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
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
PA - Lionel Mares
Creating Advocacy for Disability & Accessibility in Neighborhood Councils
Location - Room 1060
● Jen Montzingo, North Hollywood Neighborhood Council
Extreme Heat! Local Collaborative Solutions for LA's Most Dangerous Climate Hazard
Location - Room 1070
● Marta Segura, MPM, Chief Heat Officer and Director of Climate Emergency Mobilization
● Rebekah Guerra Day, Management Analyst, Community Engagement, City of LA, Board of Public Works: Climate Emergency
Mobilization Office (CEMO)
● Amy Clarke, Deputy Director of Operations, City of LA, Board of Public Works: Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO)
Neighborhood Housing and Land Use Choices in the Climate Crisis
Location - Council Chambers
● Lisa Hart, Executive Director, Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance
● Awoenam Mauna-Woanya, Urban Environmentalists
● Joshua M. Gonzales, Director of Education and Events, Abundant Housing LA
● Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat, Campaigner, Center for Biological Diversity
● Ed Mendoza, Director of Policy, Livable Communities Initiative
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
Coming Together Locally to Help Youth in Addiction and Homelessness
Location - Room 1010
● Wendy Celaya, Commissioner for the Local Agency Formation of LA County.
● Troy F. Vaughn, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Mission
● Teresa Samaniego, Vice President of Diversity and Community Engagement, ABC7
PAs - Delilah Yen, Katie On (Granada Hills Charter)
New Social Contract: Basis for Your Outreach Plan that Works
Location - Room 1050
● Joy Atkinson, Commissioner & President, Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
● Natoma Keir, Founder, Transformative Dialoge Institute
● Stacey Segarra-Bohlinger, Secretary, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council
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
● LAWA - Community Relations Division Nicole Carcel, Government Affairs Division and Sustainability and Noise Management
Activation Sessions
2:00pm - 3:30pm
LA’s New Land Use Practices: Zoning, Community Plans, Building & Safety
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, LADWP
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 (Porter Valley)
City Hall’s War on Public Input and How to Fight Back
Location - Room 1050
Jamie York, President, Reseda Neighborhood Council
Rob Quan, UnrigLA
More Simplicity and Ease: How the City Clerk and EmpowerLA Can Work Better with Neighborhood Councils
Location - Room 1060
City Clerk
EmpowerLA
Neighborhoods Participating in Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity
Location - Room 1070
Charles Miller, Chair, Green Committee, PLUM Committee, Palms Neighborhood Council
Madeline R. Duffy, MA, Social Media Specialist, American Bird Conservancy
Jerry Yang, North Hollywood High School