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V o lu m e I I , I s s u e 1

March 2009

Build ing Pipelines from Pre-School to the Professions.

The economy continues to spiral downward, and many are using these tough times as a reasonnot to focus on issues of education and diversity. But I love the saying that tough times neverlast, but tough people do. These are the times that call for toughness of spirit and action. Thefocus needs to be more than just the economy. I propose that we focus on what many considerour biggest crisis -- our failure to educate our students in a competitive world and globaleconomy.

This morning I attended an Education Summit hosted by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson.The research again validated the shocking numbers of Black and Latino students falling behindand the achievement gap continuing to grow. National speakers shared innovative ideas andbest practices and a dialogue between local and statewide leaders occurred about what couldhappen in Sacramento to change the direction of the education crisis.

All of us are talking about what we can do for our children. Can we cure poverty? Probably not.Should we wait until we can cure poverty? If we do, then no action will take place. One of our

speakers turned the focus by stating that We will never fix poverty until we fix education. Thatsour answer. We must do what we can to fix education. That means business, government,educators and communities working together to meet the challenge. If we do not, our future is injeopardy. The workforce needed to step into each of our places will not be available. We cannot wait until the economy turnsaround or until poverty is conquered. We must do it now.

CaliforniaALL needs your help. Our first funded pipeline, the Saturday Academy of Law, graduated its first class on March 7 --50 ninth graders who now have a foundation of critical thinking skills that will continue to be nourished through high schooland on. CaliforniaALL needs you to help us fund these kinds of complete pipeline projects.

Click on to our website at www.calall.org or email us at info@calall.org if you want our future generations to be competent andsuccessful. After all, we will need them to be successful as each of us leave those 9-6 jobs to drink mai tais on the beach.Someone has to take care of the storeand the better educated they are the better our lives will be.

Warm regards,

SANTA ANA, CAOn Saturday, March 7th,2009, over 200 guests gathered at the DelhiCommunity Center to recognize the firstgraduating class of the UC Irvine SaturdayAcademy of Law. The six-week program, creatby UCIs Center for Educational Partnerships wmade possible by a grant from CaliforniaALL anthe Verizon Foundation.

An inspirational welcome given by Dean

Chemerinsky, highlighted the importance of theFirst Amendment as graduating students proudunderstood and captured the message he soeloquently delivered.

Each student received a certificate of merit andseveral outstanding leaders gave testimonials.The program was designed to introduce studento the field of law and strengthen their criticalreading and writing skills as well as publicspeaking. The students demonstrated theirnewly acquired skills as they gave firm handshakes and made eye contact with the Dean antheir professors while receiving their certificates

Dear Friends of CaliforniaALL:

Graduates of U.C. Irvines Saturday Academy of Law

L-Assemblymember Jose Solorio, (69thDistrict), R-Erwin Chemerinsky, FoundingDean, UCI School of Law

Spotlight 2

CalALL Recognized 2

News 3

Staff Updates 3

Upcoming Events 3

Board of Directors

Advisory Council 4

Mission Statement

Contact Information

I ns ide Th is I ssu

President/CEORuthe C. Ashley

Photos by Debra Paular Aban

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SACRAMENT O T he o f f i ce o fAssemblymember Mike Davis and thelaw firm of DLA Piper, co-hosted areception honoring CaliforniaALL onJanuary 27th at the Tsakopoulos LibraryGalleria.

The event highlighted the CaliforniaALLmission and vision to ensure a pipelineof individuals are prepared to

successfully lead California's economicand political future.A presentation on the UC IrvinesSaturday Academy of Law, whichrecently received a CaliforniaALL grant,provided guests with a meaningfulc o n n e c t i o n t o t h e w o r k o fCaliforniaALL. Guests viewed slides of9th grade students from the Santa AnaUnified School District enjoying theirintroductory course to the legalprofession. Sharon Ito, News10 (ABC)anchor, served as Mistress ofCeremony for the event.

CaliforniaALL Recognized for Pipeline Diversity Work

Doug Scrivner is general counsel for

Accenture, a global management con-

sulting, technology services and out-

sourcing company. He is responsible

for all legal support and is also principal

counsel to senior leadership and theboard of directors and leads the com-

pany's legal organization. He also

serves as corporate secretary and com-

pliance officer and is a member of Accentures Executive

Leadership Team. In addition, he oversees the company's

government relations function.

Mr. Scrivner has participated and held leadership positions in

several educational and professional organizations including

the Board of Trustees, University of Denver; the Visiting Com-

mittee, Second Century Campaign, University of Denver Col-

lege of Law; the Board of Visitors, Sanford Institute of PublicPolicy Duke University, the Arts & Sciences Campaign Com-

mittee, Duke University; and the Board of Trustees, Institute

for Clinical Social Work, Chicago.

Mr. Scrivner received a bachelor of arts degree in political sci-

ence and history from Duke University, a master of science

degree in international relations from the London School of

Economics, and a juris doctorate from the University of Denver

College of Law.

Maria del Pilar Avila is Vice President of

Marketing for Palladium Equity Partners,

LLC, one of the largest Hispanic-owned

firms in the nation. Ms. Avila focuses on

Palladiums strategic marketing initiatives

including managing investor relations.

Ms. Avila served as founding Executive

Director of New America Alliance which

focuses on an economic capital agenda including the promotion

of American Latino access to private equity/venture capital and

the financial industry, the inclusion of Latinos on corporate and

pension fund boards, and investment in higher education of

American Latinos in the fields of business and finance.

