Community

Leaders
Handbook
LEADERSHIP
MONTERE Y
PENINSULA

Class of 2017
Leadership
There is a stirring in all to make a difference
to contribute and join with others to make our community,
our world and ourselves strong and healthier. This spark
is the promise of leadership in us all.

Leadership is not measured by position or organization

it is a personal commitment and inspiration. Leadership
is not defined, rather it is lived uniquely by all who dare
to give beyond themselves.

A leader leads not by thwarting others, but by empowering

others to see that they too can make a difference. A leader
works openly through differences and unites others around
a common goal.

In the highest sense, leadership is integrity. It is those of us

expressing qualities of leadership who build our communities
and bring solutions to the problems that disturb us.

Author Unknown
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a
Overview 1
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l Class Members/ Administration 2
e Program Speakers/Trainers 3
Program Speakers Continued 4
o Volunteer Opportunities 5
f Public Service 5

C Local Adult Schools 6

o Useful Organizations 7
n Wrap-Up 8
t
e Overview
n This booklet is intended as an ongoing reference for LMP 10-month program graduates. We hope it will serve
as a roadmap to various pursuits in doing good work in the community and make it easier to access resources,

t organizations and individuals.

s We thank Bobbi Long, Associate Professor and the Advanced Publication Design Class in the School of Computing
and Design at CSUMB for their contribution to the layout and production of this Handbook.

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 Class Members Administration
Class Members Board of Directors Advisory Council
Julie Ahearn Paola Ball, Secretary Mary L. Adams
Alicia Brent Jeffrey Clark, Vice President Susan K. Black
Donald Buraglio Judy Fletcher James F. Bracher
Julie Cason Stephanie Hulsey, Esq, Past President Mary Claypool
Susan Clark Chris Khan Nicolas Papadakis
Jeffrey Condit Michelle Lange Dennis Riley
Tom Conway David LaRiviere, Esq Elliott Robinson
Jane DeLay Ian Oglesby Joanne Webster
Vincent Delgado David Stewart, President Mitchel Winick
Tom Donnelly Eric Tao, PhD, Treasurer
Leila Emadin Amy Treadwell Staff
Marni Flagg Dawn Wilson
Tim Flanagan Directors Emeritus Karen Csejtey, Executive Director
Kristen Fletcher Mitch Brown Jessica Mayer, Administrative Director
Ileen Groves Gary Luce
Deborah Hadeen Faye Messinger
Amanda Holder Evan Oakes
Contact
Sara Ivie Robert Ward, CPA Leadership Monterey Peninsula
Ken Klemme www.leadershipmonterey.org
Suha Kilic
Cher Krause 19 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200
Amber Leon Monterey, CA 93940
Jennifer Martineau Tel (831) 649-8252
Luke Powell Fax: (831) 655-9246
Laura Vadaurri Email: info@leadershipmonterey.org
Pat Wilkinson

