| Jorge
Aguilar,
UC
Merced |
|
| Stephany,
E.
Aguilar,
City
of
Scotts
Valley |
|
Stephany
Aguilar
is
a 36
year
resident
of
Santa
Cruz
County
and
serving
her
third
term
as
Mayor
for
the
City
of
Scotts
Valley.
Prior
to
her
election,
Stephany
served
for
eight
years
on
the
Scotts
Valley
Parks
and
Recreation
Commission,
where
she
was
instrumental
in
the
development
and
writing
of
the
parks
master
plan.
She
is
the
founder
of
the “Scotts
Valley
Advocates,” a
non-profit
corporation
that
assists
financially
in
implementing
the
Scotts
Valley
parks
master
plan.
To
date,
she
has
helped
raise
thousands
of
dollars
for
recreation.
Stephany
served
as
President
of
the
Association
of
Monterey
Bay
Area
Governments,
where
she
worked
with
the
State’s
Housing
and
Community
Development
Department
on
Santa
Cruz
and
Monterey
County’s
housing
element
allocation,
and
currently
serves
as
a board
member
for
AMBAG.
Stephany
is
the
Vice
President
of
the
Monterey
Bay
Division
of
the
League
of
California
Cities
and
also
serves
on
the
League’s
Public
Safety
Policy
Committee.
She
was
recently
elected
President
of
the
Mayor’s
and
Council
Members
Department,
where
she
coordinates
educational
workshops
and
seminars
for
elected
officials.
Stephany
received
her
Bachelors
degree
in
Speech
Communication
from
San
Jose
State
University
and
received
honor
awards
from
Golden
Key
International
Society,
Phi
Kappa
Phi
Honor
Society
and
the
Psi
Beta
Honor
Society
in
Psychology.
She
is
currently
in
a masters
program
at
San
Jose
State
University.
Stephany
and
her
husband
Ed,
a firefighter,
have
been
married
29
years
and
have
two
grown
sons,
Jesse
and
Nathan.
|
| Loren
Aiton,
Teter
a+e,
LLP |
|
Loren
K.
Aiton
ARA
Managing
Architect,
Teter
A+E,
LLP,
Fresno,
CA
Licensed
Architect
C18957,
State
of
California
LEED™ Accredited
Professional
Affiliations:
Member
Society
of
American
Registered
Architects,
SARA
Member
USGBC-Central
California
Chapter
Formational
Committee
Education:
California
Polytechnic
University,
Pomona,
Bachelor
of
Architecture,
1984
El
Camino
Community
College,
Associate
of
Arts,
1978
Loren
Aiton
has
been
involved
in
the
construction
industry
for
over
22
years,
18
years
as
a Licensed
Architect.
Loren
has
performed
in
the
capacity
of
Designer,
Project
Manager,
Project
Architect,
Construction
Administrator,
Construction
Program
Manager,
and
LEED™ Accredited
Professional,
through
all
phases
of
design
and
construction
of
new
and
remodeled
facilities
on
Both
Public
Sector
and
Private
Sector
Projects.
Loren
became
involved
in
Green
Building
about
4 years
ago
and
is
currently
the
LEED™ Accredited
Professional
on
the
first
LEED™ registered
project
in
Bakersfield,
California.
Loren
Aiton
is
a founding
member
of
the
US
Green
Building
Council
Central
California
Chapter
Formational
Committee
and
is
active
in
the
Green
Building
Industry
in
the
San
Joaquin
Valley
Region.
|
| Norman
Allinder,
RRM
Design
Group |
|
Norman
Allinder,
AICP,
is
a Senior
Planner
In
the
Community
Planning
and
Design
Studio
at
RRM
Design
Group.
He
is
responsible
for
large
scale
master
planning
projects
that
range
in
size
from
100
acres
to
2,600
acres.
Norm
has
experience
that
includes
both
private
sector
and
public
agency
positions.
His
private
sector
experience
includes,
site
planning,
master
planning,
urban
design,
preparation
of
specific
and
community
plans,
and
entitlement
of
projects.
His
public
agency
experience
includes
CEQA
review
of
development
proposals,
staff
liaison
to
neighborhood
groups,
processing
of
entitlements,
as
well
as
preparation
of
staff
reports
and
presentation
before
the
Planning
Commission
and
City
Council.
Norm
currently
is
managing
projects
located
throughout
the
entire
central
San
Joaquin
Valley,
all
of
which
require
coordination
of
many
design
disciplines
implementing
one
vision.
Norman
has
a Masters
Degree
in
City
Planning
as
well
as
a Bachelors
Degree
in
Architecture,
he
is
also
a member
of
the
American
Institute
of
Certified
Planners
(AICP).
|
| Veronica
Montoya,
Latino
Coalition
for
a Healthy
California |
|
As
the
Policy
Director
for
the
Latino
Coalition
for
a Healthy
California,
Verónica
Montoya
is
responsible
for
educational
and
advocacy
efforts
in
promoting,
monitoring
and
advancing
state
legislation
and
regulations
that
affect
the
health
and
well-being
of
the
Latino
community
by
engaging
and
involving
community
members,
organizations
and
policymakers.
