E-mail a friendNovember 17, 2005
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa grades himself on his performance. Lark Galloway-Gilliam, Executive Director of Community Health Councils, laments the lack of healthy food options in urban communities.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa went from an unstable childhood to becoming the first Latino mayor of his native Los Angeles in over a century. A former labor organizer, he's defied stereotypes and won praise for building bipartisan coalitions. He previously served on the L.A. city council and as speaker of the state assembly and was a distinguished fellow at UCLA and USC, where he helped write a policy blueprint for addressing the issues facing many urban centers. He's a founding member of the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.
Lark Galloway-Gilliam
Lark Galloway-Gilliam
Lark Galloway-Gilliam is the Executive Director of Community Health Councils, a nonprofit community based health advocacy organization. She's played an active role in the debate and policy development on issues such as disparities in health between ethnic communities, access to care and health care coverage and financing for the uninsured. Galloway-Gilliam has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, community organizing, strategic planning, public policy and administration.