AGENDA Annual Planning Retreat of the Board of Directors Saturday, September 15, 2012 – Jonathan Beach Club
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AGENDA Annual Planning Retreat of the Board of Directors Saturday, September 15, 2012 – Jonathan Beach Club Time Topic Discussion Leader 8:00 am Breakfast Board Action Bruce 8:30 am Welcome/Self-Intros/Retreat Purpose Bruce 9:00 am Opening Remarks Judge Henry CASA/LA’s Unique Value Proposition • Environmental Scan o Foster Care System Rosalee o CASA/LA’s Program Monique o Voices of CASA/LA’s Volunteers Lynne • CASA/LA’s Effectiveness Lynne/Panel Break CASA/LA’s Unique Value Proposition (Continued) • Measuring Effectiveness Dilys Telling Our Story • Overview of Communications Project Robert • Revised Vision/ Mission Statement Dilys • Talking Points: General and Corporate Robert • Elevator Speech Exercise All • CASA/LA Presentations Roger, Cristine 12:30 pm Lunch CASA/LA’s Future • Recap of CASA/LA’s Strategic Growth Plan Dilys Fund Development Overview Bill • Trends in Philanthropy • Achievements in Fundraising • CASA/LA’s Fundraising Goals • CASA/LA’s Calendar Growing CASA/LA’s Fundraising Capacity • Foundations Bill • Gala Event Jim/Charissa • Corporations Jeremy • Annual Fund Roger/Susan • Major Gifts Roger/Susan Board Roles and Responsibilities Anneli Board Commitment Anneli 3:30 pm Closing Remarks Bruce CASA/LA BOARD RETREAT ATTENDEES BOARD Anissa McNeil, Glamour Gowns committee member Anneli Stone, Governance chair Bruce Herron, Board president Cristine Reynaert, Counsel for CASA Chair Dan Nabel Deborah Greaves, Gala Auction Chair Ed Nahmias, new board member Jacquie Dolan, Founding President Jean Youngquist, Secretary Jeff Biederman Jim Rishwain, Gala Chair Julie Elginer, JLLA Board Fellow Lori Kozak, new board member Lynn James Peter Csato, new board member Ralph Walter, Treasurer Ray Randall Roger Ridlehoover, President-elect, Development chair GUESTS Dan Spelling, CASA publicist, Spelling Communications Jeremy Davies, Chair of CASA/LA Corporate Initiative Judge Margaret Henry, Supervising Judge, Los Angeles Dependency Court Judy Beckmen, past Board President, CASA and Court Assistant Robert Smith, Chair of CASA/LA Communications Initiative CASA VOLUNTEER PANEL Ariel Gale, CASA - 16 months David Neuman, CASA - 22 years Elizabeth Moore, CASA and Peer Coordinator - 10 years Jan Miller, CASA - 19 years Jason Roach, CASA - 7 months Sam Herod, CASA - 9 years CASA MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STAFF Bill Jones, Interim Development Director Charissa Gonzalez, Event Manager Dilys Garcia, Executive Director Kurt Swanson, Operations Director Lynne Gabriel, Volunteer Services Director Monique Stevens, Assistant Program Director Rosalee Villalobos, Program Director Susan Bowers, Major Gifts Consultant Tania Williams, Executive Assistant Warren Riley, Facilitator and Strategic Consultant ABSENT Dan Silva, board member Frank Addante, board member Jennifer Parker Stanton, Glamour Gowns Co-Chair Paul Deitch, Gala Sales Subcommittee Chair BOARD NOMINATIONS 1. Lori Kozak LORI STOCKTON KOZAK 6350 W. 77th Street ∙ Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310) 663-7333 ∙ [email protected] EXPERIENCE Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP Los Angeles, CA Associate Attorney December 1999 – December 2003 Partner January 2004 - Present • Currently sit on the firm’s partner compensation, accounts receivable, trademark practice, associate development, and diversity committees. • Strategic management of large international trademark portfolios, as well as development of trademark and branding strategies for start-up companies. • Conduct due diligence reviews of intellectual property assets in the context of mergers and acquisitions. • Conduct searches and provide expert opinions on trademark and copyright registrability and enforceability. • Negotiation and drafting of intellectual property licensing, co-existence and settlement agreements. • Supervise domestic and international filings and prosecution, and direct foreign associates in international opposition and cancellation actions, as well as anti-counterfeiting raids and other disputes. • Successfully argue on behalf of clients’ intellectual property rights in various forums, including the USPTO, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, arbitration forums, and state and federal courts. • Serve as trademark expert witness in litigation proceedings. United States Patent and Trademark Office Arlington, VA Attorney-Advisor / Trademark Examining Attorney September 1997-November 1999 Trademark Intern January 1997 – May 1997 • Specialized in the ex parte examination of trademark and service mark applications for high technology goods and services to ensure compliance with the Trademark Act of 1946, related statutes and international treaties; rendered