2010 Annual Report Great Valley Center

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ANNUAL REPORTANNUAL REPORT

Great Valley Center FY 2009-2010


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Our spirit remains strong as we work to fulfill our mission.

We are committed to

the well-being of the

Central Valley.

We are a catalyst for change

and a facilitator for new in-

vestments in the region.

We continue to build capacity through information

and convenings, leadership development

and regional projects.

We are working to build a brighter future

for Californias Great Central Valley

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Dear Friends:

In August of 2009, the Great Valley Center marked its twelfth year in existence. This represents an era of hard

work that will continue to pay dividends across city and county lines and transect social, economic, and po-

litical boundaries.

The stories in this annual report show a myriad of ways in which the Great Valley Center and our partners have

brought and continue to bring creativity to bear on all its work as we fulfill our mission of supporting the

activities and organizations that promote the economic, social and environmental well-being of the Valley.

As we celebrate the accomplishments noted in these pages, GVC is also heading into a period of transition.

David Hosley, who led us through the duration of this report, stepped down as Great Valley Center President

in September 2010 in order to become Interim Vice Chancellor of University Relations with the University

of California, Merced. However, we look forward to working with him as the relationship and collaboration

between GVC and UC Merced continues to evolve. The Board of Directors has also gone through change, as

UC Merced Chancellor, Steve Kang, resigned as Board Chair in July 2010. We at GVC are very grateful to have

had Dr. Hosley and Dr. Kang be a part of our organization. They worked hard to reinforce and strengthen the

partnership between the Great Valley Center and UC Merced that was set into motion in 2006, and we will

carry on their work moving forward.

As we look ahead, the Great Valley Center will remain committed to the well-being of the Central Valley. By

staying flexible and responsive, GVC has shown that it is a crucial actor in transitions all over Californias Great

Central Valley. As the region continues to grow and diversify, GVCs efforts remain an important undertaking.

We must continue to build the Central Valleys capacity to meet the challenges of great growth, better jobs

and improved quality of life.

On behalf of our board and staff, we want to thank you and hope you will continue to support the Valley

through the work of the Great Valley Center.

Sincerely,

Dejeune M. Shelton, Interim Executive Director Kathy McKim, Chairman, Board of Directors


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JUNE 1, 2009 TO JULY 31, 2010

YEAR AT-A-GLANCE

JulyAugust

Septembe

GVC announces the opening

o a new oce in Bakerseld

stafed by Stacey Shepard,

South Valley Energy Program

Representative

Energy Program Workshop:

The Local Government Im-

pacts o AB32 and SB375 onAug. 7 in Tehama County [35

attendees]

Health Initiative Events:

Hospital Quality and

Patient Saety in the

Central Valley (Sept. 23 iFresno, CA)

Health Care Reorm:

Implications or the San

Joaquin Valley (Sept 17.

Modesto, CA)

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JanuaryFebruary

March

Annual Report Released orFY 2009 - People Get Ready

- Moving a Region Forward

in Dicult Times

UC Merced announces

appointment o David

H. Hosley as interim vice

chancellor or university

relations

KVPT Airs Great Valley Pub-

lic Afairs TV Series:

Feb. 5 New Valley Real-

ity (Premiere)

Feb. 12 New Face o

the Valley

Feb. 19 Whats Next or

High Speed Rail in the

Central Valley

Feb. 26 Planning or

the Future o Healthcare

KVPT Airs Great Valley Pub

Afairs TV Series:

March 5 Air Quality Su

cesses and Challenges

March 12 Growth in Mi

Sized Cities

March 19 Addressing

the Digital Divide

March 26 Water Conse

vation

Great Valley News: Spring

2010 released

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OctoberNovember

December

GVLI 11th class graduated

11 leaders on Oct.3

Sacramento Valley ForumWater: More than a pe-

ripheral issue on Oct. 28 in

Chico, CA [225 attendees]

Assessing the Region via

Indicators: The Economy

(third edition) released,

accompanied by a virtual

pre-launch on Facebook

Great Valley News: Fall 2009

released

GVC announces the receipt

othree grants to promote

digital literacy in the Central

Valley, rom the California

Consumer Protection Founda-

tion, AT&T Foundation, and

California Labor and Workforce

Development AgencyHealth Initiative: TV Pro-

gram Whats Killing People

in the Central Valley?

Aired on KVIE Public Televi-

sion (Sacramento)

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AprilMay

June

KVPT Airs Great Valley Public

Afairs TV Series:

April 2 The Potential o

Solar Power

April 9 Growing a Qual-

ity Workorce

April 23 Creating Green

Jobs

April 30 Transportation:

Moving Goods and Freight

Annual Conerence Valley Up: Ideas, In-

novation, and Inspiration on May 6 & 7, 2010

in Modesto, CA[298 attendees]

National Parks Institute (NPI) 26 U.S. and

international participants met or an 11 day

training course

Publication Releases:

2020: Visions for the Central ValleyBook

Urban. Forest. Tree An Urban Forestry

Guidebook or San Joaquin Valley

Breaking Through to Big Foundations

Whitepaper

ALF Great Valley Chapter graduated

18 ellows

KVPT Airs Great Valley Public Afairs

TV Series:

May 7 Asian Americans in the Central

Valley

May 14 Creating Vibrant Downtowns

May 21 Housing Afordability and Trends

May 28 Challenges Facing Rural Towns

IDEAL Class o 2010 gradu-

ated 18 ellows

Health Initiative: TV Program

Boomers Challenge: Our

Aging Parents Aired on

KVPT-Valley Public Television

SJV Blueprint Executive

Forum on June 25 in Fresno,

CA [88 attendees]

KVPT Airs Great Valley Public

Afairs TV Series:

June 4 Transportation:

Moving People

June 11 Climate Change:Regional Impacts and

Solutions

June 18 Economics o

Land Use Planning

June 25 Hispanics in the

Central Valley

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AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM

In 2009, a diverse group of 18 key community leaders from San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties

launched a new chapter of the American Leadership Forum. The new Great Valley Chapter of ALF has built a

strong regional network of established community leaders. The ALF program is specifically designed to pre-

pare key leaders across all sectors public, private, and nonprofit to collaborate on issues of importance to

the community and to develop a leadership network. Today, all over the country, Senior Fellows graduates

of the ALF program are joining together (in the words of John Gardner) to reweave the unraveling social

fabric.

