#HeartofSV March 2017 Issue by The Silicon Valley Organization

March 2017

#Heartof SV

The pulse of business

Closing the Gap Strive San Jose aims toward the future

First-Class Act: Hotel DeAnza

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CEOPERSPECTIVE 2017 is a big year for us. and SVO PAC . In January, we announced a For those worried about new name, organizational what this may mean for San Jose, however, the structure and direction. work within the Heart of Over the course of our 131Silicon Valley will remain year history, our laser-focused, specifically organization has evolved through to better serve the needs of the business community. Matthew R. Mahood commerce san jose and SVO It’s the ability to plan and President & CEO foundation’s strive san evolve to the ever-changjose and leadership san ing Silicon Valley business jose, but also through SVO PAC ecosystem that has allowed us to remain a relevant and vital part of our and silicon valley IDEA. Our 2017 Board Chair Dan Bozzuto of regional Bozzuto Insurance agrees. economy for more than a century. “The work that the organization has And we’re just getting started. been known In the last six for isn’t changyears, the This new name ing. In fact, this organization has been pursuing a better reflects the reorganization allows for greater slow but delibwork being done exposure and erate pivot and shift to prioritize across so many areas growth for the programs and economic deof our community. initiatives that velopment as a have been gainkey driver for the ing significant traction in the last few organization. Now, with a refreshed look and name, years. This new name better reflects the work being done across so many we can complete this organizational areas of our community.” transformation to not only serve our The broader, more regional name also primary constituents as the voice of focuses on the organization’s ability business but also be looked upon by the broader community as the region- to act as both a convener and catalyst for collective impact for the greater al leader, collaborator and problem Silicon Valley community on issues solver that we are. that affect business velocity and qualThe new name emphasizes the orgaity of life. nization’s greater role within Silicon We have some exciting changes and Valley and will clarify and elevate the new additions—and plenty of ways work it does through its four lines of for you, our members, to engage. business — commerce san jose; silJoin us. icon valley IDEA; SVO foundation;

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES Closing the Gap

Strive San Jose aims toward the future

Businesses that Engage

2016 Strive Internship Program 2017 Strive Job Shadow Days

IN EVERY ISSUE CEO Perspective

A Message from the CEO

Looking Ahead

A Message from the Board Chair

Member Testimonial

Blach Construction

Event Calendar

Member Spotlight

Hotel De Anza

New Members

Program Feature:

Leadership San Jose Women Engaged! Age Advantage

Staff Spotlight

Strive San Jose

Number Crunch

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The silicon valley organization 101 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA 95113 p: 408-291-5250 f: 408-286-5019 thesvo.com BOARD CHAIR Dan Bozzuto, Bozzuto Insurance PRESIDENT & CEO Matthew R. Mahood EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Derrick Seaver VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS Mayra Flores De Marcotte VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER RELATIONS Kathryn Satcher SR. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY Victor Gomez SR. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOMENT Susan Ellenberg DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Kelly Peaton Designed by Elizabeth Nguyen Cover photo courtesy San José Unified School District

LOOKINGAHEAD The momentum that is from our member business behind our Strive San Jose community and have been program is tangible. This advocating at the national program has placed us front level. and center as an important convener and collaborator in Our Director of Education the workforce and education and Workforce Developdevelopment space locally – ment Kelly Peaton has been and nationally – and we are Dan Bozutto appointed as part of the proud of what we’ve been US Chamber Foundation’s Board Chair able to accomplish in such a Talent Pipeline Management short span of time. Academy. Last year, the fledgling program brought on East Side Union High School District as its founding school district partner. On the heels of our major success with the inaugural Strive Internship Program, we brought on San José Unified School District, then Campbell Union High School District and most recently, Metro Ed, as partners. We successfully convened a local advisory board with strong representation

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To say our members are excited by all this movement is an understatement. There’s still time to participate. We are coming up to our second annual Strive Internship Program, which offers member businesses paid summer interns—free of cost to the employer— and the HR and paperwork is taken care of by our partners at work2future Foundation. There’s no downside. Engage with us.