Prior
to
joining
LCHC,
Ms.
Montoya
served
as
District
Director
to
California
State
Assemblymember
Simón
Salinas
for
the
28
th
Assembly
district
including
the
counties
of
Monterey
, San
Benito
, Santa
Cruz
and
Santa
Clara
. Preceding
her
work
with
Assemblymember
Simón
Salinas,
Ms.
Montoya
served
as
Legislative
Aide
to
the
California
Senate
Select
Committee
on
Citizen
Participation
chaired
by
then
President
Pro
Tem
John
Burton.
Ms.
Montoya
was
also
previously
a Coro
Fellow
in
Public
Affairs
where
she
worked
with
organizations
such
as
the
Heinz
Endowments,
the
Pittsburgh
Child
Guidance
Foundation,
Pittsburgh
City
Councilwoman
Twanda
Carlisle
and
Judge
Christine
Ward.
She
has
recently
completed
her
Master
of
Science
in
Public
Policy
and
Management
degree
at
Carnegie
Mellon
University
's
Heinz
School
of
Public
Policy.
|
| Larry
Bawden,
Jadoo
Power
Systems |
|
Larry
Bawden
has
over
21
years
of
experience
in
technology
and
business
development,
as
well
as
investment
management.
He
has
held
a number
of
senior
management
positions
with
other
energy/aerospace
companies.
Mr.
Bawden
has
a strong
understanding
of
the
entrepreneurial
and
start-up
process.
Jadoo
is
his
vision
of
a market-driven,
profitable
fuel
cell
company.
|
| Gregg
Baxter,
Altamont
Commuter
Express |
|
|
| Frank
M.
Benson,
Energy
Merchant
Corporation |
|
Frank
Benson,
Vice
President
Marketing – Western
Region
of
Energy
Merchant
Corp.
has
15
years
experience
in
the
energy
sector
as
a marketer
and
trader
of
gasoline,
diesel
fuel,
heating
oil
and
natural
gas.
He
holds
a BA
degree
in
Business
Communications
and
is
Series
3 licensed
as
a Commodity
Broker
with
the
National
Futures
Association.
He
has
worked
on
behalf
of
several
national
independent
energy
companies
as
well
as
working
as
the
U.S.
West
Coast
Diesel
Marketing
Trading
Coordinator
for
British
Petroleum
(BP/Arco),
a major
oil
company.
Throughout
his
career
he
has
specialized
in
managing
risks
inherent
to
volatility
in
the
energy
markets
by
providing
innovative
long
term
physical
energy
contracts
to
wholesale
oil
companies,
industrial
end
users
such
as
trucking
companies,
utilities
and
marine,
unbranded
gasoline
chains,
unbranded
truck
stops,
and
other
energy
consumers.
Recently
he
has
headed
up
Energy
Merchant
Corp.’s
renewable
fuels
division
and
has
actively
been
involved
in
biodiesel
production
projects
and
marketing
of
biodiesel
in
California.
Energy
Merchant
Corp.
is
managed
by
industry
veterans
who
have
been
among
the
largest
independent
national
marketers
of
petroleum
products
since
1978.
Collectively
they
have
sold
hundreds
of
millions
of
barrels
of
refined
products
and
have
also
owned
and
operated
petroleum
terminals
as
well
as
managing
and
exclusively
marketing
products
for
two
refineries
(located
in
California
and
Illinois).
Primary
products
are
diesel
fuel,
heating
oil,
gasoline,
natural
gas,
biodiesel,
and
kerosene.
The
company
markets
these
products
to
a host
of
established
energy
buyers,
from
wholesalers
to
industrial
customers.
Energy
Merchant
is
licensed
to
deliver
energy
products
in
22
states
and
has
shipper
status
on
multiple
pipelines
and
distributes
finished
products
through
an
extensive
terminal
network.
The
company
links
forward
commodity
markets
to
meet
and
sustain
customer
margins
and
supplies.
|
| David
A.
Bischel,
California
Forestry
Association |
|
David
Bischel
is
a licensed
professional
forester
and
is
the
President
and
CEO
of
the
California
Forestry
Association
(CFA).
CFA
is
a Sacramento
based
trade
association
representing
a diversified
membership
of
California’s
forest
landowners,
wood
products
manufactures,
biomass
energy
producers,
and
forestry
professionals.
Prior
to
his
current
position,
Mr.
Bischel
was
the
Executive
Officer
of
the
California
State
Board
of
Forestry’s
Professional
Foresters
Licensing
Program.
Mr.
Bischel
has
over
twenty
years
of
private
forest
management
experience
including
ten
years
as
the
Forestry
Manager
for
Southern
Pacific
Land
Company’s
220,000
acre
Mt.
