Held July 29, 2005
Windsor Town Council Chambers
Sponsored by the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy

PROGRAM

Welcome and Introductions

Ron Sundergill, President, Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy. | CLICK TO READ

Welcome to Windsor

Deborah Fudge, Member, Windsor Town Council

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Jake Mackenzie, Mayor, City of Rohnert Park

Keynote

Dr. Alex Kelter, Chief, EPIC Branch, California Department of Health Services | CLICK TO READ

Panel #1 - Synergy of Housing, Transportation and Business as it relates to Smart Growth Development

Moderator: Jim Leddy, District Director, Office of Senator Wes Chesbro

Housing Speaker: Linda Mandolini, Executive Director, Eden Housing | CLICK TO READ

Transportation Speaker: Valerie Knepper, Transportation Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission | CLICK TO READ

Business Speaker: Andrew Michael, Vice President for Sustainable Development, Bay Area Council | CLICK TO READ

Panel #2 - Success Stories and Barriers to Success

Moderator: Dawn Montoya, Executive Director of the North Bay Council

Orrin Thiessen, Thiessen Home, Windsor Town Green Developer | CLICK TO READ

Patrick Kennedy, Panoramic Interests, Developer of Mixed Use Projects in Berkeley | CLICK TO READ

Panel #3 - Vision to Reality - What is Being Done to Overcome Barriers

Moderator: Brad Baker, President and CEO, Codding Investments, Inc. | CLICK TO READ

Michael Pyatok, Pyatok Architects, Developing Neighborhood Support | CLICK TO READ

Laura Hall, Fisher and Hall Urban Design, Codes and Zoning | CLICK TO READ

Concluding Remarks/Summation

Brad Baker, Chief Executive, Codding Investments, Inc.

Distinguished Speakers

Brad Baker - Moderator and Speaker
President and CEO
Codding Investments, Inc.

Lois Fisher - Tour Guide of Windsor Town Green
Fisher and Hall Urban Design

Laura Hall - Panelist/Speaker
Fisher and Hall Urban Design

Dr. Alex Kelter - Keynote Speaker
Chief, EPIC Branch
California Department of Health Services

Jim Leddy - Moderator
District Director
Office of Senator Wes Chesbro

Andrew Michael - Panelist/Speaker
VP-Sustainable Development
Bay Area Council

Patrick Kennedy - Panelist/Speaker
Owner
Panoramic Interests
Berkeley, CA

Valerie Knepper - Panelist/Speaker
Transportation Planner
Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Linda Mandolini - Panelist/Speaker
Executive Director
Eden Housing
Hayward, CA

Dawn Montoya - Moderator
Executive Director
North Bay Council

Michael Pyatok - Panelist/Speaker
Pyatok Architects, Inc.
Oakland, CA

Orrin Thiessen - Panelist/Speaker
Owner
Thiessen Homes

SPONSORS

Lead Sponsors

Codding Enterprises
Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy
Press Democrat
Sonoma West Publishers
Town of Windsor

Sponsors

Charles Evans
City of Petaluma
City of Rohnert Park
City of Santa Rosa
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District

Partners

Burbank Housing
Christopherson Homes
Costco
North Bay Labor Council
Warren Watkins

Non-profit Partners

Greenbelt Alliance
League of Women Voters of Sonoma County
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
North Bay Council
North Coast Builders Exchange
Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce
Sonoma County Housing Advocacy Group
Sonoma County Housing Coalition
Sonoma Land Trust
Windsor Chamber of Commerce

Government Partners

City of Cotati
City of Petaluma (also a sponsor)
City of Rohnert Park
City of Santa Rosa (also a sponsor)
City of Sebastopol
Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board
Town of Windsor (also a lead sponsor)