UNITE-LA is pleased to share that Carrie Lemmon, UNITE-LA vice president of Systems Change Strategy, was recently appointed to the City of Los Angeles' Youth Council, where committee members facilitate collaboration for youth advocacy and increase youth job opportunities. Moreover, Alysia Bell, president of UNITE-LA, joined the City of L.A. Workforce Development Board’s Five-Year Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee.

In both roles, Alysia and Carrie will support collaborative strategies that support equitable, economic mobility through education and workforce development, and elevate the work UNITE-LA has done through the Opportunity Youth Collaborative and the renewed, strategic planning for the Los Angeles Performance Partnership.