Leadership San Jose

It's that time of the month.....time for Leadership San Jose program day! Today the goal for our Leadership San Jose cohort was to understand the state of public education, the funding model and the current opportunities and challenges with virtual learning! A special thanks to our guest speakers!... The Virtual Learning Space presented by Cynthia Martinez Nava, Managing Director of Academics with Alpha Public Schools "How nonprofit partners support Public Education" presented by Pete Settelmayer with City Year & Stephen Ngo, Program Manager, Workforce Development with The Silicon Valley Organization

Another phenomenal, and VIRTUAL Leadership San Jose Program Day! Here is a sneak peek of yesterday as our cohort learned about the importance of the environment and how outdoor open spaces contribute to a healthy, thriving and vibrant community! Special thanks to the following people for sharing their time with us this morning & afternoon! ... Steve Borkenhagen, Executive Director, Urban Confluence Silicon Valley Urban Confluence plans to create a new iconic landmark that will represent the intersection of modern technology, history, art, architecture, engineering, and place-making. Cayce Hill, Executive Director, Veggielution Veggielution connects people from diverse backgrounds outdoors through food and farming to build community in East San Jose. Megan Fluke, Executive Director, Green Foothills Green Foothills protects the open spaces and natural resources through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.

Our Leadership San Jose class was up bright and early this morning for their virtual program day! Today the class explored the emotional, behavioral and mental health issues in the community and learned how as future leaders they can be supporters and advocates! We wanted to thank our guest speakers for taking time out of your day to be with our class today! Ziem Neubert, Executive Director, YMCA Project Cornerstone... David Mineta, President and CEO, Momentum for Health Thank you for all that your organizations do!

Program Day #1: Local Government and Civic Innovation. It was the Class of 2020's first big day out in the city. The class started out on the 17th floor of San Jose City Hall to hear from Vice Mayor, Chappie Jones and City Manager, Dave Sykes. They also got to spend some time with the City of San Jose's Budget Director, Jim Shannon. Jim put the class through a simulation where they had to pretend they were managing the city's budget. After that, they got an exclusive tour of both the Council Chambers and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library!

It's that time of the month.....time for Leadership San Jose program day! Today the goal for our Leadership San Jose cohort was to understand the state of public education, the funding model and the current opportunities and challenges with virtual learning! A special thanks to our guest speakers!... The Virtual Learning Space presented by Cynthia Martinez Nava, Managing Director of Academics with Alpha Public Schools "How nonprofit partners support Public Education" presented by Pete Settelmayer with City Year & Stephen Ngo, Program Manager, Workforce Development with The Silicon Valley Organization

Another phenomenal, and VIRTUAL Leadership San Jose Program Day! Here is a sneak peek of yesterday as our cohort learned about the importance of the environment and how outdoor open spaces contribute to a healthy, thriving and vibrant community! Special thanks to the following people for sharing their time with us this morning & afternoon! ... Steve Borkenhagen, Executive Director, Urban Confluence Silicon Valley Urban Confluence plans to create a new iconic landmark that will represent the intersection of modern technology, history, art, architecture, engineering, and place-making. Cayce Hill, Executive Director, Veggielution Veggielution connects people from diverse backgrounds outdoors through food and farming to build community in East San Jose. Megan Fluke, Executive Director, Green Foothills Green Foothills protects the open spaces and natural resources through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.

Our Leadership San Jose class was up bright and early this morning for their virtual program day! Today the class explored the emotional, behavioral and mental health issues in the community and learned how as future leaders they can be supporters and advocates! We wanted to thank our guest speakers for taking time out of your day to be with our class today! Ziem Neubert, Executive Director, YMCA Project Cornerstone... David Mineta, President and CEO, Momentum for Health Thank you for all that your organizations do!

Our virtual Leadership San Jose program day was a success yesterday! Our cohort members gathered to discuss the impacts of housing and economic disparity here in our community, and how they can create meaningful change for generations to come. Thank you to the following moderators and speakers for sharing your time with us! Tamara Mozahuani Alvarado, Executive Director, Shortino Foundation... Gina Dalma, Vice President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation Khahn Russo, Senior Director, San Francisco Foundation Ray Bramson, Chief Impact Officer, Destination: Home Consuelo Hernandez, Housing and Community Development Division Director, Santa Clara County Dontae Lartigue, Chief Executive Office, Razing the Bar See more

Program Day #1: Local Government and Civic Innovation. It was the Class of 2020's first big day out in the city. The class started out on the 17th floor of San Jose City Hall to hear from Vice Mayor, Chappie Jones and City Manager, Dave Sykes. They also got to spend some time with the City of San Jose's Budget Director, Jim Shannon. Jim put the class through a simulation where they had to pretend they were managing the city's budget. After that, they got an exclusive tour of both the Council Chambers and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library!

New Year, New Class! Check out Matt Mahood, our president & CEO welcoming our Leadership San Jose Class of 2020!

Next Wednesday, December 11 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM is our Annual Leadership San Jose Alumni Holiday Party! If you are an LSJ alumni and haven't already RSVP'd to Margaret or registered online, please do so through this link: http://bit.ly/34MjnTf We hope you can join the merriment! The night will be filled with networking, food - potluck style and new faces from our Class of 2019! Please bring a dish or a bottle to share!

Congratulations to our Leadership San Jose graduates! Class of 2019. These 35 individuals are now part of our legacy alumni network, made up of now 880+ alumni who have been empowered to be catalysts for change within their community. The SVO through Leadership San Jose, has offered these individuals a platform to connect with one another and learn how to engage within their communities at a deeper level. By completing this program, our graduates are furthering their impact ...with the city they call home. They have renewed their commitment to our community. Their civic engagement is the key to making communities work. Their graduation is not the end. It’s a beginning, and there’s a lot of work to be done. So, class of 2019? What kind of community do you want to build and see for the future generations?

In honor of our Leadership San Jose class graduating this evening at the Silicon Valley Capital Club, we just want to say how proud we are of all the work they did to support the following non-profits: LifeMoves, First Community Housing, Destination: Home, Abode Services, Recovery Cafe San Jose and Family Supportive Housing! Here is a glimpse of them on the last day of our program presenting their projects to their fellow cohort members!

For our last Leadership San Jose program day we brought in three admirable community leaders to inspire the class about volunteerism, giving back and becoming a board member! Each of them really gave our cohort members a clear sense of what civic engagement is and how they can stay connected with the community even after they all graduate. Thank you to the following panelists for sharing your wisdom with our class:... Megan Fluke, Executive Director, Committee for Green Foothills Ashley Raggio, Director, Doing Good Together Christopher Manning, Commissioner, Santa Clara County Historic Heritage Commission.

Last week was "Public Health" Day for our Leadership San Jose class!

Shout out to Muoi Tran Landivar with Palo Alto Networks and Charles Hill with the San Jose Police Department for speaking at today's SVO Board meeting about their Leadership San Jose experience! Tis the season for celebrating this program and spreading the word as we recruit for the class of 2020! APPLICATIONS DUE SEPTEMBER 30! ... https://www.thesvo.com/leadership-san-jose See more