Striving toward the future Connecting businesses with educators to empower tomorrow’s workforce By Eddie Truong & Kelly Peaton

n the spring of 2015, the business members of The SVO, then the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, had a problem. They had jobs they couldn’t fill and applicants who didn’t have the skills they needed. The schools had a problem too. The state had just invested tons of money in scaling career pathways and asked schools to begin engaging business more in their design and

execution. Santa Clara County has over 30 school districts. Whose job is it at a school to engage businesses? And whose job is it at a business to work with schools? When our business members came to us, saying they wanted to be more THESVO.COM | MARCH 2017

involved with education, we decided it would be our job. Matthew Mahood, President & CEO of The silicon valley organization, had a vision of an organization that knows that for a community to be a great place to do business, it also has to be a great place to live and work. And Derrick Seaver, Executive Vice President of The SVO, who’s 4

always had a soft spot for education, was more than willing to expand The SVO’s education and workforce development efforts. “When we first started talking about creating a pipeline of talent for employers in the Silicon Valley, it had to begin with the talent that’s coming from our schools in order to create that hunger and passion for giving back to the community in which they had grown up in,” said Irene Chavez, Senior Vice President & Area Manager of the Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center. “So there isn’t anybody better to do that with than Matthew Mahood of The SVO.” In the summer of 2015, Strive San Jose was born. A group of invested members and Kelly Peaton, a then Fellow from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, got to work researching local needs and national models for effectively engaging business in education. After months of interviews, surveys, and research they crafted a plan. The SVO would become the local workforce intermediary - the entry point for businesses to effectively engage with our education system around career pathways. “The members of The SVO came together to create Strive San Jose for just this purpose: building a qualified, dedicated and work-ready career pipeline for San Jose high school students to enter into a job placement pathway of their choice,” Mahood said. Strive San Jose’s founding partner on the education side was East Side Union High School District. East Side shared a vision of expanding workbased learning for students to increase the relevance of what students were learning in the classroom. Their LinkedLearning approach made them a natural partner for Strive San Jose. “These internships expose our stu5

ABOVE: A group shot of the 2016 Strive Internship participants from San José Unified School Distric at SAP Center in San Jose. RIGHT: A student learns how to put together her resume during the 2016 Strive Internsship Program soft skills workshop. LEFT: Two students from San Jose Unified School Distric take a selfie with a robot during the NextFlex cleanroom tour of the 2017 Strive Shadow Days. Photos courtesy of San José Unified School District

dents to real-world experiences in their chosen field of studies and provide opportunities to network with working professionals in that career path,” said Chris Funk, East Side Union High School District Superintendent. “Students learn best practices in the workplace through a Continued on page 9 THESVO.COM | MARCH 2017

BUSINESSES THAT ENGAGE 2016 Strive Internship Program Business Participants • Achievement Engineering Corp • American Cancer Society • BBSI • Bozzuto Insurance • Buzzub, Inc. • Comcast • East Side Union High School District • Erik’s DeliCafe • Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center • Gilbane Building Company • Hayes Mansion • Hilton San Jose • Kaiser Permanente • Lehigh Hanson • Opterra Energy Services • Quality Archiving • The silicon valley organization • SCG Foodspace • SGI Construction Management • Silicon Valley Business Journal • Strawn Construction • SV FACES • Van Pelt Construction, • Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Continued on page 8

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2016 Strive Internship Program Business Participants: BBSI “The program and interns exceeded our expectations. They were both amazing and we’re looking forward to next year.” — Michelle Barthlow, Staffing Manager BBSI

2017 Strive Job Shadow Days Business Participants • • • • •

Microsoft Valley Fair Accenture Blach Construction NextFlex SJUSD’s Department of Operations • Reel Eagle Studios • Artik Art & Architecture • Dan Powers Sound+ Vision

FROM LEFT: Michelle Barthlow, Staffing Manager at BBSI, student intern from Piedmont Hill High School, and Marisol Martinez.

