Who we are
A movement,
run by a hometown.
Community Reimagined is a Monrovia-rooted nonprofit organizing the resources, the conversations, and the events that make a city actually feel like a city — not just a zip code people happen to share.
“Believe in your dream, that’s why it was given to you. Never stop learning.”
Founder
Chris Loos
Connector. Organizer. Host.
Chris Loos founded Community Reimagined on a simple premise: most cities are not broken — they are disconnected. The talent, the services, the goodwill, the funding — most of it already exists. It is just not wired up.
His work is the wiring. Hosting the events, opening the doors, making the introductions, translating the city council meeting, putting the resource fair in the park where families actually go. The kind of civic infrastructure that does not show up in a budget line.
Based in Monrovia, California — building a model the rest of the country can run.
- Hometown
- Born in Pasadena, raised in Monrovia — a Monrovia High School graduate
- Media
- Two decades-plus in radio and music, including the relaunch of KDAY on the FM dial
- Civic
- Produces Monrovia’s City Council Recap with KGEM Television
- Youth
- Co-founded iDream Society, supporting young artists and entrepreneurs in the San Gabriel Valley
The team
The people doingthe wiring.
Stephanie Rosa
Jose Montañez
Our beliefs
Three thingswe hold to.
- 01
Visibility
A resource no one knows about is not a resource. Our first job is making the existing inventory of a city visible to the people inside it.
- 02
Repetition
Civic change does not happen in a launch event. It happens in the third, the fifth, the twentieth gathering. We design programs that can run again.
- 03
Integrity
What we do with every resource is thoughtfully designed. We make sure all funds go to the initiatives they were intended to cultivate.
Built with
Partners inthe room.
- KGEM Television
- Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
- Monrovia Chamber of Commerce
- Video Cartel
- Volunteer Center of the San Gabriel Valley
- Myrtle Avenue restaurants
- Near-Infinity Art
In the news
What peopleare saying.
- Hey SoCalMonrovia’s annual House Party at the Park set for March 15Mar 2026
- USC Annenberg Media‘Painted Promises’ nurtures restorative joy and renewal after Eaton FireFeb 2025
- CanvasRebelMeet Chris LoosInterview
- The Faces of MonroviaChris LoosInterview
- Shoutout LAMeet Chris Loos — Community AdvocateInterview
Transparency
Community Reimagined is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 39-2628323. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and every dollar is directed to the initiative it was given for.