Another Level Training Academy Founder and CEO Nia Hodge leads a community healing circle with neighborhood residents and youth. The event was a collaboration between ALTA and Alley in the Valley (Wellness to the West and Breath of Evolution). In the heart of Southwest Fresno, there’s a small house with an enormous impact. It is home to Another Level Training Academy (ALTA), where Nia Hodge turned her grief into a catalyst for community transformation, one person at a time.

CVCF Board Co-Chair Vivian Paz’s, love for serving her community was instilled in her as a child. Raised in the rural city of Laton, this passion catalyzed her path which includes a legal career, dedicated board service and a joint business venture with her husband, Dr. Carlos Paz. In her role as CVCF Board Co-Chair, Vivian presides over all the Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings and plays an instrumental role in fostering transformative change locally. Vivia

When Angela Castellanos moved from the Bay Area to the Gateway to the Sequoias, (Visalia, CA), she was not sure what to expect. She was quickly inspired to get involved in her new community after learning about how drastic income-level disparities and limited job access impacted the futures of Valley residents. Angela began working in the inclusive economic development sector as a regional coordinator at the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (G