New PUEBLO Executive Director

John Yuasa comes to PUEBLO with a lifetime of involvement in Oakland and East Bay communities. John attended local public schools before going on to the University of California. He is also a graduate of the Hastings College of Law. John has an extensive background in the management of organizations and businesses that will lead PUEBLO in its governance and operations to carry out the organizational mission.
John began his career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic followed with work in various programs of the War on Poverty including OEDCI, the Oakland program. He was the Executive Director of several local non-profits, including the Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation.
In 1976, John became an HEW Fellow and then was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in the Department of Labor. After the change in administrations, John held a senior management position in the New York City Transit Authority. Thereafter, John owned and ran a manufacturing business in Connecticut.
In 2001, John returned to Oakland where he held the positions of Health Policy Director and Director of Claiming Our Democracy at The Greenlining Institute. Following that, he became the Director of Health Career Connection, a paid summer internship program for students from economically disadvantaged communities. Most recently, he has been a management consultant to various nonprofits.

Created: 01-05-2015