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MOBILIZING ACTION 2016MARCH 30, 2016SHERATON GRAND HOTELSACRAMENTO#LatinoEquitySummit

LATINO EQUITY SUMMIT 2016

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Welcome to our 2016 Latino Equity Summit! Thanks to your leadership, support, and enthusiasm, the Summit has become the premier forum to unite key Latino leaders, advocates, and policymakers to discuss timely policy and community solutions that will improve the lives of our youth and families. We are honored to have you join us for this gathering of Latino leaders.

This year marks a historic moment in California politics! For the first time in history, Latinos hold the top two leadership posts in the state legislature. The appointments of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Senate President Kevin de León present an important opportunity for our communities to champion policies that will advance greater equity for Latino families. We are thrilled to have both leaders share their policy priorities and vision for a stronger California.

Overview of the Summit. After we set the stage for a Latino Equity Agenda, we will take a deeper dive into two important issues affecting our communities: climate change and higher education.

Climate Change: Recent polls by EarthJustice, GreenLatinos and Latino Decisions shows that registered Latino voters have a strong commitment to the environment. Not only do they care, Latinos are also disproportionately affected by the impact of climate change. Latinos have an increased risk of developing acute and chronic illnesses from exposure to air pollution because a disproportionate number of Latinos live in areas failing to meet one or more federal standards for clean air. It also affects the financial stability of families—Latinos make up more than 65% of the agricultural workforce in California. All of them impacted by the drought.

Higher Education: Latinos highly value education. In the past 25 years, enrollment into colleges has more than tripled among Latinos. However, college graduation rates continue to be disturbingly low. In California, only 16% of Latino adults (25 and older) have earned an associate degree or higher, compared to 38% of all adults. There are complex—but fixable—underlying problems driving these low graduation rates. Financial burden, academic preparedness, faculty diversity (or lack thereof) are among the factors. Our afternoon panel will share highlights of existing and emerging opportunities that can potentially change the course of the future of our youth.

Taking Action! As soon as we conclude the conversations with key leaders and experts, we will take what we have learned to the State Capitol. The goal of the Legislative Visits will be to meet with key decision-makers, establish new (and strengthen existing) relationships with legislative staff, and have a dialogue about opportunities for change that will help our families and communities thrive. After our legislative visits we will reconvene for a networking reception at Cafeteria 15L.

Today we come together as a powerful, unified community. We are inspired by your leadership. With your participation, we are confident that today will be a dynamic and productive day. Together, we can ensure that the hopes and dreams of our community become a reality.

The Honorable Aida Alvarez, ChairJacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO

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10:00 AM WELCOMEThe Honorable Aida Alvarez, Chair, Board of Trustees, Latino Community Foundation

9:30 AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

LUNCH + KEYNOTE ADDRESSIntroduction: Ezra Garrett, Board of Trustees, Latino Community FoundationCalifornia Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

UPWARD AND ONWARD: MOBILIZING ACTION!Masha V. Chernyak, Vice President of Programs and Policy, Latino Community Foundation

LEGISLATIVE VISITS AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL

LATINO LEADERSHIP RECEPTION AT CAFETERIA 15L

THE TIME IS NOW: SETTING THE STAGE FOR A LATINO EQUITY AGENDAJacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO, Latino Community Foundation

CALIFORNIA’S FUTURESenate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León

LATINOS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE POLICIESFacilitator: Guillermo Mayer, President and CEO, Public Advocates

Panelists:• Jose Carmona, California Program Director, Energy Foundation• Strela Cervas, Co-Director, California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA)• Arsenio Mataka, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs

LATINOS AND HIGHER EDUCATION: SECURING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR STATEFacilitator: Dr. Belinda Reyes, Director, César E. Chávez Institute for Public Policy

Panelists:• Sarita E. Brown, President, Excelencia in Education• Assemblymember Jose Medina, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education• Sarahi Espinoza, Founder and CEO, DREAMers RoadMap

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HONORABLE AIDA ALVAREZCHAIR, LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONAída M. Álvarez is the first Latina woman to hold a United States Cabinet-level position, as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, during Bill Clinton's presidency. Aida Alvarez's accomplish-ments include a career as a successful investment banker, an award-winning journalist, and an effective public servant. She currently sits on the boards of Hewlett Packard, Walmart, and Oportun. Alvarez is also actively engaged in the nonprofit community. She chairs the Latino Community Foundation, serves on the board of the San Francisco Symphony, and is a Commissioner for the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC. Aida is a Harvard graduate and holds honorary doctorates from Bethany College, Iona College, Mercy College and the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.