Leadership is experiencing life not by looking in from the

rim, but from front and center.
Robert K. Cooper

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Program Speakers/Trainers
Orientation Retreat Theresa Wright, Public Affairs Director Bruce Delgado (LMP 04)
KSBW TV 8 (LMP 97) Mayor of Marina
Caroline Haskell & Ann Jealous 758-7720 884-1278
Co-authors, Combined Destinies twright@hearst.com
582-3989 Chuck Della Sala, Mayor (LMP 83)
chaskell@csumb.edu Regional Challenges & Monterey
Promise Class Day 646-3935
Shaw Dunton, Owner
Apex Adventures (LMP 00) Sandy Lydon, Historian
Joe Gunter, Mayor
685-1991 salydon@aol.com
Salinas
shaw@apexadventures.com 758-7201
Agriculture Class Day David Stoldt, General Manage
Monterey Pen Water Management Dist.
Bill Kampe, Mayor
Evan Oakes, Owner 658-5652
Mayor of Pacific Grove
AgVenture Tours & Consulting (LMP 01) arlene@mpwmd.net
648-3100
761-8463
evan@agventuretours.com Debbie Hale, Executive Director
Ralph Rubio, Mayor
Transportation Agency for Monterey Co (LMP 04)
of Seaside
Jim Bogart, CEO 596-4542
899-6702
Grower-Shipper Association debbie@tamcmonterey.org
422-8844 Sam Farr
tonnie@growershipper.com Carl Sydorek, CEO/General Manager
U.S. Congressman
Monterey-Salinas Transit
424-2229
Lindsay Coate, Executive Director 1-888-678-2871
Ag Against Hunger mst@mst.org
Jane Parker
755-1480 Monterey Co. Supervisor
lindsay@agagainsthunger.org Kristi Markey, Co-Chair
883-7570
Monterey Bay Electric Car Alliance
Juan Uranga, Executive Director 883-7570
Mark Stone
Center for Community Advocacy; markeyka@co.monterey.ca.us
Assembly member
649-2832
Communication Class Day Michael Houlemard, Executive Officer
Lindsey Bishop, Program Director Fort Ord Reuse Authority Public Safety &
883-3672
Access Monterey Peninsula Criminal Justice Class
333-1267
amp@ampmedia.org Steve Endsley, Assistant Exec Officer Day
Fort Ord Reuse Authority Phil Penko
Nick Tomb, Co-Founder 883-3672 Monterey Police Chief
Global Majority (LMP 08) 646-3914
Government Class Day
656-1829
nicktomb@yahoo.com Jason Burnett, Mayor Brian Dempsey
Carmel Seaside Fire Chief
Spencer Critchley, Managing Partner 620-2000 899-6790
Boots Road Group
612-9200 x3 Jerry Edelen. Mayor
spencer@bootsroad.com Del Rey Oaks
394-8511

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Steve Purcell, Disaster Chair Harry Weis, CEO Walter Tribley, President
American Red Cross Natividad Medical Center Monterey Peninsula College
424-4824 755-4190 646-4800
wtribley@mpc.edu
Terry Spitz Business Economic
Senior Assistant District Attorney Development Class Day Amy Sands, Provost
755-5470 Monterey Institute of International Studies
Andrea Nield, Director
647-4102
CSUMB Small Business Development Center
Marla Anderson, Judge asands@miis.edu
675-7232
Superior Court Monterey County
SBDC@csumb.edu
manderson@monterey.courts.ca.gov Mitch Winick, President & Dean
Monterey College of Law, (LMP 06)
David Spaur, Director
Kelly McMillin, Chief of Police 582-4000
Monterey Co Economic Development Dept.
Salinas mwinick@montereylaw.com
755-5387
758-7286
SpaurD@co.monterey.ca.us Nonprofits Arts Class
Michael Lawrence, Esq.
Michael Waxer, AIA Day
796-0212
Carmel Development Company Stephen Moorer, Executive Director
625-1066 Pacific Repertory Theatre
Manuel Real, Chief Probation Officer
mlwaxer@carmeldevelopment.com
Monterey County
Paulette Lynch, Executive Director
755-3909
Al Hittle, Director of Engineering Monterey County Arts Council
Leadership Enhancement Retreat Portola Hotel & Spa
William Cater, CPA 649-7895 Ted Elisee, Development Director
Ethics Trainer ahittle@portolahotel.com Monterey Peninsula Corps Salvation Army

Health Care Class Day Denise Kaku, Owner Dan Baldwin, CEO
Steven Packer, MD, CEO Kaku Consulting (LMP 07) Community Foundation For Monterey County
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula 624-6525
625-4500 Denise@KakuConsulting.com Konny Murray, Philanthropist
Paola Ball, Corporate Wellness Manager
Mary Adams, CEO
Community Hospital (LMP 10) Education History Class Day
United Way Monterey County
paola.ball@chomp.org Esther Rubio, Director
Monterey County Head Start
Andrea Rosenberg Closure Class Day
Asst. Administrator of Operations Chuck Harmon, Head of School
Natividad Medical Center York School President, Kiwanis Club of Monterey
422-4299
Alan McKay, Executive Director chuck@york.org Yuri Anderson, Coordinator
Central California Alliance for Health UW Volunteer Center of Monterey County
amckay@ccah-alliance.org Tim Thomas, Historian
521-3304
timsardine@yahoo.com
Jackson Booth, Owner Michael Green, District Manager
Booth Insurance Services California State Parks
373-8600

