Jay F. Hein was named
Deputy Assistant to the
President and Director of the Office of Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives on August 3, 2006. He is
also the founding president of the Sagamore Institute
for Policy Research in Indianapolis, Indiana. In this
capacity, Jay directed the institute’s research
portfolio concentrating on a range of community-
based policies such as welfare-to-work, access to
college, affordable health care and crime
prevention.
Ms. Terri Hasdorff is the Director of the
Center for
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives for the United
States Agency for International Development
(USAID), and returns to Washington from her native
Alabama where she served as the Executive Director
of the Governor's Office of Faith-Based & Community
Initiatives. Her experience includes working in the
White House Office of Public Liaison as an assistant
to the chief liaison for the President to the faith-
based community.
Richard Benbow took the helm as General
Manager of
the Community Development Department (CDD) on
June 16, 2006. His appointment by Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa followed a successful 30-year career with
the City of Los Angeles Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA/LA), where, as Chief Operating Officer,
he oversaw the day-to-day operations and staff
responsible for all projects and programs undertaken
by the 223-employee organization, with an annual
budget of over $400 million.
Please visit our website at www.kccd3300.org for
a
full list of additional speakers.
***SPECIAL
EVENT
HIGHLIGHTS***
Participation in each of the events highlighted below
is included in the price for full conference
registration.
Tickets for each event may also be
purchased separately, or one-day conference
registration is available. Please visit KCCD’s
website,
www.kccd3300.org, for online registration.
SMALL BUSINESS
FORUM
Wilshire Grand Hotel
Monday, November 13, 2006
2:10 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The SBA Programs and Services provide business
information including:
Starting a business, expanding a business, buying an
existing business or franchise, buying the building for
your business, exporting, government contacting, and
has centers that provide free one on one counseling.
Speakers for the Small Business Forum
include:
Moderator: Natalie Orta, SBA
Division- Entrepreneurial
Hyepin Im, President & CEO –
KCCD
Alberto Alvarado, District
Director – Small Business Administration
Jimmy Lee, Executive Director –
White House Initiative on Asian Americans &
Pacific Islanders
Rick Kresser, SBA Division-
Finance
Glen Constantino, SBA Division-
8a Contracts
Fran Net, Franchise
Representative
Neil McMillan, Franchise
Representative
Steve Olear, Franchise
Representative- SBA
Veronica Soto, Manager –
LAUSD Facility Services Division, Small Business
Program
Inkwon Lee, Business
Counselor – PACE
Regina Peterson – CDC
Deanna Pedersen, Staff
Manager Agency – State Farm Insurance
LEGACY AWARDS
DINNER
Wilshire Grand Hotel, Pacific Ballroom
Monday, November 13, 2006
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
*Black Tie Optional*
KCCD’s 4th Annual Legacy Awards Dinner recognizes
those who have contributed to the advancement of
the community. The dinner will be held at the Wilshire
Grand Hotel in Los Angeles, California on November
13, 2006 from 6pm – 9pm. A partial list of past
honorees includes U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine
Chao; Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary of U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families; Congressman
Xavier Becerra; Congressman Ed Royce; Senator Sam
Brownback; Congressman Lane Evans; and Los
Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Burke.
Speakers for the Legacy Awards Dinner
Include:
Jay Hein, Director – White
House Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives
Shinae Chun, Director- U.S.
Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
Sam Yoon, Councilor at Large –
Boston City Counsel
2006 KCCD Legacy Award Honorees:
International Service Award -
Dr. Steven Kwon - Founder & Executive
Director - Nutrition and Education
International
Church Leadership Award -
Rev. Cheol Hwan Kwak, Senior Pastor - Wilshire
United Methodist
Church
Pastor Leadership Award - Rev.
Jim Bob Park, Senior Pastor - Young Nak
English Ministry
Business Leadership Award -
Steven Koh, Chairman - Wilshire State Bank
Inspiration Award - Hines Ward,
Wide Receiver - National Football League -
Pittsburgh Steelers
Image Award - IW Group (Bill
Imada) - Chairman & CEO - IW Group
Service Leadership Award -
National Economic Development and Law Center
(Roger Clay) - President -
NEDLC
Corporate Leadership Award -
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
4th NATIONAL
ASIAN AMERICAN PRAYER BREAKFAST:
FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN &
FAMILIES
Wilshire Grand Hotel
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
KCCD hosts the national Asian American Prayer
Breakfast to bring together prominent Asian American
faith-based and community leaders as well as elected
officials to provide a platform to pray for the well-
being of our communities and nation. The Prayer
Breakfast also serves as a venue to engender
dialogue among leaders from various sectors to bring
about positive transformation.
Speakers for Prayer Breakfast:
Moderator: Douglas Nelson,
Chief Executive Officer - Livitable Network
Reverend Ken Fong, Senior
Pastor – Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles
Reverend Jim Bob Park – Young
Nak English Ministry
Reverend Leonard Jackson,
Senior Advisor – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Andy Bales, Executive Director –
Union Rescue Mission
Bill Watanabe, Executive
Director – Little Tokyo Service Center
Reverend Young Hertig,
Founding Board Member – Asian American Women
On Leadership
Reverend Ben Shin - Los
Angeles Open Door Presbyterian Church
Tim Tseng, Executive Director,
Institute for the Study of Asian American
Christianity
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