Lonnie currently serves as the Alameda County Director of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) in Oakland, CA. CEO is dedicated to providing immediate, effective and comprehensive services and opportunities to people with criminal backgrounds. He is an innovative and visionary leader with over a decade of experience in successfully promoting workforce programs across the San Francisco Bay Area. He focuses on training and employment opportunities for populations with barriers to employment, including the formerly incarcerated, minorities, disabled and veterans and has elevated his work to become an industry standard. Lonnie’s track record of success is built on cultivating client, agency and stakeholder communications and support that is focused on anticipated challenges and strategic solutions.