ALFs focus is on how groups work together, how to respect the diversity of thought and experiences to build

community, and how constructive conversation and action can take place in a region that is growing and

changing rapidly. Fellows work individually at times, but mostly in small groups, larger teams, and as a whole,

learning new ways of facilitating difficult conversations, understanding complex issues, and techniques to

develop strategies and action steps. In these times when we seem to have so many problems that verge on

being unsolvable, providing new tools and building trust results in breakthrough solutions.

In the second half of the year, Fellows take a couple of days to look at their own paths to leadership, and where

they would like to be in the future. The participants have opportunities to demonstrate their new skills and

knowledge and look ahead to using a trusted network of Senior ALF Fellows for civic engagement through a

class project.

New program for key community leaders

Photo caption: Front Row: Manuel Alvarado, ALF Di-

rector; Steven Arounsack; John Garamendi Jr.; Noah

Lor; and Robert Santos. Second Row: Dennis Lee;

Debra Brown; Cynthia Wagner-Weick; Wendy Byrd;

Marian Martino; Lisa Finer; Kathy Halsey; Virginia

Madueno; Rev. Debra Brady; Linda Lopez; and Doni

Blumenstock, ALF Trainer. Back Row: Pat Patrick; RonFoster; Ben Duran; and Kevin McCarthy, ALF Trainer.

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ALF GREAT VALLEY CHAPTER INAUGURAL CLASS

Dr. Steve Arounsack , California State University, Stanislaus

Rev. Debra Brady, First United Methodist Church, Modesto

Ms. Debra Brown, Kaiser Permanente

Ms. Wendy Byrd, Modesto Junior College

Dr. Ben Duran, Merced College

Ms. Lisa Finer, Wells Fargo

Mr. Ron Foster, Foster Farms

Mr. John Garamendi, Jr., Professional Evaluation Group

Ms. Kathy Halsey,AT&T

Mr. Flip Hassett, United Way of Merced County

Mr. Dennis Lee, Central Valley Asian American Chamber of Commerce

Ms. Linda Lopez, US Ofce of Congressman Cardoza

TheHonorable Noah Lor, City of Merced

The Honorable Virginia Madueno, City of Riverbank

Ms. Marian Martino, Martino Graphics

Mr. Pat Patrick, Lodi District Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Robert Santos, Monte Vista Small Animal Hospital

Dr. Cynthia Wagner-Weick, University of the Pacic

ALF GREAT VALLEY CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORSRon Addington

San Joaquin Business Council

Judge Ricardo Cordova

Stanislaus County Superior Court

Ron Foster

Foster Farms

Kenni Friedman

Community Volunteer

Susan Grupe de Polo

San Joaquin A+

Dennis Lee

Central Valley Asian AmericanChamber of Commerce

Dr. Ted Leland

University of the Pacic

Linda Lopez

US Ofce of Congressman Dennis

Cardoza

Kathy McKim

AT&T

Fred Teichert

Teichert Foundation

Tim Viall

Emergency Food Bank of Stock-

ton/San Joaquin

The ALF Great Valley Chapter completed its inaugural class of 18 Fellows in

June 2010:

THE FELLOWS SPEAK

When Margaret Mead wrote,

Never doubt that a small group

o thoughtul committed citizens

can change the world, she might

as well been talking about ALF.

Bringing leaders together rom

dierent walks o lie with di-

erent points o view to address

the needs o community is a very

powerul thing.

Dr. Ben Duran, President,

Merced College

As a lie-time Valley resident I

have witnessed the changes in our

region and we need a new genera-

tion o leaders who can envision

a better uture. The Great Valley

Chapter o ALF is key to getting this

accomplished.

Ron Foster, President & CEO,

Foster Farms

ALF is about engagement. It

is about seeing and hearing thingsrom dierent perspectives and o-

ering diering points o view while

maintaining respect and reserving

judgment.

Virginia Madueno, Mayor, City of

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In 2010, a diverse group of 18 emerging leaders from the Central Val-

ley participated in a 6-month long issues-based leadership training

program, the IDEAL Fellowship.

Coming from rural and urban communities in all corners of the Valley,

these Fellows gained access to resources and built skill-sets to more

effectively pursue change in their own communities and throughout

the region. The group also had the unique opportunity to form their

own intergenerational, multicultural learning network.

INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF

EMERGING AREA LEADERS (IDEAL)

GREAT VALLEY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (GVLI)GVLI is a week-long leadership training program equipping local elected leaders with the tools needed to create a

robust future for California.

