru Jayaraman
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United

Cristy Johnston Limón
Executive Director, Destiny Arts Center

Rebecca Rolfe
Executive Director, San Francisco LGBT Center

Doug Shoemaker
President, Mercy Housing California

Christine Stoner-Mertz
President and CEO, Lincoln

2016


Sam Cobbs
Chief Executive Officer, First Place for Youth

Diane Dodge
Executive Director, East Bay College Fund

Erica Kisch
Executive Director, Compass Family Services

Jeremy Madsen
Chief Executive Officer, Greenbelt Alliance

Patricia Murillo
Executive Director, Alternatives in Action

Dorsey Nunn
Executive Director, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children

Lance Toma
Executive Director, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center

2015


Suart Cohen
Executive Director, TransForm

Regina Jackson
President and CEO, East Oakland Youth Development Center

José Quiñonez
Chief Executive Officer, Mission Asset Fund

Judith Smith
Artistic Director, AXIS Dance Company

Julia R. Wilson
Chief Executive Officer, OneJustice