Iosefa Alofaituli Executive Director & CEO Oak View Renewal Partnership Iosefa leads Oak View Renewal Partnership’s strategic planning, operations and fund development. He joined OVRP in 2009, was promoted to Executive Director in 2010, and was named CEO in 2012. Over his tenure, he has raised over $1.5 million. Funders include Wells Fargo, Kaiser Permanente, The California Endowment, Pacific Life, Weingart Foundation and several family foundations. Equally involved on the ground, Iosefa coordinates grassroots collaborations between residents and partners. Such efforts have created sustainable change including a workforce initiative, microenterprise incubator, mobile health clinics, youth soccer league, afterschool programs, monthly community cleanup and community gardens. Prior to joining OVRP, Iosefa was a Peace Corps volunteer for over two years in the Dominican Republic. Serving as an Economic Development Advisor to a fishing village, he led the creation of an artisan school, microenterprises, ecofriendly stove project, business development course, travel clinic, and language and health workshops. Through this experience, Iosefa gained Spanish fluency, an invaluable asset in Oak View. Preceding his Peace Corps service, Iosefa spent five years in the healthcare industry in sales and accounts management roles. He grew up in Southern California before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he was a noted football player and team captain, capping his senior year with an Ivy League championship. Oak View Renewal Partnership is a place-based nonprofit organization engaged with the Oak View community since 2006. Our mission is to narrow the gap between Oak View and the rest of Huntington Beach, Calif., while serving as a model for community development. 714.596.7063 • [email protected]