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Education & Professional Development Committee

The Education and Professional Development Committee

The Cal-ICMA Bylaws specify that the Education and Professional Development Committee shall be composed of no fewer than ten members.  In the selection of members, consideration will be given to such representation factors as agency or jurisdiction size, geographical location, and membership profile (e.g., city, county, academic, Cal-ICMA members, etc.).

Committee members’ terms of office shall be two (2) years.

Duties and responsibilities are as follows:

  1. develop a paper and internet-based annual calendar of events;
  2. work to attract ICMA training events to California;
  3. program sessions at coordinating organizations’ events that are open to all Cal-ICMA members;
  4. develop Cal-ICMA sponsored or co-sponsored professional development and networking events;
  5. develop and implement programs and projects that promote recruitment and retention of talented individuals (including mentoring).

Additionally, the Committee will publicize and coordinate the scheduling of ICMA University events in California.

Committee Roster

The roster and work plan for the Cal-ICMA Education and Professional Development Committee are currently under revision. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact the committee chiair.

Donna Pontau, Chair

Senior Management Analyst, Livermore

dzpontau@ci.livermore.ca.us