About the Event: L.A. Times B2B Publishing has recognized Michelson Philanthropies, Co-Founder Alya Michelson as a shortlisted nominee for the Inspirational Women Forum and Leadership Awards. Learn more about the awards ceremony here.
Enrollment in Upwardly Global’s Career Skills Program for immigrant women who now call Los Angeles home, launched last year with support from Alya Michelson’s FirstGen Initiative, nearly tripled above the initial target for the program, which is aimed at moving...
Alya Michelson detailed her journey from being a female journalist in Russia’s male-dominated news industry to an immigrant and artist overcoming gender stereotypes in the United States. By Justin Chapman Alya Michelson wasn’t even out of journalism...
Jerry Sullivan, former LA Business Journal editor who now runs his own media outlet called SullivanSays SoCal, interviews Michelson Philanthropies co-chair Alya Michelson about the FirstGen Initiative’s efforts to reshape the narrative of immigrant women. AUDIO...
Each year, Upwardly Global recognizes leaders who have advanced opportunity and supported immigrants and refugees in our country. By Justin Chapman Upwardly Global, the nonprofit organization that recently partnered with Alya Michelson’s FirstGen...