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NextFlex Strive San Jose is a great example of a program that integrates local youth into the professional world in ways that benefit both students and companies. Being a part of that program is a THESVO.COM | MARCH 2017

great way to achieve our workforce development goals. Other businesses should consider getting involved because this PARMETER program is creating a reliable pipeline of workforce-ready talent is an important investment in any company’s future, and a great way to give back to the communities businesses depend on.

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paid internship program and connect what they learn in the classroom to the work being performed at the employer’s work site. In doing so, the East Side Union High School District is committed to providing a career-relevant educational experience to our students and to aligning school curriculum to current workforce needs.” This internship opportunity was made possible by identifying SVO member businesses who were passionate about workforce development and interested in hosting a summer intern. These internships allowed students to understand what career opportunities are available in a particular industry and offer them a chance to learn, grow and be better prepared to enter the workforce. The inaugural 2016 Strive San Jose Internship Program was made possible through partnerships with the work2future Foundation and the Office of San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s San Jose Works program.

“This is the Silicon Valley approach to problem-solving and innovation in the workforce development space,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. “By bringing together The SVO, the East Side Union High School District, and the work2future Foundation, we are developing a pipeline between resource-starved neighborhoods and the critical jobs that we need to move San Jose forward. My office and SJ Works will be proud partners in this effort to place hundreds of youth, from gang-impacted neighborhoods, into good-paying jobs to support this unprecedented partnership and to sustain San Jose in the years to come.” In all, the internship program yielded 41 East Side Career Pathways students placed into paid summer internships with 31 participating member businesses. The work2future Foundation acted as the employer of record and paid these students $50,000. This was our first big win.

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ABOVE: Blach Construction demonstrates how it uses VR technology during the modeling process to students from San José Unified School District during the 2017 Strive Job Internship We have been hard at work with three local school districts to connect their career technical education students to work-based learning opportunities with SVO member businesses. We’ve also been at work with other public and nonprofit partners to align systems and resources around the shared goal of career pathways for students. We haven’t been alone in

this work. Regions across California have been working on career pathways since the infusion of funds from the California Career Pathways Trust grants. TAKING ON AN INTERMEDIARY ROLE Jobs For the Future just released a report on the progress of grantees two years in. One of the key findings was the critical need for intermediary support. “Intermediary support around all aspects of career pathways implementation is critical, and demand outstrips supply. Creating career pathways requires a host of activities that consortia partners may not have capacity or expertise to perform...to identifying opportunities for workbased learning, to attentively engaging employers around the entire education pipeline and labor market demand. Intermediaries … play essential roles, brokering relationships and developing the systems necessary to implement career pathways. Consortia that have strong intermediary support consider it invaluable ...” This has been very true in our own work. There are no (or few) systems in place for creating new career pathways, or for establishing work-based learning opportunities. Much of our work has been making things from scratch and then figuring out how to turn it into a process that can be repeated faster, better, and at scale. We are constantly looking for tools and engaging with our networks to determine better ways to do this intermediary work. Some of these networks and communities of practice are the Talent Pipeline Management Network, the LinkedLearning Alliance, and recently the California Workforce Development Board’s Accelerator grantees.

However, being an intermediary, we move with our partners or not at all. One example from this past year of work going slower than we may have liked was the goal of using LaunchPath, a free tool developed by the LinkedLearning Alliance, to help us match students to internship opportunities for the summer. Our school district partners needed important questions about student data privacy answered; so we will have to continue the conversation with our school district partners over time and make sure their concerns over student data are met. Our approach for the upcoming school year will center around industry specific advisory boards that work closely with career technical education and career pathway teachers. Concurrently, we will launch employer collaboratives using the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) model. Through our summer internship program we will have already recruited a pool of employers who have demonstrated a commitment to supporting career pathways. The employer collaboratives and industry advisory boards will be the route for their continued engagement throughout the school year. Measures of success will include: • Number of sectors engaged • Number of businesses engaged • Number and demographics of students accessing work-based learning activities • Students attitudes towards and knowledge of career pathways • Number of industry advisory boards created • Number of employer collaboratives created A REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE Strive San Jose offers numerous ways for business and education to work at the same table. Recently, we partnered with San José Unified School District on our inaugural Job Shadow Days.

