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Twila True
Born
California, US
Occupation(s)
Businesswoman, philanthropist
Known forTrue Family Enterprises
1500 Sound Academy
SpouseAlan True
Children4

Twila True is an American

businesswoman and philanthropist
.

She is the chief executive officer (CEO)) and President of True Family Enterprises. She is the founder of True Children's Home orphanage, True Sioux Hope Foundation, and the co-founder of 1500 Sound Academy music school.

Career

She was CEO of Synthane Taylor, circuit board manufacturers.[1] She resided in Hong Kong and China with her husband Alan where they operated True Innovations, a designer and manufacturer of office furniture, which was acquired by Li & Fung.[2] After her return to the United States in 2012, she co-founded True Family Enterprises with her husband.[3]

In October 2018, True signed a partnership deal with MonarchFx supply chain company, through her Twila True Collaborations banner.[4]

True's jewelry designs made debut at 2018 New York Fashion Week and featured along with the Zang Toi's collection.[5]

As philanthropist

In 2006, while in China, she opened True Children's Home to provide medical care for orphans.[6]

In January 2015, she co founded True Sioux Hope Foundation, with a head office in Newport Beach, California, a nonprofit organization to help improve the lives of the communities in the Pine Ridge.[7][8] An emergency shelter for children, The Safe Home, was also opened by True at the Pine Ridge reservation in February 2017.[9]

True has also launched the Twelve Cycles initiative to fulfil the basic feminine needs and education to the girls of the

Oglala Sioux tribe.[10]

She supports fundraising foundations including Oceana, and CASA.[11][12][13][14]

1500 Sound Academy

She co-founded 1500 Sound Academy in 2018, music academy in

Larrance "Rance" Dopson.[15][16] In May 2019, Roland signed a collaboration deal with the 1500 Sound Academy.[17] In March 2021, the academy signed a deal with Yellowbrick to deliver on-demand online programs.[18] In June 2021, Arizona State University signed a deal to start the joint online music program Professional Certificate in Music Production through its Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.[19] In November 2021, Fender and 1500 Sound Academy announced a partnership deal to provide scholarships.[20]

In March 2022, a Taiwanese campus was announced to be opened in Taipei, with Chen Zihong appointed as the principal.[21]

Personal life

True is married to Alan True and they have four children.[1][12]

In October 2019, the couple sold their house on the Harbor Island, Newport Beach to Chinese billionaire Eric Tan for $37 million.[2][22]

Accolades

Notes and sources

  1. ^
    Orange County Register
    . Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b McClain, James (January 5, 2019). "Alan & Twila True request $60 million on Newport's Harbor Island". DIRT. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "CASE STUDY - Twila True Collaborations" (PDF). Tompkins International. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "MonarchFx Announces Twila True Collaborations as its Newest Seller Client". MHI.org. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Limited, Alamy. "New York, NY - February 13, 2018: Model walks runway for Zang Toi Autumn/Winter collection with jewelry by Twila True at New York Fashion Week at Pier 59 Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  6. ^ Miller, Suzanne (October 15, 2009). "True Treasures of Hope". eChinacities.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Chasing Hawk, Ernestine (February 23, 2015). "Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux entrepreneur creates foundation". Indianz. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Pellizzon, Michelle (November 19, 2015). "True Sioux Hope: Shining a Light on the Pine Ridge Reservation". Thrive Market. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. ^ Annette Pember, Mary (March 13, 2019). "Members of Oglala Lakota Tribe Question 'Voluntourism' and Church-Based Charities". The Daily Yonder. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "National Women's History Month Featuring Woman Who Walks Toward Future". 8WomenDream. January 22, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ^ W. Cook, B. (October 11, 2019). "The Crowd: Celebrities, environmentalists come together to fight ocean plastic". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. ^ a b W. Cook, B. (December 2, 2016). "The Crowd: Sioux gala functions as benefit and cultural exchange". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  13. ^ W. Cook, B. (May 12, 2017). "Column: The Crowd: CASA fundraiser nets more than $1 million". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Trela, Christopher (May 10, 2019). "Benefit: CASA Black & White Ball Honors Local Philanthropists". Newport Beach News 2. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  15. ^ Mitchell, Gail (December 8, 2021). "1500 Sound Academy Raises the Volume on Educating Next Generation of Music Creators". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  16. ^ Callwood, Brett (February 4, 2021). "Back to School: Inglewood Music Professionals Find Success in Education". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  17. ^ "Roland Announces Collaboration With 1500 Sound Academy And Acclaimed Production Collective 1500 or Nothin'" (PDF). Roland Corporation. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  18. ^ "1500 Sound Academy Partners with Yellowbrick to Offer Its Acclaimed Music Curriculum as an On-Demand Online Program". Los Angeles Sentinel. April 29, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "1500 Sound Academy × ASU — Music Program". 360 Magazine. June 8, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  20. ^ Wissmuller, Christian (November 3, 2021). "1500 Sound Academy Announces Continued Partnership with Fender X 1500 Sound Academy Scholarship Program for 2022". JazzEd Magazine. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "台灣音樂接軌國際 陳子鴻辦學院傳承經驗 | 娛樂 | 中央社 CNA". Central News Agency (in Chinese). March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  22. ^ McClain, James (October 30, 2019). "Chinese Tech Billionaire Buys $37 Million Newport Harbor Mansion". Yahoo!. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  23. ^ Ferrell, David; Skyler, Heather (December 18, 2015). "Most Influential 2015: Twila True". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  24. ^ "Orange County Business Journal Names Twila True Entrepreneur of the Year". True Sioux Hope Foundation. April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  25. Orange County Business Journal
    . 6 May 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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