Thank you to our funder, The California Endowment, for your support of the Institute for Local Government’s Workforce & Civics Education pillar. This project was completed with the encouragement, talent and personal contributions of many professionals in civic, educational, private, and non-profit sectors. These leaders contributed to the development of this toolkit through their participation in focus groups, responses to surveys, sharing resources and tools, personal interviews, and thorough conversations with ILG staff. 

Thank you!

• Youth Across California

• Our Affiliates + Local Government Workforce Partners:

  • California Special Districts Association
  • CalCities
  • California State Association of Counties
  • Innovative Pathways to Public Service
  • Municipal Managers Association of Northern California
  • Municipal Managers Association of Southern California
  • Sacramento Employment & Training Agency

• Many individuals who provided their time and expertise: 

  • Saanvia Arora, GenUp
  • Michelle Alas, GenUp
  • Heather Alexander, Alliance for Workforce Development
  • Rachel Babcock, Family Life Services, County of Riverside
  • Ruth Barajas-Cardona, Bay Area Resource Coalition
  • Janelle Barraza, City of Petaluma
  • Kaitlyn Bathke, Habitat of Humanity, Greater Sacramento
  • Amaury Berteaud, Special Projects Manager at the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)
  • Ann Bouchard, Bouchard Communications
  • Ben Brackett, Fraser Communications
  • Sophia Bradbury City of Bradbury
  • Kyle Casano, Digital Advocacy
  • Hanna Cecena, Social Media Intern, City of Santa Rosa
  • Maurice Chaney, Past President, California Association of Public Information Officers
  • Cady Chen, GenUp
  • Lilly Cortes-Wyatt, Lilly Wyatt Public Relations
  • Ashley Crociani, Policy Analyst, South San Francisco
  • Councilmember Pippin Dew, City of Vallejo
  • Judith Franco, Youth Development Manager, Vacaville Police Department
  • Amanda Gerrie, Pathway Consulting
  • Supervisor John Gioia, Contra Costa County
  • Misha Gutierrez, Ogilvy Public Relations
  • Laine Himmelman, Habitat for Humanity, Greater Sacramento
  • Amanda Hernandez, Economic Development Administrator, City of Barstow
  • Hadassa Jakher, Management Analyst, City of Costa Mesa
  • Maria Elena Kennedy, Public Engagement Consultant
  • Bina Lefkovitz, Youth Development Consultant
  • Karen Lewis, Sagent Marketing
  • Mia Lopez, Uptown Studios
  • Michael Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, Improve Your Tomorrow
  • Rachel Manke, Ogilvy Public Relations
  • Logan Mayville, Post Modern Marketing
  • Scot Murdoc, Randle Communications
  • Jessica Ng, Mercury Public Affairs
  • Ashley Perez, Student, UC Riverside
  • Kaitlyn Perry, Perry Communications
  • Kassy Perry, Perry Communications
  • Frank Pisi, Director, History-Social Science Framework, Sacramento County Office of Education
  • Tobias Rasmussen, Student, UC Riverside
  • Nicole Remiker, Fiscal & Management Analyst, City of Chula Vista
  • Tina Reynolds, Uptown Studios
  • Yamilette Rodriguez, Senior Director, Central Valley, Youth Leadership Institute
  • Assessor / Clerk-Recorder / Chief Election Official Jesse Salinas, County of Yolo
  • Supervisor Don Saylor, Supervisor, County of Yolo
  • Ramy Shbaita, Student, UC Riverside
  • Councilmember Jay Schenirer, City of Sacramento
  • Sara Sloan, Idea Hall Communications
  • Janet Soule, Me Communications
  • Dan Summa, Media Services Supervisor, City of Tracy
  • Taylor Toledo-Kearns, 3Fold Communications
  • Board Member Gracie Torres, Western Municipal Water District and Flood Control Planner, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 
  • Amyee Valdez, Idea Hall Communications
  • Elise Veliz, Community Services Coordinator, City of San Pablo
  • Joslyn Villegas, Community Services Leader, City of Santa Fe Springs
  • Supervisor Chuck Washington, County of Riverside
  • Lael Wagenneck, Public Information Officer, Department of Public Works, County of Santa Barbara
  • Lilla Wallrich, Wallrich Communications
  • April West, Communications Specialist, El Dorado Hills Community Services District
  • Daniel Wetter, Randle Communications
  • Amy Williams, Past President, California Association of Public Information Officers
  • Ginger Wireman, State of Washington
  • Tiffany Wilson, Research & Evaluation Consultant
  • Lee Wochner, Digital Strategist, Counterintuity