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The Mandell Gisnet Center for Conflict Management will hold a valuable full day event, “How to Use Negotiation and Mediation Skills in Public Policy Advocacy” Symposium and Training featuring Bill Monning, California State Senator, 17th State Senate District, Lead Speaker and Facilitator, the Honorable Fred Keeley and a panel of policy makers.
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“HowtoUse NegotiationandMediationSkills inPublicPolicyAdvocacy”SymposiumandTrainingatMandellGisnetCenterforConflictManagementfeaturingCaliforniaState SenatorBill MonningandaPolicyMakerPanelonFriday, January23, 2015 TheMandellGisnetCenter for Conflict Managementwillholda valuable fullday event, “HowtoUseNegotiationand MediationSkills inPublicPolicyAdvocacy” SymposiumandTraining featuring BillMonning,California StateSenator,17thState Senate District,LeadSpeaker andFacilitator,theHonorable FredKeeleyandapanelofpolicy makers. Seaside,CA, January04,2015 -TheMandellGisnetCenterfor ConflictManagementwillhold a valuablefulldayevent,“How to UseNegotiation and MediationSkillsinPublicPolicyAdvocacy”SymposiumandTraining featuring BillMonning, CaliforniaStateSenator,17th StateSenateDistrict,LeadSpeaker and Facilitator,theHonorableFred Keeleyand apanelof policymakers. Theeventwill beheldon Friday,January23, 2015, from9:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m., including lunch, atTheMandellGisnetCenterfor ConflictManagement, locatedadjacentto theMontereyCollegeof Law,100 Col.DurhamStreet,Seaside, CA93955, on theFormer FortOrd. Fromlocalto nationalto internationalpolicy,acommonskillsetcan belearned,developed,andpracticed toadvancepolicyobjectiverelatedto environmental, landuse, business, education,labor,healthcare,and otherpolicies.This not-to-be-missed training programwillincludepolicyissueandadvocacyplanningand strategydevelopmentrooted in fundamentalnegotiation and mediation analysisand skills.Whether youwork with anon-profitorganizationor representstakeholders inthe
publicpolicyarena, this importanttrainingwillprovidevaluabletoolsfor effectivepublicpolicydevelopmentand advocacy. TheSymposiumfeeis $295 (privatesector),$175 (non-profitorganizations), $150 (students with ID), Discountfor Groups of 5 or more. CaliforniaStateBarattendees qualifyfor 6 hours of MCLEcreditfor participation intheSymposium.Spaceis limitedso register early.For moreinformation andtoregisterfor theSymposium,go towww.mandellgisnetcenter.orgor call(831) 582-5234. Thedistinguished group ofspeakers willinclude: StateSenator BillMonning – Lead Speaker/Facilitator HonorableFred Keeley,CountyTreasurerof SantaCruz/Former CaliforniaStateAssemblymember –Lunch KeynoteSpeaker PolicyMakerPanel: HonorableSueMcCloud,FormerMayorof Carmel-by-the-Sea David Stoldt,GeneralManager, MontereyPeninsulaRegionalWaterDistrictMaryClaypool,President, NAACP/MontereyCountyBranch Cesar Lara,ExecutiveDirector of bothMontereyBayCentralLaborCounciland CentralCoastCitizenProject According toSenator Monning, “In my experienceas anattorney,non-profitdirector,advocate, andelected official,I haveseen arangeof styles andtechniques advancedin publicpolicyadvocacy.Itismybelief, thatwecanallimproveandhoneour skills tobemoreeffectiveand successfulinthepublic policyarena. Our particularsubjectmatter expertisedoes notalwaysqualify us tobeeffectiveasadvocates in thepublicpolicyarenaandthis Symposiumwillprovidesomeimportantskills for allofus.” SpeakerBios: StateSenatorBillMonning Senator Monning was thefounding ExecutiveDirector of theMandellGisnetCenterfor ConflictManagementand is adistinguishedProfessor of Law attheMontereyCollegeof Law. Healso served as Professor of InternationalNegotiationand ConflictResolution attheMonterey Instituteof InternationalStudies. Billhas worked withtheUnitedNations CommissiononTradeand Development(UNCTAD) as atrainerin tradedisputenegotiationand is aco-founderof GlobalMajority,an internationalnon-profitorganizationcommittedto education,training,and advocacyinthe fieldof non-violentconflictresolution. Billcurrently serves intheCaliforniaStateSenate,17th SenateDistrictrepresentingSantaCruzand San Luis Obispo counties and parts of Montereyand SantaClaracounties. TheHonorableFred Keeley TheHonorableFred Keeleyhas servedasTreasurer of theCountyof SantaCruzsince2005. Prior to his serviceasTreasurer, Fred servedas ExecutiveDirector of thePlanning &ConservationLeague,and thePCLFoundation, both environmentalorganizations thatareestablished leaders in the research, development, and enactmentof major environmentalprotectionpolicy.From1996 through 2002, Mr. KeeleyrepresentedtheMontereyBayareain theCaliforniaStateAssembly.As thehighest-ranking memberof theSpeaker’s leadership team, Fred was responsiblefor analysisand managementof themajority’spolicyinitiatives. His legislativeleadershipduring theCaliforniaEnergyCrisis is credited withstabilizing electricitypricesand electricitysupply.Fredcurrentlyserves on the