Bo Savage

Like many of the senior leaders, Bo has been with the Corps for many years during which his commitment to providing equity and opportunity to young people and improving the quality of life in every neighborhood of Los Angeles has seen the organization grow and evolve in exciting ways. He began his career here in 1988 as a summer Team Leader in the Clean & Green Program. He began full-time in 1992 as a Clean & Green crew supervisor and steadily progressed. In 2015, he was named Deputy Director of Operations. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing a staff of approximately 80 program staff at six sites throughout greater Los Angeles that implement the LA Corps’ Young Adult and Clean & Green programs. His primary responsibility within the organization is to develop and oversee the nearly 100 contracts that the Corps undertakes on an annual basis in order to employ over 500 Corpsmembers. These urban forestry, habitat restoration, and other conservation-related contracts total in excess of $17 million annually.

During his time at the Corps, Bo has been proud to answer the call to serve during times of crisis like the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the 2020 onset of the COVID pandemic. He has also been inspired by the strength, ingenuity, and commitment of Corpsmembers and staff members in tackling environmental and community benefit projects of all sizes. Some of his favorite projects that the Corps has completed include the Wiseburn Walking Path, the Descanso Gardens Oak Woodlands restoration, the Compton Creek Natural Park, and the Sycamore Canyon Trail in Claremont.