JAX Exchange - Spring 2026 - Magazine - Page 57

F E B R UARY ENGAGE & E DUCATE
J AY K I N G
President & CEO of the California Black Chamber
of Commerce and President & Founder of Greater
Sacramento Financial Literacy Group
“The History of Reparations”
During an evening of powerful storytelling and
re昀氀ection, Jay King's Engage & Educate sparked
a conversation about why America owes a
debt to the Black community. As a centerpiece
of our Black History Month programming,
King delivered a compelling message about
the importance of understanding our nation's
unvarnished history, and how it has often fallen
short of its promises of equity and justice.
MARCH JAX TALK
MONICA URIARTE
Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Relations at
Samuel Merritt University
“From Belief to Buy-In”
With a career behind more than $100 million raised for
community-centered initiatives, Monica Uriarte knows what
moves people to say yes. Trust, alignment, and relationship — not
pitch decks alone — drive real decisions. She reframed the "no"
as useful information about timing and readiness, and reminded
us that the real work begins long before any proposal is written.
Do that work well, and the ask stops feeling like pressure. It feels
like an invitation.
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