FACE Launches Pitch Competition for C2 Leadership Institute Fall '22 Cohort

FACE Launches First

C2 Leadership Institute Pitch Competition

Fall '22 Cohort

See highlights below!

FACE is pleased to share that on Tuesday, December 6th we launched the first ever C2 Leadership Institute Pitch Competition with our Fall '22 Cohort of faith leaders across 5 states (CA, AZ, NV, HI, FL).

Over the course of the C2 Leadership Institute, fellows had either launched or developed a community development initiative. Their hard work culminated in a One-Minute Pitch competition where they presented their initiative to funders and community leaders in only a minute!

Hyepin Im, President and CEO of FACE, stated, "Congratulations to all the C2 Leadership Institute Fellows who not only survived but ultimately thrived through a 15- week bootcamp! Thank you to all our judges, sponsors and also our trainers who helped to bring this event to a reality."

See below for the highlights!

2022 Pitch Competition Participating Fellows

Congratulations to Jayson Shone, the Winner of the 2022 C2 Pitch Competition and $500 First Place Award amongst the total 17 presentations. Thank you to Bishop Grant Hagiya and the Cal-PAC UMC for sponsoring the prize.

Pitch Competition Winner: Jayson Shone, Hillside LA Church - El Sereno, CA

Other Finalists:

Rev. Cathie Capp, University UMC - Irvine, CA
Rev. Samuel Nam, Aiea UMC - Aiea, HI
Rev. Eve Williams, Advent UMC - Las Vegas, NV

All four finalists also got to present at the C2 Leadership Institute graduation the following week.

2022 Pitch Competition Judges

BIG thank you to our pitch competition judges who graciously gave their time and input and also to Youngwan Kim, Consul General of Korea Los Angeles who joined us for the event:

Robert Apodaca, Co-Founder & Executive Director, The 200
Bob Binnie, Senior Vice President, Risk & CRA Programs, First Citizens Bank
Julie Davis, Mortgage Sales Supervisor, US Bank
Sarah Franks, Deputy for Constituent Engagement, Office of Supervisor Holly Mitchell
Hayana Guererro, CRA & Community Affairs Officer, Silicon Valley Bank
Minwoo Park, Korean Consulate of LA (in place of Deputy Consul Song-Hwan Kwon)
Vinnie Malcolm, Managing Director & President, Malcolm Media Advisors
Nancy Morikawa, Senior Vice President & CRA Community Development Officer, Pacific Western Bank
Jess Tirado, Vice President & Community Development Officer, Citizens Business Bank
Sarah Walker, Senior Project Manager, National CORE
William Wubbenhorst, Non-Resident Fellow, Baylor university Institute for Studies of Religion

2022 Pitch Competition Presentations

The following power points highlight each fellow's community development initiative for which they had created a one-minute pitch. The initiatives ranged from affordable housing projects, youth programs, refugee assistance, and financial literacy to technical literacy, building community and battling loneliness. Congrats again to the fellows for their hard work and dedication! Please visit our website www.facela.org in the near future to see the video recaps!