Leah Pimentel
Assistant Director of Community Relations
University of California (UCSF)
Leah Pimentel serves as the Assistant Director of Community Relations for the University of California (UCSF), playing a lead role in developing and managing the University's relationships with community stakeholders in San Francisco.
Ms. Pimentel’s in-dept understanding of issues, such as the impact of construction, and then designs an outreach strategy for the affected area. Projects range from issue spotting, to constituent services, to writing and research on a broad range of topics, management of events, coordination and outreach about University priorities, and acting as a resource to explain UCSF’s service outreach in the Bay.
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Leah in 2019 to the 1a District Agricultural Association, Grand National Rodeo, Cow Palace Fair Board of Directors. On the board, Leah is a new progressive voice working to expand programming and increase inclusion.
2016, Leah was appointed by Mayor Lee to serve on the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure to oversee land use, development and design approval authority for the Major Approved Development Projects including Mission Bay, Transbay and Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick. During her tenure, she created 5,000+ housing units with one third of those units as permanently affordable and hosting commission meetings in the Bayview to provide accessibility for the community.
A third-generation San Franciscan from Bayview, Leah has worked extensively to advance policies that help women and children thrive in the city. She has received numerous awards for her work in these areas including Good Morning America’s “Hero Award” and KPIX’s “Jefferson Award for Public Service”.
In 2013, Leah joined San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and an extraordinary coalition of parents, advocates for working families, and community organizations to enact the Family Workplace Ordinance. This is one of the most visionary policies in the country for parents and caregivers. It ensures that every employee has a “right to request” a flexible work arrangement when caregiving responsibility arise for a child, family member or parent. As a working parent, Leah knows that we need to do more to help families stay in San Francisco and believes that this groundbreaking legislation is great start.
Ms. Pimentel’s in-dept understanding of issues, such as the impact of construction, and then designs an outreach strategy for the affected area. Projects range from issue spotting, to constituent services, to writing and research on a broad range of topics, management of events, coordination and outreach about University priorities, and acting as a resource to explain UCSF’s service outreach in the Bay.
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Leah in 2019 to the 1a District Agricultural Association, Grand National Rodeo, Cow Palace Fair Board of Directors. On the board, Leah is a new progressive voice working to expand programming and increase inclusion.
2016, Leah was appointed by Mayor Lee to serve on the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure to oversee land use, development and design approval authority for the Major Approved Development Projects including Mission Bay, Transbay and Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick. During her tenure, she created 5,000+ housing units with one third of those units as permanently affordable and hosting commission meetings in the Bayview to provide accessibility for the community.
A third-generation San Franciscan from Bayview, Leah has worked extensively to advance policies that help women and children thrive in the city. She has received numerous awards for her work in these areas including Good Morning America’s “Hero Award” and KPIX’s “Jefferson Award for Public Service”.
In 2013, Leah joined San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and an extraordinary coalition of parents, advocates for working families, and community organizations to enact the Family Workplace Ordinance. This is one of the most visionary policies in the country for parents and caregivers. It ensures that every employee has a “right to request” a flexible work arrangement when caregiving responsibility arise for a child, family member or parent. As a working parent, Leah knows that we need to do more to help families stay in San Francisco and believes that this groundbreaking legislation is great start.