ALF Fellow Virtual Check-Ins in an Effort to Support ALF Fellows During This Time, We Continue to Offer Weekly ALF Fellow Virtual Check- Ins Via Zoom

May 2020

Greetings! ALF-MVC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Leadership matters now more CHAIR than ever. If there was ever a Michelle Orrock, Associate Director, State and time when leaders need an ALF Local Affairs for California, BP America experience, it's this year. INCOMING CHAIR Jake Mossawir, President & CEO, St. HOPE ALF-MVC staff, facilitators and the wilderness team are redesigning SECRETARY our First Year’s Fellows program to create the support and skill- Mary Flores, VP of Business Operations, PRIDE building needed to move our Fellows forward. We hope that their Industries ALF experience will make their responses even better, more TREASURER equitable and will create even deeper relationships as they confront April Javist, Executive Director, Sacramento the realities that COVID-19 has had on our families, region and Public Library Foundation nation. IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Nancy Lee, Attorney, Nancy P. Lee, PC It will be different than some of our programs in the past, but we DIRECTORS remain confident that it will be meaningful. We call on you to reach Joe Barr, Chief Content Officer, Capital Public out to the current class members and support them throughout their Radio experience. Stephanie Bray, CEO, United Way Capital Region Nancy Brodovsky, Principal, SacConnects For Sr. Fellows, we will continue to provide opportunities for Charles Dukes, VP of Sales, Clear Channel engagement. We would love to hear from you on what you may Outdoor need to support you during this time of immense uncertainty. Omar Gonzalez, President, Omar Gonzalez, A Law Corporation Big Day of Giving is just a couple of days away, and we need you in Larry Greene, Executive Director (Ret.), a big way this year. Your contribution will help ensure that we Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality District continue offering our core program - our First-Year Fellows program Calvin Handy, Chief of Police, Emeritus, UC - the program that brought all of us together and made us over 500 Davis Police Dept Fellows strong. Your donation will have lasting effects in making Nicole Howard, Chief Customer Officer, SMUD sure we continue this program. Click here to donate! Parnell Lovelace, Founding Pastor, Center of Praise Ministries Lastly, we know that so many of you are working together Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government throughout our region to make a positive impact. We ask you to Commission share your leadership stories with ALF in order to capture your Clay Merrill, Director of Advancement, The Child collaborative efforts. If you do not have time to write about them and Abuse Prevention Center send them in, we are happy to call you and write up your stories for Rebecca Neves, City Engineer, City of Placerville you. Alice Perez, External Affairs Manager, AT&T Angela Schrimp de la Vergne, Attorney, Damrell, Read on for a few more ALF offerings during this hard time. Nelson, Schrimp, Pallios, Pacher & Silva Together we will get through this! Jim Tabuchi, Executive Director, Sacramento Mandarins John Webre, CEO, Dreyfuss & Blackford Unite, Strengthen and Serve. Faith Whitmore, CEO, Family Justice Center CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Bonnie Ferreira

Bonnie Ferreira, Chief Executive Officer American Leadership Forum - Mountain Valley Chapter

ALF Fellow Virtual Check-ins In an effort to support ALF Fellows during this time, we continue to offer weekly ALF Fellow Virtual Check- Ins via Zoom. Thank you to those who have joined us. Below is the schedule for upcoming virtual check- ins below. It is a great opportunity to connect with other Senior Fellows across classes.

Wednesday, May 6 from 6 PM to 7 PM. RSVP here. Friday, May 15 from 4 PM to 5 PM. RSVP here. Wednesday, May 20 from 10 AM to 11 AM. RSVP here.

If you would like us to host a class specific check-in, please contac tALF Staff.

Volume X: COVID-19 Resources and Updates

We encourage you to check our web site regularly as we are adding new information as it becomes available. To see previously published volumes (Volumes I-IX), click here. Below is the newest addition - Volume X. Please continue to send us any valuable resources, so we may share them with the larger ALF network.

Governor Governor Newsom Announces New Online Portal to Help Parents Find Local and Convenient Child Care Options [April 30, 2020] Governor Newsom Announces Expansion of Farm to Family Program and New Initiatives to Combat Food Insecurity [April 29, 2020] Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Workers' Memorial Day 4.28.20 [April 28, 2020] Governor Newsom Provides Update on California's Pandemic Resilience Roadmap [April 28, 2020] Colorado & Nevada Join California, Oregon & Washington in Western States Pac t[April 27, 2020]

Business Sacramento City Express: Webinar Series A new webinar series that offers local businesses tips and resources to navigate through the pandemic. Keep Your Business Relevant During Crisis Webinar to be held on May 4, 2020 (1:00 PM Pacific Time)

Local Yolo County: Roadmap to Recovery

ALF-MVC Programs

Big Day of Giving is THIS THURSDAY!

Ready. Set. Give. ALF-MVC needs your help on Big Day of Giving this May 7! COVID-19 has affected us all, especially our nonprofit sector. This Thursday, May 7th, please consider ALF as one of the nonprofits you will support. Your contribution will help ensure that we continue offering our First-Year Fellows program and other programs, such as our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainings. Help keep our ALF network as strong as ever, and consider a gift that is meaningful to you. Just as you are an important part of the ALF community, your donation is a critical piece of ALF's drive to raise over $20,000. (If every fellow donates $50, we can reach our goal... If every class collaboratively gives $1,000, we can get there). Are you in?

