Neighborhood Power, Citywide Impact: The Next 25 Years Start Now
2024 Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhoods
Learning Sessions
9:30am-10:30am
Learning Sessions
10:45am-11:45am
LEARNING SESSIONS - Morning between Opening Session and Lunch,
Two 60 min periods, one starting at 9:30am and the other starting at 10:45am
How to read the City Budget and Affect Change
Location - Council Chambers
Kay Hartman, President, Palms Neighborhood Council
Jacob Wexler, Office of the City
Building Neighborhood Community Through Social Media
Location - Public Works
● Jennifer McMillan, Media Coordinator, Empowerment Congress West Area (ECWA)
Revolutionizing Neighborhood Council Paperwork and Public Communication
Location - Room 1010
Shane Kalminski, Board Member, Hollywood United Neighborhood Council
Damien Burke, Former Neighborhood Council President and Secretary
Be Empowered! Public Tools for Transparency on Campaigns, Contracts, and Lobbying
Location - Room 1050
Nancy Jackson, Director of Strategic Communications, Los Angeles City Ethics Commission
Tyler Joseph, Director of Policy, Los Angeles City Ethics Commission
Jordan Jimenez, Auditor, Los Angeles City Ethics Commission
PA - Lionel Mares
Creating Advocacy for Disability & Accessibility in Neighborhood Councils
Location - Room 1060
Jen Montzingo, North Hollywood Neighborhood Council
Lark Detweiler
Chelsie Hill
Extreme Heat! Local Collaborative Solutions for LA's Most Dangerous Climate Hazard
Location - Room 1070
Amy Clarke, Deputy Director of Operations, City of LA, Board of Public Works: Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO)
Rebekah Guerra Day, Management Analyst, Community Engagement, City of LA, Board of Public Works: Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO)
Marta Segura, MPH, Chief Heat Officer and Director of Climate Emergency Mobilization
PA - Hannah Yang (Harvard-Westlake School)
Neighborhood Housing and Land Use Choices in the Climate Crisis
Location - Council Chambers
Lisa Hart, Executive Director, Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance
Joshua M. Gonzales, Director of Education and Events, Abundant Housing LA
Awoenam Mauna-Woanya, Urban Environmentalists
Ed Mendoza, Director of Policy, Livable Communities Initiative
Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat, Campaigner, Center for Biological Diversity
Melanie Winter, Founder & Director, The River Project
PA - Jerry Yang (North Hollywood High)
Neighborhoods Working Together for a Cleaner and Greener LA
Location - Public Works
Tristen J. Marler, Service Coordinator, Executive Division, City of LA- Department of Sanitation
PA - Hannah Yang (Harvard - Westlake)
Coming Together Locally to Help Youth in Addiction and Homelessness
Location - Room 1010
Wendy Celaya, Commissioner for the Local Agency Formation of LA County.
Teresa Samaniego, Vice President of Diversity and Community Engagement, ABC7
Troy F. Vaughn, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Mission
PA - Katie Ong, Delilah Yen
Getting to Common Ground through Differences and Disagreements
Location - Room 1050
Joy Atkinson, Commissioner & President, Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
Stacey Segarra-Bohlinger, Secretary, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council
Natoma Keir, Founder, Transformative Dialogue Institute
PA - Ysabella Doo (Granada Hills Charter High School)
Advocating for and Engaging Local Seniors through Your Neighborhood Council
Location - Room 1060
Margaret Irwin, Elder Director, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
Tony Wilkinson, President, Panorama City Neighborhood Council
Airports 101: Neighborhood Services for You (LAX and Van Nuys Airport)
Location - Room 1070
Nicole Carcel, Director of Community Relations, Los Angeles World Airports
Jacob Haik, Airport Manager, Van Nuys Airport
Activation Sessions
2:00pm - 3:30pm
ACTIVATION SESSIONS - Afternoon between Lunch and Closing session
One 90 minute period starting at 2:00pm
Navigating the New Zoning Code: Real-World Examples and Community Empowerment
Location - Council Chambers
Erick Lopez, Senior City Planner | New Code Implementation Section, Los Angeles City Planning
Alex Heath, Los Angeles City Planning
Jeffrey Kalban, Land Use Chair of Sherman Oaks NC
Beyond The Bill: Getting Access to LADWP Resources and Rebates
Location - Public Works
Christina Holland, Community Liaison – Northern San Fernando Valley, LADWP
Ann Marie Holman, Senior Public Relations Specialist (Staying Connected)
Enayet Miah, Manager of the CAMR, HEIP, and DES Program Field Support. Distributed Energy Solutions (Energy Conservation)
David Navar, Civil Engineering Assoc II, Water Conservation Policy and Planning (Water Conservation)
Neszille Manuel. Utility Services Manager, Customer Accessibility Implementation (Financial Assistance)
Power to the People: Civic assemblies and democracy vouchers to empower local democracy and voice
Location - Room 1010
Alexandra Levy, Public Democracy Los Angeles (PDLA)
Michael Draskovic, Los Angeles for Democracy Vouchers
PA - Shawn Chen (Harvard-Westlake)
City Hall’s War on Public Input and How to Fight Back
Location - Room 1050
Jamie York, President, Reseda Neighborhood Council
Rob Quan, UnrigLA
PA - Kieran Finn (John Marshall High School)
More Simplicity and Ease: How the City Clerk and EmpowerLA Can Work Better with Neighborhood Councils
Location - Room 1060
Carmen Chang, General Manager, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Sofia Anguiano, Office of the City Clerk
Melvin Canas, Office of the City Clerk
Facilitator - Quintus Jett, PhD. Workshop Manager, Congress of Neighborhoods
PA - Delilah Yen (Granada Hills Charter High School
Neighborhoods Participating in Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity
Location - Room 1070
Madeline R. Duffy, MA, Social Media Specialist, American Bird Conservancy
Charles Miller, Chair, Green Committee, PLUM Committee, Palms Neighborhood Council
PA - Jerry Yang (North Hollywood High School)