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 Volunteer Opportunities
The Volunteer Center,
United Way Monterey
County
Yuri Anderson, Coordinator
The Volunteer Center acts as a clearinghouse
for nonprofit organizations to list all their
volunteer opportunities and for individuals
looking for volunteer work to register their skills
and experience.
211 Referral Line
This toll-free number is set aside for public
assistance by providing referrals to health and
human services and for disaster assistance.
Check out the United Way website for additional
information about 211 and to access the
extensive list of nonprofit organizations. This
can be very helpful if you are looking for an
organization that addresses a particular issue
you care about and where you might want to
offer your volunteer time and effort. Contact
that organization directly through their website.
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BoardConnect!
BoardConnect! is an annual event that is set
up similarly to a job fair. As an individual,
you have the opportunity to visit a number of
nonprofit organizations at information tables
to learn about their needs for board members.
This can increase your ability to find the
right organization for you to offer your time
and skills as a board member. This event is a
collaboration of the Community Foundation for
Monterey County, United Way Monterey County
Volunteer Center, Leadership Salinas Valley and
Leadership Monterey Peninsula.
Service Clubs
There is a wide variety of service clubs
dedicated to providing projects in the
community to positively impact our quality of
life. Contact clubs directly through their websites
for: Rotary, Kiwanis, Optimists, Soroptimists (for
women), lions, etc.
Commissions/Committees/
Public Service
Boards
Cities and the county use commissions,
committees and boards to do the work needed
to bring forward ideas and recommendations
to the governing bodies for discussion and
decision-making. Generally, vacancies on these
bodies are announced in the media and there
is an application process. If you have interest in
a particular issue, contact the City Clerk of the
city in which you reside. That person can also
tell you what vacancies exist on the various
commissions. Serving on a commission can be
a good experience to prepare you to run for
public office.
Elected OfficeCity &
County
We need a larger pool of individuals running
for local public office. Contact the Monterey
County Elections Department for details about
how to complete the paperwork required and
the deadlines to run for public office. Watch
for information about trainings that might be
available to increase your knowledge of what
you need to know to run a campaign.
Civil Grand Jury
The Civil Grand Jury is an investigatory
watchdog body created to ensure that the
best interests of all citizens of the county
are being served by local government.
Responsibilities include examining all aspects
of county government (including special
districts) ensuring that all public monies are
being handled judiciously and all accounts
are properly audited. In general, guaranteeing
honest, efficient government in the best interest
of the people. For more information and to
apply, call 775-5400 x2081 or www.monterey.
courts.ca.gov/grandjury.
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 Local Adult Schools The Californian
Training
Check the city you live The Monterey County Weekly
Center for Nonprofit Excellence at the Community Foundation The Santa Cruz Sentinel
Workshops and classes for nonprofit staff, board in for adult school
members and volunteers. offerings. Radio
KWAV
Toastmasters Clear Channel
Community Colleges/ Groups meet regularly to develop speaking TV
Universities and leadership skills. Black Bear Diner, 6:00
pm 1st & 3rd Wednesday, Monterey. bayview. KSBW TV 8
Hartnell Community College; Monterey Peninsula toastmastersclubs.org KION
Community College, California State University Check with each organizations website for
Monterey Bay; UC Santa Cruz; Monterey College of Chambers of Commerce submission requirements and deadlines.
Law; Monterey Institute of International Studies;
Mixers, activities, workshops, awards events to Social Media
Heald College; Central Coast College; Golden
connect businesses to promote referrals and
State University; University of Phoenix; Chapman/ Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. All are important
information sharing. Can quickly increase your
Brandman University. for getting the message out to various
exposure and contacts with attendance at
various events. generations.