Shasta
District.
Mr.
Bischel
graduated
from
UC
Berkeley
with
a Bachelors
degree
in
Forestry,
and
from
UC
Davis
with
a Bachelor
of
Science
in
Renewable
Natural
Resources
emphasizing
wildlife
and
fisheries
biology.
He
has
served
in
a leadership
capacity
with
many
professional
as
well
as
community
organizations.
He
has
served
as
Chairman
of
the
national
Forest
Industry
Associations
Council,
President
of
the
California
Licensed
Foresters
Association,
Chairman
of
the
Northern
California
Society
of
American
Foresters,
and
currently
serves
on
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
California
Fire
Safe
Council.
Mr.
Bischel
has
served
as
the
President
of
the
Auburn
Union
School
District
Board
of
Trustees
and
continues
as
a Trustee.
|
| Karen
Black,
CA
Department
of
Health
Services |
|
Karen
Black
serves
as
the
evaluation
lead
for
the
California
Diabetes
Program
and
project
manager
for
DIRC,
the
on-line
Diabetes
Information
Resource
Center.
Karen
is
responsible
for
evaluation
of
all
California
Diabetes
Program
projects
and
serves
as
an
evaluation
consultant
to
the
Diabetes
Coalition
of
California.
In
her
role
as
DIRC
Project
Manager,
Karen
is
responsible
for
overall
coordination
of
the
project,
database
design,
technical
specifications,
content
development,
facilitating
work
groups,
contract
oversight,
and
soliciting
sponsors.
Karen
has
an
extensive
background
in
data
collection
and
evaluation
including
supervising
data
collection
fieldwork,
interviews,
database
design,
survey
design,
and
data
analysis.
Karen
is
proficient
in
SPSS,
HTML,
Visual
Basic,
C/C++,
SQL,
and
Microsoft
Access.
|
| Bart
Bohn,
County
of
Fresno |
|
- Session:
Valley panel discusses applicability
|
| Ted
K.
Bradshaw,
University
of
California
Davis |
|
Ted
Bradshaw
received
his
Ph.D.
in
Sociology
from
the
University
of
California
at
Berkeley
and
has
spent
his
career
understanding
the
interplay
of
population
growth
and
rapid
social
and
economic
development
in
California.
He
has
just
been
appointed
Director
of
the
Gifford
Center
for
Population
Studies
at
the
University
of
California,
Davis.
The
mission
of
the
Center
is
to
study
population
issues
in
the
Central
Valley
and
elsewhere,
and
it
is
his
vision
that
the
Center
will
be
a major
source
of
information
and
research
leadership
that
will
bring
the
best
scholarship
of
the
Campus
to
address
California’s
most
pressing
issues.
The
Center
is
funded
by
a generous
endowment
from
the
Gifford
family
and
it
will
provide
scholarships
and
research
support
for
graduate
students
and
faculty,
as
well
as
host
outreach
events
that
will
link
researchers
with
their
communities.
Professor Bradshaw joined the faculty of the Human and Community Development
Department at the University of California, Davis, in 1995 where he teaches Community
Development and Economic Development. He is the Chair of the Graduate Group in
Community Development. He has published widely on issues such as the development
of advanced industrial society, the social impact of technological change in
the California electricity system, rural sociology, innovations in economic development,
state planning and policy strategies, and farmland conversion in the California’s
central valley. His most recent book is Agile Energy Systems: Global Lessons
from the California Energy Crisis, (Elsevier, 2004, with W. Clark). This book
explains the situation leading to the energy crisis, options for resolving the
problems created by deregulation, and strategies for avoiding future crises.
|
| Mark
J.
Brodeur,
Downtown
Solutions
a division
of
Civic
Solutions,
Inc. |
|
Throughout
Mr.
Brodeur’s
twenty-nine
years
of
urban
design
and
planning
experience,
he
has
maintained
a focus
on
the “revitalization” of
downtowns,
and
aging
corridors
and
neighborhoods.
While
many
of
California’s
top
planners
and
designers
focus
their
energies
on
non-urban
environments,
Mr.
Brodeur
prefers
to
work
in
the
sometimes
less
glamorous
and
neglected
areas
of
our
communities.
Mr.
Brodeur
also
prefers
to
work
with
public
agencies,
citing
that
most
agencies
share
his
desire
to
improve
and
recycle
existing
urban
and
town
environments.
Mark’s
clients
often
refer
to
him
as
Doctor
Downtown
because
of
his
frequent
medical
analogies
to
downtown
revitalization
approaches.
A
strong
proponent
and
educator
of
the “Livable
Communities” approach
to
planning;
Mr.
Brodeur
was
influenced
in
his
formative
years
by
working
in
urban
downtowns
of
New
England.
His
first
professional
positions
were
as
a revitalization-focused
city
planner
in
two
historic
urban
communities
in
New
England.
