OVERVIEWThe Sacramento First Community Advisory Council (CAC) wil l support the Kings’ goal of building a world-class entertainment and sports center (ESC) that generates transformative economic and community benefits for the Sacramento region. Members represent a diverse array of perspectives from business, labor, faith, civic, government and community backgrounds.

MEETING SCHEDULEThe CAC will convene regularly during the construction of the ESC to receive updates and measure progress against a Community Impact Scorecard.

MEMBERSHIP

2014June SeptemberDecember

2015MarchJuneSeptember December

2016March June September December

SACRAMENTOENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS CENTER

COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL

Hon. A l len Warren is a counci lmember for the Ci ty of

Sacramento Dist r ict 2 , where he assists const i tuents with

municipal serv ices, community concerns and works with

neighborhood associat ions. Current ly, he serves as chair of

the Enter ta inment and Sports Center Committee, chair of the

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, chair of the

Ci ty of Sacramento Audi t Committee, and serves on other

boards and commissions including the Greater Sacramento

Urban League. Hon. Warren has received numerous awards

for h is work community and phi lanthropic ef for ts including

the American Leadership Community Service Award and the

Greater Sacramento Urban League Uni ty Award.

HON. ALLEN WARREN (Co-Chair)Counci l Member | Ci ty of Sacramento

Az izza Goines is president and chief execut ive of f icer of the

Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce for the past e ight

years. In that capaci ty she has successful ly increased the

Chamber’s membership by 15%. As a resul t programs and

partnerships cont inue to increase including the creat ion of

an advocacy program in Washington D.C. each year dur ing

the Congressional Black Caucus Convent ion. Goines has

over th i r ty years of exper ience in Associat ion Management.

Her expert ise includes fund development, membership

recrui tment and retent ion, communicat ion and advocacy.

Clothi lde Hewlett is partner at Nossaman LLP, where she

assists c l ients with pol icy issues in Cal i fornia at the federal

level and across several industr ies. Hewlett has received

signi f icant awards as a nat ionwide leader on diversi ty and

smal l business contract ing. As Undersecretary of the State

and Consumer Services Agency and Inter im Director of the

Department of General Serv ices under Governor Gray Davis,

she designed the State’s smal l business program and led

the ef for t to increase smal l business contract ing among

state agencies. A lso, she has assisted the Cal i fornia Publ ic

Ut i l i t ies Commission in increasing the use of d iverse smal l

businesses by investor own ut i l i t ies. Hewlett received her

B.A. and J.D. f rom the Universi ty of Cal i fornia, Berkeley.

CLOTHILDE HEWLETT (Co-Chair)Partner | Nossaman LLP

Kevin Brown is a Pastor, and business owner. He current ly

serves as the pastor of the Mt S inai Missionary Bapt ist Church

where he provides execut ive leadership, teaching of the

gospel , and provides counci l to many within the church and the

throughout the broader community. He is a lso a co-owner of an

assisted l iv ing faci l i ty where he provides v is ion and market ing

leadership to the owners and administ rator. He is a former

Major League Basebal l P layer and uses his expert ise to help

others as they st r ive to meet thei r athlet ic endeavors.

PASTOR KEVIN D. BROWNPastor | Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church

Daniel Conway serves as chief of staf f to Sacramento

Mayor Kevin Johnson, where he represents and advises the

Mayor on a var iety of issues at the local , state, and federal

levels. Conway coordinates and di rects the operat ions of

the Mayor’s of f ice whi le working closely with c i ty counci l

members and thei r staf fs, c i ty staf f, and community groups.

Previously he served as the legal and publ ic af fa i rs d i rector

for the Cal i fornia Restaurant Associat ion, consul tant at KP

Publ ic Af fa i rs, and a project manager at Kaufman Campaign

Consultants. Conway received his B.A. in pol i t ical science

f rom the Universi ty of Cal i fornia, Santa Barbara and J.D. f rom

the Universi ty of the Paci f ic , McGeorge School of Law.

DANIEL CONWAYChief of Staff | Mayor Kevin Johnson

AZIZZA GOINESPresident and CEO | Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce

Kathy Kossick is the execut ive di rector of the Sacramento

Employment and Training Agency (SETA), where she oversees

the administrat ion of several human service programs and

employment and t raining programs. SETA has received numerous

awards for under her leadership including the Nat ional

Hammer award f rom the Nat ional Partnership for Reinvent ing

Government, and a nat ional Recognit ion of Excel lence Award

f rom the Department of Labor. Kossick received her B.S.

f rom the Universi ty of San Francisco and M.A. in Business

Administrat ion f rom the Universi ty of Nevada, Reno.

