LEAD Is Accepting Applications
for the Class of 2010!!!
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Connections
June 2009 - Vol 2, Issue 1
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| News From Around the Region - Keeping Leaders Informed on Issues and
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The LEAD Class of 2009
"Learn,
Experience & Leave a Footprint!"
Graduation & Sharecase Program
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The Class of 2009 will graduate on June 12, 2009. The ceremony is not just about the completion of their nine-month journey, but is also an opportunity for Class members to share compelling and inspiring stories of their LEAD experiences. Before an audience of LEAD
graduates, community stakeholders, and agency partners, they will share stories regarding the six
area nonprofit organizations they've worked closely with.
 This is also a great opportunity to learn more about LEAD
and hear how our programs are having a positive impact on this region - not only through the Leadership Action Teams - but also through two new programs designed to expand LEAD's service to the
region.
 We invite you to join us as the 2009 class shares the results
of their work in their Leadership Action Teams. These partnerships provided an opportunity for the
class to leave tangible contributions to our region.
Please RSVP no later than close of business on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 if you
plan to attend.
Friday, June 12, 2009
SeaWorld
Nautilus Pavilion
Entry via Education Gate
Parking Instructions
Agenda
7:45 AM: Continental
Breakfast + Networking
8:15 AM:
Program + Presentation of the LEAD Class of 2009
10:30 AM: Adjourn
Program Sponsor: With Support From:
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A Message from LEAD San Diego's
Immediate Past Chair
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Stephen
B. Williams
Immediate Past Chair, LEAD San Diego
Partner
SENTRE
Partners�
Steve Williams has been an active
member of the LEAD Board of Directors for the past seven years. During that
time, he has served in various roles, including Chairman, and he has been
instrumental in ensuring the success of LEAD. Steve - through his focus on
building a healthier border region - has encouraged business colleagues and
fellow LEAD board members alike to take an opportunity to "lead" by
learning more about the economic, cultural and political growth of this rapidly
expanding binational region. He has, as in years past, helped to
facilitate numerous class trips to Mexico for the LEAD constituency.
Thanks to generous support and encouragement from Steve, the
Class of 2009 spent a day in Tijuana and had an up-close-and-personal chance to
hear from our neighbors to the south. Hosted by Governor Jos� Guadalupe Osuna
Mill�n and Tijuana Mayor Jorge Ramos, they had the opportunity to speak with
international leaders, as well as visit some of the city's cultural, political
and/or economic locations.
When asked about why San Diego and Tijuana - as an integrated region - is of such importance, he had this to say:
One Of The Great Economic Engines Of Our San Diego Economy
Over 100,000
people, and some 3,000 trucks, cross our border each and every day to work, shop or play in
San Diego. With border waits averaging 2 to 3 hours for cars, and sometimes up to eight hours for trucks, the loss in travel and the movement of cargo is costing our region $8 billion
per year in lost GDP.
Adding to this unfortunate fact is the nearly
constant bad news from both sides of the border regarding the fear of violence in connection with drug cartels, though most of the crimes committed are between rival gangs. Still, fewer tourists
mean extra problems for both countries' economic
growth. President Felipe Calder�n Hinojosa, along with President Obama, recognize the co-responsibility each country has in working hard to fight the cartels, therefore providing better security for citizens and visitors on both sides of the border.
With issues like violence,
tourism, immigration, border security, trade and economic
development to tackle, civic and community leaders need a more realistic view of the ever important relationship between the United States and our neighbor to the south.
LEAD's Impact San Diego class members are afforded this experience as part of their nine month curriculum, but many more of us should further explore the unique opportunities on the other side of the US-Mexico border.
Applications for LEAD's Class of 2010 are being accepted - see below for more details. Be a leader - join over 1800 members representing all sectors of our community who are dedicated to
providing leadership that is dynamic, meaningful, and relevant.