Class of 2009

Erica Ayala, Patterson

Chanda Chhin, Stockton

Brad de la Cruz, Modesto

Mario Enriquez, Stockton

Linda Garcia, Madera

Daniel Guerra, Fresno

Julio Lamas, West Sacramento

Nathan Lovaas, Turlock

Heather Meyers, Fresno

Jacobo Montejano, Atwater

Vong Mouanoutoua, Fresno

Minerva Perez, Modesto

Brian Rando, Modesto

Rhodesia Ransom, Tracy

Stephanie Rivero, Merced

Victoria Solis, Merced

Joany Titherington, Sacramento

Amanda Wigno, Red Bluff

Morgan Wool, Davis

Stephen Zamarripa, Merced

Class of 2010

The Honorable Stephany E. Agui-

lar, Council Member, City o Scotts

Valley

The Honorable Ed Balico, CouncilMember, City o Hercules

The Honorable Salud Carbajal,

Supervisor, County o Santa Barbara

The Honorable John Carlisle, Coun-

cil Member, City o Merced

The Honorable Eren Carrillo,

Supervisor, County o Sonoma

The Honorable Kansen Chu,

Council Member, City o San Jose

The Honorable Amarpreet Dhaliwal,

Mayor, City o San Joaquin

The Honorable Melissa Hunt,

Council Member, City o Anderson

The Honorable John R. Knight,

Supervisor, County o El Dorado

The Honorable Shelly Masur, Trust-

ee, Redwood City School District

The Honorable Judy Morris,

Supervisor, County o Trinity

The Honorable John Plourde,

Council Member, City o Lemoore

The Honorable Kristen Schreder,

President, Shasta Union High School

District Board o Trustees

The Honorable Linda J. Seiert, Su-pervisor, County o Solano

The Honorable Amy Shuklian,

Council Member, City o Visalia

The Honorable Daniel Varela, Sr. ,

Mayor, City o Livingston

The Honorable Jan Vick, Mayor,

City o Rio Vista

The Honorable Mark E. Wheetley,

Mayor, City o Arcata

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HEALTH INITIATIVE

Through a partnership with the California HealthCare Foundation, GVC led

a series of events and television programs in the Central Valley, on issues

that impact community health and the action steps needed to improve the

health outcomes in the region.

Raising A Healthier Valley: The Future Is Now

GVC Annual Conference on May 6, 2010 in Modesto, CA

Genoveva Islas-Hooker, regional program coordinator for the Central Califor-

nia Regional Obesity Prevention Program, discussed new strategies for target-

ing the community and environmental factors contributing to the Valleys

obesity epidemic during a keynote address at the GVC Annual Conference.

Boomers Challenge: Our Aging Parents

Aired on KVPT-Valley Public Television June 22 and June 25, 2010

As people live much longer in the U.S., baby boomers on the verge of their own

retirements find themselves taking care of aging parents, making decisions for

those who once took care of them. This program explored new tools to help

caregivers monitor and assist their loved ones.

Whats Killing People in the Central Valley?

Program aired on KVIE Public Television (Sacramento) December 22, 2009

and on KVPT-Valley Public Television July 3, 2009

This television program focused on the issues impacting health in the Central

Valley so significantly that people are dying earlier and are more likely to be

living with chronic diseases.

Health Care Reform: Implications for the San Joaquin Valley

Event on September 17, 2009 in Fresno, CA

Hospital Quality and Patient Safety in the Central Valley

Event on September 23, 2009 in Modesto, CA

Improving health in the Valley


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NATIONAL PARKS INSTITUTE

Our national parks are undergoing massive changes with regard to who is visiting them and the kinds of chal-

lenges facing those who manage them. A decrease in backpackers and an increase of multi-generational visitor

groups present new opportunities for education and connecting with nature. Everything from climate change to

illegal marijuana growing and poaching is competing for resources at a time when the leaders of our parks are rap-

idly moving toward retirement. Many of these same issues are affecting preserved open lands and national parks

around the globe.

The University of California at Merced, with help from the

Great Valley Center, and the National Park Service created an

executive leadership program designed specifically for senior

leaders from government, corporate, and non-profit sectors.

They came together for 11 days to focus on proactive, collab-

orative approaches and strategic leadership for use in com-

plex, real-world challenges in land management.

In May 2010 the National Parks Institute: Leading Strategic Change Seminar graduated its inaugural class. Partici-

pants included 15 U.S. National Park Service leaders and 11 international participants from Australia, Bahamas, Bhu-

tan, Chile, China, Germany, Kenya, Lebanon, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, and Paraguay. The course began at

the Institute at the Golden Gate in San Francisco, continued at the University of California, Merced and concluded in

Yosemite National Park. The seminar focused on leadership, innovation, and organizational renewal.

Among the highlights of this first class was a presentation given by former President Jimmy Carter on the creation

of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

The seminar was sponsored by the Center for Park Management, Toyota USA Foundation, The Yosemite Fund, Dela-

ware North Parks and Resorts, and the National Park Service Learning and Development.

Leading strategic change

Photo caption: President Carter poses with the 2010 National Parks Institute participants.

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GREAT VALLEY TV

The Great Valley Center and KVPT-Valley

Public Television joined forces in 2010

on GREAT VALLEY, a new public affair

series about issues confronting the region. In 30 half-hour episodes that aired

weekly on PBS stations in Fresno, Sacramento and Redding, the series explored

solutions to regional challenges ranging from population growth, health care,

land use and the environment to education, employment, agriculture and the

arts. Though wide-ranging, each topic is an issue that communities across the

Central Valley are grappling with every day.

Hosted by Great Valley Center President David Hosley and co-hosted and co-pro-

duced by GVC staff, each episode

featured interviews with three ex-

perts from around the region who

are actively working to change the

Valleys future. In addition to the

weekly show, a companion web-

site at GreatValley.tvprovided ad-

ditional resources on each weeks

topic as well as discussion space for viewers to comment after each episode.

All 30 episodes are also available to watch on the web site. By reaching tens of

thousands of television viewers in the Central Valley, GREAT VALLEY provided a

valuable public outreach tool to educate the region about the challenges we

face and how to solve them.

WATCH GREAT VALLEYPast episodes are available online at GreatValley.tv GREAT VALLEY airs weekly on

ValleyPBS. Select episodes air on public television stations KVIE (kvie.org) and

KIXE (kixe.org). Please visit those station websites for air dates and times.

