Location:
Fisher Middle School
19195 Fisher Avenue
Multi-Purpose Room

On Saturday May 2, 2009, the Town of Los Gatos is organizing four community panels to discuss the key focus areas of the General Plan Update.  The goal is to engage residents, experts and service providers in a series of conversations about the community’s needs and potential solutions. 

The panels, times and guest panelists for each topic are as follows:

Parks and Recreation, 9:30 - 11:00

    Freddy Howell, Owner, Wild Bird Center

    Marc Jensen, Representative, Los Gatos Outdoor Recreation

    Steve Rauwolf, Director, Los Gatos-Saratoga Department of Community Recreation & Education

    Ed San Juan, President, Los Gatos United Soccer League

Environment and Sustainability, 11:15 - 12:45

    Barry Cinnamon, Founder and CEO, and Barbara Alderete, Akeena Solar

    Regina Falkner, Community Services Director, Town of Los Gatos Community Services Department

    Ken Hejmanowski, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Natural Logic

    Jennifer Smith Grubb, President Emeritus, Sustainable Silicon Valley

    John Townsend, Founder and CEO, Build by Design

    Dan Zack, Downtown Development Coordinator,  The Community of  Redwood City

Senior Needs, 2:00 - 3:30

    Bob Campbell, Executive Director, Senior Housing Solutions

    Alex Candalla, Executive Director, The Terraces of Los Gatos

    Ira Kurtz, Administrator, Los Gatos Meadows

    Janet Sumpter, Supervisor, Los Gatos-Saratoga Dept. of Community Rec. & Ed. - Adult  Programs

Youth Needs, 3:45 - 5:15

    Jacqueline Horejs, Superintendent, Union School District

    Mike Loya, Recreation Supervisor, A Place for Teens

    Cary Matsuoka, Superintendent, Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District

    Brandy Pech, Chairwoman, Los Gatos Youth Commission

    Richard Whitmore, Superintendent, Los Gatos Union School District

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