Friday, April 8, 2011
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
South Mountain Community College
7050 S. 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ
(just north of Baseline Road)
Student Union, Room SU-100
South Mountain Community College will host Villages In Transition III, the third in a series of community dialogues designed to focus on issues including growth and development, education, transportation and public safety, on Friday, April 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The goal of the daylong session is for individuals from community organizations and leaders throughout the South Mountain region to come together and examine where these communities are today, and how to plan for their future.
During the course of the day, participants will hear panel discussions and engage in open dialogue with community leaders on a variety of topics.
A historical overview of the communities and personal stories reflecting the history of the area, facilitated by the SMCC Storytelling Institute, will also take place.
Villages in Transitions III is presented by South Mountain Community College and the Rio Salado Yacht Club, with support from the South Mountain/Laveen Chamber of Commerce and the South Mountain/Laveen Festival Committee.
Registration fee is $20 per person, and includes breakfast and lunch.
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AGENDA
7:30 a.m.--Arrival, Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.--Welcome
Dr. Joyce Elsner, Interim President, SMCC
8:05 a.m.--Framing of the Day
Greg Brownell, Chair
SMCC President's Community Advisory Council
8:15 a.m.--Historic Overview
Cody Williams, Justice of the Peace
South Mountain Justice Court
8:30 a.m.--Panel One: Planning/Geography/Transportation
Moderator: Dr. George Brooks Jr., NxT Horizon Group
Dean Brennen, Village Planner (retired)
Michelle Dodds, City of Phoenix
Leslie Dornfeld, City of Phoenix
Harry Garewall, City of Phoenix (retired)
Bob Hazlett, Maricopa Association of Gov'ts
Ben Limmer, METRO Light Rail
9:30 a.m.--Break
9:45 a.m.--Panel Two: Education
Moderator: Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz, Glendale CC
Dr. Eufemia Amabisca, SMCC
Mary Beyda, Roosevelt School District
Barbara Marshall, Laveen Elementary Schools
Dr. Josephine Pete, P.U.H.S.D. (retired)
Dr. Kent Scribner, P.U.H.S.D.
Rachel Yanof, Phoenix Collegiate Academy
10:45 a.m.--“Leadership”
Dr. Afsaneh Nahavandi, Arizona State University
11:15 a.m.--Lunch With Your Leaders
Rep. Ruben Gallego, AZ District 16
Sandra Kennedy, AZ Corporation Commission
Rep. Catherine Miranda, AZ District 16
Sen. John McComish, AZ District 20
U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, AZ District 4
Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor, AZ District 16
Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa Board of Sup.
Cody Williams, Justice of the Peace
12:00 p.m.--“Between the Sevens”
Victor Vidales, REMax New Heights Realty
12:30 p.m.--Break
12:45 p.m.--Stories from the
South Mountain Community
Moderators: Liz Warren & Marilyn Torres,
SMCC Storytelling Institute
1:45 p.m.--Break
2:00 p.m.--Panel Three:
Public Safety, The Media and Community Image
Moderator: Steve Glueck
Cmdr. Chris Crockett, Phoenix Police Dept.
Emily Gersema, The Arizona Republic
Cmdr. Mike Parra, Phoenix Police Dept.
Jason Rose, Rose + Moser + Allyn PR
Richard De Uriarte, Maricopa County
Gary Walters, Southwest Gas
3:00 p.m.--Civic Engagement
Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo
Maricopa Community Colleges
3:45 p.m.--Wrap Up and Call to Action
Greg Brownell
4:00 p.m.--Adjournment