To give your donation now, click here:D onate to ALF Every gift makes a difference for us! #BDOG2020

Studio Sacramento

In the latest episode, Amanda Blackwood (XXIII), CEO of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, joins Five Star Bank CEO James Beckwith and SAFE Credit Union CEO Dave Roughton. They discuss the effects COVID-19 had in our region's economy and business. Watch here on Studio Sacramento!

The Drive Podcast

Keep yourself entertained by listening to The Drive. Tune into Seasons 1 and 2 featuring ALF Fellows. Listen to them talk about their personal stories and transformative moments that shaped them as the leaders they are today. Season 2 features, Reverend Kevin Ross (XVII), April Javist (XXI), Lial Jones (VI), and Jim Tabuchi (XIX), Basim Elkarra (XIV), Alana Mathews Arcurio (XXIII). To listen to previous episodes, Season 1 is available to download now: Cassandra Pye (X), Faith Whitmore (II), William Ishmael (XII), Vikram Janardhan (XVII), Police Chief Daniel Hahn (XV) and Marco Rodriguez (XI).

Listen now at www.capradio.org/thedrive

Committees, Affinity Groups & Gatherings

With revised shelter-in-place guidelines, see below for an update on the Eagles group. Other affinity groups and gatherings will be postponed or modified to practice social distancing. Many of these gatherings will be rescheduled until further notice.If anyone is interested in hosting a Zoom meeting through ALF (affinity group or class gathering), please can contact our office to coordinate.

We will regularly update our ALF website and calendar to provide the most up-to- date information.

Women's Affinity Group

Upcoming Dates: Tuesday, May 19 Hosted by Kate Meis (XX) May RSVP

Thank you to Pam Stewart (VII) for hosting the last meeting on April 23, 2020 via Zoom.

If you are interested in hosting the Women's Affinity Group, please contact Pam and Stacie. Please send an EMAIL to the chairs for more information. Eagles 9 and Dine

Upcoming Gatherings:

May 7 - Haggin Oaks (Full) June 4 - Granite Bay July 8 - Sierra View August 6 - Serrano

If you would like to be part of this group or join the group for any of the above dates, please emai lKaren Zamarripa (XV).

Mental Health Affinity Group

If you would like to join this group, please contact Renee Taylor (XV) at [email protected].

Fellows in the News!

Le Ondra Clark Harvey (XX) was nominated for 2020 Melba J.T. Vasquez Nita Vail (XVIII) bids farewell from her Early Career Award! Congratulations! position as CEO of California's Rangeland Trust. Congratulations!

Julie Hirota (XVII) was named the CEO of Les Simmons (XXII) and South Sacramento Sacramento-based non-profit Saint John's Christian Center is providing groceries to families Program for Real Change! Congrats! in need! Thank you for you efforts! Mary Kimball (XV) and Center for Land-Based Derrell Roberts (X) gave away hundreds of free Learning provided more than 400 meals to those masks to disadvantaged communities in an effort in need! to flatten the curve.

Tia Gemell (XIX) started to prepare and deliver Ken Larson (V) donated his stimulus check to meals to her community. Thank you for being a Placer Community Foundation's COVID-19 helping hand! Response Fund to address community needs.

Patrick Mulvaney (XIII) and Juan Barajas (XXIII) joined other restaurateurs to combat food insecurity by providing meals to seniors and low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their selfless acts will not go unrecognized.

Stay connected with the American Leadership Forum! If you have not done so yet, please follow the American Leadership National Linkedin Page and ALF-MVC LinkedIn too. Also add us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay connected and updated with future events and activities. Thank you to our Star and Booster Club Members!

Star Club Booster Club Nancy Brodovsky (XIV) Metwalli Amer (VI) Roy Brewer (IX) Eric Guerra (XXI) Lynne Cannady (XVII) Bill Kennedy (IX) Carlene Ellis (II) Parnell Lovelace (XV) Linda Farley (XXII) M. Magdalena Mejia (IX) Mary Flores (XXI) Marco Rodriguez (XI) Becky Johnson (XV) Angela Schrimp de la Vergne (IX) Lial Jones (VI) Genevieve Shiroma (VII) Sotiris Kolokotronis (VIII) Eric Solis (XVI) Ken Larson (V) Terrence Street (XV) Nancy Lee (XVIII) Fred Teichert (III) Martha Lofgren (IX) Garry Maisel (IX) Dennis Mangers (I) Kristen Martin (II) Jake Mossawir (XVIII) Michelle Orrock (XVIII) Alice Perez (VI) Aldo Pineschi (XVII) Julie Quinn (XXII) Scott Rose (XXI) Tom Stallard (VII) Pamela Stewart (VIII) Stephen Tse (VII)

Please share ALF-inspired collaborations and recent accomplishments that demonstrate our ALF-MVC mission to unite and strengthen diverse leaders to better serve our communities.To submit good news, contact us at (916) 920-5669 or send us an email.

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