GUILLERMO MAYER PRESIDENT & CEO, PUBLIC ADVOCATES Guillermo Mayer is the President and CEO of Public Advocates, Inc. Prior to becoming CEO, he served for 9 years on the organization’s legal team, specializing in litigation and advocacy to improve public transportation services in diverse low-income communities. An expert in transporta-tion equity, Guillermo played leading roles in state and national policy campaigns to enforce civil rights in transportation decision-making. 2009, he co-led a groundbreaking civil rights administrative challenge against the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) for its failure to evaluate the impact of the Oakland Airport Connector on low-income and minority communities in East Oakland, resulting in $70 million for transit service throughout the Bay Area and catalyzing national Title VI reform in public transportation. The grandson of a bracero who worked on California’s railroads in the 1940s, Guillermo immigrated to the US from Mexico with his family when he was 10 years old. Guillermo has a B.A from San Diego State Univerisity and a JD from UCLA School of Law.

ANTHONY RENDON CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Assemblymember Anthony Rendon is the recently elected 70th Speaker of the California State Assembly, representing the 63rd Assembly District of Bell, Cudahy, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, South Gate and a northern portion of Long Beach. He has been a strong advocate for environmental justice, chairing the Water, Parks and

KEVIN DE LEÓNSENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The first Latino elected President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate in more than 130 years, Senator Kevin de León of Los Angeles believes every child should have a fair shot at a higher education, and that we can combat climate change while building a new, low-carbon economy with opportunities for all Californians. As co-chair of Proposition 39 – the California Clean Energy Jobs Act — Senator De León convinced voters to close a corporate tax loophole to generate billions of dollars and fund more than 40,000 California jobs to improve energy efficiency and expand clean energy generation in schools. This year, Senator De León’s Democratic Caucus has introduced legislation to strengthen California’s climate leadership by reducing petroleum use, increasing renewable energy, and divesting public employee pension funds from coal. The son of an immigrant mother, De León was the first in his family to graduate high school and went on to receive a Bachelors with Honors from Pitzer College.

STRELA CERVASCO-DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA ENVIRON-MENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE (CEJA) Strela Cervas is the Co-Director for the Energy and Climate Justice Program at the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA). At CEJA, Strela helps communities across California chart their own vision of a clean energy future, and empowers people to speak for themselves and develop their own policy solutions. Prior to joining CEJA in 2008, Strela was an organizer with the Pilipino Workers’ Center in Los Angeles for 8 years, where she organized low-wage Pilipino caregivers to fight for meal breaks and against wage theft, and was instrumental in launching the first California Household Worker Bill of Rights campaign. As a young child,

JACQUELINE MARTINEZ GARCEL CEO, LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLatino Community Foundation CEO Jacqueline Martinez Garcel is a visionary leader with over 18 years of experience working on issues of equity, community wellbeing, and health policy. Prior to joining LCF, Jacqueline was the Vice President of the New York State Health Foundation, where she served as a key advisor to the President and helped to establish the foundation as a credible resource for New York policymakers and community leaders. Jacqueline has served as Executive Director for the Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative, an NIH fellow for the Merida Department of Public Health in Yucatan, Mexico, Board Member for Grantmakers in Health, and adjunct professor at NYU Global Institute of Public Health. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and graduate

JOSE CARMONACALIFORNIA PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ENERGY FOUNDATION Jose Carmona is the Program Director for California at the Energy Foundation. Before joining the Energy Foundation, Jose was the Chief of Staff for the Assembly Democratic Majority Leader V. Manuel Perez. In that role, he advanced energy-related legislation, including a three-year extension of the Self-Generation Incentive Program, expedited permitting and siting of projects within the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, and secured funding for renewable energy workforce training in low-income and high unemployment areas of California. Jose has extensive legislative advocacy experience, including advocating for the passage of California’s landmark climate change law, AB 32, the Renewable Portfolio Standard and serving as the lead energy advocate on the AB 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee. Jose holds a B.A. in Social and Political Science from CSU Chico.

degree from Columbia University. Jacqueline is passionate about elevating the voice of communities and using philanthropy as a catalyst for tangible, enduring social change.

