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[Tina Thomas]

http://www.guidedogboard.ca.gov/about/gdday_program.pdf 

Curb to Curb

Crossing Communication Street - Guide Dog Day 2012

Monday September 17, 2012

Board Meeting
State Capitol, Room 125
10:00 a.m. - Noon

Formal Presentation
North Steps of the State Capitol
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

AGENDA

1:00 p.m. - Introduction/Welcome Board President Eric Holm

1:10 p.m. - Anne Touloukian, Puppy Raisier

1:15 p.m. - Teal Knapp, Guide Dog Instructor

1:20 p.m. - Jay Harris, Guide Dog User

1:25 p.m. - Daniel Conway, California Restaurant Association

1:30 p.m. - Assemblyman Michael Allen

1:35 p.m. - Q&A - Press availability

SPEAKERS

Guide Dog Board President Eric Holm - After serving as a volunteer, speaker,
and independent consultant with Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., Eric Holm
was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the State Board of Guide
Dogs for the Blind on October 29, 2008. He was elected Board President on
October 25, 2010. Holm graduated from Saint Mary's College (BA), San
Francisco Law School (JD), and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Holm served as a Federal Adjudications Officer for the US. Department of
Justice and the U.S Department of Homeland Security. He also held the
position of Vice President and Chief Stewart of the American Federation of
Government Employees Local 1616. Holm actively engages as a member of the
National Federation of the Blind and the Bay Area Association of Disabled
Sailors. Presently, Holm also serves on the City of San Rafael's Park &
Recreation Commission and the ADA & Accessibility Advisory Committee,
educating and advancing the rights and responsibilities of persons with
disabilities. Ford, Holm's beautiful Yellow Labrador, nurtured and trained
at Guide Dogs for the Blind, assists him in living life to the fullest.

Puppy Raiser Anne Touloukian - Anne has been volunteering with Guide Dogs
for the Blind since 2006. She has raised and or started 13 puppies. Her
background is in retail management with Macy's and marketing with Nike for a
combined 25 years. She has always had a love of both dogs and horses, and
started riding and showing horses when she was a teenager. She managed a
show barn in Orangevale up until 2004. Raising GDB puppies has been one of
the most rewarding projects she has ever been involved with; it brings
people together that share in something that really makes a difference in a
blind person's life. She and her husband have had three dogs graduate and
the experience of passing the leash off to their new partner is one to never
forget or duplicate. Starting in 2008, Anne became a leader of a local club
in the Roseville area that has had eight dogs and about 45 members. The best
part of her position is getting to work with kids who are doing something
positive and giving back to their communities.

Guide Dog Instructor Teal Knapp - Teal Knapp is the Northern
California/Southern Oregon/ Nevada Field Manager and O&M Specialist for
Guide Dogs for the Blind. Teal has been working for Guide Dogs for 22 years.

Guide Dog User Jay Harris, Program Manager, Department of Rehabilitation,
Guide Dog User - Jay is the Program Manager for the Older Individuals who
are Blind (OIB) Program. Jay earned a bachelor's degree in social work at
California State University, Chico and worked for 14 years with Independent
Living Services of Northern California, Incorporated where he was Assistant
Director in charge of financial duties, including the administration of OIB
grant funds. While there, he led a team with an outstanding record as an OIB
grant recipient. Jay is a strong advocate and is well-versed in blindness
policy and programs. He is familiar with public and private BVI partners and
services to older blind individuals; as well as technically competent in
matters dealing with blindness and assistive technologies. Jay has been a
Guide Dog user since July of 1994.

California Restaurant Association Daniel Conway, Legislative and Public
Affairs Director - Daniel Conway is the Legislative and Public Affairs
Director for the California Restaurant Association. In that capacity, Mr.
Conway develops and implements political strategies on key industry
initiatives and priorities. He has advocated on behalf of the industry at
the state and local levels on issues such land use, food stamps, toy bans,
menu labeling, and food trucks. Mr. Conway and his colleagues also work to
educate members on a variety of laws and regulations impacting the industry
including the Americans with Disabilities Act, meal and rest breaks, and the
Affordable Care Act. In addition, he serves as a frequent commentator on
issues impacting the restaurant industry on TV, radio and in print.

California State Legislature Assemblyman Michael Allen - Assemblyman Michael
Allen, the Assembly's Assistant Majority Floor Leader, was elected in
November 2010. He represents California's 7th Assembly District, which
includes all of Napa County and portions of Solano and Sonoma counties.
Allen previously served as district director for State Senator Patricia
Wiggins' five regional offices in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano
and Sonoma counties. Prior to being district director, Allen worked as the
executive director of SEIU 707. He has also worked as an attorney advocating
for California's Sierra Club and as a registered psychiatric nurse at
Sonoma's County Crisis Clinic. In the 1980s, Allen helped establish the
Sonoma County Day Care Center, which still serves the community today. In
1992, he negotiated a housing benefit for Sonoma County workers that helped
hundreds of North Bay families to realize their housing dreams. In addition
to green job creation and environmental protection and restoration, Allen's
legislative priorities include increasing access to quality healthcare in
the state and improving education through increased funding. Michael was
born and raised in Los Angeles. He has lived in the Santa Rosa community for
over 30 years, raising five successful children and taking on numerous
community projects. 

 

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