
June 2010
ACCESS SACRAMENTO: California State Controller, John Chiang, as the featured lunch speaker at the Los Angeles Area Chamber's Access Sacramento advocacy trip. Leadership Southern California 2010 Fellows took part in Access Sacramento on June 1-2. Read more below. View photo gallery.
Coming Up Friday, June 25, 2010 Leadership Southern California 2010, Seminar 10: Land Use, Housing & Transportation more info I view class bios Friday, July 9, 2010 Leadership L.A. 2010, Seminar 5: Media & Entertainment more info I view class bios Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Global Connections: Chinese-Americans & Southern California more info & RSVP View all upcoming events on our Web calendar Leadership Learning Global Readiness-Business Leadership in the 21st Century The LA Chamber's Global Initiatives Council presents "Global Readiness – Business Leadership in the 21st Century." Develop your business skills to engage in a “global mindset” and effectively compete in the global market place with featured speaker Dr. Laree Kiely on June 30, 2010. more info The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award 2011 now accepting nominations Do you know an innovative, effective leader who is working to improve California's future? Nominate him or her for a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award to be presented in 2011. The award includes $125,000 in organizational support, plus additional resources. Deadline to nominate is July 9, 2010. more info l nominate now Disaster Resilience & Community Sustainability The US Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center will hold a forum that aims to help improve the resiliency of the West Coast and provide strategies for strengthening our ability to recover from extreme events on July 21, 2010 at The California Endowment. more info 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.	Now recruiting for Leadership Southern California Class of 2011 With several exciting additions to the LSC curriculum, the 2011 class promises to be the most relevant, engaging program to date. The 2011 class will include a regional seminar in Ventura County, where participants will explore the people, places and trends affecting business and technology, coastal communities and agriculture; as well as a two-day seminar on natural resources management, with the new addition of energy. The new, two-day orientation session will feature activities focusing on the Internal Dynamics of Leadership, in partnership with the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. This new component focuses on executive education practices dedicated to managing one's self in the midst of dynamic, changing, challenging and sometimes stressful situations. View more information and apply now. Call for nominations for German Marshall Fund 2011 fellowship SCLN, the Southern California regional selection partner with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, is accepting nominations for the 2011 Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) through June 21, 2010. The prestigious and competitive program is a 24-day fellowship in Europe for emerging leaders aged 28-40, in government, business, media and the nonprofit sector who are committed to strengthening transatlantic relationships. Benefits of the program include coverage of all travel expenses, transportation, itinerary coordination and stipend for each participant. View more information and nominate a candidate now. SCLN Connects with Chinese-American community SCLN will be holding the next event in its Global Connections series on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Camilla Eng, President, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association & General Counsel, JM Eagle will moderate a discussion on local perspectives, economic connections, and global policy linkages. Featured speakers will include Charles Woo, CEO, Megatoys and Youqing Ma, International Trade Analyst, Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, among others. Space is limited. For more info and RSVP. Leadership L.A. 2010 evaluates the impact of national healthcare reform on Los Angeles The Leadership L.A. Class of 2010 continued its nine-month program with a session on Friday, June 11 focusing on health care in Los Angeles. The Fellows met at LAC+USC Medical Center with Dr. Hector Flores, Director, Family Care Specialists Medical Group to discuss the impact national reform has had on Los Angeles' local health care providers and practitioners. As part of the day, Fellows also met with Jennifer Ybarra, Program Manager, The California Endowment, and toured the Legacy LA facilities and Ramona Gardens neighborhood. Ybarra stated "it's not enough to have health insurance. A healthy community shapes an individual's quality of life. Lou Calanche, Executive Director, Legacy LA, highlighted key issues that still inhibit quality of life in Ramona Gardens, such as air quality and access to quality food. Excursions moderated by Pete Delgado, President & CEO, LAC + USC Healthcare Network, among others, gave the Fellows the opportunity to analyze three different systems used to provide medical services in LA: public hospitals, private hospitals, and community clinics. Read more @SCLN. View photo gallery. Leadership Southern California joins the Chamber at Access Sacramento The Leadership Southern California 2010 class met in Sacramento on Tuesday, June 1 to discuss the important role leadership plays in helping the legislature effectively govern and reach consensus on issues vital to California's future. The Fellows met with Rich Callahan, Director, University of Southern California Capitol Center, to better understand the characteristics and development path required to make an effective leader. Callahan explained "Leadership is done in an uncertain space. Leaders should be uncomfortable. They develop over time and are made by design, not born." On Wednesday, June 2 the Fellows joined the Chamber's advocacy teams on issues related to state policy on healthcare, education, and transportation and goods movement among others. Fellows heard from State Assembly Speaker John Perez and State Controller John Chiang on the importance of fiscal responsibility. Additionally, Fellows met with legislators throughout the day to discuss pending bills and propositions for reform. Read more @SCLN. View photo gallery. LSC focuses on Natural Resources Management The Leadership Southern California 2010 discussed the challenges and opportunities Southern California faces in securing the future of its energy resources on Friday, May 28 at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) . The Fellows heard from Gilbert Ivey, Assistant General Manager and Chief Administrative Officer for MWD & Board Member for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on the steps MWD has taken to secure its water delivery system from the Sacramento/San Joaquin Bay Delta. John Vrsalovich, Senior Engineer, MWD explained the "water-energy nexus" and important link between water treatment, delivery, and energy consumption. For further understanding the Fellows visited the Robert A. Skinner Treatment Plant 8-acre solar panel installation. David Foust, Treatment Operations Manager, MWD stated "on a clear day up to 55 percent of the energy needed to run the treatment facility is generated by the solar installation. The installation, which costs $5 million after government rebates, will pay for itself in 6-7 years." Additionally, the Fellows met with Ralph Hicks, Real Property Manager, MWD at the Diamond Valley Lake Western Sustainability Institute & Museum to discuss the important role leadership development will play in the industry as nearly 70 percent of the MWD staff is now eligible for retirement. Read more @SCLN. View photo gallery.	Overheard "Hospitals are trying to be everything for everyone and need to narrow their focus of expertise to provide higher quality of care." -Dr. Hector Flores, Director, Family Care Specialists Medical Group, at the Leadership L.A. session focusing on health care, June 11. "A multi-year budget system will help California set realistic fiscal goals. Partisan debate and a sense of urgency around one year budgets hurts California ." -Fred Silva, Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst, CA Forward, at Access Sacramento program, June 1-2. "Since 1970 Los Angeles' population has grown by 30%, but it still uses the same amount of water it did in 1970. We are a model for the world." -Gilbert Ivey, Assistant General Manager and Chief Administrative Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, at the Leadership Southern California session focusing on natural resources management, May 28. Alumni Spotlight In what way is the Leadership Southern California experience an important development tool for future regional leaders? "Leadership Southern California provides a valuable opportunity for individuals to grasp a broader and yet more complex understanding about this region, its assets and its issues. As a result, the civic-minded professionals who participate in LSC gain a deeper appreciation for the region, its fascinating geopolitical underpinnings and the forces that are shaping its future." -Arley Baker, Deputy Executive Director of Communications, Port of Los Angeles; and Graduate, Leadership Southern California Class of 2008.
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