Shining a spotlight on regional issues

Photo caption: Carole Goldsmith, center, Vice Chancellor o Educational Services and Workorce

Development at West Hills Community College District, and Manuel Alvarado, right, Great Valley

Center Leadership Programs Manager, listen as host David Hosley speaks to the camera during

the taping o the episode on Workorce Quality in the Central Valley at KVPT studios.

EVENTS

GVC Annual Conference

Valley Up: Ideas, Innovation and

Inspiration

May 6 & 7, 2010 in Modesto, CA

This years confer

ence focused on

people and orga

nizations who have

found innovative

solutions that have led to breakthrough

achievements in the Valley and how

these techniques can be applied in oth

er areas. Visit our event blog for videos

photos, and conference highlights at:

www.greatvalley.org/conference/2010

Sacramento Valley Forum

Water: More than a peripheral issue

October 28, 2009 in Chico, CA

This years oru

ocused on how

communities can

balance the chang

ing economic, rec

reational, agricultural and environmen

tal needs or one o our most precious

resources. Local, regional and nationa

speakers shared their perspective on a

wide range o water-related topics con

ronting Sacramento Valley communi

ties. Featured speaker Robert Glennon

a nationally-known author o the book

Unquenchable, spoke about Americas

water crisis and what we can do about it

2010 Blueprint Executive Forum

June 25, 2010 in Fresno, CA

A one day forum

for all San Joaquin

Valley city counci

members, county

supervisors, and

their executive management, in con

junction with the San Joaquin Valley Re

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REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS

The California Department of Food and Agriculture funded GVC tolead two efforts in the Central Valley. The first was a Multi-Commodity

Sustainability Practices Program that brought together specialty crop

commodity groups in a collaborative effort to develop a sustainable

practices program strategic plan. The project was stewarded by a

team including GVC; SureHarvest, a company instrumental in devel-

oping the wine industry sustainability program; and Sustainable Con-

servation, a non-profit that looks for economic solutions to address

climate change.

The second project developed from a recommendation from the San Francisco Urban Rural Roundtable (URRT) to

conduct AG Trade Missions to establish relationships and distribution infrastructure between growers and buyers of

specialty crop products. The interaction between groups will increase the availability of regionally grown (150 mile

radius/16 counties) product to San Francisco residents. GVC worked with committed partners Brentwood Agricul-

ture and Land Trust, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, Marin Organic and Farmsreach.

Healthier people, healthier bottom lines

Photo by Suzie Edwards, Source: Flickr/Creative Commons

RENEWABLE ENERGY

GVC held a special session, The Local Government Impacts of AB32 and

SB375 in Tehama County in August 2009 to educate and inform local gov-

ernment officials about Californias Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) and

the Sustainable Communities Strategy Bill (SB375). Speakers included Harri-

son Pollak, Deputy Attorney General specializing in environmental issues, and

Michael McCormick, Climate Change and Sustainability Services Manager at

PMC, a municipal consulting service. It was attended by about 35 local gov-

ernment officials.

Energy Program staff also spent time developing Green Communities, a new

GVC program that will train local government staff in the Central Valley to plan for climate change. The program,

funded by PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission, will help cities and counties develop a baseline in-

ventory of greenhouse gas emissions, and identify ways those emissions can be reduced.

Helping cities plan for climate change

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2020: VISIONS FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY

Answers to this question are addressed in the Great Valley Centers latest

book, 2020: Visions for the Central Valley,edited by GVCs Director of Re-

search and Communications, Amy Moffat.

The book features transcripts of keynote speeches made at GVCs 2009

conference, during which five leading experts in the fields of transpor-

tation, agriculture, sustainability, water and health shared visionary and

thought-provoking ideas on how to drive the Valley toward a more sus-

tainable state by the year 2020.

The book includes transcripts of the following speeches:

The Sustainability Imperative by L. Hunter Lovins, founder of Natural

Capitalism Solutions

Designing the Transportation of the Future by Quentin Kopp, former chairman of the California High Speed

Rail Authority

A Thriving Agriculture in the Twenty-First Century by A. G. Kawamura, secretary of the California Department

of Food and Agriculture

The Deltas Age of Reason by Jeff Mount, director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

A Community Approach to Health and Health Care by Richard Pan, pediatrician at the UC Davis Center for

Health Services Research in Primary Care

While all five speakers point out serious challenges and discouraging concerns, they are also deeply optimistic

that any action taken today will lead the Central Valley toward a better future.

Following each of the five transcripts, the book includes a list of ways people can contribute to a sustainableregion, along with resources for finding additional information on the topic and discussion questions that encour-

age readers to consider how everyday choices affect the surrounding environment.

(Please contact our office if you would like a courtesy copy of the book.)

What must the Valley do to create a livable,

perhaps even abundant future?


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INFORMATION & RESOURCES

Urban Forestry

The new guidebookUrban. Forest. Tree. provides practical information on how

to establish or improve a community tree program, including key principles and

strategies for care and maintenance of trees and possible sources of funding

for tree programs. This publication was funded by a grant from the California

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) and the U.S.D.A. National

Forest Service.

Economic Indicators

The reportAssessing the Region via Indicators: The Economy (third edition) was released

in October 2009, providing a graphical overview of leading indicators related to the

Central Valley economy. This report was funded by Citi and Kaiser Permanente.

Nonprofit Fundraising

Breaking Through to Big Foundations is a whitepaper for Valley nonprofits exploring the value of big grants and

how Valley nonprofits can reposition their programs and organizations to improve their chances of winning them.

Publications can be downloaded or ree on our website at www.greatvalley.org.