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LEAD is Accepting Applications for the Class of 2010-2011
DEADLINE June 18th
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Community members and graduates of LEAD San Diego complete the nine month Impact San Diego Class having experienced an intense focus on regional issues. As in the case of Steve Williams - with his focused attention on border issues - each comes away with a desire to further explore the issues that they are most passionate about.
LEAD
San Diego is now accepting applications for the Impact San Diego Class of
2010. This rigorous, in-depth community and civic leadership development program is for committed professionals who want to strengthen their skills, make an impact on their community and join a network of more than 1,800 graduate leaders who are actively serving our region.
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addition to the seminars, smaller action teams are organized within the class as
part of the Leadership Action Team Initiative.
Join a vast cadre of leaders interested in helping us make things happen in the region. LEAD strives to do our part by helping our graduates and community members in three ways:
Personally
Through developing a better understanding of the region and building connection to
regional leaders;
Professionally
By understanding multiple regional sectors and organizations, thereby expanding
their professional network;
And Regionally
By connecting with passionate civic and community leaders who inspire people to
get involved in the creation of a bright future for San Diego.
Applications
are available on our website in PDF and Microsoft Word versions.
To
apply, please review the application packet and submit your application to the
LEAD staff by Thursday, June 18,
2009.
Visit us at LEAD San Diego
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The 7th Annual Visionary Awards
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LEAD
San Diego celebrated the 2009 Visionary Awards on Thursday evening, May
21st. Over 700 guests were in attendance, including many from the
public and private sectors as well as leaders from both sides of our regional
border.
In this signature program held annually, LEAD pays tribute to those who demonstrate visionary leadership and help contribute toward keeping our community a vibrant and prosperous place.
The 2009 Honorees:
Lifetime Achievement: Darlene Shiley, Community & Civic Leader
LEAD Graduate of the
Year: Doug Sawyer '85, United Way of San Diego County
Ronald
Kendrick Regional Stewardship Award: Mitch Mitchell, San Diego Gas & Electric
Economic
Opportunity: Neal
Blue and Linden Blue, General Atomics
Community
Collaboration: Robert A. and Delores McNeely, Union Bank of California
Nathanson Award,
Cross-Border Region Building: Mercy Outreach Surgical Team(M.O.S.T.)
The Herbert Klein
Award For Exemplary Leadership: Bob Benson, UCSD San Diego Extension
Neal Blue, Doug Sawyer '85, Darlene Shiley, Linden Blue, Delores & Robert McNeely, George Ochoa (M.O.S.T. President), Mitch Mitchell, and Bob
Benson.
We are proud to
recognize and thank our sponsors, who help make the Visionary Awards possible:
Title Sponsor:
Anchor Sponsor:
Reception Sponsor:
Presenting Sponsors:
 
  
Partner Sponsors:
Bailey Gardiner, The Burnham Foundation, Donovan's, Manpower,
Nuffer Smith Tucker and Tiffany & Co.
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Herbert G. Klein Visionary Award Presented to Bob Benson
LEAD Class of 2009
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 Herb Klein's
contributions of leadership, dedication, and service to our community are almost unparalleled. The impact of his work has touched innumerable civic, social
and non-profit organizations throughout our region and across the country. In
the spirit of his achievements and in keeping with our commitment to
identify and develop civic leaders, LEAD welcomed Mr. Klein to the 2009 Visionary Awards. He stated how happy he was to be able to address the organization - one he believes in and which we should all support.  He presented the perpetual award, named for him in 2007, along with co-presenters Michelle Brega from Bank of America and Drew Schlosberg, from the San Diego Union-Tribune. This year's recipient was Bob Benson, Director,
Service & Civic Leadership at the University of California San
Diego Extension, and a member of current Impact San Diego class. Benson congratulated his fellow finalists, as well as his 2009 classmates and advised the LEAD community that there are many stewards from the Class of 2009 who will continue to work for the San Diego region post graduation.
The top five finalists were hosted at a VIP table, courtesy of
San Diego National Bank.
