President & CEO of Community Foundation Sonoma County
For the last two years, Óscar has served as President & CEO of Community Foundation Sonoma County. He brings a wealth of experience to his role and is very knowledgeable about the Community Foundation, having served on the Foundation’s Board of Directors for nine years and continuing his service as a member of their Community Investment Committee. Óscar spent ten years at the Sonoma County Department of Human Services, where he served as the Assistant Director and six years as the Executive Director for Community Action Partnership Sonoma County. Óscar has been a community leader for more than 25 years, and he has a deep understanding of Sonoma County and a proven track record of convening people to find solutions to community problems.
In 2018, Oscar served as steering committee co-chair for the California Economic Summit, a statewide event that brought together a broad and diverse network of business, equity, environmental, and civic organizations to craft strategies to improve upward mobility, build more housing, create a strong workforce, and strengthen the state’s water sustainability.
In 2016, Oscar was honored by Hispanics in Philanthropy, a network of nonprofits, corporations, foundations, and individuals dedicated to addressing poverty issues, identifying solutions, and mobilizing Latinx communities in the U.S. and Latin America. In 2012, he received the Sonoma County Jefferson Award and the North Bay Business Journal Non-Profit Leadership Award. In 2008, he was named one of the North Bay’s “40 Under 40” leaders by the North Bay Business Journal.