Nov 22, 2020, 7:42pm EST
Over the next few days, we're introducing you to this year's 40 Under 40 honorees. Meet more honorees here.
Program manager, Public Health Advocates
As a community organizer at Sacramento Area Congregations Together, Ryan McClinton helped develop policy, cultivate nonprofits and develop resources to create a more just and fair community. With a focus on communities of color, McClinton tackled issues like gun violence, homelessness and food insecurity. He pushed local government to address systemic racism through governance and budgetary practices. He also successfully pushed for legislative policy to create more police accountability and helped develop a funding mechanism to support Black communities. After some four years with the organization, McClinton started a new job in October with Public Health Advocates, a nonprofit that helps communities pass laws, reform systems and establish norms that foster justice, equity and health. As a program manager, McClinton is working on a campaign focused on building advisory teams to help inform and innovate new approaches to emergency response systems.
Age: 35
Education: High school graduate with 60 units of college credits.
What is your biggest personal accomplishment? "Receiving a Men of Honor Award from the very community I was raised in."
What is your biggest takeaway from the Covid-19 pandemic? "That we can never lose sight of the richness humanity with one another holds."
How do you foresee your industry changing as a result of Covid-19? "More innovation into how we cultivate leaders and implement equitable change not just in the immediate but for generations to come."
What is your top priority for 2021? "Dismantling the cultures of white supremacy through every system we have that connects with people, be it education, public health, public safety, financially, economically and even on a relational level."
What is your favorite movie? "'Harlem Nights.' A classic example of what is possible when you bring some of the best in their field together to collaborate on a project. Still hilarious to this day."
Have you developed any new skills during the quarantine? "I've became an adequate gardener.”