Benson was recognized by fellow class members as one of San Diego's
key future leaders who has demonstrated potential to effect change upon
graduation. Past award winners include Dalouge Smith, San
Diego Youth Symphony (2007) and Hal
Dunning, Barney & Barney (2008). Other finalists for the Class of 2009 Herbert
G. Klein Awards were:
Karen
Bucey
Small Business Liaison
City of San
Diego
Kevin
Crawford
Fire Chief
City of Carlsbad
Shaina
Gross
Community Impact Manager
United Way of San Diego County
and
Donna Marie Robinson
Vice President
Community/Commercial Lending
San Diego National
Bank
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Influence San Diego's Inaugural Class Meets With Rave
Reviews
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Peter James MacCracken,
APR
Principal
Strategic
Communications
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fastest way to learn a foreign language is through immersion. Participants enrolled in LEAD San
Diego's newest program, Influence San Diego, learned that lesson swiftly, as the newly launched program takes a
similar approach for recently relocated CEOs and senior executives to
familiarize them with the political, business and social landscape. Conducted over two and one half days, the widely successful program took place March 26 to 28.
Influence
is a high-intensity distillation of LEAD San
Diego's core nine-month program. Participants hear
from an exceptionally broad range of top elected and appointed officials, as
well as business and other organizational leaders, all experts in their
field. Tours of sites as diverse as
downtown, Balboa Park,
PETCO Park, the Port and Naval facilities
bring the information to life.
Seventeen community members participated, ranging from Kevin Crawford, Fire Chief for the City of Carlsbad,
to Charles Wurster, President & CEO of the Port of San Diego. San Diego Public Library Foundation Executive
Director Jay Hill had this to say.
Influence San Diego "provided a terrific
overview of San Diego
... I learned a great deal and left inspired and enriched...."
Beginning with an orientation
to LEAD and an overview from Mayor Jerry Sanders, the first afternoon consisted
of in-depth presentations on the regional economy, regional growth and regional
competitiveness.
 Day two topics
included city and county government, health and human services, advanced
technology and innovation, the not-for-profit sector, downtown redevelopment,
arts and culture and education. It began
with breakfast at the University Club and concluded with breath-taking,
360-degree views from the top of the (what
is it called?) tower in Balboa
Park.
Day three began in
the PETCO Park with presentations on local sports, international business on
the global stage and with Baja California, tourism, the Port of San Diego and
the U.S. Navy. After what several people
described as "drinking from a fire hose," the program concluded with a harbor
tour and reception at sunset.
Presentations were
far from bland. In noting that
international trade is 4,000 to 5,000 years old, World Trade Center VP Hugh
Constant suggested it is "perhaps the world's second oldest  profession." And PETCO Park General Manager Richard Andersen
described a fictional cure for his cough prescribed by San Diego Chargers EVP
and COO Jim Steeg.
Everyone learned
something, even community leaders who were invited to audit the program and
help connect the dots for participants.
Like what?
- CONNECT has helped start 1,500 companies in just
under 25 years.
- Tourism's economic impact in 2007 was $18.1 billion
from 31.6 million visitors.
- Balboa
Park is the second
largest group of cultural institutions in the country.
- The Padres turned 40 this year and 2010 will be the
Chargers 50th year here.
- Fully 90% of Mexico's wine industry is in
nearby Valle de Guadalupe.
- One in every eight vehicles imported into the U.S. comes through National City's port.
Overall, the information
and insight
definitely gives graduates the ability to influence.
Sponsored By:
 
For more information on Influence San Diego's next series, please call the
LEAD office at 619/ 280-5323.
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LEAD Alumni Association - Educational Programs
and Community Service Opportunities
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Alan Bersin Speaks to LEAD, The City Club and
USD's Trans-Border Institute |
 LEAD San Diego
recently partnered with The City Club
and USD's Trans-Border Institute to welcome Alan Bersin, who made his
first public address regarding border issues at a luncheon on May 27th. Bersin was recently named Assistant Secretary
for International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs for the
Department of Homeland Security.
