BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Juan Arambula
California State Assembly
Henry Barkett
Real
Estate Development
(Chief Finanacial Officer)
Jim Boren
The Fresno Bee
Jim Coleman
E & J Gallo
Rep. Jim Costa
U.S. Congress
Diana Dooley
Children’s Hospital,
Central California
John Harris
Harris Farms
Dr. Arnold Gazarian
Berberian Companies
Don Jackson
Attorney
(Chairman)
Lee Lockhart
The Business Journal
William Lyles
Lyles Diversified
Dennis Parnagian
Fowler Packing Co.
Sen. Chuck Poochigian
California State Senate
(Vice
Chairman)
Sal Russo
Russo, Marsh & Rogers
Mike Villines
California State Assembly
Ex Officio Members
Dr. John D. Welty,
President
Calif. State Univ., Fresno
(Secretary)
Dr. Jeronima Echeverria,
Provost
Calif. State Univ., Fresno
Dr. Luz Gonzalez,
Dean
College of Social Sciences
Calif. State Univ., Fresno
STAFF
Executive Director
Mark Keppler
Research Assistants
Bryttny Rathwick
Danvy Le
Erica Dement
Jill Beuttner
Jessica Woody
Katherine Yeffa
Webmaster
Fatih Yenen
CONTACT
The Maddy Institute
Foundation Building
Calif. State Univ., Fresno
4910 N. Chestnut Ave.
Fresno, CA 93726-1852
Phone:
(559) 294-9119
Fax:
(559) 294-8118
Email:
mkeppler@csufresno.edu
Website:
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The Maddy Report:
A New Public Affairs TV Program for the Valley
The Maddy Report, a 30-minute public affairs television program on issues impacting Central California, will premier on KSEE 24, NBC’s Fresno affiliate, on May 27 from 9:00 to 9:30 pm.
The first program will be on “The State Bond Proposals: What Could They Mean for the Valley?” The guests will be:
- Assemblyman Juan Arambula (D)
- Assemblyman David Cogdill (R)
- Dan Walters, columnist for the Sacramento Bee
- Don Jackson, Chairman of The Maddy Institute,
- Diana Dooley, Maddy Institute Board member and General Counsel and Vice President of Children's Hospital of Central California
- Jim Boren, Maddy Institute Board member and Editorial Page Editor of the Fresno Bee
Mark Keppler, the Executive Director of the Maddy Institute will moderate.
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The Maddy Institute To Host TV Debates
on KSEE 24
 On Friday, May 26 from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m., The Maddy Institute, together with KSEE 24, NBC’s Fresno affiliate, will air two debates, one involving the two candidates for the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools and one involving the five announced candidates for Fresno County Sheriff.
The primary election will be held 11 days later, on June 6.
Joining Mark Keppler, Executive Director of the Maddy Institute in questioning the candidates will be Pete Weber, Chair of the Fresno Citizens for Good Government and Mary Savala from the League of Women Voters. Rich Rodriquez, KSEE 24 News Anchor, will moderate the debate.
Don Jackson, the Chair of The Maddy Institute, stated that “one of goals of the Maddy Institute is to encourage participation in the democratic process..."
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Maddy Associates Spring Schedule Set
Last year, The Maddy Institute officially launched the Maddy Associates program—a public affairs forum modeled after the
Commonwealth Club of California—to bring together a diverse array of distinguished speakers to discuss topics of importance
to our region, our State and our Nation.
In the Fall, Maddy Associates hosted two events—the annual “Sacramento Update” with State Senate and State Assembly members
from throughout the San Joaquin Valley and the annual “Washington Update” with the Valley’s Congressional delegation.
This Spring, we have two more events scheduled.
On May 17, Dan Walters will speak on “Sacramento: The Bond, The Valley and Election Year Politics”
at the Copper River Country Club. Mr. Walters is a columnist for The Sacramento Bee. His column on California
and its politics now appears in more than 50 California newspapers.
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Maddy Institute Adds Executive Assistant
Debora Bolen was recently hired as our Executive Assistant. Debora, returned to Fresno after working as a legal
secretary with a Morrison and Forester, a major law firm in San Francisco.
She was recommended by our Chairman, Don Jackson (for whom she worked earlier in her career) and is the wife of Hal Bolen, a well-respected local tax attorney and Chairman of the Board of Operation Clean Air (http://www.operationcleanair.org/), “a broad based coalition of all stakeholders in the overlapping issues of air quality and economic prosperity in the San Joaquin Valley…”
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Sen.
Ken Maddy follows voting
on the State Senate floor
on Friday evening, Aug. 28,
1998, two days before the
close of his last legislative
session. Source: Fresno Bee.
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May 12
(6:00 to 7:00 p.m.)