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The two-day event brought a group of five host businesses together—Accenture, Microsoft Store Valley Fair, Blach Construction, NextFlex and SJUSD’s Department of Operations— and a total of eight participating businesses to offer 100 high school students a chance to experience several job shadows in various industries, including construction, engineering and multimedia. In 2016, we launched our Strive Internship Program—a three-day event that aimed to offer career pathways students from East Side Union High School District a chance to not only learn soft skills but also offered them a chance to put what they learned to the ultimate test: job interviews and subsequent placement into a paid summer internship. The event launched at Silver Creek High School with a talk from a Google employee. From there, students entered into resume-writing workshops and learned interviewing best practices. Day two offered students a chance to visit one of Silicon Valley’s tech campuses: LinkedIn. There, they learned about their personal brands and heard from LinkedIn employees on best tips on creating their first LinkedIn profiles. The day was complete with a personal finance talk from SVO member PwC. And on day three, students met employers for rounds of one-on-one interviews at the SAP Center, with the day culminating in being “hired” by one of the employers that interviewed them. Strive San Jose is now accepting applications for intern hosts for the 2017 Strive Internship Program. Be sure to visit strivesanjose.org for additional information. Eddie Truong is the Career Pathways Liaison, East Side Union High School District Kelly Peaton is the Director of Education and Workforce Development 10

MEMBERTESTIMONIAL

Blach Construction For almost 50 years, Blach Construction Company has been enhancing Greater Bay Area and Central Coast communities, building cutting-edge offices, research labs, education, healthcare, religious and civic structures. Our focus on enduring quality and excellence extends beyond the long-lasting buildings we construct into the positive experience our life-long customers consistently have. As a leading innovator, green and lean builder, we are constantly finding new ways to condense schedules and increase affordability of commercial construction without sacrificing the quality for which we’re known.

While Blach earns numerous industry awards every year, our most recent stands out: In 2016 Fortune magazine ranked Blach #30 in the top 100 Great Places to Work in the U.S. To learn more about our services, portfolio and the Blach Difference, go to www.blach. com. Why was SVO membership important to Blach? SVO gives us an opportunity to join with leading local businesses to advocate for a stronger economy in our home market. We also enjoy getting to know and network with other like-minded business leaders who share our passion to make Silicon Valley the best place to live and work. Continued on page 17

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A Love Affair With Art

The Hotel De Anza leverages rich history to set itself apart

by Avantika Chotani

t’s 1931. The Hotel De Anza opened its doors for the first time. The bright red neon sign towered above downtown San Jose. Women walked around the lobby in cream silhouette dresses with perfect waved hair pinned back while the men stood in dapper suits and the occasional top hats. The 10-story building was San Jose’s first first-class hotel and the tallest hotel in the growing skyline. It also became the first to have a heated outdoor pool—complete with a diving lady painting on the building’s exterior. Now, 85 years later, in an era of two-wheeled hover boards and cars that could drive themselves, the Hotel De Anza—one of only three historic hotels left in the downtown—continues reinventing itself by leveraging the ABOVE: A nighttime shot of the Hotel De Anza along W. Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose. BELOW: A historic exterior shot of the Hotel De Anza. Photos courtesy of Hotel De Anza

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two things that sets it apart: art and history. AN ICONIC PAST Change is a way of life in Silicon Valley. Orchards gave way to urbanism. Historic buildings were razed to make way for new iterations but one constant in the downtown’s skyline remained— the Hotel De Anza. “The hotel has a long history and strong personality that has resonated with a lot of people in the community over time,” says Isabelle Matter, hotel general manager. “The renovation was a nice investment into the property to bring it back to its glory, upgrade it while keeping the feel and Art Deco—what the hotel really is and what it means to the people of San Jose.” 13

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Originally built as a 10-story hotel in 1931, it consisted of 144 guest rooms, numerous amenities like a barber shop, café and even a radio station: Radio Station Keen featuring Red Skeleton. But the glory days of the hotel seemed to be over approaching the 1970s as it became run-down and was nearly demolished until the Redevelopment Agency stepped in. In 1982, the Hotel De Anza was added to the National Register of Historic Places. “I was born and raised in San Jose,” says Max Schultz, director of sales and marketing at the Hotel De Anza. “I saw the hotel when it was at its lowest, and to see it come back now, being renovated the way it was, returning to its Art Deco style, is one of the reasons I came to work here.”