Discussion highlights consisted of the following:
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Public-private partnerships should be tasked with working together to build ports
of entry. To fund this, border crossers would be charged
a nominal fee to cross, thus enhancing border security and lightening traffic
congestion.
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Encouraging people to have their cargo pre-inspected, specific
border crossings would be dedicated to pre-screened cargo, thus permitting
traffic to move more quickly.
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The 90-10 principle should be applied, allowing border agents
to spend 90% of their time investigating 10% of unaccounted cargo.
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The US and
Mexico
should work together on the things each knows we need: environmental concerns, ports of entry and more water
aqueducts and electrical grids.
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An appreciation for both Mexican President Felipe Calderon's
focus on cleaning up the drug cartels and the Obama administration's acknowledgement
of co-responsibility in the matter.
LEAD will welcome Bersin back to San Diego on September 11th for a more detailed discussion. Watch for more information on this event in coming weeks.
Through the dedicated efforts of our Alumni
Association working group, we are constantly working to provide LEAD alumni with
more educational learning programs, community service and networking
opportunities. Our partnership with George Mitrovich and The City Club of San
Diego helps ensure this kind of programming.
Watch for information on our next partnership:
The City Club of
San Diego and LEAD San Diego Proudly Present:
Dr. John C. Lechleiter -
Chairman, President & CEO, Eli Lilly and Company
Speaking on: "Health
& The Public Interest"
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Denver District Attorney Visits San Diego
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The Honorable Mitch Morrissey, District Attorney of Denver, Colorado,
joined LEAD San Diego
and the City Club of San Diego in mid-April for a riveting conversation regarding using
DNA in solving current and cold case crimes. Morrissey, who was elected District Attorney of Denver in
November 2004 and was sworn into office in early January 2005, is responsible for
the prosecution of more than 6,000 felony and 15,000 misdemeanor criminal cases
every year.  Nationally known for his expertise in DNA technology, Morrissey has been
highly successful in applying this advanced technology in criminal prosecutions. Using this approach to prosecution
and ensuring that DNA technology is admissible in our courtrooms, Denver has seen a 24% drop
in the city's burglaries.
After a cold case program was started in Denver, 4200 cases were investigated, a quarter of which contained biological evidence that would later be tested. |
Job Search - Skill Building Seminar
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As part of our continuing education series, Phil Blair ('83), LEAD board member and President/co-owner of Manpower-San Diego, facilitated a free seminar providing critical tools and 'tricks of the trade' to
assist LEAD graduates, members and their friends/family in their job search.
Hosted by National University, the seminar was well attended by many people in our "LEAD Family" who have been personally impacted by staff
lay-offs, company downsizing or other circumstances that have led to job
loss. Blair provided an update on continuing education and training, as well as what to do and NOT do on a job interview and a few critical tools and 'tricks of the trade.' Each participant walked out of the seminar feeling more confident and each recieved Blair's
toolkit "Strategies for Success." Watch for more news soon on the second seminar in this popular series.
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LEAD San Diego and Habit for Humanity's Women Build Day
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 Karen Trimble (08)San Diego National BankMember, LEAD Alumni Association Working Group LEAD� San Diego Ladies (and
one of our LEAD Alumni gentlemen) joined together with San Diego Habitat for Humanity� for a day of hammers and drills, sweat and
hard work, accomplishments and sore muscles! LEAD� San Diego Alumni Briony
Ball (08), Heather Haltaufderheide (08), Bob Alden (06), Karen Busey (06), Julie Steinbeiss (08) and I (08), participated
in a "Women Build Day" at the HFH Carlsbad homebuild site on October 10, 2008. Rich Geisler (08) couldn't attend, but
generously sponsored two high school interns who were working for the semester with
Briony Ball at a San Diego
non-profit drug prevention agency. Elizabeth
Neubrand, class of 2008, is Habitat's Director of Development & Community Affairs.