DIGITAL LITERACY

GVC received three grants to promote digitalliteracy in the Central Valley

The California Consumer Protection Foundation funded a program in

Tulare County to provide technical assistance to local businesses and

nonprofit organizations. The AT&T Foundation continued their sup-

port of the Digital Connectors program in Pixley that trains teens to

repair computers and install software. And the California Labor and

Workforce Development Agency, as part of a larger grant to the Califor-

nia Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, supported our digital literacy

program to provide instruction in computer technology to job seekers

in three sites in the San Joaquin Valley, including Pixley.

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OUR SUPPORTERSThe Great Valley Center is grateful for the generous support from all of our funders. The following list includes

contributors from July 2009 through June 2010.

FOUNDING SUPPORT

The James Irvine Foundation

The William and Flora HewlettFoundation

The David and Lucile Packard

Foundation

FOUNDATIONS

AT&T Foundation

Bank of America Foundation

California Community College

Foundation

California Consumer Protection

Foundation

California Healthcare Foundation

California State University, Fresno

Foundation

Central Valley Foundation

Citi Foundation

Clarence E. Heller FoundationCommunity Foundation

Fresno Regional Foundation

McConnell Foundation

Middle Mountain Foundation

Modesto Rotary Club Foundation

North Valley Community

Foundation

RBF Consulting Foundation

Sacramento Region Community

Foundation

S.H. Cowell Foundation

Sierra Health Foundation

Teichert Foundation

The California Endowment

The James Irvine Foundation

The Yosemite Fund

BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Ag Biomass Council

Agland Investment Services

A. J. Carvalho & Sons

Alliance

A. Teichert & Son Inc.

A-1 Agri-Business Services

Allied Grape Growers

Almond Board of California

American Farmland Trust

American Institute of Architects

American Lung Association

American Planning Association

Ashwood Construction Company

Assyrian National Council of

Stanislaus

AT&TBank of America

Bank of Stockton

Bell-Carter Olive Oil Company

Bill Owens Ranch

Blue Diamond Growers

Bokisch Vineyards & Winery

Bolt Staffing Service

Bowles Farming Company

Boyett Petroleum

Brandman University

Breathe California

Buckman Mitchell Group

Butte College

CA Business, Transportation &

Housing Agency

CA Department of Parks &

Recreation

CA Department of Transportation

CA Department of Water ResourcesCA High Speed Rail Authority

California Farmlink

California Poultry Federation

California State Association of

Counties

California State University, Chico


California State University,

Sacramento


Stanislaus

California Water Service Company

Castle & Cooke California

Center for Regional Change, U.C.

Davis

Central Valley Farmland Trust

Chevron

CH2M Hill

Childrens Hospital Oakland

Cilion

Citi

Clauss Dairy Farms

Climate Plan

Coldwell Banker Realty

Comcast

Community Engaged Scholarship

Computers for Classrooms

Comstocks Business Magazine

Condor Earth Technologies

Conservation Land Group

Del Lago

Delta Eco-Tours

Delta Sierra Beverage Company

Dennis R. Keller Consulting

EngineersDixon Ridge Farms

E&J Gallo Winery

El Concilio-Modesto

Empresas Del Bosque

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Ewell Group

Fehr & Peers Associates

Fiscalini Farmstead Cheese

Five Star Bank

Foster Farms

Frito-Lay

FuelCell Energy

General Mills, Inc.

Geological Technics Inc.

Greater Fresno Area Chamber

of Commerce

Heyday BooksHouse of Carpets

ICF Jones & Stokes

ICLEI

Insite Environmental

Joe Muller & Sons

Joseph Gallo Cattle Company

J. S. West Milling Company

Kaiser Permanente

Kautz Ironstone Vineyards

Kidd Farms

Kings County Area Public Transit

Agency

Kings River Conservancy

KLA Landscape Architecture

& Planning

KVIE Channel 6 Public Television

KVPR 89 FM Valley Public Radio

KVPT Valley Public Television

Land Image Landscape Architects& Planners

Lao Family Community of

Stockton

Law Office of Gerald Lee Tahajian

Law Office of Schoenleber &

Waltermire

Learning Change, Web Design

Leonakis Design

Locke Ranch Orchards

Looker Communications

Los Gatos Tomatoes

Los Molcajetes

Lutheran Office of Public Policy

Magneson Dairy, Inc.

Mariani Nut Company

Mariani Packing Company

McDonough Holland & Allen

McKellar Ag Group

M. Curti & Sons

Me-N-Eds Pizzerias

Merced Sun-Star

Mike Lynch Consulting

Modesto Bee

Modesto Irrigation District

Modesto Junior College

Mogavero Notestine Associates

Molina Healthcare

Monte Vista Small Animal

Hospital

Muller Berry Farms

National Parks Conservation

Association

Nehemiah Corporation

Next 10

New Urban BuildersNorthern California Community

Loan Fund

Northern California Water

Association

OBriens Market

Pacific Forest & Watershed Lands

Stewardship Council

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Pacific Southwest Container

Paramount Farming Company

PB [Parsons Brinkerhoff]

PMC [Pacific Municipal

Consultants]

