Sonya B

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Gender Female
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation Social Entrepreneur
Location Los Angeles, CA, United States
Introduction Sonya Kay Blake is the President & CEO of The Valley Economic Alliance based in Sherman Oaks, California. Prior to this post, Sonya served as Director of Community Business in Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Economic Development. Sonya has also served as CEO of the National Association of Women Business Owners – Los Angeles, Director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in the office of former Governor Gray Davis, Assistant Dean of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts, and Director of Corporate Giving at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Sonya graduated from Yale University and the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Interests Social entrepreneurship, conscious creativity and closing the wealth gap.