Maribel Marin

About Maribel Marin

As Executive Director of 211 LA County, a nonprofit organization that is one of the largest information and referral (I&R) service in the nation we help approximately individuals and families in Los Angeles County each year. 211 LA County is recognized nationally, throughout the state, and in Canada for its leadership in the field. Since 1981, the organization has provided free, confidential services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English, Spanish and more than 140 other languages.211 LA County functions as a gateway to the county’s vast and complex social service delivery system. It links Los Angeles County residents to services that strengthen families and improve their economic success; equips them to prepare their children for school; helps them find and keep jobs with opportunities for advancement; helps them identify and gain access to public benefits and subsidies; and increases their access to quality health care.I have helped 211 LA County develop into a performance driven, customer service oriented agency that designs and implements public sector solutions through inter-agency collaboration.I am the current president of the California Alliance of Information and Referral Services (CAIRS), a past founding Board Member of 211 US, 211 CA and serve on California\'s Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Advisory Committee and the City of Los Angeles Mayor\'s Veterans Advisory Council. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, My background is in urban policy and performance management.

Experience

1. Executive Director

   211 La

   May 2002 — Present · San Gabriel, CA, US

   As the Executive Director I lead and manage this nonprofit agency with 250 staff providing information and referral and care coordination for government and other public social services in Los Angeles County. Under my leadership 211 LA modernized its center technology, converted to the 2-1-1 dialing code, established performance based operations, and currently accommodates a flexible, green, and family friendly telecommuting/remote work platform.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor's degree, Development Studies

  1983 — 1987

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Master's degree, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

  1987 — 1989

Skills

• Community Development
• Grant Writing
• Community Engagement
• Strategic Planning
• Telephony
• Information Systems
• Community Outreach
• Fundraising
• Contract Management
• Staff Development
• Performance Management
• Public Speaking
• Social Services
• Public Infrastructure
• Urban Planning
• Grants
• Board Development
• Event Planning
• Event Management
• Policy
• Government
• Leadership
• Management
• Team Building
• Project Planning
• Economic Development
• Budgets
• Community Organizing
• Volunteer Management
• Philanthropy
• Proposal Writing
• Political Campaigns
• Nonprofits
• Non-Profit Board Development
• Speech Writing
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Development
• Workforce Development
• Workshop Facilitation
• Public Administration