ABOVE: Exhibition Distric mural on the exterior of the Hotel DeAnza measures 100-feet wide by two-stories high and was created by artist Jim Miner of Analog Tattoo Kolectiv. BELOW: Rennovated King suite at the Hotel DeAnza.

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ABOVE: Art by Gloria Swanson hangs in the reception area of the Hotel De Anza.

The hotel underwent a major renovation back in 1991 that addressed much-needed structural upgrades. Then, in 2015-16, the hotel celebrated its 85th year with an interior renovation that restored its Art Deco details while modernizing its overall feel. “This hotel has the ability to take you back in time, but still keep the feeling of being in 2016,” Matter says. A COLORFUL FUTURE

From the deep purple hues to the modern décor that echoes a touch of the 20s, this downtown structure definitely has a style of its own. The start of the art culture for the hotel was 1951, the inauguration of the wellknown Diving Lady. It holds a special place in the heart of the hotel as well as hearts of returning and new guests. Art was a strong part of the overall renovation completed and celebrated earlier this year. From the oversized

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photographs to the interactive three-panel digital display that showcases a mix of local and global artists, the Hotel De Anza is keen on celebrating the rich art culture that has been entwined with the hotel since its 1931 debut. The latest addition to the hotel’s growing gallery is the 100-foot wide-by-two-stories high mural on its exterior, just completed in August 2016. The mural is a product of collaboration between the Hotel De Anza, the San Jose Downtown Association and the Exhibition District—an artist collective that aims at creating 40,000-square feet of murals throughout the city of San Jose. Designed by artist Jim Miner of Analog Tattoo Kolectiv and titled “Life Abundant in the Face of Death Imminent,” the mural includes an Art Deco-styled face with a matching reoccurring pattern and an overflowing cornucopia. The Hotel De Anza is now the only hotel in the downtown with an outdoor mural. “Destination Hotels, as a company, our hotels are art-centric,” Schultz says. “The mural that the Exhibition District created outside ties in with the building’s history and the areas’ Continued from page 11

How has Blach Construction engaged with The SVO and its programs over the last year? We have participated in many of The SVO’s programs including: City Study Missions – By joining forces with our City’s leaders and staff to analyze Best Practices from other large cities around the United States, we are able to gain insight and knowledge about what others are doing and determine how we can 17

ABOVE: Rennovated front desk in the lobby at the Hotel De Anza. agricultural past and offers a community connection. And you can’t beat the color!” So besides the art and history, what has been their secret for all these years? “Be authentic,” Schultz says. “This journey has been a very collaborative process from the reconstruction to the up keeping. With a good general manager and great communication between everyone, we have been

able to succeed our expectations.” With the renovations done, the future of Hotel De Anza holds a plethora of possibilities. So take a moment, stand outside and marvel at the unparalleled Hotel De Anza, and experience the historical beauty it holds inside.

incorporate them into the way we do business here locally, as a public-private partnership.

gic level to set policies and provide guidance and recommendations for improving the professional landscape for businesses throughout our region.

Job Shadow Day – Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders, so we like to do what we can to educate and inform young people about what career opportunities exist in the construction field. Board of Directors and Executive Committee – As leading, long-time company in Silicon Valley, we enjoy working with The SVO at a strateTHESVO.COM | MARCH 2017

Avantika Chotani was the 2016 Summer Communications Intern

From Blach Construction’s perspective, why should businesses within the Silicon Valley consider engaging with The SVO? The SVO is the leading voice of small and medium-sized businesses in San Jose and Silicon Valley. We are stronger when we join together to build our community and our economy.