Graduation Ceremony
Maddy Scholar Interns
May 17
(5:30 to 7:30 p.m.)
Maddy Associates
Dan Walters
(Sacramento Bee)
May 26
(8:00 to 9:00 p.m.)
Fresno Co. Sheriffs and School Superintendent Debates
on KSEE 24
(Fresno’s NBC Affiliate)
May 27
(9:00 to 9:30 p.m.)
The Maddy Report
(“The State Bond Proposals: What Could They Mean for the Valley?”)
on KSEE 24 (Fresno’s NBC Affiliate)
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 Chairman
of The Board
The Maddy Institute is part think tank, part leadership trainer, part encourager of participation in the democratic process and all San Joaquin Valley.
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 Executive
Director
Redwoods, one of trees common in our region, may also well symbolize an emerging political trend in our region.
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A Scholar Intern
Michelle Jurkovich, 2005 Maddy Scholar Intern, (Cong. Radanovich’s Office)
What wonderful experiences my time as a Maddy Institute Scholar – Costa Federal Intern program afforded me!...
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Learn more about what our alumni are doing…The Deputy Field Director for the Republican Party…The teacher at Henan Polytechnic University in China who is starting graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in the Fall…The President of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International Pre-Law Chapter at Fresno State…
The White House Intern who will be starting graduate studies at the University of Chicago in the Fall…The Scheduler and Press Assistant for Congressman Jim Costa (CA 20)…attorney at the United States Department of Labor…The Legislative Correspondent in Congressman Costa’s Washington, DC office….The second year of law school at UC Davis School of Law...The Washington, D.C. intern who plans to apply to law school in the fall and eventually earn a master's in public policy.
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Maddy Scholar Intern Program
A 400% Increase |
Executive Director Mark Keppler and Maddy Board Chairman Don
Jackson speaking to the 2006 Maddy and Costa Scholar Interns at a reception at the University House on May 12 |
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One of the key goals of The Maddy Institute is to enlarge and enhance our legislative internship program.
On April 27, the Associated Students (Student Senate) allocated $18,500 to expand our legislative inte rnship
program to the Fall semester. As a result, our scholar legislative intern program will be over four times larger than it was just two years ago, growing from eight legislative interns in 2004-2005, to 18 interns in 2005-2006 to
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Maddy Co-Sponsors California Youth Democracy Alliance
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 On Saturday, May 6, The Maddy Institute, together with WestEd, the Center for Multicultural Cooperation,
Fresno Youth Service Council, the Stuart Foundation, Campus Compact, Youth Service California and the CA Center
for Civic Participation and Youth Development, hosted the first-ever California Youth Democracy Alliance (CYDA) at
the Kremen School of Education on the California State University campus. Assemblymember Juan Arambula (D-Fresno
and Maddy Board member) was the featured speaker. Other speakers included Ana Jovel Melendez, Maddy Alum and staff
member for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California), Tal Eslick, Maddy Alum and staff member for U.S. Congressman Devin
Nunes (R-Visalia), Susan Good, staff member for State Sen. Dean Florez (D-Shafter) and Julie Griffiths, staff member for
Assemblymember Mike Villines (R-Fresno and Maddy Board member). [read
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The Maddy Institute to Offer “Certificate in Public Sector Leadership”
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Zajonc, author of The Politics of Hope, leading
Community Collaboration Workshop sponsored
by the Maddy Institute's Dooley Leadership
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This Fall, The Maddy Institute, in conjunction with the Division of Continuing and Global Education,
California State University, Fresno, plans to offer a Maddy Institute Certificate in Public Sector Leadership.
While all managers require similar knowledge and skills, public sector managers require a unique set of knowledge and competencies to be effective. Local governments are demanding and complex.
While all managers require similar knowledge and skills, public sector managers require a unique set of knowledge and competencies to be effective. Local governments are demanding and complex. It is an environment of finite resources, with ever increasing demands and higher citizen expectations for service and accountability. The changing political landscapes in Sacramento and Washington D.C., as well as the ambitions, agendas, and leadership styles of local elected officials add to the complexity
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Work with Governor's “California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley” Continues |
Sen. Dean Florez meeting with the Air Quality Work Group on May 12 to discuss pending legislation at the State Capital.
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The Maddy Institute continues to work with the Governor's California Partnership for the San Joaquin
Valley, generally, and the Air Quality Work Group, in particular.
On June 24, 2005 Governor Schwarzenegger signed an executive order establishing the California Partnership for the San
Joaquin Valley (see: www.bth.ca.gov/).
Designed as a joint initiative between the public and private sectors and state and local leaders, the Partnership is
comprised of eight state government members, eight local government members and eight private sector member.
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