KATHY KOSSICKExecut ive Di rector | Sacramento Employment & Tra ining Agency

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L ino Pedres is president of the Sacramento Central Labor

Counci l , AFL CIO, where he leads the local labor movement

and protects the r ights of workers in Sacramento, Yolo,

Amador, Nevada, P lacer, and E l Dorado county. He also serves

as v ice president of SEIU Uni ted Service Workers West, where

he leads contract negot iat ions, leadership development

and community organiz ing. In both ro les, Pedres leads the

labor movement, p layed a key ro le to unionize thousands of

custodians, and is a st rong advocate for low wage workers

and is heavi ly involved in community serv ice.

LINO PEDRESPresident | Sacramento Central Labor Council | AFL CIO

Michael Aul t is execut ive di rector of the Downtown

Sacramento Partnership, where he oversees the planning and

implementat ion of programs including economic development,

retai l recrui tment and publ ic safety. Aul t a lso faci l i tates

cooperat ion among downtown groups, and administers

pol ic ies and programs to advance downtown Sacramento’s

leverage as a regional center. He has extensive knowledge

of local government, urban planning and redevelopment

process, holding posi t ions at the Sacramento Housing and

Redevelopment Agency and the Ci ty of Sacramento.

MICHAEL AULTExecut ive Di rector | Downtown Sacramento Partnership

Alastai r Macgregor is v ice president at AECOM, where

he leads the High Performance Bui ld ings Group in North

America and is leading the sustainable design effor t for the

Sacramento ESC. His responsibi l i t ies include LEED consult ing,

energy master p lanning and commissioning. Macgregor has

gained signi f icant exper ience in the evaluat ion, use and

implementat ion of sustainable design solut ions that a l low

him to provide an innovat ive and integrated approach to

whole systems sustainabi l i ty. His port fol io includes over 50

LEED projects including the World F inance Center in Bei j ing

and NASA’s Sustainabi l i ty Base.

ALASTAIR MCGREGORVice President | AECOM

Shel ly Wi l l is is the di rector of the Sacramento Metropol i tan

Ar ts Commission (SMAC), where she manages the Ci ty and

County’s Ar t in Publ ic P laces Program. In th is ro le, she has

overseen the instal lat ion of publ ic ar t p ieces including at

the Sacramento Internat ional A i rport . Wi l l is has extensive

knowledge including managing the Universi ty of Minnesota

publ ic ar t program and serves on advisory board for a var iety

of organizat ions that support publ ic ar t nat ional ly. Wi l l is

received her B.A. in Business and Art History f rom Cal i fornia

State Universi ty, Chico.

SHELLY WILLISExecut ive Di rector | Sacramento Metropol i tan Ar ts Commission

Dennis Canevar i is president of the Sacramento-Sierra’s

Bui ld ing and Construct ion Trades Counci l which represents

bui ld ing and construct ion t rade unions. In th is capaci ty,

Canevar i advocates for the use of state approved

apprent iceship programs and union labor for the bui ld ing

and construct ion industry. He has more than 30 years of

exper ience in the construct ion industry including serving as

a credent ia led apprent iceship instructor, contract manager

and t rustee for mult i -employer def ined benef i t and def ined

contr ibut ion pension plans. Dennis received his B.A. in Labor

Studies and Labor Educat ion f rom the Nat ional Labor Col lege.

DENNIS CANEVARIPresident | Sacramento-Sierra Bui ld ing and Construct ion Trades Counci l

C l int Wi l l iams is business development manager at

Turner Construct ion, where he is responsible for t racking

and secur ing annual sales of $150 mi l l ion in contract

opportuni t ies for the Sacramento of f ice. Mr. Wi l l iams has

over 25 years of project and construct ion management

exper ience on publ ic sector projects throughout Northern

Cal i fornia, including many educat ional and inst i tut ional

projects. Wi l l iams is a graduate of Cal i fornia State Universi ty

Fresno, and has cont inued his educat ion through the UC Davis

Execut ive Leadership Program.

CLINT WILLIAMSBusiness Development Manager | Turner Construction

Peter Tateishi is the chief execut ive of f icer for the Sacramento

Regional Bui lders Exchange, where he is responsible for

the long-term planning, administ rat ion and management of

the operat ional act iv i t ies, personnel and programs. He is

responsible for developing and enhancing re lat ionships with

other industry groups, the archi tectural and engineer ing

suppl ier groups and var ious regulatory agencies. Tateishi

received his B.A. in Government Studies f rom the Cal i fornia

State Universi ty Sacramento and M.A. in Publ ic Administ rat ion

f rom the Universi ty of Southern Cal i fornia.

PETER TATEISHIChief Execut ive Off icer | Sacramento Regional Bui lders Exchange