From 1996 to 1999, she served as Vice President of Marketing

and Events at the United States Hispanic Chamber of

Commerce. In 2006, Ms. Avila was recognized as one of the

20 Most Influential and Outstanding Hispanic Women in

Business by Hispanic Trends Magazine and she received the

New America Alliance Chairmens Leadership Award in 2004.

Ms. Avila earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and

Hospitality Management from the University of Central Florida.

Douglas Scrivner Maria del Pilar Avila

CaliforniaAll Reception

Photos by Riverview MediaPhotography

BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

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UPCOMING EVENTSJanuary 2008 CaliforniaALL honored at reception for

diversity pipeline development work.

CaliforniaALL Quarterly Board Meetingheld in Sacramento on January 27th.

CaliforniaALL President/CEO announceslaunch of the Financial Services TaskForce.

February 2009 SEMPRA hosts luncheon to introduce

CaliforniaALL and President/CEO to localbusiness and community leaders.

CaliforniaALL President/CEO attends theWall Street Hall of Fame Gala & Inductionin New York.

CaliforniaALL President/CEO speaks atthe American Bar Association (ABA) Mid-Year meeting in Boston.

CaliforniaALL completes first annual

audit. Final report to be presented atApril 2009 Board Meeting.

March 2009 UC Irvine Saturday Academy of Law

honors first graduating students in SantaAna on March 7th.

CaliforniaALL President/CEO attendsEducation Summit hosted by SacramentoMayor Kevin Johnson.

Anne Stausboll, CEO of CalPERS to hostfirst face to face meeting of theCaliforniaALL Financial Services TaskForce (FSTF).

Debra Paular Aban has joined CaliforniaALL as the External Affairs Consultant. Ms. Aban is a recognized professional

in innovative education, community development , the media and public relations. As Educational Services Manager for

the Sacramento Bee, she was responsible for program development, funding, marketing and promotion for the

Newspaper in Education program offered to schools throughout Northern California. She created state and national

acclaimed programs including Hispanic Heritage sponsored by the Ford Foundation, Get Focused sponsored by Vision

Service Plan, Banking on Our Future sponsored by Wells Fargo, and the Weather Wizard program sponsored by

News10 (ABC). Ms. Aban spent 25 years with the Sacramento Bee, and most recently, served as managing editor for

the Asian Pacific American News & Review newspaper distributed to the Northern and Central Valley regions of California. She was

instrumental in the development of several sections including Education, Senior Times, Voices, and Spotlight on Non-Profits.

Theresa Garcia, former Assistant Secretary of Education for K-12 in California, has joined the team of CaliforniaALL as

an Education Consultant. As Assistant Secretary of Education, she was primary advisor to the Secretary for Education on

early childhood and K-12 education policy and served on the state First 5 Commission. Ms. Garcia has worked on K-12

and early education policy in California for the past 15 years and has advised local and statewide agencies and non-profit

organizations on public policy and advocacy. She served as Vice President for California Policy for Children Now, a state

and national childrens advocacy organization where she handled Education and Health policy projects, grant development, project

management, and advocacy.

DATE EVENT

April 18, 2009

April 21, 2009

May 8, 2009

Launch of Second UC Irvine

Saturday Academy of Law in

Santa Ana

CaliforniaALL

Board Meeting in Los Angeles

Financial Services Task Force

Meeting CalPERS in Sacramento

Recent News:

Staff Updates

Do you have questions or comments about CaliforniaALL events?

Contact us for more information:916.930.3222info@calall.orgwww.calall.org

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President/CEORuthe C. Ashley, Esq.

Board MembersMaria del Pilar AvilaPalladium Equity Partners

Fred Buenrostro

CalPERS, Retired

Jay FergusonVicente Capital Partners

James HsuSonnenschein Nath &Rosenthal, LLP

Freada Kapor KleinLevel Playing Field Institute

Pat Fong KushidaSacramento Asian PacificChamber of Commerce

Victor MiramontesCityView

Douglas ScrivnerAccenture Legal Group

Torie Flournoy EnglandTwin Rivers Unified School District

James LewisVerizon Retired

Advisory CouncilHenry JonesCalifornia Public EmployeesRetirement System

Joe CotoCalifornia State Assembly

Morrison England

U.S. District Court - EasternDistrict of California

Kamala HarrisSan Francisco DistrictAttorney

Judy JohnsonState Bar of California

Patricia LeeState Bar of California

Ted LieuCalifornia State Assembly

Jack O'ConnellCalifornia Departmentof Education

Michael Peevey

California Public Utilities Commission

Steve PoiznerCalifornia Departmentof Insurance

Curren PriceCalifornia State Assembly

Timothy SimonCalifornia Public Utilities Commission

Darrell SteinbergCalifornia State Senate

Peter ReinkeHead Royce School

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OUR MISSION

CaliforniaALL creates a collaborative partnership among business,education, government, and the professions on a statewide basis toensure a pipeline of individuals prepared to successfully lead Californiaseconomic and political future.

OUR VISION

CaliforniaALL seeks to close the achievement gap and enhance thesuccess of Californias students from pre-school to the professions toensure the education and diversity of the states workforce andleadership.

OUR WORK

CaliforniaALL will:

FIND best practices in career pathways starting with law, financialservices and technology.

FUND education pipelines from pre-school to the profession thathave demonstrated success through accountability, evaluationand documentation.

FACILITATE the:

Convening of powerful stakeholders;

Innovation in collaborative efforts;

Successful communication between business, educationand government;

Creation of complete education pipelines by connectingpreviously disparate efforts.

Building Pipelines from Pre-School to the Professions.