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EDAB 2004 Spring Membership Meeting
May 16, 2003, from 8:15 – 10:00 AMThe San Leandro LibrarySan Leandro, California |
Sponsored by: | Alameda County Waste Management Authority & Recycling Board | |
Pacific Gas & Electric | ||
Co-Sponsored by: | San Leandro Chamber of Commerce | |
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce | ||
Hayward Chamber of Commerce | ||
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County | ||
Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce | ||
Table Sponsors: | United Way of the Bay Area | |
Pacific Gas & Electric | ||
City of San Leandro |
Over 180 EDAB members and guests participated in EDAB’s Spring General Membership Meeting, featuring a presentation of East Bay’s 2003 key indicators and an opportunity to hear from a panel of experts on business efficiency practices. We also celebrated the many businesses who have participated in the StopWa$te and Green Business Programs and the winners of our annual Business Efficiency Awards program. |
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This is EDAB’s Fourth Annual Indicators Report, focusing on underlying components of the region's economic, environmental, and social health. It is intended to provide the base information needed to help EDAB evaluate its programs and strategies, help businesses make investment and management decisions and to identify and monitor critical issues and challenges that need to be addressed by civic and community leaders of the region.entitled "Economic Indicators…where have we been and where are we going?" was Partner, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, and EDAB's General Counsel, Spring 2003 Presentation A full copy of the EastBay2003Indicators.pdf.
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Following Zach's presentation, Dr. Norma Rees, President of California State University, Hayward, introduced the panel of business and community leaders who shared their thoughts on “Engaging the Community in New Paths to Business and Government Efficiency”. |
Pamela Gordon, consultant and author, is President and Founder of Technology Forecasters, Inc., a management-consulting firm that for four years has been named by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the 100 fastest growing private companies in the Bay Area. Ms Gordon is author of the book, “Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment”, published in 2001. Pamela moderated a panel consisting of: |
Heidi B. Finberg is the Chief Executive Officer of the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, where she has also served on the Executive Board as Vice President of Civic Issues. Ms. Finberg has served as Chair of the City of San Leandro Recreation Commission, on the San Leandro General Plan Advisory Committee, and the Cherry Festival and Sausage & Suds steering committees. She has also served the community through a variety of community and daily newspaper positions. |
| Honorable Janet Lockhart, first elected to the Dublin City Council in 1996, has served as Mayor of Dublin since October 2001 and was Vice Mayor from 1998 to 2001. Prior to her election to the City Council, Janet had served as a Board Member and President of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Her commitment to the community has included employment as a school librarian, owner of a small business, and published author of children's books. Public education has always been an issue of importance for Janet who helped found Dublin Partnerships in Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities and forging partnerships between business and schools. Her participation on regional boards related to waste management and recycling, transportation, local land planning, and historic preservation have all provided her with information necessary to make a difference in her community. |
Ritu Primlani, Executive Director and founder of Thimmakka's Resources for Environmental Education, has implemented a business efficiency and environmental performance program for ethnic restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Partnering with local agencies, volunteers and community leaders, the Greening Ethnic Restaurants project works with Burmese, Thai, Tibetan, Indian, Mediterranean, Persian, African-American and Ethiopian restaurants using culturally-appropriate communication and economically sound implementation packages to help businesses implement cost-saving strategies for environmentally-conscious business efficiency. Besides her experience as an environmental educator, Ms. Primlani has worked as a technology consultant and cartographer and has been published and interviewed extensively on the environment and culture. |
Following the panel presentation, Janet Lockhart announced the recipients of the in the Alameda County StopWa$te Partnership Awards and the businesses certified by the Green Business Program. |