Concern America
MANAGEMENT
CEO/Executive Director
John Straw
CEO/Executive Director Experience
John Straw grew up in Flint, Michigan, and received his Bachelor's from the University of Michigan with a degree in Spanish and Education. He went on to earn a Master's in Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago, focusing on social justice and bilingual education. John and his wife lived for five years in Honduras and Guatemala, working on a variety of community-based health and development projects. Since 1997, John has worked with Concern America in a variety of capacities, and has been the Chief Executive of Concern since 2012. John has taught Spanish at the middle and high school levels, has served on the school boards of his children's dual immersion schools, is adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts Global teaching courses on organizational leadership, inclusion, and change, is a nonprofit consultant in a variety of capacities, and regularly participates in local political, justice, and solidarity efforts focused on Latin America. John and his wife are the proud parents of two grown children.
Staff Information
| Number of Full-Time Staff | 6 |
| Number of Part-Time Staff | 1 |
| Number of Volunteers | 60 |
| Number of Contract Staff | 10 |
Staff Demographics
Ethnicity
| Other | 0 |
| Caucasian | 3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4 |
| Other (Please Specify) | |
| African Americans/Black | |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islander | |
| Native Americans/American Indian | |
Gender
| Male | 1 |
| Female | 6 |
| Not Specified | 0 |
CONTACT
Concern America
2015 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92706
John Straw
Phone: 714-9538575