Summit Agenda

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Registration & Lunch Buffet Opens
Contra Costa Ballroom Foyer
 
 
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch & Leadership Summit Welcome
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Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen - County of San Diego
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Opening Keynote -The Language of Leadership
Contra Costa Ballroom
Peggy Flynn
Peggy Flynn - City of Petaluma
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Myers Briggs Leadership Styles
Contra Costa Ballroom
Nancy Hetrick
Nancy Hetrick - Raftelis
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
 
 
 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Myers Briggs Leadership Styles Part II
Contra Costa Ballroom
Nancy Hetrick
Nancy Hetrick - Raftelis
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking Reception
 
 
 
6:00 PM
Dinner on your own
 
 
 
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Embassy Suites Breakfast Buffet featuring cooked to order omelets
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Leadership Insights Panel Discussion
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Dante Hall Maureen Tobin Melissa Stevenson Diaz, ICMA-CM Justin Lovell Chris Hsiung
Dante Hall - City of Hercules
Maureen Tobin - Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership
Melissa Stevenson Diaz, ICMA-CM - Redwood City
Justin Lovell - West County Wastewater District
Chris Hsiung - The Curve
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Championing Change and Engaging Resistance in Different Agency Cultures
Grizzly Peak
John Pope
John Pope - City of Newport Beach
Coaching up: Becoming Indispensable to Your Manager
Contra Costa Ballroom
Ashley Metzger Ryder Smith Joshua Nelson Christine Sliz Dante Hall
Ashley Metzger - Regional Government Services Authority
Ryder Smith - Tripepi Smith
Joshua Nelson - Best Best & Krieger LLP
Christine Sliz - Regional Government Services
Dante Hall - City of Hercules
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
 
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Elevating Your PR Role: From Skilled Communicator to Influential Leader
Grizzly Peak
Jill Wagner APR
Jill Wagner APR - Idea Emporium Public Relations
Leading Through the Crisis Communications Cycle
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Jaimee Blashaw Carrie Braun
Jaimee Blashaw - Orange County Sheriff's Department
Carrie Braun - OC Sheriff's Department
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Networking Lunch | Group Photo
 
 
 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
"But...This is how we have always done this!" Acknowledging the past and presenting the need for change with new Communications Leadership
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Sonya Severo
Sonya Severo - City of Modesto
Securing a Position in the C-Suite: Pathways to Executive Leadership in the Public Sector
Grizzly Peak
Jennifer Cabral, MPA
Jennifer Cabral, MPA - Orange County Sanitation District
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Break
 
 
 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Leadership: Real Talk, Tough Questions
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Sarah Macdonald Michelle Bender Lauren Sugayan Jason Behrmann Jennifer Coyle
Sarah Macdonald - Western Municipal Water District
Michelle Bender - City of San Marcos
Lauren Sugayan - City of Martinez
Jason Behrmann - City of Elk Grove
Jennifer Coyle - North Star Consulting
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing Remarks | Shared Takeaways
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