Mr.
Brodeur
states, “I
found
what
I wanted
to
do
for
the
rest
of
my
career.” Mark
also
feels
that
a community
is
strengthened
by
an
economically
healthy
downtown,
combining
commercial,
cultural,
civic,
and
recreational
uses.
Mr.
Brodeur
is
an
outspoken
critic
on
the
issue
of
suburban
sprawl,
citing
a preference
to
reduce
consumption
of
less
constrained
greenfield
areas
by
rewriting
zoning
codes
to
be
more
downtown-friendly.
He
has
recently
authored
several
articles
on
downtown
revitalization
and
is
the
creator
of
a new
zoning
approach
for
downtowns
called “downtowncode”.
Mr.
Brodeur
believes
that
the
downtowncode
will
become
an
industry-wide “best
practice” for
aging
urban
downtowns
across
California.
Mark
earned
his
bachelors
degree
in
Landscape
Architecture
from
Syracuse
University.
He
is
a Fellow
with
the
Institute
for
Urban
Design
and
currently
serves
as
Vice
President
with
the
California
Downtown
Association.
Mark
currently
is
the
Director
of
Urban
Revitalization
for
Downtown
Solutions,
a small,
very
specialized
urban
planning
and
design
firm
located
in
San
Juan
Capistrano.
|
| Bill
Bronte,
Caltrans
Division
of
Rail |
|
William
D.
(Bill)
Bronte
serves
as
chief
of
the
California
Department
of
Transportation’s
(Caltrans)
Division
of
Rail.
In
this
capacity,
he
is
responsible
for
the
program
management,
administration,
and
marketing
of
two
the
three
State-supported
Amtrak
services
in
California
and
providing
program
oversight
of
the
third
service.
These
state–supported
services
are
the
Pacific
Surfliner
operating
between
San
Diego
and
Santa
Barbara
and
the
San
Joaquin
service
operating
between
Bakersfield
and
Oakland/Sacramento.
The
third
state
supported
service
is
the
Capitol
Corridor
connecting
Sacramento
and
San
Jose
which
is
funded
by
the
State
but
managed
by
the
Capitol
Corridor
Joint
Powers
Authority.
The
Pacific
Surfliner,
Capitol
Corridor,
and
the
San
Joaquin
corridor
services
are
the
2nd,
3rd,
and
5th
busiest
intercity
rail
corridors
in
the
nation.
In
addition
to
the
management
and
administration
of
the
State’s
contracts
with
Amtrak,
Caltrans’ Division
of
Rail
is
responsible
for
the
evaluation
of
potential
intercity
rail
services,
management
of
intercity
rail
capital
projects
on
the
BNSF
and
Union
Pacific
railroads,
and
implementation
of
the
Department’s
grade
crossing
safety
programs.
A
25
year
Caltrans
veteran,
Bill
has
served
in
a variety
of
other
positions
within
the
Department,
most
related
to
the
programming
and
financing
of
rail
capital
projects
and
operations.
Bill
holds
a BA
in
Economics
from
California
State
University,
Sacramento.
|
| David
J.
Burton,
AIA,
Burton
Tahara
Architects
LLC |
|
David
has
over
eighteen
years
of
experience
in
architecture,
with
particular
focus
in
the
areas
of
sustainable
design,
single
family
and
multi-family
residential
design,
and
churches.
In
his
designs
David
works
passionately
to
create
designs
that
foster
strong
connections
between
people
and
their
communities,
establish
links
between
interior
spaces
and
the
outdoors,
and
are
site
specific
in
their
response
to
light
and
climate.
Prior
to
the
establishment
of
Burton
Tahara
Architects
David
was
an
Associate
with
Swatt
Architects
where
he
was
instrumental
in
developing
a number
of
widely
published
residential
designs
and
expanded
the
firms
practice
into
the
areas
of
multi-family
residential
design,
churches,
and
sustainable
design.
Mr.
Burton
holds
a Bachelor
of
Arts
in
Architecture
degree
from
Iowa
State
University
and
a Master
of
Architecture
degree
from
the
University
of
Virginia.
He
is
a licensed
architect
in
California
and
Virginia.
BURTON
TAHARA
ARCHITECTS
Burton
Tahara
Architects
is
a small
architectural
practice
based
in
Berkeley,
California.
With
a combined
38
years
of
experience,
the
principals
have
established
strong
reputations
for
thoughtful
design
and
commitment
to
a high
level
of
client
service.
The
firm
has
expertise
in
a number
of
building
types,
including:
Single
family
residences
Multi-family
Residential
Office
Interiors
Churches
Burton
Tahara
Architects
believes
that
establishing
and
maintaining
a strong
collaborative
relationship
between
client
and
architect
is
essential
to
the
success
of
any
design.
