Rose Padilla Johnson San Leandro

Rose Padilla Johnson of San Leandro, California, engages with Davis Street Community Center, Inc., as CEO. In that role, she leads the organization in providing a host of coordinated services designed to help those in need. Rose Padilla Johnson and her team serve approximately 15,000 local residents each year in areas such as child care, health, and food and clothing. In conjunction with the local police department and the Alameda County Fire Department, the organization distributes bicycles, toys, and food baskets to more than a thousand families annually.

Ms. Johnson maintains longstanding affiliation with associations that work to ensure the health and well-being of children and families. She serves as a RotaCare free medical clinic administrator and has served as president of her local Rotary Club. In addition, she has volunteered with Faces of Hope, which is dedicated to bringing surgeons who perform remediation of cleft lip and palate to remote rural areas of Guatemala.

Having chaired the Alameda County Child Care Local Planning Council, Ms. Johnson regularly presents on pathways for creating effective programs that meet the needs of community members who are disenfranchised.