[1] Based in San Francisco, the organization addresses community development, education and employment.
[3][4] In 2006, the name was changed to reflect the extended outreach of programs which not only cover the original three-week leadership training courses but contribute to locally oriented initiatives.
[1] They are headquartered in San Francisco, California and their Mission Statement states, "Building Whole Person Leaders One at a Time.
[6] Sue Ann Hong is the current President and CEO of CAPAW.
Before that, she worked at State Farm for over 28 years in various positions such as Data Processing, Diversity & Inclusion, and Business and Technology Portfolio Management.