When: April 4th, 6pm-8pm
Where: Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Half Moon Bay, CA, 94019
Free Admission
Free public forum welcomes Josh Fryday, California's Chief Service Officer who serves on Governor Newsom's cabinet, and charged with leveraging service and volunteerism to tackle our state's pressing challenges, in conversation with Lenny Mendonca, Former Chief Economic and Business Advisor at State of California, and founder of The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Over the past few years, Governor Newsom and Josh's partnership has created the nation's largest service corps - now larger than the Peace Corps - providing over 10,000 opportunities for Californians to serve Californians
Learn how first-in-the-nation programs, such as California Climate Action Corps and #CaliforniansforAll College Corps, are being scaled across the state and nation. California's service corps are leading innovative solutions addressing climate change, education, food insecurity, and disaster preparedness while reducing college debt, providing career pathways, and bridging divides breaking apart our country.
Admission and snacks are complimentary. Beer, wine and other beverages will be available for sale at the event. Dine at the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company afterwards and ten percent of evening dining proceeds will benefit the Cabrillo Education Foundation.
Guest and Moderator Bios:
Josh Fryday, California’s Chief Service Officer
Josh Fryday, a former Mayor of Novato and Officer in the United States Navy, currently serves as the leader of California Volunteers in the Governor's Cabinet. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he spearheaded the Task Force to aid food insecure communities and food banks statewide. Under his guidance, California Volunteers initiated groundbreaking programs such as the nation's first Climate Action Corps, #CaliforniansForAll volunteer initiative, Neighbor-to-Neighbor campaign, College Corps for student financial support, and Youth Jobs Corps employing underserved youth across critical issue areas.
Lenny Mendonca, Moderator
Co-founder of the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Former Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom of California. He is a Senior Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company and a Lecturer on Inequality at the Stanford Business School. He founded McKinsey’s U.S. state and local public sector consulting practice. He also oversaw their knowledge development, Chairing the McKinsey Global Institute and the Firm's communications, including the McKinsey Quarterly. He is also the Founding Chair of the Coastside News Group (Half Moon Bay Review and Pacifica Tribune).