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Invest in Leadership Training

Leadership Sunnyvale trains people to be more effective. We are supported through an alliance of civic, educational, business and government interests within the Silicon Valley region. Participants in our comprehensive Leadership Program meet key leaders in this alliance. The program experiences include:

Instruction and class exercises that encourage leadership skills
Seminar sessions and discussions with Community Leaders
Behind-the-scenes view of how a city operates on a daily basis
Unique opportunities that encourage and expect networking

A commitment to attend nine (once per month) full-day seminars at various locations in the Sunnyvale area as well as 8 half-day Saturday sessions (again once per month) for personal leadership development.

Curriculum

Public Affairs Seminars

Held on one Thursday per month - be briefed by experts and key area-wide decision makers.

Topics Include:

Sunnyvale: Character of the City
Health and Human Services
Business
Public Safety
Government
Education
Environmental Issues
Public Works, Parks & Rec.
Job, Housing, Transportation

Leadership Skills Sessions

Half-day Saturday session per month - Hands-on workshops led by high-level training consultants.

Topics Include:

Team Building
Dealing with conflict
Cultural competency
Working with the media
Functions of a non-profit
board member
Dealing with change
Art of Negotiations
Leadership Core Values
Communicating like a leader

Graduation Ceremony

One Day's Agenda...

(Government Day)

8:30 a.m. Jim Telfer Welcome
8:35 a.m. to 9: 15 am
Drew Corbett of the Department Finance
1. How does the State Budget influence the City's budget?
2. How does that affect the budget process in Sunnyvale?
9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.
David Kahn Sunnyvale City Attorney
1. What is the Brown Act?
2.How does it affect the City Council, Boards & Commissions?
3. What are Public Records?
10:00 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. Break
10:05 a.m. 10:55
Tony Spitaleri Mayor
The Role of the Mayor
11:00 a.m. 11: 55 a.m.
Gary Luebbers City Manager
Implementation of City Council Policy
1. What is the roll of staff in implementing the policies directed by the council?
2. What are the major challenges staff faces in carrying out policy decisions?
12:00 noon to 1:45 p..m. Lunch
Daisy Nishigaya San Jose City Deputy Attorney
Code enforcement
1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
Liz Kinss President, County Board of Supervisors
The Role of the County and how it effects Sunnyvale Residents?
2:55 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Christopher Moylan Councilmen
"So you want to run for Council"
4:15 p.m.
Wrap up/Evaluation/Announcements
4:30 p.m. Adjournment

Upcoming Events

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Recruiting for:
Class of 2009-2010

Join us!
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Dinner at the Dump
June 27, 2009

Click to open Invitation Flyer (pdf file)

Join us!
Registration form (pdf file)

Spring 2009 Newsletter

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Leadership Sunnyvale
Alumnus of the Year

Nomination form (pdf file)

23 Years and Counting

There have been over 500 graduates of the Leadership Sunnyvale program (see alumni page) since the first class graduated in 1986 (see history.)

Many of our graduates have become elected officials, served on Boards and Commissions for the City of Sunnyvale, and various boards such as regional school districts and non-profit organizations.

SVL through its programs, seeks to develop an engaged and informed citizenry, to enlarge the community umbrella for those who feel disenfranchised, and to provide the opportunities for people to improve their communication and leadership skills.

To strengthen our diverse community by developing empowered individuals to become effective leaders through training on the fundamentals of leadership and community awareness skills.

Learn more about vision & mission statements here.

Leadership Sunnyvale is a program of classes for community leadership, offered in and around Sunnyvale, California.
The program is unusual in that it is run by Alumni as an independent 501c3 educational non-profit - SVL.

CitySkills is a joint-venture project involving both the City of Sunnvyale and SVL.

SVL is partially funded through charitable contributions, which are tax-deductible. SVL's Tax ID number is 77-0530856

SVL, P.O. Box 61435, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-1435, Telephone: (408) 716-1837
URLs: www.leadershipsunnyvale.org, www.sunnyvalecityskills.org, www.svl.bz or www.4svl.org
Other URLs pointing to specific pages within this site: www.DinnerAtTheDump.org, www.norcalSummit.org

Web master:
The SVL logo and CitySkills logo were made by John Pilger, Class of 2004.

