Past Speakers
Session I – Leadership, Team Building & History – at UCR Palm Desert Campus
Paul Blanchard, President, A New Team Adventure
Mitch Kusy, Author, Fast Forward Leadership & Breaking the Code of Silence
Matt Landis, Trainer, A New Team Adventure
Morgan Levine, Guide & History/Geology Specialist, Desert Adventures
David Peck, President, Leadership Unleashed
Session II – Government, Judicial Process & Law Enforcement – at Palm Desert City Council Chambers
Officer Chuck Cervello, CV Violent Gang Task Force
Officer Gustavo Araiza, K-9 Demo, Palm Springs Police Department
John Benoit, Assemblyman, State of California
Commander Fred Fierro, Coachella Valley Narcotics Task Force
Doug Miller, Judge, Riverside Country Superior Court
Rod Pacheco, District Attorney, Riverside County
Douglas Phillips, Esq., Best Best & Krieger
Deputy Harvey Reed and K-9, Palm Desert Police Department
Sheriff Stan Sniff, Sheriff, Riverside County
Deputy Coby Webb and K-9 Maggie, Palm Desert Police Department
Bryant Villagran, Asst. Public Defender, Riverside County
John Wolmuth, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Session III - Communications & the Media – at The Desert Sun
Eris Glihuly, News Director, CBS2
Steve Kelly, News Director, R&R Radio
Tanya McRae, KMIR Reporter/Host, “Spotlight on the Desert”
James Meier, Senior News Editor, The Desert Sun
Rich Ramhoff, President & Publisher, The Desert Sun
Lyle Schulze, General Manager, KMIR-6
Tad Yo, General Manager, Time Warner Desert Cities
Tour KMIR television studio
Tour The Desert Sun
Tour Morris Desert Media
Session IV - Health Care & Social Services – at Betty Ford Center
Claudia Castorena & Gloria Gomez, Founders, Martha’s Village
CPR Training
Dr. Frank Curry, President/CEO, Indio Emergency Medical Group
Kay Hazen, Vice President, Desert Healthcare District
Kathleen Henderson, Emergency Services Coordinator, Riverside County Fire
Lynn Moriarty, Executive Director, Shelter From The Storm
Floyd Rhodes, CEO, Vista Cove Senior Living
Alison Sachs, MSW, OSW-C, Director of Patient Services & Community Outreach, Lucy Curci Cancer Center
John Schwarzlose, President/CEO, Betty Ford Center
G. Aubrey Serfling, President/CEO, Eisenhower Medical Center
Louise White, Chief Nursing Officer, Eisenhower Medical Center
Session V - Art, Culture & Recreation – at The Living Desert
Rob Ballew, CEO, Family YMCA of the Desert
Bob Bogard, Director of Marketing & Communications, Palm Springs Air Museum
Sherrie Davis, Director, Inland Empire Film Commission
Mitch Gershenfeld, Director of Presentation & Theatre Operation, McCallum Theatre
Denise DuBarry Hay, President/CEO, Kaswit, Inc. & Blue Moxie Entertainment
Dr. Michael Hammond, Executive Director, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Den Klopf, Supervisor of Wildlife Programs, The Living Desert
Richard Oliphant, President, Oliphant Enterprises, Inc.
Christi Salamone, Executive Director, La Quinta Arts Foundation
Karen Sausman, President Emeritus, The Living Desert
Peter Siminski, Director of Conservation & Education, The Living Desert
Dick Taylor, Marketing & Communications Consultant for DST Studios
Kim Waltrip, Owner, Wonder Star Production
Tour of The Living Desert
Session VI - Transportation & Energy – at SunLine Transit Offices
Hamid Bahadori, Automobile Club of Southern California
Pat Conlon, Energy Manager, City of Palm Desert
Kathy deRosa, Mayor, Cathedral City
Todd Kasulka, Operations Supervisor, Devers Substation
Tim Kelley, CEO, Imperial Valley Economic Development Corp.
