Ruben Cantu Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, Ca, Us

Summary: Manage multiple programs to advance health, safety, and wellbeing by leading with health equity and racial justice.

Summary: Manages communications, community engagement and mobilization, and development activities to support and inform policy efforts of California’s largest multicultural health equity organization • Assist in the management of an organization of 12 staff members based in Oakland, Sacramento, and Los Angeles and an organizational budget of $2M+• Manage several statewide projects focused on health equity including oral health, prevention, mental health, and substance use, including staffing, funder relationships, and reporting• Manage regional and statewide forums and conferences to assess local policy needs of CPEHN’s constituents, elicit input into policy priorities, and build constituent capacity to advocate • Coordinate organizational fundraising activities with foundation and state funders through proposal research, development, writing, reporting, and financial grants management • Coordinate programmatic efforts to support advocacy, including policy briefs and research projects • Manage organizational evaluation and reporting to funders and Board of Directors • Lead development of a statewide plan to reduce disparities in mental health and coordinate related community engagement activities • Represent CPEHN’s constituents on state advisory committees

• Manage regional and statewide forums and conferences to assess local policy needs of CPEHN’s constituents, elicit input into policy priorities, and build constituent capacity to advocate • Coordinate organizational fundraising activities with foundation and state funders through proposal research, development, writing, reporting, and financial grants management • Coordinate programmatic efforts to support advocacy, including policy briefs and research projects • Manage organizational evaluation and reporting to funders and Board of Directors • Lead development of a statewide plan to reduce disparities in mental health and coordinate related community engagement activities • Represent CPEHN’s constituents on state advisory committees

Summary: Managed a team working on two multi-year contracts with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; provided technical assistance to a wide range of health and social justice-focused organizations • Conducted program assessments with small community organizations and large national nonprofit partners to assess organizational capacity through surveys, interviews, and focus groups • Built the organizational and program capacity of local and national community organizations through training and technical assistance • Facilitated small and large group strategic planning and Board development sessions• Led process and outcomes-based evaluations of two large national HIV/AIDS campaigns, The Leadership Campaign on AIDS and National HIV/AIDS Testing Mobilization Campaign• Conducted training on plain language/clear English writing for state and federal government agencies communicating with the public via requests for proposals and other materials • Presented advice and feedback to states and local jurisdictions in estimating, assessing, and addressing the unmet need for primary medical care services for people living with HIV • Maintained relationships with government agencies and nonprofit organizations including the federal Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, The Salvation Army USA, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the National Association of People with AIDS, and the National Rural Health Association

Provided consultative services to build the capacity of Latino community members and community organizations to participate in HIV prevention community planning activities

Washington, Dc, Us

Summary: Provided organizational and program development technical assistance and training to community organizations serving communities of color • Designed, researched, and produced curricula for 12 regional trainings and 20 statewide trainings for AIDS service providers • Coordinated staffing and facilitated additional regional and statewide training workshops• Coordinated and facilitated nine HIV prevention community planning trainings for community stakeholders • Coordinated 10 special issues forums for leaders of AIDS service providers working in communities of color, including agenda development, promotion, registration, and evaluation and reporting • Conducted 13 onsite needs assessments with AIDS service organizations with a focus on organizational development, management, funding, and leadership • Identified, cultivated, and managed collaborations with capacity building assistance partners

Washington, Dc, Us

Assisted in the coordination and execution of semi-annual Board of Directors meetings. Assisted senior staff in administrative matters.