Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson (April 12, 1918 – June 21, 2005) was an American fashion consultant, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was a corporate director of The Walt Disney Company and the Fluor Corporation . She served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 1981 to 1984. She founded the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and was a trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art .
23-618: Ahmanson may refer to: People with the surname [ edit ] Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson (1918–2005), American fashion consultant, businesswoman and philanthropist Howard Ahmanson, Jr. (born 1950), American philanthropist and writer Howard F. Ahmanson, Sr. (1906–1968), American businessman and philanthropist Robert H. Ahmanson (circa 1937–2007), American businessman and philanthropist William H. Ahmanson (1925-2008), American chief executive, philatelist and philanthropist Places [ edit ] Ahmanson Ranch, now known as
46-556: A boost when the Chamber collaborated with Chicago entrepreneurs in 1921 to create an area called the Central Manufacturing District and Los Angeles Junction Railway. After World War II, the Chamber transitioned from organization that sought to attract new business to Los Angeles County into one that now worked to address modern issues associated with a major metropolitan center. The organization converted from
69-461: A business exodus from Downtown Los Angeles since the COVID-19 pandemic , the city's urban core is evolving as a cultural center with the world's largest showcase of architecture designed by Frank Gehry . Each year, the L.A. Area Chamber's Access advocacy series connects L.A. businesses with policymakers and elected officials at the local, state and federal levels. The Chamber's advocacy trips to
92-820: A county-sponsored organization to a private business organization funded solely by its members. Its advocacy efforts started to include issues that also affected the four other surrounding counties. In 1967, the Chamber changed its name to the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce takes up key issues that affect the business community in Los Angeles . These issues include affordable Health Care, Affordable Housing, Disaster Preparedness, Economic Development, Education & Workforce Development, Homeland Security, Improving L.A.'s Business Climate, Industrial Land Use, LAX Modernization, and Reducing Traffic Congestion. Despite
115-631: A daughter, Margo O'Connell. In 1965, Ahmanson married husband Howard F. Ahmanson Sr. , the founder of H.F. Ahmanson & Co. , an insurance and savings and loan company. She became a widow when he died in 1968, and moved into a penthouse suite at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California . She died of Alzheimer's disease -related complications on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California, at
138-534: A deep water port and secured water resources for the city. As Los Angeles matured into a major metropolitan center, the Chamber transitioned its focus into civic and political activities. These activities include International Trade, Education, Environment, Transportation, Advocacy, and Arts and Culture. The Chamber has demonstrated a long-standing leadership role in the Los Angeles community on these issues. Los Angeles experienced dramatic population losses during
161-646: A research trip sponsored by the National Committee and a meeting between Deng and President Ronald Reagan (when he was President) in the White House to talk about better treatment of the disabled. She was a co-founder of the Los Angeles- Guangzhou Sister City Committee, serving as its Chairman; she and appointed Katrina Leung as its President. Later, she was appointed by President Reagan to serve on
184-779: The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce . Ahmanson served on the National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps . She was appointed by President Richard Nixon to serve on the National Committee on United States–China Relations , and was Vice Chairman. In this capacity, she helped the Chinese government better understand about caring for the disabled. A dinner conversation she had with Deng Pufang , Deng Xiaoping 's son, led to
207-993: The President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities . She was also appointed to the National Council on the Humanities and the California Arts Commission . She then served on the President's Council of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California . She became the first female member of the Rotary Club of Los Angeles in 1987, having received its Distinguished Citizen of
230-596: The Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve Ahmanson Theatre , theatre in Los Angeles, California Other [ edit ] H. F. Ahmanson & Co. , defunct American financial services company Ahmanson's sportive lemur , a lemur from Madagascar Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ahmanson . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
253-536: The 1893 Chicago World's Fair. 850 pounds of unusually large California walnuts covered a wire framework to create the animal. It achieved lasting fame for the city and the Chamber. Displays like the elephant demonstrated that Southern California offered more than climate, but that it produced a variety of marketable items. In addition to exhibitions, the Chamber encouraged grass roots investments in several manufacturing enterprises. Beet sugar manufacture benefited from technological advancements that encouraged its growth. By
