THRIVE is excited to share we've hired Jordan Perez as our first Executive Director! As THRIVE grows into a viable platform for community-led development, Jordan brings experience around real estate and economic development, having worked with the City of Pico Rivera, and cities throughout California.
Together with several sister organizations and local residents, THRIVE seeks to make sure that the perspective of disinvested communities is centered in the CERF initiative, from the initial planning process, into the definition of strategies and selection of projects. We invite Santa Ana and Orange County residents to make sure these public resources support economic strategies that are rooted in community participation, ownership, and decision-making. THRIVE believes a grassroots participative approach is essential for public resources to be invested responsibly, where they are most needed.