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This Year’s Annual Conference is Sure to Hit All the Right Notes

Join us August 28 – 31 in Monterey for the 2023 CSDA Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase. With our musicthemed conference including our Taste of the City Event complete with dueling pianos, this conference is sure to hit all the right notes with attendees and exhibitors. Register on or before Friday, August 5 to take advantage of the early-bird discount.

This year’s keynote presentations include Seth Mattison, CEO and Founder of FutureSight Labs, kicking off the conference with “The Heart of Leadership: The Secret & Science to Influencing & Leading during Transformation.” Leadership has always been about one thing: influence. To effectively manage transformation today, leaders must have the understanding and the skill to not only connect with the rational and logical aspects of people’s brains but also have the capacity to reach their hearts to understand what ultimately drives human behavior at the deepest level.

The SDRMA keynote on Wednesday, August 30 will feature Matthew Luhn, formerly with Pixar, presenting “Storytelling for Business.” Storytelling is the #1 business skill necessary to connect, motivate, and lead people in today’s world. Stories compel us to engage in experiences, learn lessons, and define our values and ourselves within our organization. Matthew Luhn, a 20-year Pixar story veteran, brings his experience creating and developing 10 blockbuster films at Pixar and provides practical strategies that teach and inspire people and teams to connect more effectively with audiences on an emotional level. Matthew uses the power of storytelling to bridge the gap between business and heart, driving your story toward one unforgettable selling point.

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This Conference Hits All The Right Notes

SDRMA Keynote: Matthew Luhn

Formerly with Pixar, Story Artist, Creativity Expert & Author Storytelling for Business

Opening Keynote: Seth Mattison

CEO and Founder of FutureSight Labs

The Heart of Leadership: The Secret & Science to Influencing & Leading During Transformation

Elections

CSDA Board of Directors (Seat C)

Voting Deadline

July 14, 2023

Meetings & Events

CSDA Conferences

General Manager Leadership Summit

Olympic Valley (Lake Tahoe area), June 25 – 27

CSDA Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase

Monterey, August 28 – 31

Early bird registration discount through August 5

Special District Leadership Academy

Santa Rosa, October 22 – 25

Early bird registration discount through September 22

Board Secretary / Clerk Conference

Monterey, November 6 – 8

Early bird registration discount through October 5

Proposals

Call for 2024 Webinar/Workshop Proposals Deadline

June 30, 2023

Upcoming Workshops

So, You Want to Be a General Manager?

June 25

Finding Funding: Grants, Financing, and Initiative Campaigns

June 25

Upcoming Webinars

Performance Management

June 13

How to Build a Better Multi-Year Strategic Plan

July 11

How Financing Gets Priced in the Capital Marketplace

July 18

CSDA Honors Legislators of the Year

Special districts in Alameda County and across the state recognized Congressman Ro Khanna as their Legislator of the Year at an event held at the Washington Hospital Healthcare System featuring local special district leaders from throughout the region. At separate events earlier this year, CSDA also honored State Senator John Laird and former State Assemblymember Ken Cooley as Legislators of the Year. The recognition is awarded annually by CSDA.

Congressman Khana was honored by locally elected special district leaders, the President of the CSDA Board of Directors, Elaine Magner; the President of the Alameda County Special Districts Association and Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District General Manager, Ryan Clausnitzer; and the CEO of the Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Kimberly Hartz.

At the Federal level, Congressman Khanna was one of 31 cosponsors of H.R. 535, the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (2021-2022). Rep. Khanna is also the first member in the House of Representatives to champion a formal request to the Library of Congress to produce a Congressional Research Service report on special districts. The report will help define how special districts fit within the federal mold of local government programs.

In January, special districts honored Senator Laird at an event held at the South Bay Community Center in Los Osos and recognized former Assemblymember Cooley at the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District in Sacramento.

Top: Special district leaders honor Congressman Ro Khanna as Legislator of the Year

Left top: Congressman Ro Khanna and CSDA Board President Elaine Magner

Bottom left: Former Assemblymember Ken Cooley and CSDA Senior Public Affairs Field Coordinator, Dane Wadlè

Bottom right: Senator John Laird and CSDA Board President, Elaine Magner.