Wildlife Committee during his first term and authoring Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion state water bond passed by voters in 2014. Now in his second term, Rendon authored AB Bill 530, a law that spurs revitalization of the lower portion of the Los Angeles River and AB 496, which connects schools with resources to improve clean drinking water infrastructure. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Rendon was an educator, Executive Director of Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services, adjunct professor at CSU Fullerton’s Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, and environmental activist. Rendon has a Bachelors and a Masters of Arts Degrees from CSU Fullerton, and Ph.D. from UC Riverside.

Strela suffered from asthma. But it wasn’t until later, while visiting a Dole banana plantation in the Philippines that she learned of the connection between asthma, allergies and toxic pollution, especially in low-income communities. Now a mom, Strela is determined to fight for communities suffering from asthma and other health issues because of environmen-tal injustice.

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ARSENIO MATAKAASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENVIRON-MENTAL JUSTICE AND TRIBAL AFFAIRSAppointed by Governor Brown Jr. in December 2011, Arsenio Mataka is Assistant Secretary for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs at the California Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to joining CalEPA, Arsenio served as directing attorney for California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. where he fought for justice alongside some of the most exploited communi-ties in our society. Arsenio’s involvement with environmental justice issues began at home with his parents and later with the Great Valley Center, where he provided extensive outreach and capacity building services to rural and underserved communities. In 2008 he served as an American Bar Association diversity fellow in environmental law in the office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Arsenio has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Sacramento State University and a JD from Humphreys College School of Law.

ASSEMBLYMEMBER JOSE MEDINA CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATIONAssemblymember Jose Medina is Chair of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education. Elected to the California State Assembly in 2012, he represents California's 61st Assembly District of Riverside, Moreno Valley, Perris and Mead Valley. During his first term in the Assembly, Medina passed legislation to assist small businesses; help protect seniors, and ensure the UC Riverside Medical School received $15 million to train students for crucial jobs in the health-care industry, strengthening the region’s economy and improving health care accessibility. Medina brings to the legislature a lifetime of experience in education from his many years as a teacher with the Riverside Unified School District, also serving as a School Board Member and Riverside Community College District Trustee. A graduate of UC Riverside with a bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies, and a master's degree in History, Medina recognizes the critical role higher education plays in supporting jobs and opening up the doors for opportunity.

MASHA V. CHERNYAKVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS & POLICY, LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMasha V. Chernyak is a strategic visionary, community organizer, and experienced advocate for the Latino immigrant community. An immigrant herself, Masha served in the Peace Corps in rural Guatemala, was a community organizer on Chicago’s South Side, and is now working to build Latino philanthropy in California. In Chicago, Masha organized hundreds of Latino parents and diverse cross-sector leaders during an advocacy campaign that brought the organization $98 million of funding from the State. As VP of Programs and Policy at the Latino Community Foundation, Masha buildings the organization’s reputation-al capital, leads the marketing and communications strategy, and manages LCF’s investment portfolio and change-making vision. She was instrumental in launching the California Latino Agenda, a campaign to connect diverse Latino leaders to shape and amplify a unified agenda for change. Masha has a Marketing degree from The University of Cincinnati and Masters in Public Affairs and Politics from The University of San Francisco.

DR. BELINDA REYESDIRECTOR, CÉSAR E. CHÁVEZ INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITYDr. Belinda I. Reyes is an Associate Professor of Latina/Latino Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University and the

STRELA CERVASCO-DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA ENVIRON-MENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE (CEJA) Strela Cervas is the Co-Director for the Energy and Climate Justice Program at the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA). At CEJA, Strela helps communities across California chart their own vision of a clean energy future, and empowers people to speak for themselves and develop their own policy solutions. Prior to joining CEJA in 2008, Strela was an organizer with the Pilipino Workers’ Center in Los Angeles for 8 years, where she organized low-wage Pilipino caregivers to fight for meal breaks and against wage theft, and was instrumental in launching the first California Household Worker Bill of Rights campaign. As a young child,

SARITA E. BROWNPRESIDENT, EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATIONSarita E. Brown is President and Co-Founder of Excelencia in Education, a not-for-profit organization accelerat-ing Latino success in higher education by linking research, policy, and practice to serve Latino students. She has spent more than two decades at prominent national educational institutions and at the highest levels of government working to implement effective strategies to raise academic achievement and opportunity for low-income and minority students. She started her career at the University of Texas at Austin by building a national model promoting minority success in graduate education. Sarita moved to the nation’s capital in 1993 to work for education associations. She was appointed as Executive Director of the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans under President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley. Maintaining her commitment to improving the quality of education for Latinos, she co-founded Excelencia. Sarita currently serves on the Board of Directors of ACT, Catch the Next, Editorial Projects in Education and Excelencia in Education.

