Apr 25, 2024
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley CEO Suzanne St. John-Crane delivered the keynote address at this year’s Exemplary Leadership Celebration on April 18. Read Suzanne’s full speech below. “What have you been up to this year, Suzanne? How are you?”...
Feb 26, 2024
“What a gift to be with these two wise souls, ALF Founder Joseph Jaworski and Otto Scharmer who worked together through the decades on some of the founding principles and curriculum of American Leadership Forum – National. And what a gift to help them...
Feb 22, 2024
This new video series from ALF Silicon Valley’s La Comunidad for Justice, Equity & Inclusion affinity group aims to provide Latino/a/x Senior Fellows with a platform for sharing leadership journeys, gain insights and inspiration, explore opportunities to...
Feb 14, 2024
ALF Silicon Valley Celebrates Black History Month with a Spotlight on Trailblazers, Changemakers, and Conveners In honor of Black History Month, we’ve assembled a selection of ALF content from the past and present featuring some of the most accomplished and...
Feb 8, 2024
Seeding Change in our Communities through Innovative Thinking In December, ALF Fellows Class XLIII was hosted by Fellow Consuelo Hernandez at Quetzal Gardens Apartments in San Jose. The Fellows participated in a learning session facilitated by Consuelo, Director of...
Feb 7, 2024
This post was originally published at ALFInsights.org. Climate of Fear Disruption of public meetings. Threats against elected officials and their families. A swastika drawn on the grounds of a local Jewish community center. In October 2021, tensions simmering below...
Feb 2, 2024
On November 29 and 30, the American Leadership Forum National Board of Directors met in Tacoma, WA, for its annual board retreat. We are thrilled to welcome to the fold new Board Members Ronnie Bryant (ALF Charlotte, NC), Melody O’Neal (ALF Waccamaw, SC), and Juanita...
Dec 11, 2023
Through the support of the Heising Simons Foundation, ALF Silicon Valley special assignment writer Stefanie Demong has penned an incredible article now featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) detailing the impact of ALF’s CEO DIEL Cohorts....
Oct 31, 2023
We want to extend heartfelt thanks to all of the ALF Senior Fellows, Fellows, and friends from across the country who joined ALF National Executive Director and ALF Silicon Valley CEO Suzanne St. John-Crane on Wednesday, October 25 for ALF National Presents: Civic...
Oct 3, 2023
This article was orginally published at svcreates.medium.com. Shared here with permission. I am stepping down as CEO of SVCREATES on January 1, 2024. It has been a great run. My journey as a cultural leader began at Children’s Discovery Museum. I had just finished a... 
