Danilo Torres,
Executive Assistant
 anilo Torres is the executive assistant to TCWF’s vice president of programs,
Cristina M. Regalado. In this role, his
primary responsibilities are maintaining
the calendar and scheduling meetings for the
program department, making travel arrangements,
and compiling data related to the Foundation’s
grantmaking.
 Torres has helped develop a number of new
management tools that enable the program
department to operate smoothly and coordinate its
activities with other TCWF departments. In
addition, he serves on the Foundation’s Human
Resources Committee, which reviews and makes
recommendations for changes in benefits, office
policies, performance plan, employee awards and
social activities.
When the executive assistant position at TCWF
became available last year, Torres learned about it
from a friend who was familiar with the
Foundation’s work.
“I looked at the Foundation’s website and was
attracted by its socially responsible mission,” Torres
said. “At the end of the day, I appreciate knowing
that we’re helping people and that we can show a
measurable, positive impact. I also appreciate the
fact that TCWF acknowledges the importance of
self-care.”
Torres was raised in Long Beach, south of Los
Angeles. He attended UCLA, where he earned a
bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s
in urban planning. To complete the degree, he
worked on a group project called LAMAP (Los
Angeles Manufacturing Action Project) that
conducted strategic research in partnership with
organized labor on dollars that were spent
constructing the Alameda Corridor, a major
public works effort designed to ease the movement
of cargo from the Port of Los Angeles to inland
distribution hubs.
Prior to joining TCWF, he worked for the M.
Gordon Publishing Group, a company that
specializes in books about financial markets.
Torres, an avid softball player, lives with his
girlfriend of many years in the San Fernando Valley
community of Tujunga. He serves on the board of
directors of the UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association
and, especially during election seasons, volunteers for
a number of political campaigns.
Looking ahead 20 years, Torres has his sights set
on a political career.
“I think serving in an elected office would be a
great challenge,” Torres said. “You need listening
skills as well as the ability to mediate and weigh
different options to make good judgments—all the
while under the microscope of public scrutiny.”
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