Alexander Hafizi
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY in 2024 / 25th President in 2022
Alexander Hafizi is a happy go lucky kind of guy with a big heart. He currently works as the Associate Publisher at Prime Publications Inc. which publishes Santa Clarita Magazine and SCV élite Magazine. His position at work includes but is not limited to production of the magazines and artwork. Having to locate local talent for profiles in the publications, website updates, selling advertising space, photography at sponsored non-profit events. Forming posts for both magazines to put on social media. He is also the marketing director for Bryant-Hafizi Real Estate who just teamed up with SJ Partners. His goals in life are to take over the family owned and operated business of Prime Publications, Inc., which has produced the two publications mentioned above in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1990. He also plans on growing his business, Prime Marketing Strategies, which is a one-stop shop for all your marketing and promotional needs. In addition, he hopes to have a legacy to past on to his family. Currently he and his partner, Arnold Bryant, are working on growing their family and look forward to welcoming children in the coming year.
Alexander’s volunteerism has been a life-long journey. Growing up he was introduced to the non-profit world through his parents who have been longtime supporters. He began with simply attending the events to eventually being a part of the events and now serving on several non-profit boards. With a philanthropic heart and background in marketing he has used is nearly two decades of experience to aid non-profits in publicizing their efforts for a better community. Whether through daily social media content, traditional marketing, or email blasts; Alexander’s expertise has helped with brand awareness, event attendance and community outreach for the non-profits here in the SCV. Over the past decade he has worked in various aspects in each organization, continually volunteering his leadership skills to be a part of what he considers the backbone of our community. Alexander has held officer roles, raised funds and created annual fundraisers to benefit multiple non-profits.
Alexander has helped with SCV Dancing With Our Stars which has raised nearly, $2 million for local non-profits. Of which he personally raised $50,000 for the SCV Senior Center during the year he danced. In 2022, he along with other JCI members created the JCI Santa Clarita Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) that allows tax deductions on donations from the community and larger donations. Additionally, he has served as co-chair for several of the major events such as Circle of Hope’s Annual Tea and Vine2Wine, JCI Santa Clarita’s SCV 40 Under Forty, WiSH Education Foundation’s Wine on the Roof, Cocktails on the Roof, and SCV Music Festival. He has also been on many committees for different nonprofits. Alexander also helped create events for nonprofits such as Circle of Hope’s Hoedown for Hope which raised $17,000 one year and $31,000 another year and JCI’s Top 100 in 2020 that honored 100 people that are doing amazing things in our community. He was the Chairman of the board for Circle of Hope for two years from 2019 to 2021, JCI Santa Clarita president in 2022 and is now the Chairman of WiSH Education Foundation from 2023 to present and is the VP of Community for JCI Santa Clarita in 2024.