SARAHI ESPINOZAFOUNDER AND CEO, DREAMers ROADMAP Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca is the Founder and CEO of DREAMers Roadmap, a mobile app platform that helps undocumented students navigate the necessary resources to access higher education. This is Sarahi’s latest project in a longer trajectory of activism within and for the undocumented community, which have placed her in the spotlight of continued conversations centered on national immigration policy. Sarahi is a recent graduate of Cañada College. She was a Champion of Change at the White House in 2014, received a House of Representatives

Strela suffered from asthma. But it wasn’t until later, while visiting a Dole banana plantation in the Philippines that she learned of the connection between asthma, allergies and toxic pollution, especially in low-income communities. Now a mom, Strela is determined to fight for communities suffering from asthma and other health issues because of environmen-tal injustice.

Director of the César E. Chavez Institute for Public Policy. She is an expert in demographics, education, immigration and urban economics. Her research and many publications focus on the policy issues confronting the Latino and immigrant population in the United States: racial diversity of education and potential consequences of under-representation, immigration policy; and the social and economic progress of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Dr. Reyes has been a senior program associate at PolicyLink; research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California; lecturer at UC Berkeley; research fellow at the University of Michigan; and visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She holds a PhD in economics from UC Berkeley.

Award in 2015, and was recently named in Forbes 30 under 30. A former undocumented student who once had to drop out of school to support her family, Sarahi’s personal experience informs her unwavering vision: to help hundreds of thousands of Latino students eliminate the barriers to success and achieve their full potential.

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ROBERTO ALFARO, Executive Director, HOMEY

DAVIN CÁRDENAS, Lead Organizer, North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP)

CARMELA CASTELLANO-GARCIA, President, California Primary Care Association (CPCA)

AMALIA CHAMORRO, VP of Public Policy, United Way of the Bay Area * LGCN member ISABEL CORTES, District Representative, Office of Senator Loni Hancock *LGCN LARIZA DUGAN CUADRA, Executive Director, CARECEN-SF ALMA EL ISSA, Vice President, Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)

LINDA ESCALANTE, Voces Verdes JOSE GONZALES, Founder, Latino Outdoors

MARICELA GUTIERREZ, Executive Director, Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN)

CHRIS IGLESIAS, CEO, The Unity Council LAURA JIMENEZ, Executive Director, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ)

REY LEON, CEO, Valley Leap Fresno

ALBERTO MELGOZA, Financial Systems Lead, Google, * LGCN SANDY MENDOZA, Advocacy Manager, Families in Schools

SAMUEL MOLINA, CA State Deputy Director, Mi Familia Vota

XAVIER MORALES, Executive Director, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

KARINA MUÑIZ, Political Director, Mujeres Unidas y Activas ALICIA OROZCO, Program Manager, Chicana Latina Foundation DIANE ORTIZ, Executive Director, Hollister Youth Alliance BARBARA PINTO, Immigration Senior Staff Attorney, Centro Legal de La Raza

ZELICA RODRIGUEZ-DEAMS, Director of Programs, Somos Mayfair

WENDY DE LA ROSA, Behavioral Strategist, Irrational Labs,*LGCN ALVARO S. SANCHEZ, Environmental Equity Director, The Greenlining Institute

JAZMIN SEGURA, Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley + The San Francisco Foundation Multicultural Fellow, *LGCN

BENJAMIN TORRES, President & CEO, Community Development Technologies Center

JEANNETTE ZANIPATIN, Legislative Staff Attorney, MALDEF

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SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGSWe invite you to share your thoughts on social media. Please use Facebook and Twitter to voice your ideas, share your knowledge, and engage others. We will update our social media with photos and ideas through-out the day. Join in by using this hashtag: #LatinoEquitySummit

MIL GRACIASA special Thank You goes out to our amazing volunteer Hilda Jimenez for all of her support and enthusiasm. Congratulations to our Programs and Policy Team and Jenna Carlsson for making this the best Summit yet!

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