Sarah Dusseault began her career in public service with former Mayor Jim Hahn, and served in senior roles in the Office of the Mayor as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Deputy Mayor for Housing and Homelessness where she led efforts to revitalize Downtown Los Angeles and oversaw the creation of L.A.’s affordable housing trust fund—the largest of its kind in America at the time. Sarah later advised Mayor Eric Garcetti during his 2013 mayoral campaign, and during his tenure as President of the City Council. She went on to serve in a variety of roles in and out of government.

Throughout her career, Sarah has gained a reputation as a passionate advocate, policy expert, and an innovative problem solver and reformer. Sarah serves in various capacities in her community, including as a mentor to many young women and girls. Sarah joined the Board of the Los Angeles LGBT Center to assist in their work to open an intergenerational campus addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Sarah’s passion for ending homelessness and advocating for mental health derives from her lived experience of a family member who experienced both. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Heart Forward to advocate for reform on access to mental health care.

Sarah currently works as Co-Founder and Lead on LA4LA, a new public private partnership with Los Angeles to design and unlock new financial tools for immediate housing options. LA4LA has funded and supported over 1,200 housing units in its first year.

Sarah was recently elected Co-Chair of the Leadership Table advising on meeting goals to house people experiencing homelessness. She recently served as Co-Chair on the LA County Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness and is working to implement governance and system reform to create accountability. She worked during the COVID pandemic to lead efforts to house 8,000 people through Project Room Key.

She is a graduate of Yale College and earned her J.D. from UCLA. She is married to Chris Dusseault, a key member of the legal team in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that successfully challenged and overturned California’s Proposition 8 before the United States Supreme Court. They are raising two sons and a granddaughter.

Deidre Lind is an award-winning community leader respected as an expert in philanthropy and civic partnerships with impact-driven results and who today leads A Better Impact providing social impact advisory services to clients across all sectors.

Deidre co-founded the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles in 2014 as a platform for public/private partnerships focused on innovation and effectiveness and lead the organization through its unprecedented COVID-19 response efforts. In 2023, Deidre and the Fund received Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies award for social impact.

She also created and served as the Founding President of the California Volunteers Fund in partnership with the Office of CA Governor Gavin Newsom. Deidre has built a career over two decades leading corporate responsibility and philanthropy programs including leading the Pfaffinger Foundation, one of the oldest private foundations in the region, and serving for a decade as Mattel’s chief global social impact strategist where she launched their two-percent pre-tax profit annual commitment and delivered the Company’s first global sustainability assessment.

Deidre currently serves on the Boards of numerous local and national nonprofits and in 2021, served as Co-Chair of the Working Group coordinating the Council on Foundation’s virtual Annual Conference, Leading Together.

Avivar Capital (Avivar) is a US-based SEC registered investment advisor focused exclusively on assisting institutional, public and private clients. Their work is anchored in the belief that impact investing can harness the power of capital markets to advance a more inclusive, just and sustainable future.

Founded in 1915, The California Community Foundation (CCF) is a philanthropic organization located in Los Angeles, California.

The CCF mission is to lead positive systemic change that strengthens Los Angeles communities. CCF envisions a future where all Angelenos have the opportunity to contribute to the productivity, health and well-being of our region.

CCF believes that our common fate will be determined by how successfully we improve the quality of life for all of our residents. The impact we help create is of, by and for Los Angeles, because the community is our foundation.