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#1732780938641276-747: The Los Angeles Music Center's Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson Endowment Fund for Arts Education as a result of a charity dinner which raised $ 450,000 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in January, 1998. She served as Vice Chair of the Los Angeles Music Center Education Division from 1979 to 1998. She also co-hosted fundraisers for The Salvation Army . Ahmanson married her first husband, Bernhardt Paul Heim (1917–2007), in 1940. They had
299-1031: The Year award in 1985. She served as vice chairman of the board of directors of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council . In 1985, she founded the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in Los Angeles. She later served on the board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Los Angeles Music Center . She was a recipient of the Phoenix Award from the USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California . She established
322-492: The age of 87. Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce is Southern California 's largest not-for-profit business federation, representing the interests of more than 235,000 businesses in L.A. County, more than 1,400 member companies and more than 722,430 employees. The L.A. Area Chamber's early focus promoted the region's abundance of opportunities in agriculture and international trade. These early members successfully advocated for
345-464: The end of the 20th century local factories produced 15,000 tons of sugar per year valued at $ 1,300,000. These industries received a boost with the discovery of oil and the introduction of electric power generated from water. The chamber attracted aircraft manufacturing in 1920 through its support of international air meets at Dominguez field and communication of meteorological information that made flights safer for pilots. The local livestock market received
368-426: The late 1880s. 1,000 people each month left the city, which caused the cities population to fall from an 1880 high of 70,000 to nearly 50,000. This exodus generated significant effects on the local economy, and there was sudden realization of the need for an effective agency to dismiss doubts and reinvigorate the courage of the citizens. On October 10, 1888, a group of men joined together to formulate plans for overcoming
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414-606: The reverses the city had suffered. The founding officers of the new Chamber of Commerce were business leaders Maj. Edward W. Jones , William W. Workman , Col. Harrison G. Otis , Samuel B. Lewis, J.I. Redick and Thomas A. Lewis. Early Chamber members formulated two objectives: stimulate migration and to market the area's products in other parts of the country. They decided to attract Midwestern farmers to Los Angeles because of their proven agricultural expertise. The Chamber undertook an ambitious expedition called “California on Wheels.” A railroad car outfitted with agricultural products of
437-525: The state visited every town of importance in the Midwest and South. During its two-year tour, over a million passed through the exhibit doors and took home materials created by the chamber. Frank Wiggins, the superintendent of events, conceived of the idea and pushed to feature California agricultural products at large national and international exhibitions; attracting nationwide fame to Los Angeles. Wiggins conceived of larger than life sized walnut elephant for
460-523: The state's and nation's capitols date back to the 1890s when the organization led delegations to secure regulatory approval and funding to construct the L.A. Aqueduct and L.A. Harbor. Mobility 21 is a regional effort involving five counties dedicated to the development of solutions to the transportation issues facing Southern California. Mobility 21 was created in 2002 to bring together elected officials, transportation providers, businesses, local municipalities, labor and community leaders to develop solutions to
483-809: The transportation issues facing Los Angeles County. This initiative, led by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in partnership with the Automobile Club of Southern California, was kicked off at the first Mobility 21 transportation summit on November 18, 2002. In 2007, the Leadership L.A. Foundation and the Southern California Leadership Network merged and continued its partnership with
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#1732780938641506-719: Was born on April 12, 1918, in San Francisco, California . She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California and the California School of Design in San Francisco. Ahmanson started her career as a fashion consultant on the radio and in television, including Art Linkletter 's program. In 1945, she founded Caroline Leonetti Ltd., a modeling agency in Los Angeles . It
529-735: Was purchased by Raphael Berko in 1987 and renamed Media Artists Group. From 1981 to 1984, she served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco . She served on the Boards of Directors of The Walt Disney Company ( NYSE : DIS ), the Fluor Corporation ( NYSE : FLR ) and Carter Hawley Hale Stores (later known as Broadway Stores ). She also served on the City of Los Angeles Economic Advisory Council. Additionally, she served as Senior Vice Chairman of
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