8 MediaPrint Montereybay365.com
Monterey County Herald Lists events from all over the area.

If your actions inspire others to: dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then
you are a leader! --John Q Adams

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 Leadership is living so that when other people think of integrity, enthusiasm, commitment and caring, they think of you. Robert
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Useful Organizations
AMBAG (The Association
of Monterey Bay Area
Governments)
A voluntary association of 18 cities and three
counties (Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz)
that serves as a forum for discussing and making
recommendations on issues of regional significance.
Preservation of the areas natural assets is a
strong concern for AMBAG along with the areas
economy and growth.
883-3750
info@ambag.org, www.ambag.org
California Association of
Nonprofits
A strong, informative organization that provides a
wide variety of services for nonprofits including
yearly conferences and other trainings, insurance
services, policy updates and more. CAnonprofits
is one of the most comprehensive and effective
DEN (The Development
associations supporting nonprofits in the whole Executives Network) of
country. the Tri-County Area
Offers monthly lunch meetings with speakers on
The Competitive Clusters
topics related to fundraising for nonprofit board
Strategy for Economic members, staff and volunteers.
Development in Monterey Nancy Budd-Gargan, President
County Board of Directors
233-3447
A long-term strategy to bring more jobs and nancy.budd@itnmontereycounty.org
economic development to Monterey County
through a process of expanding and building on The Center for Nonprofit
existing major industries. Agriculture, Tourism and
Excellence (CNE),
Higher Education/Research are the three original
clusters with more recent additions, Building Community Foundation for
and Design, Wellness/Lifestyle, and Technology & Monterey County
Innovation. Each cluster has a work group with Offers a variety of workshops and other training
projects and initiatives aimed at growing the opportunities for nonprofit staff, board members
particular industry. and volunteers.
Monterey County Business Council Kaki Rusmore, Program Director
883-9443 375-9712 www.cfmco.org
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 Fort Ord Reuse The Salinas Valley Wrap-Up
Authority FORA) Chamber of Commerce/ We hope you will stay in touch with us and
Facilitates the conversion of former Fort Ord Leadership Salinas take advantage of the invitation to join us for
from military to civilian activities that support Valley class days in the upcoming program. You are
the local and regional communities. welcome to attend any class day you may have
Michael Houlemard, Executive Officer Another chamber providing services and events missed or one that you particularly enjoyed.
883-3672 to help businesses succeed. Host for Leadership Please contact the office at 649-8252 or
info@fora.org Salinas Valley info@leadershipmonterey.org to let us know
www.fora.org Paul Farmer, CEO, LMP Class of 2007 you are coming one week ahead of time and
751-7725 x4 bring a check for $15 to cover lunch.
The Monterey Peninsula president@salinaschamber.com
Chamber of Commerce United Way Monterey We also hope that you will participate in
One of many local chambers providing services County Volunteer additional workshops offered along with Fireside
and events to help businesses succeed. Chats, mixers and other events and activities
Jody Hansen, CEO Center including the annual Holiday Party and the
648-5360 Acts as a clearinghouse and matching service Graduation Celebration. The year you graduate
www.mpcc.com for agencies and other groups who need there is no cost for Alumni Association dues.
volunteers and for individuals who want to give After that, dues are $50 for the July to June
their time and effort to worthwhile causes. fiscal year. You will receive an Alumni Directory
The National Coalition Yuri Anderson, Coordinator the summer you graduate, and each year after
that when you pay your dues. We wish you the
Building Institute NCBI) best in your community work. Find your passion,
A nonprofit leadership training organization work smart and have fun!
based in Washington DC with local chapters
working to eliminate prejudice and inter-group
conflict in communities throughout the world.
Sue Parris, Monterey Bay Director
373-4606

The Nonprofit Alliance of

Monterey County NAMC)
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An informal association of local nonprofit
organizations focused on offering member
organizations trainings, briefings on current hot
topics, trends about the nonprofit sector; and
providing a stronger voice as an advocate for
the nonprofit sector in Monterey County.
Sue Parris, Coordinator, 373-4606
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Leadership is knowing you cant play it safe, cant

sit this one out. THE TIME IS NOW. THE LEADER IS
YOU. IF NOT NOW, WHEN? Robert K. Cooper
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