Designs
develop
not
from
preconceived
notions
of
architectural
style,
but
rather
from
a thorough
understanding
of
a client’s
needs
and
program,
integration
of
sustainable
practices
at
all
stages
of
a project,
the
expressive
use
of
structure
and
materials,
and
thoughtful
connections
between
buildings
and
their
sites.
|
| Lori
Butler,
Department of Transportation |
|
Lori
Butler
has
almost
22
years
in
the
Landscape
Architectural
field.
She
spent
the
first
ten
years
focusing
on
the
design
of
public
spaces
and
parks
for
several
private
Landscape
Architectural
firms.
She
joined
Caltrans
in
1993.
Lori’s
most
recent
responsibility,
as
a Senior
Landscape
Architect
with
Caltrans,
is
as
the
Roadside
Facilities
Coordinator.
This
position
includes
the
coordination
of
the
Statewide
Safety
Roadside
Rest
Area
program.
Prior
to
this
appointment,
she
served
as
the
District
Landscape
Architect
in
District
6,
Fresno,
for
12
years.
In
that
position,
she
had
the
responsibility
of
being
the
District’s
Safety
Roadside
Rest
Area
Coordinator;
identifying
the
rehabilitation
needs
for
six
Rest
Areas.
As
the
District
Landscape
Architect,
Lori
was
active
with
local
community
groups.
She
was
a member
of
Fresno
Counties “Association
for
the
Beautification
of
Highway
99”,
the “Bakersfield
Freeway
Beautification
Team”,
and “Image
Fresno”.
She
also
participated
in
the
development
of
the “Route
99
Corridor
Enhancement
Master” and
the “Route
99
Corridor
Business
Plan”,
both
of
these
documents
were
produced
by
Caltrans.
Education:
B.S.
Landscape
Architecture,
California
Polytechnic
State
University,
Pomona
1984
Registration:
California
Licensed
Landscape
Architect
#2817
Honors:
Caltrans
Excellence
in
Transportation,
2002
Awards
Program,
Special
Recognition
for
Excellence,
Highway
Beautification
Sustained
Superior
Accomplishment
Award – 2002
Superior
Accomplishment
Award – 2002,
2003
|
| Andrew
Chesley,
San
Joaquin
Council
of
Governments |
|
Mr.
Chesley
is
the
Executive
Director
for
the
San
Joaquin
Council
of
Governments
(COG),
in
Stockton
California
and
has
been
with
that
agency
for
over
26
years.
Mr.
Chesley,
an
operatic
soloist
trapped
in
the
body
of
a government
bureaucrat,
earned
a B.A.
from
Miami
Univ.
of
Ohio,
and
an
M.A.
from
the
University
of
Iowa.
He
is
responsible
for
the
management
of
COG's
transportation
planning,
the
implementation
of
the
Measure
K transportation
sales
tax
program
(of
which
he
is
the
author),
and
several
other
regional
planning
activities
including
the
implementation
of
the
San
Joaquin
County
Multi-Species
Habitat
Conservation
and
Open
Space
Plan.
A
resident
of
Stockton,
California,
Mr.
Chesley
has
been
Chair
of
the
Regional
Transportation
Planning
Agencies
of
California,
is
an
officer
of
California's
Self-Help
Counties
Coalition,
is
a member
of
the
Institute
for
Transportation
Engineers,
the
American
Planning
Association,
the
American
Public
Works
Association
and
has
been
a speaker
at
state
and
national
conferences
of
the
American
Planning
Association,
the
American
Society
for
Public
Administrators,
the
National
Association
of
Regional
Councils
and
the
National
Transportation
Research
Board.
Married,
and
with
ten
year
old
twins,
Mr.
Chesley
plays
golf,
softball,
and
basketball
all
with
the
same
swing.
|
| Mark
Cibula,
County
of
Shasta |
|
- Session:
Valley panel discusses applicability
|
| Mike
S.
Connor,
San
Francisco
Estuary
Institute |
|
|
| Ken
Cooley,
City
of
Rancho
Cordova |
|
Councilmember
Ken
Cooley
was
elected
to
Rancho
Cordova’s
first
City
Council
upon
its
formation
in
2002
and
served
as
Mayor
in
1995.
He
and
his
wife
Sydney
have
lived
in
Rancho
Cordova
for
more
than
20
years
and
have
two
sons,
Philip
and
Bryce.
Ken
is
a member
of
the
California
State
Bar
and
is
a 1977
graduate
of
U.C.
Berkeley
(BA
in
Political
Science).
Ken’s
law
studies
were
at
the
University
of
the
Pacific’s
McGeorge
School
of
Law.
Following
his
1977
graduation
from
U.C.
Berkeley,
Ken
served
as
Chief
of
Staff
to
California
Assemblymember
Louis
J.
Papan
until
1985.
He
practiced
law
briefly
as
Legislative
Counsel
to
the
California
Land
Title
Association
before
being
asked
to
reenter
the
Assembly
as
its
Chief
Committee
Counsel
to
the
Assembly
Finance
and
Insurance
Committee.