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PROGRAMFEATURE

Introducing: 2017 Lead

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eadership San Jose, a program of The silicon valley organization, is now in its 26th year. As the region’s premier leadership training program, each year boasts a class of 35 members from every facet of the community -public sector, private sector, education and more. Each Leadership class engages in a rigorous 10-part program, learning how to be better civic entrepreneurs, and complete a community-based project that gives back to San Jose by 19

donating time and services to a regional non-profit. Over the last 26 years, more than 800 local business, nonprofit and public sector professionals have graduated from the LSJ cohort class. This group remains active throughout the year through regular mixers and events. At the helm is our Senior Director of Community Development, Susan Ellenberg. THESVO.COM | MARCH 2017

INTRODUCING … THE LEADERSHIP CLASS OF 2017 PARTICIPANTS Linda Antonopoulos, Director of Corporate Relations, The Tech Museum of Innovation Doug Bartl, Senior Manager of Facilities Operations, Oracle Ed Davis, Partner, Petrinovich Pugh & Company LLP Melissa Durkin, Development Manager, Republic Family of Companies

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Mike Greco, Corporate Partner Developer, Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School Rob Lindo, General Counsel, Casino M8trix Greg Louie, Principal, Santa Teresa High School Hector Lucatero, Senior Auditor, Johansson & Yau Teresa Marquez, Director of Instruction and Professional Development, East Side Union High School District Kevin Miller, Civic Technology Manager for San Jose, Microsoft

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Tim McLaughlin, Manager of Community Involvement, San Jose Water Company Ziem Nguyen Neubert, Director of School Partnerships, Project Cornerstone Patricia Oliverio-Lauderdale, Public Affairs Officer, Intel Laura Salcido, Owner, Freshest Cargo Joe Salvatore, Operations Director, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Anish Singh, Commercial Banking Analyst, Bridge Bank Andre Thomas, Business Immigration THESVO.COM | MARCH 2017

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Introducing: Women Engaged!

he tremendous turnout at recent Women’s Marches across the country make it clear, if anyone needed to be reminded, that large swaths of this 51% of the population is not feeling fairly represented, equitably treated or ideologically respected. Regardless of one’s political leanings, there are issues that unite women and there is a fervor right now to shift the conversation and compel changes in culture, policy and law. So often the barrier to impactful engagement is a matter of not knowing how to harness one’s energy. The silicon valley organization’s leadership san jose is offering an opportunity for women to gather, learn and, most importantly, take action around issues of social urgency. Women Engaged! is a six-part series of salon-style conversations, each of which tackles a different topic. Each issue will be introduced by an expert in the field, but much of the time will be spent in conversation and participants will leave with a resource detailing specific ways in which they can become further engaged around that issue. Women Engaged! is not a business networking or mentoring group, though when women come together, anything can happen. It will not focus on professional development but rather on community engagement, through philanthropy, service, spending, advocacy and peer modeling. The series kicked off today and will continue on the last Tuesday evening of each month. In order to foster

authentic conversation in a safe environment, the salons will be held in private homes and registration will be limited. Topics for this first series were essentially “ripped from the headlines” (to misquote Law & Order). The series begins with a discussion of the gender wage gap that impacts women working in housekeeping through C level executive positions. This topic was followed in February with a conversation about violence against women, another injustice that impacts women across racial, ethnic and economic lines. March featured a discussion on Girls, Women and public education and will explore issues that impact both student performance and educators’ sustainability. April will feature an exploration of the circumstances of women and girls who are engaged in the justice system and the consequent impact

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on children and families. If society as a whole is interested in breaking cycles of low level crime, abuse and poverty, a hard look must be taken at how women engage with the justice system from arrest to incarceration to reentry. In May, “Campus rape culture” is a term that is often used casually, yet signifies a concern of the utmost seriousness to tens of thousands of young women on college campuses across the country. A local attorney will talk about some of the recent court decisions in campus sexual assault and rape cases and whether university culture is beginning to shift in meaningful ways from a focus on women’s actions to men’s responsibility for their own behavior. The series will wrap up in June with a review of the state of women’s reproductive health rights six months into the current presidential administration.

