2007 CALPA Annual Conference Highlights

'A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats' October 25-28, 2007 El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park Santa Barbara, California With the success of each cooperating association so do we all succeed, as does the whole California State Park System. John F. Kennedy coined the phrase "a rising tide lifts all boats" when invoking the memories of FDR's New Deal program and Teddy Roosevelt's Land Conservation initiative. An economic term, it poses the concept that if you invest resources and infrastructure on a promising venture in one location that success will create a tide of positive economic stimulation which will radiate out. In our Park world, this is manifested by the work of volunteers who inspire others to care and by the organization that goes one step beyond to build an interpretive center that will inspire thousands. You invest your time, expertise and passion to your park which lifts up all of us. At this conference, you will be lifted by many others who, like yourself, work toward excellence in partnering with State parks to steward and interpret the best State Park system in the world. Randy Widera President, CALPA

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Conference Presentations

Conference Track: The Magic of Collaboration
Chairs: Randy Widera, Executive Director, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Michele Jackman, Michele Jackman Enterprises

• Co-ops Are from Mars & State Parks Are from Venus
  Kirk Lingenfelter, Pajaro Coast Sector Superintendent, California State Parks
  Randy Widera, Executive Director, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

• The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Magic
  Michele Jackman, Michele Jackman Enterprises

• Inspiring Partnerships: Making Magic by Working Together
  Arlene Halligan, Mount Tamalpais Interpretive Association
  Mike Carbahal, Marin District Maintenance Chief, California State Parks
  Jim Ring, Architect

• Inspiring Partnerships: Making Magic by Working Together (Crystal Cove)
  Laura Davick, President and Founder, Crystal Cove Alliance
  Ken Kramer, Crystal Cove State Park Superintendent

• The Wonderful World of Mud
  Dr. Jarrell C. Jackman, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation

• Strategic Planning and Strategic Partnering: How State Parks and Co-ops Can Reach Their Goals Together
  Jeannie Kegebein, Executive Director, Mountain Parks Foundation
  

• Develop a Fundraising Campaign around Your Mission - "That's My Park"
  Randy Widera, Executive Director, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

• Co-op Retail in the Parks: Best Practices, Best Profits, All with an Interpretive Message
  Steve Ellemberg, Pride Industries, CA State Parks Store

Conference Track: Museums Without Walls
Chair: Marguerite Sprague, Vice President, Sierra State Parks Foundation

• S'up? Parks and Co-ops Are Reaching Out to All Californians with New Approaches, Technology and Perspectives
  Marguerite Sprague

• Meeting New Challenges: One Co-op's Response to the Mega-Agriculture Threat that Has Attracted Media Attention and Statewide Support
  Beverly Blake, President, Friends of Allensworth

• New Audiences, New Approaches: The New Angel Island Immigration Station
  Dan Quan, Dan Quan Design and former board member, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

• Bringing Parks to the Students and Students to the Parks: DPR's PORTS Program
  Donna Pozzi, Chief of Interpretation, California State Parks and DPR PORTS Staff

• PORTS in Your Park: Overview of Process and Questions (with Q&A)
  Donna Pozzi, Chief of Interpretation, California State Parks and DPR PORTS Staff

• Member/Visitor Outreach: How You Can Keep Your Long-Distance Constituents Part of the Scene (with Q&A)
  Victor Carter, President, Friends of Allensworth Cooperating Association

• Fuzzy Boundaries: Interpretation, DPR, and Co-ops (with Q&A)
  Dan Quan, Dan Quan Design and former board member, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

• New Media Approaches (with Q&A)
  Debi Clarkson, CSUEB Graduate Student

Conference Track: Beyond the General Fund
Chair: Steve Usher, Board Member, Torrey Pines Docent Association

• Financial Challenges Facing the State Park System
  Ted Jackson, Deputy Director, State Park Operations
  Michael Harris, Deputy Director, Policy and Strategic Planning

• The Fiscal Sustainability of the Park System and an Endowment to Support It
  Elizabeth Goldstein, President, California State Parks Foundation

• Fundraising from a Philanthropist's Perspective
  Tanya Gonzales, Vice President of Major Gifts, Santa Barbara Foundation

• The Development and Maintenance of Major Donor Relationships and Grant Availability from the State Parks Foundation
  Sarah Feldman, Vice President for Southern California, California State Parks Foundation

• The Challenges and Joys of Setting Up an Endowment to Support Your Park
  Pat Masters, President, Torrey Pines Association

• The How's and How Not's of Fund Raising
  Debbie Arnesen, Netzel Associates

For more information contact Dr. Jarrell C. Jackman, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.