Dan Kopulsky, Chief Office of Special Studies, CalTrans & Riverside County
Fritz Nobel, Wintec Energy, Ltd.
Tom Nolan, Executive Director, Palm Springs Airport, City of Palm Springs
Mikel Oglesby, General Manager, SunLine Transit Agency
John Standiford, Public Information Officer, Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC)
LeGrand Velez, Riverside County Trails Commission
Allyn Waggle, Deputy Executive Director, Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Tour of Windmills and Devers Substation
Tour of SunLine Transit
Session VII - Housing in the Valley – at Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment
Greg Berkemer, Executive Vice President, California Desert Association of Realtors
Joe Ceja, Principal, Thermal Mega School, Coachella Valley Unified School District
Jon Corrella, President, Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment (DACE)
Dennis Cunningham, President, Palm Springs Modern Homes
Jeff Hays, Executive Director, DACE
Bob Marra, President & Publisher, The Public Record and Wheeler’s Desert Letter
Peggy Vargas, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity
Larry Ward, Riverside County Assessor/Clerk/Recorder
Tour of East Valley Housing
Demonstration at Oasis Date Gardens
Session VIII - Economic Drivers of the Valley, Tourism, Agriculture – at Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus
Jeff Beckelman, President/CEO, Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention & Visitors Authority
Tom Crouse, General Manager, WalMart Palm Springs
Robert Enriquez, Sr. VI Sales & Marketing, Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention & Visitors Authority
Kay Hazen, Acting CEO, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
Dr. David Huntoon, Senior Fellow, Claremont McKenna’s Rose Institute
Dr. John Husing, President, Economics & Politics, Inc.
Dr. Manfred Keil, Fellow, Claremont McKenna’s Rose Institute
Maggie Montez, Sr. VP Brokerage Services, CB Richard Ellis Real Estate
Andy Montgomery, CEO, El Paseo Bank
Ruth Ann Moore, Economic Development Manager, City of Palm Desert
Mark Nickerson, President, Prime Time Farms
Woody Peek, VP Tourism & Membership, Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention & Visitors Authority
John Powell, President, Peter Rabbit Farms
Session IX - Education & Non-Profits – at La Quinta High School
Brian Boyd, Supervising Probation Officer, Twin Pines Ranch (with 3 cadets)
Dr. Carey Carlson, Asst. Superintendent, Coachella Valley Unified School Dist.
Judee Cox, CEO, Regional Access Project Foundation
Brad Fisher, Assistant Principal, La Quinta High School
Dr. Fred Jandt, Dean, Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert campus
Dr. Lorri McCune, Superintendent, Palm Springs Unified School District
Dr. Sharon McGeehee, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District
Dr. Jerry Patton, President, College of the Desert
Jeffery Richardson, Deputy Probation Officer, Riverside County Youth Accountability Team
Ernest Rios, Program Director, Career Pathways to Success, CVEP
Carolyn Stark, Executive Director, University of California Riverside, Palm Desert campus
Chris Thompson, Program Coordinator, Career Pathways to Success, CVEP
Chauncey Veatch, National Teacher of the Year
Session X - Environmental Issues – at Edom Hill Transfer Station
Tracey Albrecht, Interpretive Specialist, Bureau of Land Management
Dr. Cameron Barrows, Professor, Center for Conservation & Biology, UC Riverside, PD Campus
Katie Barrows, Director of Environmental Programs, Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG)
Jim Cioffi & Ron Starrs, Board of Directors, Desert Water Agency
Jim Foote, Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management
Hugh Heney, Supervisising Air Quality Inspector, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Marilyn McKay, Administrative Officer, Mission Springs Water District
Kimberly Nicol, California Department of Fish & Game
Jack Porrelli, Communication & Legislative specialist, CV Water District
Rocio Santacruz, Public Information Specialist, SCAQMD
Jim Sullivan, GIS Program Director, CVAG
Valerie Ward, Director of community Affairs, Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services
Curtis Wright, Division Manager, Imperial Western Products
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