Philanthropic Foundation Board of Governors

Victor Dominguez

President & Chief Executive Officer
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

 While working for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton, Victor earned BS degrees in Child & Adolescent Studies and Sociology from California State University, Fullerton. For over 20 years Victor served in an executive role for the YMCA. Victor is currently the President & CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Prior to working for the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, Victor was the Executive Director for the YMCA of Greater Long Beach. Victor has been a National trainer for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, training adolescents in the country how to become leaders in their communities.

Some of Victor’s personal achievements include being named by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the Hero in the Community, as well as being named the City of Fullerton Success Story of the Year. Victor has received Certificates of Appreciation for his work in the community by numerous elected officials. Victor was one of three YMCA of the USA professionals to be given the Andrew Young Award for celebrating diversity in the workplace. 

Victor is an Advisory Board Member for Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico, a past Advisory Board Member for Community Bank, a Member of the Cal State Los Angeles Presidents Council, Governing Board Member SCE FCU, Past Chairman of the White Memorial Medical Center Leadership Board, Past Chairman of the Governing Board of the East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital, Past Member of the USC Keck School of Medicine Community Council, and Past Commissioner of the City of Huntington Park Health and Education Commission. 

Victor’s community passion for working with under-resourced and vulnerable communities has been at the core of who he is. Victor is the founding member of the Southeast Los Angeles Collaborative. The Collaborative purpose is to help uplift the region and inspire young leaders to have a pathway to success. Victor is also the founder of the Youth Empower Summit. Annually for 5-years, Victor engaged more than 700 teenagers from underserved areas on the campus of USC to learn from others what success looks like and how they too can succeed in life.