Dr. Mattison Participates in Black Leadership Roundtable
Pacifica’s President & CEO, Dr. Leonie H. Mattison, recently participated in a Black Leadership Roundtable conducted by the Pacific Coast Business Times. This Q&A discussion with leaders from our Central Coast of California region focused on the recent Los Angeles wildfires and their implications, particularly the Eaton Fire, which devastated the historically Black community of Altadena. Read below for responses from this panel on “The Los Angeles Fires: A Test of Resilience.”
Pacific Coast Business Times – Black Leadership Roundtable
Honoring Black History Month
As Black History Month 2025 draws to a close, let us acknowledge and celebrate the various ways Pacifica has and is contributing to our diverse community through ongoing engagements, work, posts, and scholarship:
- Reflection, Resilience, and Kinship – Honoring Black History Month and Presidents Day (by Deneatrice Lewis, MS, Director of People, Culture, and Inclusion).
- Deneatrice also recently attended and spoke at a Black History Month Celebration hosted by the students of Hancock College.
- Black History Month: A Healing Poem by Dr. Leonie Mattison
- Pacifica’s Diversity Library Guide
- Influential Black Psychologists & Educators in History
- Scholarship highlighted on our Faculty Showcase, Student Showcase, and Dissertation pages
- Spotlights of faculty, staff, student, or alumni work and perspectives in our News page, including this interview with Alissa Orduña, on the “Sacred Gifts to Humanity: The Lived Experience of African Americans,” parts one and two.
