Doniece Sandoval - GitHub Pages Doniece credits her work in the arts and private sector for shaping her innovative thinking. Her career began as a Legislative Research Analyst in Texas after she received her BA from UT Austin. A 2017 CNN Hero and 2016 KIND People Award recipient, she is most proud of the moniker given to her by her 10-year old daughter who calls her a.Inspiring Woman on a Mission: Doniece Sandoval In 2020, Doniece stepped down as CEO and LavaMae relaunched as LavaMae x, a nonprofit accelerator supporting communities around the globe launching Lava Mae-designed programs. Doniece now serves LavaMae x as a volunteer advisor and spokesperson. In 2024, LavaMae x ceased all programs and operations due to an unprecedented budget shortfall.Doniece Sandoval - The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards In 2011, San Francisco was booming -- but not for everyone. As Doniece Sandoval, a successful PR exec, was walking through the city's design district, she came across a homeless woman crying that she would never be clean. That encounter would set Doniece on a path to change the lives of thousands of unhoused in San Francisco and beyond. 
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Doniece credits her work in the arts and private sector for shaping her innovative thinking. Her career began as a Legislative Research Analyst in Texas after she received her BA from UT Austin.
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Working in a challenging environment, Doniece always maintained her composure and professionalism. In 2013, Doniece Sandoval began converting city buses into mobile shower units. Her nonprofit, Lava Mae, has since provided more than 20,000 showers to more than 4,000 homeless individuals.
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In , Doniece Sandoval was a marketing executive raising her family in San Francisco’s Western Addition. As her neighborhood became more trendy, she witnessed elderly neighbors facing eviction and homelessness. Sandoval had a first-hand glimpse into a growing problem in California. Un día a la vez, la filosofía de Doniece Sandoval | CNN
As Doniece Sandoval, a successful PR exec, was walking through the city's design district, she came across a homeless woman crying that she would never be clean. That encounter would set Doniece on a path to change the lives of thousands of unhoused in San Francisco and beyond.
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Meet Doniece Sandoval, the founder and CEO of Lava Mae, who created a “radical” take on hospitality in Lava Mae focuses on giving showers, bathrooms, personal hygiene, and pop-up care facilities to those she calls “houseless neighbors” across the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. Choosing to See the Invisible | Doniece Sandoval ... - YouTube
At the core of Lava Mae is the belief that people everywhere will rise to the level of care they are offered. Founder Doniece Sandoval tells us more about how Lava Mae creates space for the opportunity that unfolds when people are treated with dignity and wholehearted love. Catching up with Doniece Sandoval, founder of Lava Mae
Doniece Sandoval Lavamae, Founder/Chief Executive Officer Driven by a fierce belief that everyone has a right to dignity and the knowledge that access to showers and sanitation are in serious short supply for the homeless, Doniece was compelled to start Lava Mae.