{"id":98581,"date":"2022-03-17T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T01:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-dr-cid-pinedo-named-ceo-of-mexican-american-opportunity-foundation\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T02:10:09","slug":"dr-cid-pinedo-nombrado-el-presidente-y-director-ejecutivo-de-la-fundacion-mexican-american-opportunity-foundation-maof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/dr-cid-pinedo-nombrado-el-presidente-y-director-ejecutivo-de-la-fundacion-mexican-american-opportunity-foundation-maof\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Cid Pinedo Named CEO of Mexican American Opportunity Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 17, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Ciriaco &#8220;Cid&#8221; Pinedo, Ed.D., has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF), one of the largest nonprofits in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, providing social services to over 125,000 people per year across seven counties, including <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Bernardino<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Ventura<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Kern<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Monterey<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3476978-1&amp;h=2163511335&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fmaof-board-announces-the-retirement-of-the-organizations-president-and-chief-executive-officer-martin-castro-301301468.html%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DMONTEBELLO%252C%2520Calif.%252C%2520May%252028%2CPresident%2520and%2520Chief%2520Executive%2520Officer.&amp;a=MAOF%27s+previous+President+and+CEO%2C+Martin+Castro%2C+recently+retired+after+21+years+in+the+role\" rel=\"nofollow\">MAOF&#8217;s previous President and CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Martin Castro<\/span>, recently retired after 21 years in the role<\/a><\/u>. His leadership helped transform MAOF, making it one of the most responsive and best-performing organizations serving <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> diverse communities. Castro is committed to working with MAOF leadership to ensure a smooth transition for his successor.<\/p>\n<p>Pinedo begins his new role at MAOF on <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 18<\/span>, 2022.\u00a0 A respected executive and educator with over 20 years of experience in nonprofit, government, academic, business, and religious organizations, advocating and serving under-resourced communities, Pinedo was most recently the CEO of the Children&#8217;s Fund, which served children experiencing poverty, abuse, and neglect. He previously served as the President of the Hope Through Housing Foundation, the COO of the National Community Renaissance, and Associate Superintendent of Business Services and Economic Development for <span class=\"xn-org\">Chaffey Community College<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;MAOF&#8217;s programs uplift the whole family, serving everyone from infants to seniors. We are thrilled to have Cid Pinedo at the helm, not only for the breadth of experience and perspective he brings, but also because he embodies the values, heritage, and history of MAOF,&#8221; said Board Chair, Anita Qui\u00f1onez Gabrielian. &#8220;On behalf of the Board and the 875 dedicated employees of MAOF, we are grateful for the incredible legacy that <span class=\"xn-person\">Martin Castro<\/span> has left and look forward to welcoming Cid as our new CEO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The organization&#8217;s leadership also acknowledges the strength, dedication and commitment of the senior team throughout this leadership transition and extends a special thanks to newly promoted Chief Operating Officer, <span class=\"xn-person\">Vicky Santos\u00a0<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Orlando Sayson<\/span>, Chief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Pinedo is an active and well-known volunteer and advocate for the community. He currently serves on the boards of the Los Angeles County Fair Association Corporation, the Riverside Art Museum &#8211; Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and History, and the Luminarias Mental Health Services Institute. He is also a Commissioner for the San Bernardino County Housing Authority and a member of the Funders Alliance of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Bernardino<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the son of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation college graduate, I feel it is my personal obligation to provide access and support to anyone who lacks the resources to actualize their future story,&#8221; Pinedo said. &#8220;As CEO of MAOF, I am very honored to work with the board, staff and all levels of the community to effectuate transformational change for families in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pinedo holds a BA in Philosophy from <span class=\"xn-org\">St. John&#8217;s Seminary College in Camarillo<\/span>, a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership and Management from the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of La Verne<\/span> and was bestowed an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from <span class=\"xn-org\">Union Institute<\/span> &amp; University.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of Pinedo follows a thorough recruitment process overseen by MAOF in partnership with\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3476978-1&amp;h=3211985144&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.envisionnonprofit.com%2F&amp;a=Envision+Consulting\" rel=\"nofollow\">Envision Consulting<\/a>\u2014a nonprofit consulting firm with offices in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, specializing in executive search, organizational strategy, merger exploration and executive leadership transitions.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) is a non-profit, state-wide community-based organization that was established in 1963 by Founder\u00a0Dionicio Morales\u00a0to serve disadvantaged individuals and families in the\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0area. MAOF is one of the largest family services organizations in\u00a0the United States\u00a0and has achieved this status by providing high quality social services and programs to diverse communities where the need is the greatest.\u00a0 It currently operates in seven\u00a0California\u00a0counties with over 60 service locations and 875 employees.\u00a0 The annual budget exceeds\u00a0$160,000,000.\u00a0 MAOF Website;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3476978-1&amp;h=1759458879&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maof.org%2F&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maof.org%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.maof.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Mexican American Opportunity Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 17, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Ciriaco &#8220;Cid&#8221; Pinedo, Ed.D., has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF), one of the largest nonprofits in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, providing social services to over 125,000 people per year across seven counties, including <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Bernardino<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange<\/span>, &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98581"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98582,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98581\/revisions\/98582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}