1. 2014 ALF Exemplary Leader Award Nomination
Thank you for submitting a nomination for ALF's 2014 Exemplary Leader Award, to be given at the annual community dinner in the fall of 2014.
Please complete the questions below to make your nomination. This information will be kept confidential, viewed only by the award selection committee.
Award selection criteria:
Exemplifies the ALF Cornerstones (see below);
Is regional and collaborative;
Is visible in the region for his/her works.
(Note: nominee does not need to be an ALF Fellow)
ALF Cornerstones
1. Building trust and networks with diverse leaders.
2. Motivating leaders to be catalysts for community change.
3. Strengthening collaborative leadership skills.
4. Exploring the interconnectedness of communities, nations, and the world.
5. Exploring, enriching, and renewing personal values, fostering a balance between being and doing.
6. Understanding and empowering self and others.
7. Exploring, understanding, and valuing diversity.
8. Inspiring leaders to a lifetime of active public engagement.
Previous Recipients (titles at time of award):
2013: Brice Harris, Chancellor, California Community Colleges
2013: Larry Vanderhoef, Chancellor Emeritus, UC Davis
2012: Vicki Barber, Superintendent, El Dorado County Office of Education
2012: Joe Coomes, Of Counsel, Best Best & Krieger, LLP
2012: Tom Stallard, Vice Mayor, City of Woodland
2011: Scott Syphax, Nehemiah Corporation of America
2010: Fred Teichert, Executive Director, The Teichert Foundation
2009: Pat Fong Kushida, CEO, Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
2008: Darrell Steinberg, Senator, California State Senate
2007: Allen Warren, President & CEO, New Faze Development, Inc.
2006: Dennis H. Mangers, President, California Cable & Telecommunications Assn.
2005: Muriel Johnson, Supervisor, County of Sacramento
2004: William H. Lee, Publisher, The Observer Newspapers
2003: Michael Ziegler, President & CEO, PRIDE Industries
2002: Lina Fat, Executive Chef, California Fats
2001: Robert T. Matsui, Representative, US House of Representatives
2000: Donald Gerth, President, California State University, Sacramento & Joe Serna, Jr., Mayor, City of Sacramento (posthumous)
1999: Sandy Smoley, Secretary, California Health & Human Services Agency
Please complete the questions below to make your nomination. This information will be kept confidential, viewed only by the award selection committee.
Award selection criteria:
Exemplifies the ALF Cornerstones (see below);
Is regional and collaborative;
Is visible in the region for his/her works.
(Note: nominee does not need to be an ALF Fellow)
ALF Cornerstones
1. Building trust and networks with diverse leaders.
2. Motivating leaders to be catalysts for community change.
3. Strengthening collaborative leadership skills.
4. Exploring the interconnectedness of communities, nations, and the world.
5. Exploring, enriching, and renewing personal values, fostering a balance between being and doing.
6. Understanding and empowering self and others.
7. Exploring, understanding, and valuing diversity.
8. Inspiring leaders to a lifetime of active public engagement.
Previous Recipients (titles at time of award):
2013: Brice Harris, Chancellor, California Community Colleges
2013: Larry Vanderhoef, Chancellor Emeritus, UC Davis
2012: Vicki Barber, Superintendent, El Dorado County Office of Education
2012: Joe Coomes, Of Counsel, Best Best & Krieger, LLP
2012: Tom Stallard, Vice Mayor, City of Woodland
2011: Scott Syphax, Nehemiah Corporation of America
2010: Fred Teichert, Executive Director, The Teichert Foundation
2009: Pat Fong Kushida, CEO, Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
2008: Darrell Steinberg, Senator, California State Senate
2007: Allen Warren, President & CEO, New Faze Development, Inc.
2006: Dennis H. Mangers, President, California Cable & Telecommunications Assn.
2005: Muriel Johnson, Supervisor, County of Sacramento
2004: William H. Lee, Publisher, The Observer Newspapers
2003: Michael Ziegler, President & CEO, PRIDE Industries
2002: Lina Fat, Executive Chef, California Fats
2001: Robert T. Matsui, Representative, US House of Representatives
2000: Donald Gerth, President, California State University, Sacramento & Joe Serna, Jr., Mayor, City of Sacramento (posthumous)
1999: Sandy Smoley, Secretary, California Health & Human Services Agency