Agenda and details provided by Assemblymember Jared Huffman:

California's State Parks:

Strategies for Protecting Our State Parks in Challenging Times

September 22, 2009

2p.m.-4p.m.

Cavallo Point Lodge

Fort Baker ~ Sausalito

AGENDA

Opening Comments

Panel 1 – State Perspective

Michael Harris, Acting Chief Deputy Director, Department of Parks & Recreation

Tony Perez, Deputy Director, Park Operations

Dave Gould, District Superintendent, Diablo Vista District

Caryl Hart, Ph.D., Chair, California State Park & Recreation Commission

Elizabeth Goldstein, President, California State Parks Foundation

Panel 2 – Public Partners - Opportunities and Challenges

George Turnbull, Deputy Regional Director, National Park Service

Jane Adams, Executive Director, California Park and Recreation Society

Bill Keene, Interim General Manager, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation

and Open Space District

Panel 3 – Role of Nonprofit and Private Sector Partners

Randy Wildera, Immediate Past President, California League of Park Associations

Bonny Hawley, Executive Director, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

Teresa Cooke, Legislative Advocate, California Travel Industry Association

Ken Brown, Mayor, City of Sonoma

Public Comments