Since
1991,
Ken
has
been
employed
as
Counsel
to
the
State
Farm
Insurance
Companies,
focusing
on
law
and
public
policy
formation
in
California
and
nationally.
Ken
represents
State
Farm
on
the
Insurance
Advisory
Committee
to
the
RAND
Institute
for
Civil
Justice
and
as
Board
Member
to
the
Insurance
Regulatory
Examiners
Society
Foundation.
Councilmember
Cooley
is
Vice-Chair
of
the
Sacramento
Transportation
Authority,
serves
on
the
Executive
Committee
of
the
Rancho
Cordova
Weed
and
Seed
Program,
and
in
numerous
roles
with
the
League
of
California
Cities.
He
has
been
nominated
by
the
League
of
California
Cities
to
represent
all
cities
on
the
California
State
Seismic
Safety
Commission
(a
pending
appointment);
he
serves
on
the
League’s
Housing,
Community
and
Economic
Development
Policy
Committee,
and
is
President
of
the
58
city
Sacramento
Valley
Division
of
the
League
of
California
Cities.
Ken
also
serves
as
a Board
Member
on
the
Community
Advisory
Board
of
the
Sacramento
County
Sheriff.
|
| Susanna
Cooper,
Preschool
California |
|
Susanna
sets
Preschool
California’s
communications
strategy,
manages
message
development,
oversees
our
website
and
materials,
and
manages
contact
with
the
media
and
with
Preschool
California’s
growing
list
of
supporters
statewide.
She
is
a former
journalist
with
a long-standing
interest
in
early
childhood
education.
For
11
years
prior
to
joining
Preschool
California,
Susanna
was
a member
of
the
editorial
board
of
the
Sacramento
Bee,
where
she
wrote
editorials
and
columns
on
K-12
public
schools,
higher
education
and
a variety
of
other
issues.
In
2002,
she
was
a visiting
fellow
at
the
Public
Policy
Institute
of
California,
where
she
studied
public
high
school
reform
and
kindergarten
readiness.
She
graduated
from
Amherst
College,
and
is
the
mother
of
a second
grader
and
a preschooler.
If
she
had
more
time,
she
would
cook.
|
| Lindsey
Cox,
California
Center
for
Physical
Activity |
|
Lindsey
Cox
is
a Project
Coordinator
for
the
California
Center
for
Physical
Activity,
the
primary
physical
activity
program
of
the
California
Department
of
Health
Services.
Ms.
Cox
coordinates
the
Center’s
Walkable
Community
Workshops
and
Home
Zones
projects,
which
promote
safe
communities
for
walking
and
bicycling
in
order
to
increase
physical
activity
levels
among
Californians.
Prior
to
joining
the
Center,
Ms.
Cox
served
as
a Great
Valley
Fellow
with
the
Great
Valley
Center.
She
graduated
from
Stanford
University
with
a degree
in
Urban
Studies
and
minor
in
Human
Biology.
|
| Sergio
Cuellar,
Youth
in
Focus |
|
Sergio
Cuellar
is
a Central
Valley
Sr.
Program
Manager
for
Youth
In
Focus
in
Davis,
CA.
He
works
with
Community
Based
Organizations
across
the
valley
promoting
youth
voice
through
Youth
Led
Research
Evaluation
and
Planning
(Youth
REP).
Sergio
Earned
his
degree
from
California
State
University,
Fresno,
studying
U.S.
History
with
an
emphasis
on
U.S.-
Latin
AmericanRelations.
He
Taught
Social
Science
courses
at
a charter
school
in
his
hometown
of
Patterson,
Ca
prior
to
comming
on
with
Youth
In
Focus.
Sergio
sits
on
the
board,
as
an
executive
committee
member,
of
The
California
Fund
for
Youth
Organizing
(CFYO)
and
is
a Central
Valley
Representative
on
the
Movement
Building
Committee
of
the
CFYO.
Sergio
is
dedicated
to
working
in
the
Central
Valley
especially
working
with
the
Valley's
youth
|
| Cyane
Dandridge,
Strategic
Energy
Innovations |
|
Cyane
Dandridge
is
the
Executive
Director
and
President
of
Strategic
Energy
Innovations
(SEI),
a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
community
and
business
empowerment
around
energy
issues.
She
has
extensive
experience
in
business
management
and
energy
policy
from
businesses
she
has
established
and
run,
and
in
designing
and
implementing
international
policies
for
energy-efficient
equipment.
She
received
her
Master’s
Degree
in
Building
Technology
from
the
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology
for
her
work
in
international
energy
efficiency
policies
and
technologies.
She
has
worked
at
affecting
policy
changes
on
the
local
level
and
for
the
federal
government,
with
a
focus
on
international
voluntary
programs.
