Center for Leadership and Values Distinguished Speakers Series

Dr. Marcos Vargas is the founding Executive Director of the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), a community planning and policy research center serving the California central coast of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. He will speak on “Building a Sustainable Grassroots Movement for Economic Justice: A Case Study of the Ventura County Living Wage Movement.”

Dr. Vargas’ 20 years of service in the nonprofit sector include Executive Director of El Concilio del Condado de Ventura, a Ventura County Latino community advocacy and multi-service organization; founding chairperson of the Ventura County Living Wage Coalition; and Director of Planning for United Way of Ventura County. He currently serves on numerous local and regional boards, including the McCune Foundation, the Tri-Counties Labor Foundation, the Ventura County Workforce Investment Board, and the Ventura County Working People’s Alliance.

Admission is free.