Our
day included raising three walls and "truing-up" the entire first floor of an
eight unit condominium home project. We
were fortunate to be working side by side with one of the soon-to-be homeowners
- her gratitude and appreciation for our participation was evident ... and it was
a good education for all of us to hear her story. We all gained a better understanding of the
significant difference this is going to make in her life - both in owning a
home and her sense of accomplishment in working (very hard!) on her own house.
 For
those of you who are not as familiar with the Habitat for Humanity program, all recipients of HFH
homes spend 250 hours participating in the construction of their new homes and
are provided with zero interest mortgages (which dollars then fund back into HFH
to continue to support the construction of more homes). A majority of the building work is
accomplished by volunteers and funded by corporate sponsorships in the building
industry. Habitat just completed construction
of its 100th home and currently has five build sites within the county of San Diego.
Part
of the draw to a volunteer "Build" day with Habitat for Humanity is the benefit
of getting out of the office and slinging around hammers and skill saws ... but
the other draw is being able to work directly with an organization that has an
immediate effect on addressing the significant issue of homelessness in the San Diego region. While every charitable organization needs
funding, money alone isn't enough to develop a commitment to an organization.
Having the opportunity to volunteer and work directly with the Habitat
for Humanity has tied many people to their purpose (including me) and is evidenced
by folks we met that had been building for Habitat for Humanity for many years -
as well as all over the world. It might
have been a bit of a different showcase for the LEAD alumni, but our
participation nevertheless had a positive impact and result - for which Habitat
for Humanity was quite grateful and sincerely appreciative! |
| Miracle League San Diego's Opening Day |
 Bob Alden (06)L-3 CommunicationsMember, LEAD Alumni Association Working Group On Saturday morning, March 21st,
LEAD Alums met to support of Miracle League San Diego's Opening Day. Miracle League is a non-profit
that provides opportunities for mentally and physically challenged kids
to play organized baseball. In a unique public/non-profit partnership with the County of San Diego Parks and
Recreation Department, and with the support of the San Diego Padres, Miracle League built
the first ADA accessible ball field of its kind in Southern California. All
games are played at Engel Family Field, a Little Padres Park, at San Dieguito
County Park.
 LEAD Alums Bob Alden '06, Scott Brown '07 and
Wendy Wison '03 were joined by Class of '09 members Bob Benson and Melissa
Chaty, as well as LEAD President, Judy Forrester and her
daughter Kristen. LEAD members manned the barbeque and served a vast  array of food to the hundreds of kids, volunteers and family members supporting the event. It was truly
an inspiring and enjoyable experience for our volunteers. Be sure to watch for more opportunities to get involved in community service projects. Call LEAD's office for more information. |
LEAD Class of 1994 Holds Small Reunion
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 Six members
of the Class of 1994 enjoyed another semi-annual gathering at the Bayside Restaurant at the Mission Bay Hilton on Friday, June 5th. They enjoyed
catching up on career transitions and family history. No one could believe that
it had been 15 years since the went through the nine-month seminar series, but
all agreed that one of the best outcomes has been the friendships that have grown and
developed over the last 15 years. The class intends to meet again in early
2010. Pictured left to right: Marshal Scarr, Judy Lawton, Michele Nash-Hoff, Cecile Cowan, Matthew Giacalone and Adrienne Vargas. |
Graduates in The News
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LEAD Extends Kudos to...
Michael Bevis (07), a Commerical Loan Officer with San Diego National Bank, was named campus college chairman of the school of business for the University of Phoenix. Bob Watkins (88), founder, President and Chairman of R.J. Watkins &
Company, Ltd. was appointed to the
board of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. Jason Bowser (07) has been promoted to Region Manager and Senior Vice President at Union Bank of California Michele Nash-Hoff (94) introduced her newly published book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why We Should and How We Can at the Del Mar Electronics Show. Read a Chapter
Katherine Kennedy (87), founder and CEO of Relocation Coordinates, Inc., along with husband Robert B. Horsman, President, Diego National Bank, were identified by the San Diego Business Journal as a Power Couple. | |
Are you a LEAD Graduate with good news to share? Send your kudos to Connections Editor. | |
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