Leadership California | CIT 2019 Session One | Onsite Guide

CIT SESSION I THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: CALIFORNIA’S DYNAMIC GOVERNMENT in SACRAMENTO March 3, 2019 – March 5, 2019 Embassy Suites, Sacramento

Sunday, March 3, 2019 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Registration / Meet Your Classmates 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Leadership California History & CIT Program Overview

Margie Wheeler (’11), Executive Strategist, Metropolitan Water District

of Southern California, Leadership California President of the Board Jennifer Persike (’17), Executive Director, Leadership California 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Connecting & Mapping Your CIT Journey

Britt Kopping (’18), Director, Learning, Design & Technology,

Genentech Corporation 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Special Presentation: Women & Political Equality in CA Steve and Susie Swatt (‘00), Authors of “Paving the Way: Women’s

Struggle for Political Equality in California” 5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mixer with Class (Wine provided by E & J Gallo) 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Dinner with the Class of 2019 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

How to Maximize Your CIT Experience Panel

Jeanice Warden- Washington (’18), Chief Consultant, Assembly

Committee on Higher Education, California State Assembly Traci Van (’16), President, Traci Van & Associates Anecita Agustina (’17), Tribal Policy Advisor, Executive Division, CA Department of Water Resources 7:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Wrap up of Day 1

Monday, March 4, 2019 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast: Embassy Suites-Main Lobby 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

The State of the State

Raphael J. Sonenshein, Ph.D., Executive Director, Pat Brown Institute for Public

Affairs, California State University, Los Angeles 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Preparing for Our Time at the Capitol

Debbie Manning (’02), Board Trustee, State Bar of California

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Laws in Action – The Judicial Branch Honorable Bunmi Awoniyi, Judge, Superior Court of California

11:30 a.m.

Field Trip to The Leland Stanford Mansion 11:50 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon and Presentation at The Leland Stanford Mansion Casey Hayden, Director, The Leland Stanford Mansion

A Diplomat’s View: International Connections and Leadership California

Ezilda Samoville, (’08), Director, Office of International Relations, California State

Senate

Liliana Ferrer, Consul General, Mexico

1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Field Trip to The California Independent Systems Operator 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

ISO Presentations and Tour 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Reception at the Embassy Suites 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Dinner with the Class of 2019 SHARE YOUR JOURNEY...

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 7:15 a.m.

Bus Leaving Embassy Suites Hotel to Capitol Building 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (Capitol Building: Eureka Room)

Breakfast with Capitol Leaders

Host: Senator Hanna-Beth Jackson, (D-19, Santa Barbara) California State Senate,

State of California 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. (Capitol Building: Governor’s Council Room)

The Legislative Process: Making Law & Getting the Work Done Sue Parker (’16), Assistant Chief Clerk, Office of the Chief Clerk, California State

Assembly

Diane F. Boyer-Vine (LC to DC ’13), Legislative Counsel of California Office of

Legislative Counsel, State of California 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Getting the Work Done

Anthony Williams, Legislative Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Keely Bosler, Chief Deputy Director, Department of Finance, State of California Karen Zamarripa (’95), Karen Zamarripa Consulting

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (Capitol Building: Senate and Assembly Chambers)

Convene on the Senate & Assembly Floors at the State Capitol: An Insider’s Look Erica Contreras, Secretary of the Senate, California State Senate Debra Gravert (LC to DC ’15), Chief Administrative Officer, California State

Assembly

12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Bus Transportation to the Embassy Suites 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Issue of the Day: Homelessness and Mental Health

Introduction by Debbie Manning, Board Trustee, State Bar of California Opening Remarks by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Maggie Merritt, Executive Director, Steinberg Institute Bridget Alexander, Executive Director, Waking the Village Noel Kammermann, Executive Director, Sacramento Loaves & Fishes 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Wrap Up, Reflections & Adjournment

LEADERSHIP CALIFORNIA GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES . . .

Strategic Partner Chevron Corporation

Leadership California Staff Jennifer Persike Executive Director (’17)

Session I Sponsor E & J Gallo

Melissa Dixon Administrative Director

Session I Partner Independent Systems Operator (ISO) Official Airline of Leadership California Southwest Airlines Session I Committee Yinka Ajede (’18) Diane Boyer-Vine (LC to DC ’13 & EAC) Debbie Manning (’02 & EAC) Sue Parker (’16) Katrina Rodriguez (’16) Ezilda Samoville (’08) Shannon Shellenberg (’14) Maggie Stern (’18) Dr. Janice Thompson, Ed.D. (‘97) Nicole Townsend (’18) Jeanice Warden (’18) Camille Wagner (’13) Linda White (’16) Karen Zamarripa (’95)

Kristy Schrimsher Meeting Coordinator Vanessa Henderson CIT Coordinator David Blue Garrison Creative Director

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CIT SESSION II HOW CALIFORNIA’S HISTORY & DIVERSITY IS SHAPING ITS FUTURE in LOS ANGELES May 5, 2019 – May 7, 2019 Omni Hotel, Los Angeles