Leadership San Ramon Valley

Class of 2006

Leadership San Ramon Valley is designed to provide current and emerging community leaders with the information and skills necessary to appreciate the resources, understand the issues, manage the challenges and lead in the rapidly evolving business, political, educational, cultural and social environment of the San Ramon Valley.

Grounded in the notion that a community's greatest resources are the quality and commitment of its civic leaders, Leadership San Ramon Valley believes that our community thrives on the efforts of those who are inspired, committed, knowledgeable and creative; those who create opportunities, seek new ways to overcome challenges and provide innovative insights; and those who, through their personal commitments, toil to grow a community, an economy and a society.

Participants meet once a month in day-long seminars and concentrate on issues affecting the San Ramon Valley. A different topic is highlighted at each of the 10 sessions at which community leaders share their insights and class members interact through projects and fieldwork.

Program Objectives

Leadership San Ramon Valley's objectives are created to help you meet both your professional and personal goals.

To foster an understanding of the issues, policies, and processes which shape the San Ramon Valley
To develop and strengthen leadership and decision-making skills
To create opportunities for interaction among community leaders and policy makers
To create opportunities for interaction among community leaders and policy makers
To provide a forum for stimulating creative responses to community issues
To focus on Twenty-first Century challenges for the San Ramon Valley

Board of Directors

Newell Arnerich
Councilman, Town of Danville
David E. Behring
The Wheelchair Foundation
Kathy Chiverton
San Ramon Valley/Mt. Diablo YMCA
Susan Hewett-Chapman
Alumni Liaison
Tim Hunt
Communications Consultant
Donna Kerger
East Bay Municipal Utilities District
Terry Koehne
San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Mike Mentink
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
Melony Newman
Danville Area Chamber of Commerce
Martin Scales
Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church
Robert Storer
Pellegrini Construction
Tai Williams
Town of Danville
Dominique Yancey
District Attorney’s Office
Contra Costa County

Advisors: Patricia Boom, Paul DiDonato,
Uri Eliahu, Kathy Gannon-Briggs, Bill Harlan, Beverly Lane, Mary Lou Oliver,
H. Abram Wilson