Her
areas
of
expertise
include
establishing
new
business
concepts
and
in
combining
a
technical
and
a
policy
or
business
oriented
approach
to
clean
energy,
green
buildings
and
energy
efficiency.
She
is
especially
interested
in
helping
communities
build
and
sustain
their
own
policies
for
clean
energy,
green
buildings,
and
energy
efficiency.
Ms.
Dandridge
is
well
published
in
books,
journals
and
conference
proceedings.
Within
SEI,
Ms.
Dandridge
helps
communities
in
the
areas
of
clean
energy
and
energy
efficiency,
green
buildings,
economic
development,
and
sustainable
communities.
Her
primary
focus
is
with
underserved
market
sectors
such
as
schools,
small
businesses,
and
multi-family
and
affordable
housing.
She
focuses
on
empowering
communities
to
accomplish
its
goals
by
setting
actions,
finding
solutions
to
challenges
and
motivating
them
to
achieve
success.
|
| Sandy
Williard
Denn,
Snow
Goose
Farms |
|
A
native
Californian,
Sandy
is
a third
generation
farmer.
Born
in
Willows,
she
farms
rice
at
Snow
Goose
Farms
with
her
husband
Wallace
Denn.
The
Denns
have
long
believed
that
agriculture
and
the
environment
can
coexist
in
harmony
if
common
sense
and
sensitivity
are
applied
to
agricultural
practices
and
environmental
reforms.
Snow
Goose
Farms,
situated
near
the
Sacramento
National
Wildlife
Refuge,
is
a winter
haven
to
migratory
waterfowl.
Sandy
has
been
politically
active
in
local,
state
and
federal
arenas
for
many
years.
Since
1993
she
has
served
as
Vice-President
of
the
Glenn
Colusa
Irrigation
District
Board
of
Directors.
The
District
and
its
Board
collaborated
with
11
state
and
federal
agencies
to
develop
and
implement
the
world’s
largest
flat
plate
fish
screen
for
the
protection
of
the
Winter
Run
Chinook
Salmon
in
the
Sacramento
River.
In
1994
she
initiated
a movement
in
Glenn
County
to
unite
opposing
entities
in
management
techniques
for
groundwater.
Working
through
the
Glenn
County
Board
of
Supervisors
and
local
water
agencies,
an
adaptive
management
plan
was
adopted
into
an
ordinance
that
has
become
a model
for
several
other
counties
throughout
the
state.
She
helped
put
in
motion
the
Northern
Sacramento
Valley
Water
Forum
to
promote
interface
and
exchange
of
education
on
water
issues
between
water
agencies
and
local
governments.
The
organization
helped
officials
more
effectively
coordinate
activities
on
a regional
basis
with
programs
such
as
Cal-Fed
and
the
Central
Valley
Project
Improvement
Act.
She
has
also
served
on
the
AB
303
Technical
Advisory
Panel
to
authorize
grants
for
groundwater
monitoring
plans
throughout
the
state.
A
proponent
of
water
transfers
if
they
can
be
done
without
negative
impact
to
source
area
productivity,
development
or
environment,
Sandy
is
wary
of
long
term
transfers
from
north
to
south
until
legal
assurances
for
protection
of
water
rights
are
clearly
established.
Sandy
is
a published
author
and
she
recently
received
her
Juris
Doctor
degree
and
is
currently
awaiting
results
of
the
February
California
Bar
Exam.
She
is
a private
pilot
who
likes
to
hunt
and
fish,
and
raises
Labrador
Retrievers.
|
| Dick
Dickerson,
City
of
Redding |
|
Dick
Dickerson
is
a native
of
Colorado
who,
following
his
discharge
from
the
Unites
States
Army,
settled
in
Southern
California
to
begin
a thirty-year
career
in
law
enforcement.
In
1986,
Dick
was
sent
to
Redding
by
the
California
Department
of
Justice
to
organize
and
command
the
Shasta
Interagency
Narcotics
Task
Force
(SINTF).
Following
retirement
in
1993,
Dick
was
appointed
by
Governor
Pete
Wilson
to
the
Shasta
County
Board
of
Supervisors
and
later,
he
was
elected
to
serve
a four-year
term.
In
1998,
Dick
was
elected
to
the
California
State
Assembly.
During
his
four
years
in
the
Assembly,
he
served
as
Chairman
of
Assembly
Veterans
Committee,
Vice
Chairman
of
the
Public
Safety
Committee
and
Vice
Chairman
of
the
Committee
on
Water,
Parks
and
Wildlife.
Dick
fought
to
return
local
control
to
the
counties
and
cities.
In
the
Redding
community,
he
has
twice
served
as
Chairman
of
the
United
Way
Campaign
and
also
has
served
as
past
president
of
the
Shasta
County
Peace
Officers
Association,
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
Redding
Rodeo
Association
and
the
Emergency
Services
Foundation.
He
is
a member
of
the
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars
and
the
American
Legion.
