The document provides biographies and information about three leaders involved in census outreach efforts: Gary Locke, former governor of Washington and U.S. ambassador to China; Perla Ni, founder of nonprofit organizations focused on census outreach; and Dalila Wilson-Scott, senior vice president at Comcast leading community investment initiatives. It includes details about their professional backgrounds, experiences, and engagement activities related to the 2020 Census.
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Gary Locke
Chair, Complete Count Committee (Washington)
21st Governor of Washington, 36th United States Secretaryof Commerce,
and 10th United States Ambassadorto China
3. Gary LockeBiography
As Governor of Washington State (the first ChineseAmerican to be elected governor in United States historyand the first
Asian American governoron the mainland), U.S. Secretaryof Commerce, and most recentlyas America's envoy to China,
GaryLockehas been a leader in the areas of education, employment, trade, health care,humanrights, immigration reform,
privacy, and the environment. AsWashington’s 21st Governor from 1997-2005,the nation’s most tradedependent state,
Mr.Locke expanded the sale of products and services by leading 10productive trade missions to Mexico, Europe, and
Asia. Hesuccessfully strengthened economic ties between Chinaand Washington State, morethan doubling the state’s
exports to Chinato over $5billion per year.
Duringhis tenure,heachieved bipartisan welfare reform and oversaw the gain of 280,000private sector jobs, despite two
national recessions. Mr. Lockealso had the most diverse cabinet in state history. He assumed a troubled 2010Census
process, which, underhis active supervision ended ontime and substantially underbudget, saving taxpayers $2 billion;
and heachieved the most significant reduction in patent application processing time in the agency'shistory: from 40
months down to one year.His accomplishments, management skills and innovations ingovernmentefficiency have won
himacclaim by nationallyrecognized authors and organizations, includingHarvard’s KennedySchool of Government.
Duringhis time in office, Washington was rankedas one of the fourbest managed states inAmerica.
4. Gary Locke’s Speaking Engagements
Gary Locke gets sworn in
as the 10th United States
Ambassador to China under
the Obama Administration.
5. Gary Locke’s Speaking Engagements
Under the role of the
United States Ambassador
to China, Gary Locke has
maintained information on
the relationship between
Chinese citizens and
American citizens. In
this interview, Gary
Locke discusses the
ambitions of President Xi
Jinping and how they
align with U.S.-China
Policy.
6. Gary Locke’s Speaking Engagements
Gary Locke, serving as a
Visiting Fellow to the
Harvard Kennedy School’s
Institute of Politics in
Spring 2016, was invited
to speak on his work
throughout his career.
7. Gary Locke’s Featured Articles
The Washington Post
covered the rise of Gary
Locke as the first U.S.
ambassador of Chinese
ancestry, citing his
modest and simple life
and leadership style.
8. Gary Locke’s Featured Articles
The New York Times shares
information on the humble
nature of the former U.S.
Ambassador along with the
reputation of Gary Locke
amongst Chinese citizens.
10. Perla Ni Biography
Perla is the founder multiple nonprofit organizations, including CommunityConnectLabs, the Census OutreachProject,
and GreatNonprofits. Previously, she founded the Stanford Social InnovationReview, the leading journalon nonprofit
management and philanthropy.She has served on the boards of Goodwill, America’s Charities, and Networkfor Good.
Perla holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from UCBerkeley.
Currentlyserving as the Founder and CEOof the Census Outreach Project, Perla directs a team effort to effectively conduct
local outreach for the 2020Census. Thisincludes trainingand technology solutions for nonprofits, civic organizations, and
local governmentagencies to better account for underrepresented people inthe 2020Census.
11. Perla Ni’s Speaking Engagements
Perla Ni share her
perspective on the great
market available in the
non-profit sector at
Technovation. The
program, designed by
Iridescent to empower
women with digital
skills, was an
opportunity for Perla to
explain how to develop
innovative business
models for the area.
12. Perla Ni’s Speaking Engagements
At the 2019 U.S Census
Opportunity Project Demo
Day in Washington D.C.,
Perla discusses the use
of data by local decision
makers. The event was an
effort for local
nonprofits, government
officials, and corporate
partners to create user-
friendly technology.
13. Perla Ni’s Featured Articles
As an avid writer, Perla
has served as a guest
writer for the Huffington
Post, sharing thoughts on
youth empowerment,
alternative education,
and nonprofit
organization awareness.
14. Perla Ni’s Featured Articles
Perla Ni is an advocate
for youth and the
education system. In a
guest post for the
Stanford Social
Innovation Review, Perla
discusses the detrimental
effects of test scores on
students.
16. Dalila Wilson-Scott Biography
As Senior Vice President of CommunityImpact for Comcast Corporation and President of theComcast NBCUniversal
Foundation, Dalila has provided strategic leadership inComcast’s communityimpact and corporate social responsibility
initiatives. She leads efforts to utilizeresourcesand platforms to expand the reachand impact of philanthropic
partnerships. In 2017,Comcast NBCUniversalprovided nearly $470million in cash and in-kindsupport to nonprofit
partners.
Prior to joiningComcast in 2016,Dalila served as JPMorgan Chase& Co.’s Head of Global Philanthropy andPresident of
the JPMorganChaseFoundation. Over her16yearcareerat JPMorgan, she led the firm’s philanthropic direction, including
setting the company’s corporate social responsibility and encouragingemployeeengagement and volunteerism. She also
served as a memberof the firm’s Corporate MergerOffice duringthe integration of JPMorgan Chaseand Bank One.
Inaddition to serving on the boards of Welcome America,Inc.and Box.org, Dalila is a member of theExecutive Leadership
Council. She previously served as a memberof the Committeefor Economic Development, and theAdvisory Councilof
My Brother’s Keeper Alliance.Dalila has been namedone of the “Most Powerful Womenin Business” by Black Enterprise,
and an “Innovative Rising Star: Building Communities” by Forbes magazine.
17. Dalila Wilson-Scott’s Speaking Engagements
The Social Innovation Summit 2019 was held on June 4th,
2019 in Los Angeles. At the summit, Dalila,joined by Lata
Reddy (The Prudential Foundation) andCaroline Barlerin
(Eventbrite) delivered a conversation called “Leading With
Purpose”.
18. Dalila Wilson-Scott’s Speaking Engagements
At the 2019 SXSW Conference, Dalila,joined by Brian Kenner
(Government ofthe District ofColumbia) andYoungmoo Kim
(Expressive andCreative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe)
Center) delivered a conversation called “WhoGot the Jazz?:
How EastCoastCities AreLeveraging Diversity To Attract Big
Tech andDrive Economic Development”.
19. Dalila Wilson-Scott’s Featured Articles
Women in Cable
Telecommunications, an
organization dedicated to
creating women leaders
within the field of
telecommunications,
featured Dalila as their
“May Woman of WICT”.
20. Dalila Wilson-Scott’s Featured Articles
Forbes Magazine
named Dalila one of
their “Innovative
Rising Stars” in
recognition of her
work in corporate
philanthropy.
21. Dalila Wilson-Scott’s Featured Articles
Shades of Success, a
podcast sponsored by Penji,
features individuals who
are at the forefront of the
world of diversity and
inclusion and are making a
positive change in their
community. Dalila was
featured on the podcast in
May, 2019.