CSU Channel Islands President Richard R. Rush, from left, Hank Lacayo, Tim McCallion, president of the West Region for Verizon and Jesus Torres, director of Strategic Programs for Verizon, attend the grant presentation program. Photo courtesy of CSU Channel Islands.
The Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo Institute for Workforce & Community Studies (HLI) has been featured in a new article by Lori Putnam at CSU Channel Islands “Channel Magazine.”
Launched last November, the non-profit and non-partisan Institute is named for Hank Lacayo, an early booster of CI, Putnam wrote. With nearly half a century of service in workforce and community development, Lacayo has advised elected state and federal leaders alike.
“I’ve been working any way I can to help the University,” said Lacayo. “The important part is not necessarily the name the Institute carries,” he added, “but what it’s going to do for students, the community, and even the state through its innovative curriculum.” A resident of Newbury Park, Lacayo remains an active community volunteer. He currently serves as President of the Congress of California Seniors and is also the founder and National President Emeritus for the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement as well as founder and past chairman of the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute.”
The institute initially received a $300,000 grant from Southern California Edison. It has since received a $100,000 grant from Verizon, a $60,000 grant from Southern California Gas Co., a $25,000 grant from AT&T and a $10,000 grant from Carl Wesley, President/CEO of Wesley-Thomas Enterprises Inc., Putnam reports.
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