​​â¶Ä‹SAN JOSE, CA– ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County leaders will come together on August 9 to participate in a nonpartisan county-wide discourse regarding the state of civic engagement. A panel of experienced civic engagement leaders will provide their expertise in engaging communities in the current political climate, and keynote speaker, Ann Ravel, former chair of the Federal Election Commission under President Obama will share her perspective.
WHEN: August 9, 2017. Livestream will be available for the public between 8-9:30 a.m.
WHERE: This event can be viewed online via livestream. The Twitter page for this event is @Civic¹û¶³´«ÃºClara, and the hashtags for this event are #democracyscc #civicscc
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ann Ravel was nominated to the Federal Election Commission by President Barack Obama on June 21, 2013. After her appointment had received the unanimous consent of the United States Senate, Ms. Ravel joined the Commission on October 25, 2013. She served as Chair of the Commission for 2015 and Vice Chair for 2014 before leaving in 2017. Ms. Ravel also has ties to ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County, having worked as an attorney in the ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Counsel's Office, ultimately serving as the appointed County Counsel from 1998 until 2009. Ann Ravel represented the County and its elected officials, provided advice on the state Political Reform Act, and initiated groundbreaking programs in elder abuse litigation, educational rights, and consumer litigation on behalf of the ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County government and the community.
OTHER SPEAKERS:
- Jon R. Gundry (County Superintendent, ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Office of Education)
- Cindy Chavez (Supervisor, ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Board of Supervisors)
- Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D. (Deputy Superintendent, ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Office of Education)
- Steve Preminger (Special Advisor to the County Executive, ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Executive's Office)
- Brian Walsh (Trial Judge, Superior Court of ¹û¶³´«Ãº, County of ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara)
- Susan Ellenberg (Senior Director of Community Development, The silicon valley organization)
PANELISTS:
- Joseph DiSalvo (Trustee, ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Board of Education) – Moderator
- Angie Barfield (President, Executive Board for the Black Students of ¹û¶³´«Ãº United)
- Courtney Cooper (President, Student Senate for ¹û¶³´«Ãº Community Colleges)
- James Williams (County Counsel for the County of ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara)
- John McManus (Author, a former journalist and professor)
- Teresa Marquez (Director of Instruction for East Side Union High School District)
EVENT PARTNERS:
- County of ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara
- ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Board of Education
- ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County Office of Education
- ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County School Boards Association
- Superior Court of ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County
- The ¹û¶³´«Ãº Valley Organization
Event participants and viewers are encouraged to pledge support for nonpartisan civic engagement and education initiatives in ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara County. For resources and information regarding this event and civic engagement in ¹û¶³´«Ãº Clara, visit: http://bit.ly/democracyscc
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