CALPA

Conference & Training

Schedule

Conference Schedule

Monday, November 2nd

  • Travel Day to Santa Rosa

  • Optional Park Visits on Your Own

  • Conference Check-in Begins - 2 PM

  • Opening Reception

    • Jack London SHP

    • Robert Ferguson Observatory

Tuesday, November 3rd

  • Sessions (Half Day)

  • Vendor Show (Afternoon and Evening)

  • Afternoon Learning Excursions (Choice of 1)

    • Jack London SHP / Sonoma SHP Barracks / Vallejo Home

    • Trione-Anadel / Sugarloaf State Park / Robert Ferguson Observatory / Highlight Sonoma Ecology Center

    • Armstrong Woods

  • Evening Reception (In Vendor Show), Banquet, & Silent Auction

Wednesday, November 4th

  • Sessions (Full Day)

  • Vendor Show (Full Day)

  • Closing Reception

    • Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park - Napa Valley

Thursday, November 5th

  • Sessions (Half Day)

  • Travel Day Home

  • Optional Park Visits on Your Own

Confirmed Sessions

(exact schedule to be confirmed at a later date)

From Volunteers to Stewards: Building a Park Volunteer Program That Lasts - Ciara Pegg (Jack London Park Partners)

Interpretation as Common Ground: Connecting People, Parks, Partners, and Purpose - Heather Holm (California State Parks) & Randy Widera (California State Parks Foundation)

Route to Grants: A guide to Parks California grants programs - Takeo Kishi (Parks California)

Connecting the Dots: Park Partners and K–12 Education - Brad Krey (California State Parks)

Marketing Park Programs and Special Events - TBA

Recent changes in HR law - what every employer needs to know - TBD (Holden Law Group)

Planning for a Climate Change Catastrophe: A Case Study - TBA

Beyond Access: How Park Partners Can Build a Sense of Belonging in Parks - Heather Holm (California State Parks) & Geoff Kish (Parks California)

Lessons Learned, Lessons Shared: Fourteen Years of Nonprofit Park Operation - John Roney (Team Sugarloaf), Matt Leffert (Jack London Park Partners), Annie Cresswell (Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods), and Martin Lowenstein (Friends of China Camp)

Inclusive History: Beyond the Traditional Stories - Heather Holm (California State Parks) & Coops TBA

Common Ground in Action: Building Belonging Through Volunteer-Powered Park Programming - Maria Mauricio (Sonoma Ecology Center), John Roney (Sonoma Ecology Center), Alma Shaw (Sonoma Ecology Center)

From Local Parks to Sacramento: How Park Partners Can Influence State Policy - Danielle Lynch (California State Parks Foundation), Randy Widera (California State Parks Foundation)

Fundraising Without the Awkward: Relationship-Based Strategies for Park Partner Boards - Cleveland Justis (Potrero Group)

Leading Through Partnership: Building a Network of Impact for Park Partners - Cleveland Justis (Potrero Group)

Building Boards for Today & Tomorrow - Cleveland Justis (Potrero Group)

Learning to Toot Your Own Horn: Making Your Partnership Story Impossible to Miss - Speaker and Coops TBA