Prime Shine Express

Public Policy Institute of

California

Pyramid HomesQuade Agricultural Consulting

Rabobank International

RBF Consulting

RHA

River Partners

Roll Giving

RRM Design Group

Ruiz Food Products

Russell Marketing Research

Sacramento Cottage Housing

Sacramento Metro Chamber

Sacramento Metropolitan Air

Quality Management District

Sacramento County Farm Bureau

Sacramento Valley Conservancy

Sals Mexican Restaurants

San Joaquin River Parkway &

Conservation Trust

San Joaquin Valley Air PollutionControl District

Save Mart Supermarkets

Scharffenberger Land Planning

& Design

SDM Realty

Self Help Enterprises

Sequoia Riverlands Trust

Sierra Business Council

Sierra Designs, Landscape

Architecture

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Sierra Orchards

Sierra Pacific Solar

Silicon Valley Leadership Group

SKK Development

Soluri Meserve Law Corporation

Southern California Edison

Company

Stanislaus Food Products

Stanislaus Habitat for Humanity

Strategic Research

Sun-Maid Raisins

Superior Fruit Ranch

SureHarvest

Sustainable Conservation

Teichert Construction

The Business Journal

The Nature Conservancy

TNT Marketing

Travelers Insurance Company

Tri-County Economic

Development Corporation

Trust for Public Land

United Way of Kern CountyUnited Way of Sonoma,

Mendocino, Lake County

University of California Alumni

Association

University of California, Davis

University of California, Merced

University of Phoenix

University of the Pacific

Valley CAN (Clean Air Now)

Valley Lexus

Verizon

Versar, Inc.

Vino Farms Inc.

Vrilakas Architects

Wawona Frozen Foods & Packing

Company

Weiss GroupWells Fargo Bank

Western States Petroleum

Association

WestMark Group

Wildlands Inc.

Wild Places Ecological Restoration

& Education

Zeeb Commercial Real Estate

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Alan Abbs

Rudy Albritton

Jeanette Alosi

Manuel Alvarado

Armando Aparicio

John H. & Marsha Anderson


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Trevor Atkinson

Edward J. Aubert

Alton Gregg Avila

Erica Ayala

George J. & Helen Badal

Roger Bales

James Barakatt

Arthur P. Baxter

Paul Baxter

Thomas I. Belza

Robert R. & Susan Benedetti

Sharon G. Benes

Stefan & Mary Biskup

Joe & Ludel Bouchard

Debra Brady

Hugh E. & Christine Brereton

John B. Britton

Juri Britts

Debra Brown

John F. Bryon

Alan Buckley

Mark Burrell

Wendy Byrd

Bill Camp

Antonio Campos

John Carlisle

Sean Carroll

Sheila Carroll

G. Christopher Cheney

Andy Chesley

Vito ChiesaChanda Chhin

John F. Cinatl

Benedict V. Cipponeri

Bill Clark

Jon Clark

Ann Collentine

Ricardo Cordova & Jane Manley

Curti Family

Temple Davies

C. Edward Dawkins

Bradley de la Cruz

Linda Derivi

Amarpreet Dhaliwal

Robert Dickover

Ben Duran

Bob & Jeanne Endsley

William R. EndsleyMario Enriquez

Ben Ewell

Terry L. & Sari Farmer

Jeani & John Ferrari

John & Shelly Fichtenkort

Lisa J. Finer

William & Bonnie Fogarty

Ron Foster

Dennis Fox

Josh Franco

Al Franzoia

Kenni Friedman

Steve Froberg

Bruce & Michiko Frohman

Duane & Patricia Furman

Dianne Gagos

Michael GalloRobert & Marie Gallo

John Garamendi Jr.

