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Snowy Endeavors Continue in the Sierra Nevada

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Story by Kriselda Bautista, 2014-15 CivicSpark Alumna, Sierra Nevada Region I’m Kriselda Bautista, and I served last year in the Sierra Nevada region with the Sierra Business Council. I am still with the SBC, and the work my partner Evan Pierce and I started last year with writing and developing Energy Action Plans for 7 different jurisdictions…

Perspectives

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March Great Story by Alex Economou, Central Coast Fellow Ever since I was little I’ve been a runner. I don’t know why it started, but I like running. I remember being the kid growing up that would wake up before school in 5th grade and go for morning jogs. It started out being a trend…

A Tale of Two Offices

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March Great Story by Margot Stert, Bay Area North Fellow When I first joined CivicSpark, the program had already started for other fellows, so I needed a place to live in the Bay Area ASAP. Fortunately, a friend’s family in the East Bay offered to house me rent-free (since living in the Bay Area is…

CivicSpark Recognized on National Service Day

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On April 5, 2016, the fourth annual nationwide Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service recognized the collective powers of AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and citizens’ programs as cost-effective strategies to overcome local challenges and address solutions to transform our cities and counties into thriving and safe communities. As of 2016, 3,539 mayor and county…

Ken Herron

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Ken has over 35 years of professional experience in the direction of government and non-profit organizations, economic development consulting and marketing management in the private sector and instructing management and public relations at the university level. Herron holds degrees in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations/Advertising from California State University at Fullerton and in…

Joseph Oldham

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Joseph Oldham is the Director of the San Joaquin Valley Clean Transportation Center, a division of CALSTART and funded through a grant from the California Energy Commission. Joseph has been very active in promoting climate change adaptation, energy efficiency, alternative fuel vehicles, renewable energy, and “green” living through his involvement with the San Joaquin Valley…

Cailey McCain

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 Cailey McCain (she/they) is the CivicSpark Service Learning Manager overseeing the program’s events and training activities. Cailey has had the honor of filling several roles at LGC, including a Program Manager for the inaugural California Climate Action Corps program from January – August 2021, the Central Coast/CA Regional Coordinator from 2018-20, and a CivicSpark Fellow…

Ariadna Hernandez

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Ariadna is the Operations and Compliance Manager for the CivicSpark program. Prior to joining CivicWell as a staff member in 2016, she served as a CivicSpark Fellow herself for the 2014-2015 service year, supporting the Sacramento region on two projects; one with the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) and the Sacramento Tree Foundation…

Jenny Woods

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Jenny Woods is a Project Manager at the Local Government Commission (LGC). Her work focuses on assisting local governments to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Jenny’s current projects include work on the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative, the Resilient Sacramento Collaborative, and is also in charge of the LGC’s social media efforts. Jenny will…

Kate Meis

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Kate Meis is the Executive Director of the Local Government Commission (LGC). Kate is a champion for local governments, a recognized leader in local climate change adaptation, mitigation and clean energy efforts, and an ardent coalition builder. Kate is driven by the belief that given the right tools and partners people will innovate to improve…
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