Annually, 20 to 24 established leaders drawn from every sector throughout this region are invited to participate in a year-long intensive leadership development program. The program consists of monthly seminars and intensive dialogue.

2012 Fellows – Class III

• Ms. Donna Alley
  Le Grand Union High School District
• Ms. Rebecca Ciszek
  Stanislaus County American Red Cross
• Ms. Lisa Cooper
  University of the Pacific
• Ms. Lynn Dickerson
  Gallo Center for the Arts
• Mr. Richard Dye
  PG&E
• Mr. Mark Erreca
  PMZ Real Estate and Erreca Cattle Company
• Mr. David L. Gianelli
  Gianelli & Associates
• Mr. James R. Jessee, III
  E&J Gallo Winery
• Ms. Corinne Lucero
  University of California, Merced
• Lt. Andre Matthews
  City of Merced Police Department
• Ms. Susan Mattos
  Mattos Newspapers, Inc.

• Ms. Frances Mizuno
  San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
• Mr. Ken Monroe
  Holt of California
• Mr. Michael Murphy
  City of Merced
• Ms. Veronica Napier
  Kaiser Permanente
• Mr. Samuel Nunez
  Fathers and Families of San Joaquin
• Dr. Robert O’Connor
  Foster Farms
• Ms. Monica Ojcius
  Center for Human Services
• Ms. Rhodesia Ransom
  Sow-a-See Foundation, Tracy
• Mr. Jose R. Rodriguez
  El Concilio – Council for the Spanish Speaking
• Mr. Tsia Xiong
  Merced Organizing Project
• Mr. John Yarborough
  Delicato Family Vineyards

2010 Senior Fellows – Class II

• Mr. Oscar L. Cabello, Jr.
  Wells Fargo Bank
• Mr. Sean Carroll
  Ross Carroll & Associates
• Ms. Claudia G. Corchado
  Livingston Medical Group
• Ms. Susan Eggman
  CSU Sacramento
• Mr. John Ervin
  Modesto City Schools
• Ms. Kenni Friedman
  Modesto Community Leader
• Mr. Dan Huber
  Foster Farms
• Mr. Mark Martinez
  San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• Mr. Ildefonso (Alfonso) Nava
  Planada Middle School
• Mr. Tom Osteen
  Kaiser Permanente
• Dr. Maria Pallavicini
  UC Merced
• Mr. Evan Porges
  Prime Shine, Inc.
• Ms. Sondra Roeuny
  University of the Pacific
• Ms. Dejeuné Shelton
  Great Valley Center
• Mr. Ger Vang
  Lao Family of Stockton

2009 Senior Fellows – Inaugural Class

• Dr. Steve Arounsack
  California State University, Stanislaus
• Rev. Debra Brady
  First United Methodist Church
• Ms. Debra Brown
  Kaiser Permanente
• Ms. Wendy Byrd
  Modesto Junior College
• Dr. Ben Duran
  Merced College
• Ms. Lisa Finer
  Wells Fargo Bank
• Mr. Ron Foster
  Foster Farms
• Mr. John Garamendi, Jr.
  University of California Merced
• Ms. Kathy Halsey
  AT&T

• Mr. Flip Hassett
  United Way of Merced County
• Mr. Dennis Lee
  Central Valley Asian-American Chamber of Commerce
• Ms. Linda Lopez
  Office of Congressman Cardoza
• Honorable Noah Lor
  City of Merced
• Ms. Virginia Madueno
  IMAGEN, LLC
• Ms. Marian Martino
  Martino Graphic Design
  
• Mr. Pat Patrick
  Lodi District Chamber of Commerce
• Dr. Robert Santos
  Monte Vista Small Animal Hospital
• Dr. Cynthia Wagner-Weick
  University of the Pacific