Linda Garcia

Joan Eaton & Paul Gibson

Charley Glasper

Curtis R. & Nancy Grant

Daniel Guerra

Susanne Haffner

Kenji Hakuta & Nancy Goodban

Harvey L. Hall

James D. & Coke Hallowell

Kathy Halsey

Jason Hanson

Flip Hassett

Nathan Heeringa

John Heinsius

Ruth Anne Hendricks

Justin Hendrix

Sabrina Hernandez

Ellen M. Herod

Juan Herrera-Olea

Mintier Harnish

Justin Hendrix

Keith Highiet

Ann Hildebrand

Andrew Holcombe

David Hosley & gayle yamada

Dan Huber

Sharon Huntsman

Brent & Marilynne Isenberg

Eric Johnson

Richard L. Johnson

Stephen P. & Leslie F. Johnson

Desmond A. Jolly

Jean Robertson Jones

Charles Judson

Michael J & Jeanette Jurkovich

Isabelle Kabrielian

John & Ann Kalashian

Jasbir Kang

Steve M. & Mia Kang

Dana Karcher

George Kelley

Deidre F. Kelsey

John Kidd

Maureen A. & Larry Kirk

Sherman M. Kishi

Robert J. & Elizabeth KnebelShirley Kovacs

Arthur & Carol Krehbeil

Julio Lamas

Frank H. Lang

Dennis Lee

Ted Leland

Patricia & Robert Libby

Marty Linsky

Jonathan London

Tom Lockard & Alix Marduel

Christopher J. Locke

Noah Lor

Carolyn Lott

Nathan Lovaas

Mike Lynch

Bryce W. Lundberg

Virginia MaduenoCharles Magneson

Garrad & Dallas Marsh

Robert & Joy Marshall

Marian Martino

Robert Maus

Raymond H. Marxmiller

Lenny Mendonca

Mellissa Meng

William K. Mensing

Blanche V. Milhahn

Patience Milrod

Steve Mitchell

Amy Moffat

Kenneth Monroe

Steven Moore

R. J. Moriconi

Merval W. & Sharon MorrisVong Mouanautoua

Jeffrey Mow

Michael & Dorothy Motta

Jerry OBanion

Jean Okuye

Thomas Osteen

Edward Owens

Nicholas Don Paladino

E. Timothy Parker

Barbara Patrick

Pat Patrick

Pat Paul

Minerva Perez

Robert Peters

Frank H. & Sherry Pinkham

Rudy Platzek

Evan Porges

June Potochnik

Bob Potter

Melvin Quinones

Brian Rando

Rhodesia Ransome

Nicole Ratcliff

Michael J. & Lisa Ringer

Stephanie Rivero

John S. & June Rogers

Esther Rosario

Debra Roth & Alan Fontes

Supervisor Larry & Kitty Ruhstaller

Jessie Ryan

Lee Salter

Joanne Sanders

Robert Santos

Mark & Lucia Savage

Anne Schellman

Irving Schiffman

Kenneth D. Schmidt

David H. Scott

Barbara L. & Rob Severns

Ann Schellman

Randy & Susan Siefkin

Michael J. Silveira

Steve Sinton

George Sisson

Joseph & Lisa Skokan

Donald Slinkard

Judy Sly Herrero

Bette Belle & Jean SmithDianne Keil Smith

Maridale Smith

William Smittcamp

Marvin L. & Carola Sohns

Victoria Solia

Tom & Margaret Stallard

Robert J. & Krista Stanfield

Donald J. Stewart

Robert Stewart

Donald Strangio

Robert & Diena Street

Margaret M. Sturtevant

Fred A. Teichert

Michael B. Teitz

Deborah Thomas

Ed Thompson

Joany TitheringtonEvelyn Tolbert

Jack D. & Margaret Thorburn

William Tweed

Alan Vangelos

Tom Van Groningen

John D. Varni

David VonAspern

Babette & Gary Wagner

Cynthia Wagner-Weick

Howard K. Watkins

Richard C. Watters

John Weins

Jerome & Jeanne Weiss

John Welty

Paul & Deborah Wenger

Linda West

Jim WestCarol & John Whiteside

John Wilbanks

Amanda Wigno

Mary I. Winters

Elizabeth M. Wissler

John L. & Bernice Woolf

Morgan Woolf

Stephen Zamarripa

Micah S. Zeff

George & Rita Zerlang

Paul W. Zgragen

Broc G. & Sharron Ann Zoller

GOVERNMENT

Butte College

Butte County Association of

Governments

California Bureau of Automotive

Repair

California Business Transportation

& Housing Agency

California Department of Food

& Agriculture

California Department of Forestry

& Fire Protection

California Department of Parks

and Recreation

California Department of

Transportation

California Department of

Water Resources

California Office of Migrant Services

California School Boards Association

California State Association of

Counties



Stanislaus

California Strategic Growth Council

City of Ceres

City of Chico

City of Corcoran

City of Firebaugh

City of Fresno

City of Gridley

City of Gustine

City of HanfordCity of Lemoore

City of Lindsay

City of Live Oak

City of Merced

City of Modesto

City of Newman

City of Patterson

City of Redding

City of Sacramento

City of San Joaquin

City of Stockton

City of Tracy

City of Tulare

City of Turlock

City of Visalia

Clovis Unified School District

Colusa County Office of EducationCombined Federal Campaign

Council of Fresno County

Governments

County of Kings

County of Merced

County of Sacramento

County of Stanislaus

County of Tulare

Fresno Council of Governments

High Speed Rail Commission

Housing Authority of Merced

County

Housing Authority of Stanislaus

County

Kings Canyon Unified School District

Kings County Area Public Transit

AgencyLeague of California Cities

Merced County Association of

Governments

Modesto Junior College

National Parks Conservation

Association Center for Park

Management

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution

Control District

University of California, Merced

United States Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service

USDA Natural Resources

Conservation Service

USDA Rural Development

U.S. Department of Interior, NPS

U.S. National Park Service

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIR

Steve Kang

Chancellor, University of

California, Merced

Roger Bales

Professor of Engineering, Director, Sierra

Nevada Research Institute, University of

California, Merced

Kim Belshe

Secretary, California Health and Human

Services Agency

Mark Burrell

Managing Partner, WestMark Group

The Honorable Christopher Cabaldon

Mayor, City of West Sacramento

The Honorable Ricardo Cordova

Superior Court of California,

Stanislaus County

David HosleyPresident, Great Valley Center

Jasbir Singh Kang, M.D.

Internal Medicine

Kathy McKim

Vice President External Affairs, North, AT&T

Tom Stallard

President, Rose-Colored Glass

Company

Samuel Traina

Vice Chancellor for Research

and Graduate Studies, University

of California, Merced

John D. Welty

President, California State

University, Fresno

Manuel Alvarado

Leadership Programs Manager

Heidi Arno

Director of Administration

Lindsay Buckley

North Valley Energy Program

Representative

Angelina Ceja

Deputy Director of Administration

Tim Fisher

Energy Projects Coordinator

Ellen Herod

Director of Development

Desiree C. Holden

Web and Graphic Designer

David H. Hosley

President

Theresa Kiehn

Agricultural Programs Associate

Lila McIver

Research and Communications Specialist

Michelle Mitchell

Accountant

Amy Moffat

Director of Research and

Communications

Dejeune Shelton

Senior Program Manager

Stacey Shepard

South Valley Energy Program

Representative

Lori Smith

Executive Assistant

Maria Velasquez

Pixley Connect Project Coordinator

Jami Westervelt

Chief Operating Ofcer

INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS

Matthew Andrews

Erika Bauerle

Neal Kumar Bharadwaj

Andrew Neutzling

Narmelin Ovrahim

Danielle Traphagen

Alfre Vaille

Carol Vinding

Teresa Vosper

Maxine Yokosuka

Eddie Zepeda

AARP STAFF

Phyllis Lawyer

Nancy Littlefield

Margaret Pope

Robert Rodriguez

STAFF

CORPORATE ADVISORY BOARD

AT&T

Bank of America

California Poultry Federation

California Rice Industry Association

Castle & Cooke California

CH2M Hill

Chevron

Citi

Comcast

ConSol

Enterprise Rent-a-Car

E&J Gallo Winery

Kaiser Permanente

Foster Farms

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Paramount Farming Company

PMC

Southern California Edison

USAA Western Region

Verizon

Wells Fargo

Western States Petroleum

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SEQUOIA AWARDThe Sequoia Award is presented annually to an individual who has increased under

standing of the region, improved the well being of the Valley, or contributed to the

quality of life for Central Valley residents. It is not designed to focus on a single act

rather it is intended to recognize a sustained effort, made over time.

