Session II - Law Enforcement, Government & Judicial Process
John Wolmuth, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Douglas Phillips, Esq., Best Best & Krieger
Doug Miller, Judge, Riverside Country Superior Court
Deputy Coby Webb and K-9 Maggie, Palm Desert Police Department
Deputy Michael Judes and K-9 Kundo, Palm Desert Police Department
Master Officer James Henderson and K-9 Thor, Palm Springs Police Department
Commander Tony Valente, Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force
Commander Fred Fierro, Coachella Valley Narcotics Task Force
Sgt. Ron Starrs, SWAT Team, Palm Springs Police Department
Neil Lingle, Under Sheriff, County of Riverside
Stephen Azzam, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, DEA Operations
John Benoit, Assemblyman, State of California
Bonnie Garcia, Assemblywoman, State of California
Roy Wilson, Supervisor, County of Riverside

Session III - Communications & the Media
Eris Glihuly, News Director, CBS2
Steve Kelly, News Director, R&R Radio
Michael Shepherd, The Shepherd Group
Brenda Rincon, Kiner Communications
Brooke Bears, CBS2
Steve Silverman, Executive Editor, The Desert Sun
Rick Green, Managing Editor, The Desert Sun
Darrell Overturf, Production Manager, The Desert Sun
Bill Evans, General Manager, CBS2
Mike Keane, General Manager, R&R Radio

Session IV - Health Care & Social Services
Drew Paxton, Director of Admissions/Business Development, Betty Ford Center
Tom Tokheim, Vice President/CFO, Eisenhower Medical Center
Alison Sachs, MSW, OSW-C, Lucy Curci Cancer Center
Joan Randall, RN, Lucy Curci Cancer Center
Bob Albee, CEO, Community Blood Bank
Therese Everett, Donor Recruitment Manager, Community Blood Bank
Lu Molberg, Director, Office on Aging

Session V - Transportation & History
Mikel Oglesby, General Manager, SunLine Transit Agency
Morgan Levine, Guide & History/Geology Specialist, Desert Adventures
John Standiford, Public Information Officer, Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC)
Dan Kopulsky, Chief Office of Special Studies, CalTrans & Riverside County
Margit Chiriaco-Rusche, Founder, General Patton Museum
Allyn Waggle, Deputy Executive Director, Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Byrant Francis, Airport Senior Marketing & Communications Administrator, City of Palm Springs

Session VI - Economic Drives of the Valley, Tourism, Agriculture
Michelle Krans, President & Publisher, The Desert Sun
Joaquin Tijerina, Riverside County Economic Development Agency
Jeff Hays, Desert Alliance for Community Enpowerment
Rick Daniels, President/CEO, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
Suzanne Powell, Peter Rabbit Farms
Cherry Ishimatsu, California Women for Agriculture
John Beerman, BioMass
Christy Porter, Desert Cities Hunger Action
Jeff Beckelman, President/CEO, Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention & Visitors Authority

Session VII - Art, Culture & Recreation
Peter Leeds, Palm Canyon Theatre
John Finkler, Annenberg Theatre
Ted Giatas, President/CEO, McCallum Theatre
Tour of Movie Stars Homes, Celebrity Tours
Terry Correll, The Living Desert
Michael Hammond, Executive Director, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Sharon Macguire, Executive Director, Palm Springs Air Museum
Terry Wilcox, Executive Director, Kraft Nabisco Golf Tournament
Ray Moore, Founder, Indian Wells Tennis Gardens

Session VIII - Education & Diversity
Mike Sellwood, Superintendent, Palm Springs Unified School District
David Fulton, Christian School of the Desert
Kathy Felci & Dr. Renaldo Carreon, Academy for the English Language Learner
Ken Walter, Terry Green, University of California Riverside, Palm Desert campus
Bill Kramer, Probation Officer, County of Riverside
Debby Wedell, Probation Officer, County of Riverside
William Allen, Probation Officer, County of Riverside
Enrique Gutierrez, Probation Officer, County of Riverside
Jamie Supulvedia-Bailey, Founder, the Valley's Promise
Michael Green, Desert Gay Tourism Guild
Barbara Gonzales-Lyons, Tribal Council, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Session IX - Housing in the Valley
Jeff Hays, Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment
Leah Rodriguez, Riverside county Economic Development Agency
Cindy Peiper, Habitat for Humanity
Tour of east valley housing
Joe Ceja, Principal, Thermal Mega School, Coachella Valley Unified School District
Rod Chamberlain, Facilities Manager, Kent Sea Tech
Jim Lewis, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
Nicole Criste, Terra Nova
Justin McCarthy, Assistant City Manager for Redevelopment, City of Palm Desert
John Mealy, Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
Dan Horn, Palm Desert Developer
Larry Ward, Riverside County Assessor/Clerk/Recorder

Session X - Environmental Issues
Tour of Wild Bird Center
Deborah McGarrey, Municipal Services Manager, Waste Management
Aurora Kerr, Air Quality Specialist, Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Mike Bergan, Desert Water Agency
Mark Bueller, Coachella Valley Water District
Ron Hull, Imperial Irrigation District
Ron Enzweiler, Salton Sea Authority
Ed Kibbey, Executive Director, Building Industry Association
Bill Havert, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy