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APRIL 2010 ISSUE
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IMPACT SAN DIEGO
Social Media Forum Recap
INFLUENCE SAN DIEGO
LEAD Alumni Association Visits Las Colinas
EMBARK SAN DIEGO
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MAY 27, 2010

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San Diego Regional EDC and the San Diego Workforce Partnership encourage Hire-A-Youth program! Read More.

 

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to Headline San Diego Chamber Conference. Read More.


San Diego AirportConstruction e-alerts!

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2010-11 IMPACT SAN DIEGO
APPLICATION PACKETS DUE JUNE 18

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LEAD San Diego's flagship core curriculum, IMPACT SAN DIEGO, is a rigorous, in-depth community and civic leadership program for individuals who want to strengthen their skills, make an impact on their communities and join a network of top community leaders. To become a graduate member of LEAD San Diego, interested persons must first apply and be selected for the IMPACT seminar series. The deadline for submission is June 18, 2010!


Social Media is a Work in Progress,
Expert Opines


Jason Baer

LEADerTrends Event and
LEADership Trust Roundtable

Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter.  Is social media an inexorable rising tide, lifting us to a new level of interaction, or a tsunami crashing destructively into our world? According to Jay Baer, "a tequila-loving, forest-dwelling" guru of the new digiterati, Web sites were a rising tide.  They took seven years to go from a novelty to an essential.  Social media is a tsunami.  After only two years, it is growing fast and morphing before our eyes. Read More.



INFLUENCE LogoMarch went
out like a lion for the 23 individuals who took part in LEAD San Diego's second INFLUENCE SAN DIEGO program from March 25 - 27th.  This concentrated annual program offers C-level and senior executives who are newly relocated to San Diego, or new to their position, an accelerated regional education, civic and community leadership learning opportunity. Read More.


2010 Influence Class


ALUMNI ASSOCIATIO
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Visits Las Colinas Detention Facility




LEAD San Diego Alumni Association
On February 17th, the  LEAD San Diego  Alumni Association  visited Las  Colinas  Women's  Detention  Center.  This unique  and motivating experience provided a foundation to inform members about the importance of reintegrating women offenders back into our communities.  Read More.

EMBARK SAN DIEGO
EMBARK SAN DIEGO, LEAD's newest contribution to future leadership in the San Diego region, will wrap up its inaugural session in April. This program, designed for professionals just beginning to represent themselves and their company, will help launch those participating into civic, community, and professional involvement and engagement.  LEAD is excited about 27 participants who are near completion of the program and we are already looking forward to 2011.  Please check leadsandiego.com regularly to find out more details, read testimonials from 2010 and get information on the start of the 2011 session.

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GRADS IN THE NEWS!

Heather Haltaufderheide ('08) has joined Sharp HealthCare Foundation as Director of Development for the new Sharp Memorial Hospital.

John Santora, President & CEO, Americas and Frank Liantonio, EVP, Capital Markets are pleased to announce the promotion of Stath Karras ('94) to the position of Executive Managing Director, Investment Sales. Read More.

Jill Monroe ('09) will be joining the Policy Advisory team to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, specifically for District 3 as a Policy Advisor to Chairwoman Pam Slater-Price.

Christopher Yanov ('06), founder of Reality Changers - a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth become first-generation college students - has been presented the 2010 Peacemaker Award by the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club. Read More.

If you are a LEAD graduate and are featured in the news or have recently changed positions in your career, please forward a link or a copy of the article to John Miller so we can include it in this section of Connections!