2010 Dr. John D. Welty

President, California State University, Fresno

John Welty was appointed President of Cali

fornia State University, Fresno in 1991. Dr

Welty is recognized nationally as a leader in

planning for the future, preparing education

al leaders, teacher education reform, informa

tion technology planning, substance abuse

prevention, service learning, private fundrais

ing and engaging universities with their re

gions. Dr. Welty has worked tirelessly to raise

the level of understanding and education in

the Central Valley. Fresno State is famous fo

putting the letter V on their football teams helmets, signifying their solidarity

with the whole Valley. He founded the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium

which is committed to increasing the number of students who will reach high edu

cational goals. As a result of his efforts, the Central Valley is recognized as a region

better jobs are available, and the regions economy and quality of life are enhanced

Past Recipients

2009 Stewart Resnick, Roll International Corporation

2008 Carol Whiteside, Great Valley Center

2007 Mike Chrisman, California Secretary for Resources

2006 Earl Smittcamp, Wawona Orchards

2005 Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewery

2004 Bob Mathias, US Olympian and Former Congressman

2003 Gerald Haslam, Author

2002 Jim McClatchy, The McClatchy Company

2001 J.G. Boswell, The Boswell Company

Presidents Circle$5,000 and above

Bill Butler/Stanislaus Food Products

Jim and Anita Duarte

Ben and Suzanne Ewell

John and Jeani Ferrari

Kenni Friedman

Robert and Marie Gallo

Fritz and Phyllis Grupe

James and Coke Hallowell

David Hosley and gayle yamada

Ed and Jeanne Kashian

Fred and Deborah Lagomarsino

Jack and Carolyn Pandol

Dr. Alan and Judie Pierrot

John and June Rogers

Fred and Mitzi Ruiz

Lee and Judy Salter

Stan and Wendy Simpson

William and Linda Smittcamp

Richard and Diane Watters

Oak Circle$1,000 and above

Roger Bales

Jasbir Kang

Steve M. and Mia Kang

John Kidd

Sid Long

William Lyles

Steven Moore

Tom Stallard

Samuel Traina

John Welty

Carol G. Whiteside

John L. & Bernice Woolf

The Presidents Circle and Oak Circle

include representatives o agriculture,

business and the environment who

understand the Central Valleys unique

challenges. They exempliy the role

dedicated leadership will play in ensur-

ing a strong uture or the region. Their

private and visible support o the Great

Valley Center indicates their commit-

ment to strengthening the process that

shapes the regions uture.

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NOTES:1 Dollars under Corporate and Foundation Gits also

include sponsorships o GVC events due to IRS regula-

tions. Those regulations call or only the amount o

the contribution that provides quantiiable, substan-

tial return to be recorded as a sponsorship ee. The

remainder o the payments must be booked as a git

and is relected as such in GVC accounting records.

FINANCIALSIncome and Expense Summary July 2009 - June 2010

GVC REVENUE FY 09/10

Carry Forward and Reserve Funds $ 1,085,079.55

Grants/Contracts 710,508.29

Gifts/Donations1 646,234.43

Individual Donations 32,166.64

Foundation Gits 332,334.02

Corporate Gits 232,408.77

Government 49,325.00

Sponsorships1 48,641.33

Other Event Registrations, Class Fees, Rental Income, Miscellaneous 258,312.53

TOTAL REVENUE $ 2,748,776.13

Programs (including staf charges) $ 1,559,443.85

Agricultural Programs 145,629.84

American Leadership Forum (ALF) 260,386.32

Blueprint or the San Joaquin Valley 119,586.94

Energy Programs 309,935.19

Great Valley Leadership Institute (GVLI) 81,879.39

Institute or the Development o Emerging Area Leaders (IDEAL) 130,739.74

Non Proit Capacity Building 5,637.87

National Parks Institute 349,234.95

Pixley Programs 113,657.35

Urban Forestry 42,756.26

Conferences 162,388.46

Research and Communications 143,997.46

Fundraising Direct Costs (excluding sta charges) 37,163.96

Operations and Administration (including all sta not sponsored by programs) 447,530.27

UC Indirect Paid 91,014.88

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 2,441,538.88

CARRY FORWARD INTO FUTURE FISCAL YEARS $ 307,237.25

GVC EXPENSES FY 09/10

Programs 64%

Conerences 7%

Research 6%& Communications

EXPENDITURES

Fundraising 1%(Direct Costs)

Operations 18%& Admin

UC Indirect 4%


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Sacramento

Valley

Sacramento

Metropolitan

San Joaquin

Valley

Stretching 450 miles from Redding to Bakersfield, the

Great Central Valley is shaped by its three distinct sub-

regions: the resource rich Sacramento Valley, the bustling

Sacramento Metropolitan Region, and the diverse San

Joaquin Valley. Yet even with their unique differences,

they all share the challenges associated with rapid growth.

CALIFORNIAS GREAT CENTRAL VALLEY

1 Shasta

2 Tehama3 Glenn

4 Butte

5 Colusa

6 Sutter

7 Yuba

8 Placer

9 Yolo

10 Sacramento

11 El Dorado

12 San Joaquin

13 Stanislaus

14 Merced

15 Madera

16 Fresno

17 Kings

18 Tulare

19 Kern

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GREAT VALLEY CENTER

201 Needham Street

Modesto, California 95354

Phone (209) 522-5103 Fax (209) 522-5116

www greatvalley org

Documents

2010 Annual Report Great Valley Center