Introducing: Age Advantage Age Advantage is a special interest group that will focus and person-centric health care to self-driving cars, on issues and policies relating to an age-friendly San Jose. drones and task robots. Entire incubators are beInspired by a conversation with a small group of leadering designed to foster growth in this area (check ship san jose, facilitated by Dr. John Feather, Chief Execuout www.Aging2.0.com as an example). tive Officer at Grantmakers in Aging, around the subject of • Seniors often scale down, increasing demand for an aging citizenry, Age Advantage will function as a hybrid small, often higher density housing and desire advocacy and direct program provider by promoting other amenities that are within walking distance agencies’ local programs and op• Seniors are positioned to proportunities to learn more about Age mote an agenda for universal design: San Jose was Friendly San Jose, in addition to offerhousing, transportation, roads and designated by the ing our own occasional programs that sidewalks, and businesses that are will provide opportunities to engage designed to be accessible for seniors World Health with issues of aging. are by definition more inclusive of the Organization as entire population including people with The aforementioned conversation an “Age-Friendly disabilities and children. revealed important facts around our City...” aging population: in 2017, ‘seniors’ On the other hand, seniors who are not (defined here as 60+) make up 15% financially secure place a demand on of our county’s population; by 2030, that proportion will social services: they may need subsidized housing, suppledouble to 30%. mental nutrition and health care, modified transportation and day centers. How a community cares for its seniors That’s a lot of people lining up for the 4:30 matinee. says much about its ethical nature. This shifting demographic is going to have significant, in many ways positive, impact on all aspects of our economy. • Seniors continue to pay taxes, but place less demand on public education, police services, jails and roads • Seniors spend money: on movies, theater, restaurants, fitness clubs, lectures, travel and more • Seniors generate new industry niches: Lyft, for example, is capitalizing on this new population, both as passengers and drivers. • Seniors generate new product and service needs, from new technologies to enhance brain health

San Jose was designated by the World Health Organization as an ‘Age-Friendly City’ and the County of Santa Clara is working toward all 15 cities in the county earning this designation by the coming summer. The public sector is thinking about and planning for the growing tide of seniors, but is the business sector yet focused on this shift? How will businesses be impacted and what new practices might be put into place? This is an area that this group will work towards solving. Join us. For more information or to engage in creating an action plan around Age Advantage, please contact Susan Ellenberg at susane@thesvo.com.

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STAFFSPOTLIGHT

Strive San Jose

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Kelly Peaton

Catherine Uong

Position/Title: Director of Education & Workforce Development Previous Job: High School Math Teacher College attended: Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government; University of Florida Degree in: Masters Public Policy; BA in History, Classical Studies Fun fact: When I was in the fifth grade I won the officer friendly safety slogan contest with the slogan: by *NSYNC with safety

Position/Title: Sr. Manager, Public Policy & Workforce Development, SJUSD Liaison Previous Job: Interim Edtech Principal at Y Combinator College attended: University of Southern California Degree in: Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of East Asian Languages & Cultures Fun fact: I have always lived next to the water, from New York City, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, to San Jose!

Eddie Truong

Tonette Slaviero

Position/Title: Sr. Manager, Public Policy & Workforce Development, ESUHSD Liaison Previous Job: Education Policy Associate, Silicon Valley Leadership Group College attended: UC Davis Degree in: BA Asian American Studies Fun fact: I was a competitive paddler in college

Position/Title: Sr. Manager, Public Policy & Workforce Development, CUHSD Liaison Previous Job: Teacher, Leigh High School College attended: University of Phoenix; San Jose State University Degree in: Masters in Business Administration; BA French Fun fact: I don’t know if anyone else considers this “fun” but I speak four languages ... five if you count Sicilian. I love being able to communicate with people around the world.

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