Smart Growth California Event
Dates/Time
May 23 - May 24, 2016
All Day
This special meeting on May 23-24, 2016 in Fresno convened by Smart Growth California will bring together funders who are working to promote healthy, equitable communities and sustainable natural systems in the San Joaquin Valley and are interested in collaborating for greater learning and impact.
Funders will together:
- Develop a shared understanding of the major trends that are driving change in the Valley, and how they can be harnessed to create a more positive future for the Valley
- Learn about power, politics, and building power for system change in the Valley
- Learn what other funders are funding in the Valley
- Develop an understanding of our shared interests
- Become more aligned so that we can invest strategically and effectively
- Explore the possibility of working together, and determine if there is interest in creating a funder working group
- Identify opportunities for moving forward
Panelists and on-hand experts will include:
- Miguel Bibanco, Youth Health Outreach Worker at Fresno Barrios Unidos, Fresno, CA
- Ashley Boren, Executive Director, Sustainable Conservation
- Jack Castro, City Manager, Huron, Fresno County, CA
- Joe Del Bosque, Farmer, Del Bosque Farms, Inc.
- Susana De Anda, Co-executive Director and Co-founder, Community Water Center
- Rosario Gonzalez, Community Member, El Porvenir, CA
- Kevin Hall, Consultant on the San Joaquin Valley
- Ismael Herrera, CSU Fresno, Associate Director of the Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED), Fresno, CA
- Janaki Jagannath, Coordinator, San Joaquin Valley Sustainable Agriculture Collaborative
- Jonathan London, PhD, Director, Center for Regional Change, UC Davis
- Phoebe Seaton, Co-Director, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
- Lester Snow, Executive Director, Water Foundation
- Robert Tse, USDA California Rural Development, Davis, CA
Contact Nina Bohlen, Director of Smart Growth California, to learn more.
