About
Gatanya Arnic has more than 19 years of experience in leadership development, healthcare, and the nonprofit sector. She serves as Executive Director of the Center for Youth Wellness, a program of Safe & Sound, where she is also Chief Strategy Officer, and previously spent three years at a senior housing organization in Chicago. She holds a B.S. in Community Health from Illinois State University, is pursuing an MBA, and has been a LeadingAge Leadership Fellow and a 2021 Gratitude Network Fellow.
Experience
- Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI)Chief Operating Officercurrent2022 — presentChicago, IL
- Safe & SoundExecutive Director of Center for Youth Wellness; Chief Strategy Officer2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Center for Youth WellnessChief Executive Officer2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Center for Youth WellnessInterim Chief Executive Officer2020San Francisco, California, United States
- Center for Youth WellnessChief Program and Operations Officer2019 — 2020San Francisco, California
- Center for Youth WellnessChief Of Staff2019San Francisco, California
- Center for Youth WellnessChief of Staff to the Office of the CEO2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Pathway to LivingExecutive Director2015 — 2018Vernon Hills, Illinois
- American Kidney FundNorth Central Associate/Operations Director2010 — 2015
- Outreach Services CompaniesOperations and Account Manager2007 — 2010Greater Chicago Area
- Johnson & JohnsonCorporate Health Associate2002 — 2005Greater Chicago Area
Skills & more
Change Management1Organizational Development1Human Resources (HR)Healthcare ConsultingBusiness Strategy1Strategic Visionary1Operations Management1Leadership Development1Program Evaluation7Grant Writing6Research4Nonprofits4
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Program DevelopmentPolicy AnalysisHealthcare ManagementCommunity OutreachEvent PlanningProject ManagementEvent ManagementVolunteer ManagementOperation developmentDiversity & InclusionStrategic PlanningMicrosoft Office- Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP) — BDO FMA
- Certified Nurse Assistant — Harper College
From Gatanya's professional profile.
Colleagues at Silicon Valley
Aarthi Ramaswamy
Partner Champion to Parent Voices Oakland at Silicon Valley
Aarti Chandna
SV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley
Bill Brownell
SV2 Board Treasurer at Silicon Valley
Brittny Bottorff
Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services at Silicon Valley
Byron Hill
Partner Champion to Kit Switch at Silicon Valley
Catherine Crystal Foster
Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services at Silicon Valley
Celeste Ford
Partner Champion to Harvest Thermal at Silicon Valley
Charity Silkebakken
Youth Development Grant Round Co-Leader; Partner Champion to MyPath at Silicon Valley
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gatanya Arnic?
- Gatanya Arnic has more than 19 years of experience in leadership development, healthcare, and the nonprofit sector. She serves as Executive Director of the Center for Youth Wellness, a program of Safe & Sound, where she is also Chief Strategy Officer, and previously spent three years at a senior housing organization in Chicago. She holds a B.S. in Community Health from Illinois State University, is pursuing an MBA, and has been a LeadingAge Leadership Fellow and a 2021 Gratitude Network Fellow.
- Where does Gatanya Arnic work?
- Gatanya Arnic is SV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley.
- Where did Gatanya Arnic go to school?
- Gatanya Arnic studied at Illinois State University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Community Health and Preventive Medicine); LeadingAge Illinois (Leadership Academy Fellow, Organizational Leadership); Western Illinois University (Community Health and Preventive Medicine).
Founder mafias
Johnson & Johnson mafia25
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Serge MesserlianPresident, OncologyFounded Creyon +1Kim RodriguezDirector of SalesFounded BrainCheck +1Sid ViswanathanGlobal Operations Leadership DevelopmentFounded Alchemy Health +1Peter EmighFormulationsFounded Savoy LifeSebastian RualesCategory Management ManagerFounded BiaArthur SuckowPostdocFounded DTx Pharma
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Illinois State University mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Silicon Valley mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Illinois State University15
Tim HoerrCEO at Serra VenturesSean MackinChief of Staff at Struck CapitalDan BlakeCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail PartnersLauren BarthalowManager, Financial Reporting at Runway Growth CapitalSergio GomezVice President, Financial Planning and Analysis at Runway Growth CapitalMichael GoldsteinGeneral Counsel at APX
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Shared employers
Also worked at Safe & Sound2
Also worked at Center for Youth Wellness1
Also worked at Johnson & Johnson151
Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiall O'DonnellManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersBrad H. ValeFounding General Partner at Treo Ventures, Llc
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