
January 2010

Coming Up Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 Leadership L.A. 2010 Application deadline more info & apply now Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 Global Connections: Mexican-Americans & Southern California Leadership Initiative more info l RSVP now SAVE THE DATES Wednesday, April 28 - Friday, April 30, 2010 California Connections alumni program launch more info View all upcoming events on our Web calendar Leadership Learning Support the Union Rescue Mission Join Los Angeles area leaders at the Hearts for Hope celebrity fashion show benefiting URM on Feb. 6. URM provides a comprehensive array of emergency and long-term services to L.A.'s poor and homeless. more info l register now Become a principal for a day Executives will have an opportunity to shadow a school administrator as they carry on their day-to-day duties, and learn about the triumphs and challenges of running a public school on Feb. 19. Pillar, a partnership between the L.A. Area Chamber and the Los Angeles Unified School District, invites you to join hundreds of business executives and educators at Principal for a Day. more info & register now SCLN alumni are encouraged to apply for redistricting committee The 14-member Citizens Redistricting Commission will be tasked with redrawing California state Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization districts after the 2010 census is complete. The Applicant Review Panel is now accepting applications through Feb. 12. more info l apply now Did you miss a seminar while you were a leadership fellow? Alumni of Leadership Southern California and Leadership L.A. may audit a class seminar, as space permits. To attend, view seminar dates and email scln@lachamber.com to reserve your spot. Promoting regional and community leadership To promote an event in this space, please submit event and registration information for consideration to scln@lachamber.com. Who Are We? SCLN Board of Directors SCLN Staff The Southern California Leadership Network's mission is to develop a productive network of exemplary and diverse leaders in the business, government and community sectors who are capable of addressing the critical challenges facing the Southern California region. For more information, visit www.leadershipnetwork.org.	Encourage dynamic leaders to apply for Leadership L.A. SCLN is now accepting applications for Leadership L.A. 2010, now with a special two-day leadership skills orientation. We encourage our alumni to refer dynamic candidates for this nine-month leadership development program, which is ideal for business, government and nonprofit leaders seeking to add to or enhance their community leadership roles, and to study the people and issues shaping L.A. city and county today. Fellows will experience an in-depth look at issues like education, health care, arts and culture and public safety, while meeting with local leaders and forming meaningful relationships with their fellow participants. Read more and download the application. Deadline to apply is next Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Making connections with the Mexican-American community in Southern California Join SCLN alumni for this dinner and dialogue with leaders of the Mexican-American community on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at La Loteria Grill in Hollywood. Special guests include Mexican Consul General Juan Marcos Gutierrez; La Opinion CEO Monica Lozano; and California Community Foundation President Antonia Hernandez, among others. Space is limited, and the cost to attend is $45 per person. Please note this event is only open to SCLN current fellows, alumni and Board members. More info and RSVP now. Read more about SCLN's leadership initiative on global connections Leadership Southern California explores Orange County The Fellows of the Class of 2010 met in Westminster on Friday, Jan. 22 to discuss the people, places and trends currently shaping Orange County, beginning with an economic overview of the trends and indicators in the region with Brad Kemp, Beacon Economics, who said the commercial real estate market will be the biggest economic issue for Orange County in the coming months. "Office vacancy rates are jumping exponentially here," said Kemp. The class was joined by business, government and community leaders from the Orange County Business Council, City of Westminster, and Orange County Community Foundation, who provided perspectives on each of their industries, as well as the challenges and opportunities for leaders in their sectors. "Orange County has the highest number of elected officials per capita in the country. This tells you we like local control," said Shelley Hoss, President, Orange County Community Foundation. The class later embarked on excursions focused on science and technology at the University of California, Irvine; global connections in Little Saigon; and land use and public works at the Orange County Great Park. Read more about the seminars by following @SCLN on Twitter. View photo gallery. Special announcement SCLN unveils new state-wide program California needs more exemplary and diverse leaders from throughout the state's business, government and community sectors who can address the critical challenges facing California. This year, we are launching California Connections to expand opportunities and leadership development for a new generation of stewards of California's future. This new program will expand the reach of SCLN to bring together current Fellows and Alumni with other leaders from throughout the state of California. Save the dates of April 28 - 30, 2010 for the kick-off trip, which will be a unique excursion to San Francisco and the Bay Area Delta. Guests will meet with the region's top civic leaders on San Francisco civic engagement and innovations in science and technology; transportation and land use; and social services; as well as experience a full-day focused on water resource management in the Bay Area Delta. By 2011, a full state-wide California Connections program will launch with issue-intensive leadership seminars on greater Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, the Central Valley, and the San Diego cross-border regions. Completion of the California Connections program will prepare leaders to better understand and to become more deeply engaged in the future of the State of California. Regional program partners currently include the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Southern California Association of Governments; San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Bank of America; Leadership San Francisco; and The James Irvine Foundation. For sponsorship details or more information, please contact SCLN Executive Director Kevin Cottrell, 213.580.7577 or kcottrell@lachamber.com.	Overheard "Growth will continue to occur in Orange County, but we will not have the infrastructure in place to accommodate it. Leaders need to build consensus to move projects forward." -Kate Klimow, Vice President of Government Affairs, Orange County Business Council, at the Leadership Southern California 2010 seminar focusing on Orange County, Jan. 22. "The Great Park has the potential to be a binding project for Orange County, linking north and south county, and bringing together the Latino, Vietnamese, Asian and Anglo populations." -Scott Bollens, Professor of Policy, Planning & Design, University of California, Irvine, at the Leadership Southern California 2010 seminar focusing on Orange County, Jan. 22. Alumni Spotlight Remarks from the Leadership L.A. 2009 Graduation & Class Report: "This has been a meditation on authenticity. At the first session, we talked about how holding one's self out as a "leader" is a tricky notion. I have had conversations with many of my colleagues and have confirmed that our quest for improved civic engagement is selfless and authentic and without pretense. We as a class struggle with time, as we maintain our careers and families. It is the exposure and investment of the larger community that calls to us, to answer and engage with the vulnerability that comes with a personal investment in Los Angeles." -Brenda Sutton-Wills, Staff Counsel, California Teachers Assocation; Graduate, Leadership L.A. Class of 2009; selected by her peers to write and deliver the class report at graduation on Nov. 18. Read the entire transcript on the SCLN Leadership Blog.
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