When our leaders are well, so are our movements!

by Katelyn Montalvo | Oct 9, 2025 | Capacity, News, Uncategorized

Meet Melissa, a Puerto Rican mama who loves the Bronx and her community. Rooted in family, joy, and deep care, she brings her whole heart to her work as a program manager at the LeadersTrust. She creates spaces where leaders can show up fully—messy, human, brilliant,...

Sacred Accompaniment Transforms Everyone

by Katelyn Montalvo | Jul 31, 2025 | Capacity, News, Uncategorized

Maria Rogers Pascual spoke with Tannia Esparza, a capacity coach at the LeadersTrust, about the spiritual and transformative essence of her work. Tannia reflected on her grandmother’s enduring wisdom and her calling as a social justice movement doula. She shared how...

Trust and the Permission to Pause AND Re-imagine: The Heart of Accompaniment

by Katelyn Montalvo | Jun 23, 2025 | Capacity, News, Uncategorized

Photo credit: Jessica Lofton-Williams Meet Rosemary, one of the Coaches for the LeadersTrust, and hear what trust and accompaniment mean to her. Rosemary’s journey from opening a USDA-inspected slaughterhouse to supporting nonprofit leaders is rooted in deep trust and...

I Am Not Alone: Building Worker Power Through Shared Leadership

by Katelyn Montalvo | Jun 5, 2025 | Capacity, News, Uncategorized

Brenda Muñoz, Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Labor Center, sits down with Maria Rogers Pascual of LeadersTrust to share how accompaniment, coaching, and a culture of shared leadership transformed her organization into a powerhouse of collective power. Maria:...

The Fair Work Leadership Fund Awards ~ $8 million to 30 worker rights organizations in California 

by Katelyn Montalvo | Apr 9, 2025 | Capacity, News

The LeadersTrust is proud to announce the disbursement of ~$8 million through its Fair Work Leadership Fund. The Fund, now in its fifth year of operation, is a partnership with The James Irvine Foundation   that combines financial resources and organizational...