NONPROFIT HIGHLIGHTS

Bill has worked with over 60 different charitable and community-based organizations.

Housing
Bill was a member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and was then chosen as Vice Chairman of Policy and Legislation for the Los Angeles Housing Advisory Committee of the National Housing Commission of LULAC.  Bill served as Commissioner on two commissions of the city council of Long Beach: the Long Beach Community Development Commission which works to develop housing through block grants and develop neighborhoods; and the Long Beach Homeless Services Advisory Commission where he served as Vice Chairman.  He currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee of the Los Angeles Mission.  As a real estate professional and housing advocate, Bill has worked at one of Los Angeles' largest real estate law firms.

Education
A strong advocate for public education and child development programs, Bill supports many programs in the Long Beach Unified School District, where his children attend or have graduated.  Bill has participated for several years in the Principal for a Day Program of the Long Beach Education Foundation. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the Board of "Unity in the Community", an annual event designed to bring families together from all parts of the community to appreciate and encourage the developing talents of the young people of Long Beach.  Bill is a member of the Long Beach City College Advisory Committee of the Radio, Television and Music Department.  He worked with the Regional Hispanic Chamber's initiative to develop a Regional Hispanic Institute with CSULB to help Latino business students become successful entrepreneurs.  He was for many years a Board Member of the Fairfield YMCA.

Healthcare
During his tenure at Memorial Care Health Services, Bill worked on a variety of communications, legal and policy projects including the corporation's crisis team and functioned as a bilingual television spokesperson.  Bill was then asked to join the Board of Long Beach Cares, the foundation which supports the Long Beach Public Health Department.   Bill also worked in a Fortune 500 healthcare company's legal department advising on legal and policy matters.

Leadership
• Director, Long Beach Fairfield YMCA
• Director, Allied Healthcare Federal Credit Union
• Director, Long Beach Cares (foundation supporting Long Beach Public Health Dept.)
• Member, Long Beach City College Advisory Committee
• Member, Audit Committee, Los Angeles Mission
• Member, 54th Assembly District Committee on Childhood Obesity
• Member, 54th Assembly District Nutrition Committee (Center for Public Health 
  Advocacy)
• Member, League of United Latin American Citizen (LULAC)
• Producer and Creator, “Wish Upon a Song” Concert Series for Miller Children's 
  Hospital
• Principal for a Day, Cabrillo High School and Franklin Middle School
• Partnership in Education Award, Educational Association
• Vice-President, Latin American Community Center
• Founding Chairman, Long Beach Unity Festival and Long Beach Unified School District 
  Unity Star Search
• Vice President, Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Vice-Chair of Policy and Legislation, Los Angeles Housing Advisory  
  Committee/National Housing Commission of LULAC
• Guest Lecturer, Pepperdine, Trebas Institute and UCLA

Volunteer, Fundraiser and/or Supporter (partial list):
Ability First (Crippled Children’s Society)
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Aquarium of the Pacific
Child Guidance Center
Child Life
Children’s Dental Clinic
Children’s Protection Center
Crippled Children’s Society
Cystic Fibrosis Center
Eagle Scout Review Board
Family Services Center
Habitat for Humanity
The Breast Center
The Children’s ClinicJordan High School
Long Beach Area Boy Scouts
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Neonatal Medicine Center
Miller Children's Hospital
Pediatric Rehabilitation Center
Pediatric/Family HIV Center
Poly Football Booster Club
Stramski Child Development Center
Todd Cancer Institute
Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center

 

William Grisolia