Ron Hasson- Beverly Hills Hollywood NAACP President

Ron Hasson is currently a retired Human Resource Manager. During his years of employment in HR his responsibilities included traveling across the United States monitoring Government Affirmative Action requirements He also coordinated training to educate the workforce on Valuing and Managing Diversity. Ron employment history included managing Employment, Employee Relations and the company medical employees. Mr. Hasson currently chairs the California State Conference branch Development which assists California 52 branches in becoming more effective units. He also serves as Southwest Area Director and in 2012 he will become a member of the NAACP National board of Directors Mr. Hasson continues to consult and speaks in Cultural and Diversity events. Ron spends much of his NAACP time Fund raising and Implementing Educational and Advocacy programs for the Beverly Hills Hollywood Branch of the NAACP. He is serving his fifth term as president of the Branch. The focus of the Mr. Hasson commitment continues to address issues concerning people of color in Southern California and the Hollywood Industry. Ron has a branch membership of over 300, He leads a team of volunteers who work many hours on branch committees implementing and designing events which address Youth Development, Education, Veterans, Women of Excellence, and

Performing Arts Events. During his tenure as President he has overseen the production of nine NAACP Theatre Awards which acknowledge the best of the best in theatre. In addition to the Award Show the Beverly Hills Hollywood Branch now presents a theatre festival. Ron is a native of Tallahassee, Florida and long-time resident of California; he graduated from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo with a B.A. in Business Administration and graduate work in Guidance and counseling...