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Martin Ludlow (born 1964) is President and CEO of Bridge Street, Inc, a strategic projects consulting firm to sports, entertainment, labor, corporate and political entities. Clients and projects include AEG’s proposed NFL stadium,〔http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/30/local/la-me-0831-aeg-antonovich-20110831〕 The California Endowment’s Boys and Young Men of Color initiative, Working Californian’s social innovation project, LA Urban League, Advancement Project, and the BET Experience. Bridge Street created Concerts4Cause, a new live entertainment initiative supporting violence reduction, summer camps for disadvantaged kids and prisoner rehabilitation programs. Ludlow served on the Los Angeles, California, City Council, representing the 10th district from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005, chairing the Conventions, Tourism, Sports and Entertainment Committee as well as the Ad-Hoc Committee on Gang Violence Reduction, when he resigned and was elected head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO after the death of the Federation's long time Executive Secretary-Treasurer Miguel Contreras. While on the Council, Ludlow focused on reducing gang violence. He created "Summer of Success",〔http://www.advanceproj.com/index.php?q=/c/resource/sc/up_summsucc〕 an initiative with police, community and existing anti-gang organizations mounting a coordinated program that reduced murders in the most crime ridden area of his district. Civil rights attorney Connie Rice, called it the “foundation of reforming gang intervention programs in L.A.”. He proposed the creation of the Department of Urban Affairs〔http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/17/local/me-gangs17〕 to improve coordination of gang programs, which LAPD Chief William J. Bratton called “the one component that’s been missing”.〔 It was eventually renamed the Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development and implemented by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. In 2006, Ludlow resigned as head of the AFL-CIO and plead guilty in state and federal courts to charges that he had used union workers and union money to help his 2003 City Council campaign. Ludlow has volunteered as a strength and conditioning coach for kids in South LA and created a charity called Dorsey Football Boosters. His work as a coach and mentor was profiled in a June 22, 2008, LA Times feature titled ("He makes a difference, finds redemption )". Johnathan Franklin, UCLA’s running back, credited him with being his mentor.〔http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/26/opinion/la-oe-morrison-franklin-20121211〕 He serves on the boards of the ( LAPD’s Youth Cadet Program ) as well as Save Africa’s Children, a charity which created 400 orphan care programs in 21 African nations, reaching over 200,000 AIDS-affected children. ==Biography== Ludlow was born in 1964 to a black father who served in the military and a white mother. He was placed in a foster home and named Marty. In 1965 he was adopted by a white couple, Willis Ludlow, a Methodist Minister, and Anne Ludlow, a clerical worker; they renamed him Martin after Martin Luther King.〔http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/20/local/me-ludlow20〕 He was brought up in Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho. The elder Ludlow ran for Congress in 1972; he won the Democratic nomination but lost the election by a wide margin.〔 Martin Ludlow vividly recalls the rallies and picket lines and sitting in church pews with his father, who died in 1998. His own activism, he now realizes, stems largely from the man who adopted him. "My father did it partly because he was an underdog," Ludlow said.〔(Steve Hymon, "Councilman's Past Has Him Ready to Lead," ''Los Angeles Times,'' June 20, 2005, page A-1 )〕 The Ludlow family moved from Idaho to Washington, D.C., Syracuse, New York, and finally to Oberlin, Ohio, in 1976. He attended Ohio State University but did not graduate. He moved to California and attended Santa Monica City College, then became an intern for U.S. Representative Julian Dixon, after which he worked with at-risk youth in the Los Angeles Conservation Corps. He was a field representative for the Service Employees International Union.〔 In 2004, Ludlow was married to Kimberly Roxanne Blake in a private ceremony performed by her father, Bishop Charles E. Blake, pastor of the West Los Angeles Church of God in Christ.〔("Majestic Affair," ''Jet,'' April 19, 2004 )〕〔(Patrick McGreevy and Steve Hymon, "L.A. County Labor Chief May Quit in Funds Probe," ''Los Angeles Times,'' February 17, 2006, page A-1 )〕 They have one child of their own, Martin Jr., and are parents of five others.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Ludlow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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