Posts by Rachel Hurd

Now Accepting Applications for the 2019-20 Class

Leadership SRV’s application window for the next class is open from April 1st to June 30th.  If you know of anyone who lives and/or works in the San Ramon Valley whom you think would be a good candidate, please let them know that we are accepting applications now and refer them here.
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Guy Bjerke

Guy Bjerke is the Director of Community Reuse Planning for the City of Concord. He’s responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Reuse Area Plan for the redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station.
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Regional Planning

Regional Planning Day on April 11th includes a field trip to the former Concord Naval Weapons Station for a tour of the ReUse Project by the Director of Community Reuse Planning for the City of Concord, Guy Bjerke. The afternoon will include a discussion about the regional planning impact on local government with respect to housing and transportation with Lauren Barr, from the City of San Ramon’s Planning Division, Clayton City Councilmember Amy Worth representing the Metropolitan Transportation Committee, and Orinda City Councilmember Julie Pierce representing the Association of Bay Area Governments, followed by the Casa Monte City Council Meeting/Public Hearing role-play activity.
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Community Economics Day

We are please to have Carolyn Coleman, Executive Director of the League of California Cities as one of our presenters for Community Economics Day on March 7th, along with Joe Calabrigo, Danville Town Manager and Alexander Mehran, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sunset Development.
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Introducing the Class of 2018-19

Brian Bornstein City of San Ramon Jason Caldwell Latitude 35 Leadership Juliet Don Chevron Christina Franco City of San Ramon Diane Friedmann Town of Danville Robert Graswich R.E. Graswich Communications Keith Haase City of San Ramon Mike Holtzclaw San Mateo Community College District Colette Lay Rotary Club of San Ramon Kristina Lorenzini Community Volunteer Shudong Ma PG&E Barbara Mahoney ENGEO Xiaoyue (Sara) Mai Gen II Service, LLC Michel Masuda-Nash Teacher, Murray Elementary, Dublin Joe Morgan JWM Wealth Management, LLC Gon Ng ATI Architects and Engineers Joseph Nunneley ATI Architects and Engineers Megan O’Connor San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Jae W. Oh Hansamo Susanna Ordway San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs Julia Oseland Julia Oseland Executive Coaching & Consulting Amanda Perceval San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Michael Roberts Danville Rotary / Blackhawk Grill Stephanie Sawyer San Ramon Valley Unified School District Sanjay Sharma Lyncis Technologies Inc. Queena Sohn Kaiser Permanente Kim Stange-Herlihy Valley Humane Society Ann Tancioco Kids’ Country Jean Zhu Keller Williams Realty
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Orientation Reception for the New LSRV Class

Leadership SRV Alumni are invited to join the Board of Directors in welcoming the 28th class of Leadership SRV at the annual Orientation Reception: Thursday, August 23, 2018, 5:30pm until 7:30pm at the Blackhawk Museum 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, CA Alumni – if you’ll join us, kindly reply to  leadershipsrv@att.net
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Daniel Almeida

Our facilitator for the first class, Foundations of Leadership, is Daniel Almeida, Ph.D., who will take the class on a “deep dive” into understanding their strengths identified using the Clifton StrengthFinder assessment.  Dr. Almeida is an Assistant Professor at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, a Certified Diversity Trainer, and founder of Strengths Deep Dive, LLC – a strengths-based consulting practice committed to providing engaging and transformative experiences for individuals and teams that go beyond the surface, diving deep into the development of their natural talents. Dr. Almeida is an expert in facilitating activities and conversations with individuals and teams about leveraging their strengths and is also an expert on topics such as multicultural issues, team development and management, and career development. Dr. Almeida received his PhD in Education from the University of Southern California, MA in Higher Education Administration from Boston College, and AB in Psychology from Dartmouth College.
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The 2018 Best-Class-Ever Alumni Fundraising Contest ends tonight at 11:00pm

As of 11:30am today, the Class of 2013 and Class of 2016 both have 22 donations.  Having one fewer class members gives the Class of 2013 a slight lead in participation rate, 75.9% vs 73.3%.  The Class of 2017 is in 3rd place with 16 donations (53.3% participation).  The contest closes Monday, June 4th at 11:00pm, so today is the last day to help your class take home the Best-Class-Ever trophy.  Who will take home the trophy? Click here for more information. Donate with Paypal Now   
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Now Accepting Applications for the 2018-19 Class

Leadership SRV’s application window for the next class is open from April 1st to June 30th.  If you know of anyone who lives and/or works in the San Ramon Valley whom you think would be a good candidate, please let them know that we are accepting applications now and refer them here.
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Class of 2018 launches its class project

The LSRV Class of 2018 understands the importance of Community Health and Wellness. For their class project they have partnered with Canyon Lakes Golf & Brewery to host a fun evening of food, drinks, music, and amazing auction/raffle items – “Band & Bocce at the Brewery” – to raise funds for the Discovery Counseling Center. Discovery Counseling Center is a local non-profit that provides counseling and wellness services out of their Danville location and their soon-to-open San Ramon Wellness Corner at Dougherty Station. Band & Bocce at the Brewery Friday, April 27, 6:30-9:30pm Purchase Tickets on Eventbrite If you cannot make it, you may also make a donation on the ticket site.
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