2007 CIT Program Overview

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California issues and Trends program

The primary vehicle for providing education about California to rising women leaders is the California Issues and Trends Program (CIT). Conducted quarterly at sessions around the state, this unique, issues-based program exposes participants to diverse perspectives and points of view relating to issues facing California and provides understanding for approaches beyond their own disciplines and areas of expertise.

Participants hear from experts on subjects such as changing demographics, economic development, education, housing and health care challenges. They discuss the implications for organizational development, business and community leadership, and personal and professional development. They also meet at the California State Capitol where they have the opportunity to speak with policy makers. They visit community organizations to experience firsthand the results of successful public/private partnerships.

The program is structured in four, two-and-one-half-day sessions in different locations across the state.

2008 California Issues and Trends Program sessions are as follows:

2008 Legacy of
Leadership Awards
Dinner and Sponsorship Information
Monday, April 28
at the
Julia Morgan Ballroom
in San Francisco

Contact Leadership California
for 2008 Table Sponsorship
Information at
626/793-7834 or
pam@leadership
california.org

MajorSponsors
$10,000 for
2 Tables

Gold Sponsors
$5,000 Table

Silver Sponsors
$2,500 Table

annual awards dinner

LEADERSHIP CALIFORNIA SERVICE AWARD

Presented to a Leadership California CIT Alumna, board member or close associate of the program, who has performed in an exemplary manner in support of the evolution and promotion of Leadership California and women in leadership.

Linda Havard
Sarah Smith Orr, Ph.D.
Molly Corbett Broad
Barbara Kaufman, Ph.D.
Karen Yelverton-Zamarripa
Dorothy Farris
Cristina Banks, Ph.D.
Ronya Kozmetsky
Amy Dean
Martha Farmer

Alumnae Programs

In a variety of ways, Leadership California supports a regional network across California of its CIT Alumnae and other women leaders in California. Programs focus on updating CIT Alumnae on California Issues and Trends. We do this through special meetings of Alumnae with their state legislators in the local districts, and through sessions that enable the rich exchange of information and ideas among the more than 1,000 CIT Alumnae from the public and private sectors. These forums link CIT Alumnae to leadership opportunities at the local, regional and state levels. Leadership California’s women leaders are poised to have an impact on the critical issues facing our state through service on nonprofit organization boards and public entity boards and commissions.