Elected
to
the
Redding
City
Council
in
2004,
Dick,
his
wife
Betty,
two
children
and
five
grandchildren
are
proud
to
call
Redding
home.
Liaison
Assignments:
Dick
serves
as
the
City
Council
Liaison
to
the
Fire
and
Support
Services
Departments,
the
Planning
Commission,
the
Audit
Committee,
the
League
of
California
Cities,
the
Superior
California
Development
Committee
and
the
Veterans
Home
Project.
Dick
also
serves
as
Vice
Chair
to
the
Redding
Housing
Authority
and
the
Redding
Area
Bus
Authority.
|
| Jeff
Dlott,
SureHarvest |
|
Dr.
Jeff
Dlott
is
president
of
SureHarvest.
He
founded
SureHarvest
as
a California
Corporation
in
2000
to
develop
and
market
integrated
farm
management
information
systems
and
sustainability
services
to
provide
agri-food
customers
with
timely
and
easily
accessible
information
to
improve
quality,
reduce
costs,
implement
sustainable
practices
and
ultimately
improve
their
competitiveness.
Jeff
received
his
Ph.D.
in
1993
from
UC
Berkeley
in
the
Department
of
Environmental
Science,
Policy
and
Management
for
his
research
on
the
sustainable
management
of
peaches,
plums,
and
nectarine
insect
pests
in
California’s
Central
Valley.
Jeff
has
held
positions
in
the
academic,
nonprofit,
government
and
private
sectors
focusing
on
the
design,
implementation
and
evaluation
of
public/private
partnerships
to
speed
the
adoption
of
sustainable
agriculture
practices.
The
most
notable
example
from
Dr.
Dlott’s
professional
practice
was
serving
as
the
led
architect
and
manager
from
2001
to
2005
to
build
and
run
the
California
Sustainable
Winegrowing
Program,
a joint
program
of
the
Wine
Institute
and
California
Association
of
Winegrape
Growers
(www.sustainablewinegrowing.org).
This
program
received
one
of
the
prestigious
2004
Governor’s
Environmental
and
Economic
Leadership
Awards
(GEELA)
and
the
California
Council
for
Environment
and
Economic
Balance
(CCEEB)
2005
Edmund
G. “Pat” Brown
Award.
In
addition
to
his
work
in
the
private
sector,
Dr.
Dlott
has
served
as
the
founding
Executive
Director
of
several
Non-Governmental
Organizations
(NGO’s)
including
Collaborative
Research
and
Designs
for
Agriculture
and
the
California
Sustainable
Winegrowing
Alliance.
Jeff
has
authored
peer-reviewed
academic
journal
articles
and
book
chapters
as
well
as
numerous
client
reports
and
trade
journal
articles.
|
| Tim
Duane,
University
of
California
Berkeley |
|
Tim
Duane
is
associate
professor
of
energy
and
resources,
city
and
regional
planning,
landscape
architecture
and
environmental
planning
at
the
University
of
California,
Berkeley.
He
holds
a Ph.D.
in
energy
and
environmental
planning
from
the
department
of
civil
and
environmental
engineering
at
Stanford
University
and
M.S.
and
A.B.
degrees
from
Stanford.
He
has
been
at
Berkeley
since
1991.
He
teaches,
consults,
and
conducts
research
on
a wide
range
of
energy,
land
use,
environmental,
and
natural
resources
policy,
planning,
and
management
problems.
Prof.
Duane
is
also
expected
to
receive
his
J.D.
from
Boalt
Hall
School
of
Law
in
2006.
Prof.
Duane
is
one
of
the
world’s
leading
experts
on
land
use
and
ecosystem
management
in
the
west.
He
is
the
author
of
Shaping
the
Sierra:
Nature,
Culture,
and
Conflict
in
the
Changing
West
(University
of
California
Press,
1999;
paperback
edition
2000),
served
as
a special
consultant
to
the
Sierra
Nevada
Ecosystem
Project
(SNEP)
in
1993-1996,
and
he
was
appointed
by
the
U.S.
Secretary
of
Agriculture
to
the
California
Spotted
Owl
Federal
Advisory
Committee
in
1997.
He
has
previous
experience
as
an
assistant
fire
dispatcher
for
the
USDA
Forest
Service,
has
conducted
research
on
recreational
use
for
the
Inyo
National
Forest,
and
is
the
author
of "Community
Participation
in
Ecosystem
Management," Ecology
Law
Quarterly
24
(4):
771-797,
December
1997.
Since
1997,
Prof.
Duane
has
been
conducting
research
for
a book
tentatively
titled
Wolves,
Water,
and
Wilderness:
Ecosystem
Management
in
the
Changing
West.
The
latter
project
includes
case
studies
of
public
land
and
resource
management
throughout
the
west.
Prof.
Duane
also
has
extensive
consulting
experience
in
the
electric
utility
sector,
with
a client
list
that
includes
utilities,
independent
power
producers,
environmental
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