"If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy,
they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost."

Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Politics

Enable, Enlighten, Empower


Invest in Leadership Training Leadership Sunnyvale trains people to be more effective. We are supported through an alliance of civic, educational, business and government interests within the Silicon Valley region. Participants in our comprehensive Leadership Program meet key leaders in this alliance. The program experiences include: Instruction and class exercises that encourage leadership skills Seminar sessions and discussions with Community Leaders Behind-the-scenes view of how a city operates on a daily basis Unique opportunities that encourage and expect networking A commitment to attend nine (once per month) full-day seminars at various locations in the Sunnyvale area as well as 8 half-day Saturday sessions (again once per month) for personal leadership development. Curriculum Public Affairs Seminars Held on one Thursday per month - be briefed by experts and key area-wide decision makers. Topics Include: Sunnyvale: Character of the City Health and Human Services Business Public Safety Government Education Environmental Issues Public Works, Parks & Rec. Job, Housing, Transportation Leadership Skills Sessions Half-day Saturday session per month - Hands-on workshops led by high-level training consultants. Topics Include: Team Building Dealing with conflict Cultural competency Working with the media Functions of a non-profit board member Dealing with change Art of Negotiations Leadership Core Values Communicating like a leader Graduation Ceremony One Day's Agenda... (Government Day) 8:30 a.m. Jim Telfer Welcome 8:35 a.m. to 9: 15 am Drew Corbett of the Department Finance 1. How does the State Budget influence the City's budget? 2. How does that affect the budget process in Sunnyvale? 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. David Kahn Sunnyvale City Attorney 1. What is the Brown Act? 2.How does it affect the City Council, Boards & Commissions? 3. What are Public Records? 10:00 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. Break 10:05 a.m. 10:55 Tony Spitaleri Mayor The Role of the Mayor 11:00 a.m. 11: 55 a.m. Gary Luebbers City Manager Implementation of City Council Policy 1. What is the roll of staff in implementing the policies directed by the council? 2. What are the major challenges staff faces in carrying out policy decisions? 12:00 noon to 1:45 p..m. Lunch Daisy Nishigaya San Jose City Deputy Attorney Code enforcement 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Break 2:00 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. Liz Kinss President, County Board of Supervisors The Role of the County and how it effects Sunnyvale Residents? 2:55 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Christopher Moylan Councilmen "So you want to run for Council" 4:15 p.m. Wrap up/Evaluation/Announcements 4:30 p.m. Adjournment	Upcoming Events More Information Recruiting for: Class of 2009-2010 Join us! More Information Dinner at the Dump June 27, 2009 Join us! Registration form (pdf file) Spring 2009 Newsletter More Information Leadership Sunnyvale Alumnus of the Year Nomination form (pdf file) 23 Years and Counting There have been over 500 graduates of the Leadership Sunnyvale program (see alumni page) since the first class graduated in 1986 (see history.) Many of our graduates have become elected officials, served on Boards and Commissions for the City of Sunnyvale, and various boards such as regional school districts and non-profit organizations.
SVL through its programs, seeks to develop an engaged and informed citizenry, to enlarge the community umbrella for those who feel disenfranchised, and to provide the opportunities for people to improve their communication and leadership skills. To strengthen our diverse community by developing empowered individuals to become effective leaders through training on the fundamentals of leadership and community awareness skills. Learn more about vision & mission statements here. Anyone who has a stake in Sunnyvale (e.g. employed in, live in, or has an interest in the leadership training which is unique to this program). For further discussion on this topic, read the questions and answers in the Frequently Asked Questions page. This is an opportunity for you and other interested people who want to be more effective in their business, home life, community organizations and civic life. Join the nearly 500 alumni in and around Sunnyvale who have made a difference since taking Leadership Sunnyvale.