Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber Magazine 2022-2023 - 12

PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
A Passion for Business
and Community
Left to right: Elaine
Zumaya and Joey
Zumaya at 2021
State of the County.
LinkedIn Carpinteria
offices. Joey Zumaya
at LinkedIn. Bottom:
Mural at LinkedIn
campus.
TUCKED AWAY IN the small
seaside town of Carpinteria (known
for
its very own " World's Safest
Beach " ) is one of LinkedIn's global
campuses. LinkedIn may be one
our community's newest and fastest-growing
companies, but it's the
people inside who make it special in
our community.
Joey Zumaya is a local community
leader who has helped LinkedIn
transform a brilliant home-grown
video and training start-up into a
world-class
company,
warmly embedded now
in the local community.
With a similar exterior to
neighboring businesses
and subtle signage, the
offices of
phenomenon
the global
blend
right into the community.
To
Zumaya, the Santa
Barbara South Coast
is more than just a
place to work, it's
home. With roots
dating as far back as 1769, Zumaya
is a ninth generation to the area and
a descendant of Jose Francisco
Ortega, one of the Comandantes
that was instrumental in establishing
California's missions. He explains, " I
feel a strong sense of pride that my
family has helped shape our region
and we continue to remain involved
to this day. "
Zumaya understands
the importance
of investing in the local community,
being a community leader,
and supporting organizations that
do good. This is reflected in
the
his
team and program, LinkedIn for
Nonprofits, which manages
world's largest online community
of nonprofits to drive social impact
around the globe. Program highlights
include $30 million in donated
products to nonprofits in 2020, 26
million nonprofit professionals and
48,000 hires by nonprofits in 2020.
Zumaya's passion for nonprofits,
grew beyond his role at LinkedIn
when he founded his own in 2020.
The Zumaya Group is a nonprofit
consulting firm focused on " increasing
the impact of organizations
doing good in the world by helping
to increase their capability. "
Zumaya's Community Development
role at LinkedIn and his role as a
leader in the local community, go
hand in hand. He explains, " the
goal is to make LinkedIn a valued
asset in our community, by investing
in meaningful relationship building,
strategic local collaboration,
and supporting nonprofits aligned
with our mission. LinkedIn has an
amazing internal culture and makes
a material impact externally. " An
example is his role serving on boards
for organizations like the Salvation
Army and the Santa Barbara South
Coast Chamber of Commerce.
" For over 250 years my family has
been blessed to be a part of this
community. A beautiful place, filled
with beautiful people, organizations,
business owners, and professionals
who all work to make our
community better. I am grateful and
humbled to be a part of that. "
For more information visit linkedin.com
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