decisions on the registrability of thousands of proposed trademarks. • Successfully represented the Office in ex parte appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. • Researched and analyzed corporate, technology and general industry developments in order to make determinations on factual and legal issues that arose during examination. Lipstein, Jaffe & Lawson, LLP Washington, DC Law Clerk 1995, Summer 1996 • Drafted legal memoranda on issues in copyright, antitrust, antidumping and countervailing duty matters. • Assist with preparations of filings with U.S. Commerce Department and International Trade Commission. EDUCATION The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC Juris Doctor May 1997 • Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal • 1996 Temple University in Japan, law school study abroad program in Tokyo Mount Vernon College (now part of The George Washington University) Washington, DC Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and U.S. Policy & Politics, with honors May 1994 • Beacon Honor Society • Alpha Chi Honor Society BAR ADMISSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES • California Bar, admitted 2001; New York Bar, admitted 1998; New Jersey Bar, admitted 1997. • CASA Development Board and Counsel for CASA, 2012 • CASA Volunteer, 2000-2003 • Strategic Planning Committee, Westside Neighborhood School, 2010-2011 • Parent Board Member & Chair of Families Helping Others Committee, Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children’s Center, 2011-2012 • Member, International Trademark Association (INTA) • Member, Women Lawyer’s Association of Los Angeles • Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Section • Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association BOARD NOMINATIONS 2. Edward Nahmias Edward B. Nahmias Address: 4078 Sapphire Drive Encino, CA 91436 818 783 6989 E-mail: [email protected] Professional Ed recently retired as a Senior Vice President and fixed-income analyst for Capital Research Company with responsibilities for municipal securities. He was also a portfolio counselor for several of the tax exempt bond funds offered by the American Funds. Prior to joining Capital in 1996, Ed was a vice president of fixed-income research with Prudential Mutual Funds Investment Management in Newark, New Jersey. In New York City, Ed worked as an associate for Brown & Wood specializing in public finance, an assistant corporation counsel for The Law Department of the City of New York and an assistant national bank examiner for the U.S. Treasury Department. Community Ed is a member of the Board of Directors of Center Theatre Group, the largest not for profit theatre company in the United States. CTG operates the Ahmanson, Mark Taper and Kirk Douglas Theatres. He is currently the Co-Chair of the Education and Community Outreach Committee. He also serves on the Development and Finance Committees and is a member of the Executive Committee. Ed is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Milken Community High School and Stephen S. Wise Temple. At Stephen S. Wise Temple he is a member of the Executive Committee and chairs the Investment Committee. Ed is also a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the New York State Bar Association, and the Society of Municipal Analysts. Personal Background Ed holds a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University. He enjoys driving fast cars slowly, hiking and off-roading. He lives with his wife, Deena, in Encino. Last Updated: 8/12 BOARD NOMINATIONS 3. Peter Csato Peter Csato http://www.frandzel.com/pages/attorney_printer/csato_printer.htm Peter Csato has practiced with the Firm since 1979. Mr. Csato's practice emphasizes commercial litigation in the area of prejudgment and postjudgment remedies, including receiverships, injunctions, attachments, writs of possession, and execution and enforcement of judgments. He has special expertise in cases involving debtor misconduct and fraud. Mr. Csato is a bonded state court receiver. Mr. Csato has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee on Prejudgment Remedies. He has lectured frequently for the California Continuing Education of the Bar, Equipment Leasing Association, the Commercial Finance Conference of California, and various client groups on creditors' remedies, prejudgment use of provisional remedies, post judgment remedies, and fraud detection and avoidance. Mr. Csato received his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1976 where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and his Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles in 1979. He was admitted to practice in California in 1979. Mr. Csato's practice emphasis is: Creditors Rights and Commercial Litigation Bankruptcy and Business Reorganizations Business Litigation Print This Page 1 of