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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SALC GROWTH & EXPANSION SALC WELCOMED 10 NEW MEMBERS IN 2021. COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUED, SALC REMAINED ENGAGED BY PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH RELEVANT DATA THEY COULD IMPLEMENT IN THEIR WORKPLACES THROUGH EMAILS AND MEETINGS. * SALC'S HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA CO-CHAIRS AND LEADERS, NANCY JOHNSON, GREG TAYLOR, CHAD WHELAN, MIMI COOMLER AND MARA ASPINALL, PROVIDED SALC'S MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL AND TIMELY UPDATES ON TESTING, CASES AND AVAILABLE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY AS THE VIRUS SPREAD AND THEN VACCINES BECAME AVAILABLE. MEMBERS USED THE DATA AND INFORMATION THEY LEARNED TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. * SALC MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN MARA ASPINALL'S COVID COMMONS GLOBAL SURVEYS, WHOSE REPORTS PORTRAYED HOW HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS WERE RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC. * TED MAXWELL AND SHELLEY WATSON PARTICIPATED IN REP. ANNE KIRKPATRICK'S REGULAR COVID TASK FORCE CALLS TO SHARE AND RECEIVE INFORMATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. 2021 LEGISLATIVE IMPACT * WITH THE ADVENT OF THE NEW SALC PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PAT DECONCINI, OMAR MIRELES, AND WARREN RUSTAND, SALC WAS ENGAGED ON SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAN IN THE PAST. SALC TRACKED AND MONITORED MORE THAN 240 PROPOSALS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND TOOK A RECORD NUMBER OF POSITIONS ON BILLS VETTED BY THE PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE. THE BOARD APPROVED THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND THIS YEAR SALC SUPPORTED 23 BILLS AND OPPOSED 24 BILLS. * A MAJOR SALC ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE SESSION WAS THE PASSAGE OF HB 2667 COUNTY FREE LIBRARY DISTRICT WHICH SALC CHAMPIONED AND WILL NOW PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ALLOW COUNTY LIBRARIES TO PROVIDE SCHOOL READINESS AND EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS. * SALC SIGNED ON TO A LETTER TO LEGISLATORS ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FLINN FOUNDATION'S BIOSCIENCE ROADMAP STEERING COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF TWO OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, FUNDING FOR THE "NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE AND THE RENEWAL OF THE ANGEL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT. * SALC STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE ARIZONA'S BOARD OF REGENT'S BUDGET REQUEST FOR ARIZONA'S THREE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE UNIVERSITIES WILL RECEIVE $25 MILLION FOR THREE YEARS. * THE ANGEL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT WAS EXTENDED AS PERMANENT LAW BY 10 YEARS THROUGH JUNE 30, 2031, AUTHORIZING $2.5 MILLION PER FISCAL YEAR. * SALC SIGNED A LETTER TO THE U.S. HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S PROPOSAL FOR A COMMUNITY PROJECT ALLOCATION WHICH WOULD BE USED TO PURCHASE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT FORT THE COLLEGE'S NEW FLEXIBLE INDUSTRY TRAINING (FIT) LAB. * DURING THE YEAR SALC JOINED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO SIGN ON TO SEVERAL LETTERS TO STATE LEGISLATORS AND ARIZONA'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WEIGHING IN ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR REGION'S PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. LETTERS RANGED FROM SUPPORTING COVID LIABILITY PROTECTION, THE SAFE REOPENING OF THE BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY, TO VOICING OUR OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HURT ARIZONA BUSINESSES SUCH AS THE PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE (PRO) ACT AND PLANS TO INCREASE FEDERAL CORPORATE TAXES, CAPITAL GAINS TAX, THE TOP INDIVIDUAL TAX RATE, AND CHANGES TO THE GLOBAL INTANGIBLE LOW-TAX INCOME (GILTI) TAX. * SALC'S STRATEGIC NONPARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY ENGAGEMENT INCLUDED MONITORING AND INFORMING OUR MEMBERS ON CANDIDATE RACES FOR TUCSON CITY COUNCIL THAT WERE DECIDED IN THE PRIMARY BETWEEN CANDIDATES OF THE SAME PARTY. * SALC KEPT MEMBERS APPRISED OF THE WORK OF THE 2021 ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION (IRC). THE IRC CHAIR, ERIKA NEUBERG, AND COMMISSIONER AND SALC MEMBER, DAVID MEHL, WERE IN TUCSON IN AUGUST TO HEAR PUBLIC TESTIMONY ABOUT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, ONE OF THE SIX CONSTITUTIONAL CRITERIA, WHICH IS INFORMING THE DRAWING OF NEW LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARIES. STEVE LYNN, SALC MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE FIRST REDISTRICTING COMMISSION IN 2001, SALC DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE AND OUTREACH NICOLE BARRAZA AND SALC PRESIDENT/CEO TED MAXWELL TESTIFIED. SALC'S TESTIMONY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST WITHIN PIMA COUNTY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSIDERING THESE BOUNDARIES WHEN DRAWING STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS. * SALC SOUGHT TO INCREASE ITS SUPPORT OF MEMBER COMPANIES' LEGISLATIVE GOALS AND PUBLIC POLICY AGENDAS. DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE AND OUTREACH, NICOLE BARRAZA, COORDINATED WITH THE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND LOBBYISTS OF MEMBER COMPANIES, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH MEMBERS' GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS STAFF TO HELP ADVANCE OUR SHARED LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY GOALS. SALC REMAINED ENGAGED THROUGH PARTICIPATION WITH THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA BUSINESS COALITION AS WELL AS BY ACTIVELY TRACKING THE LEGISLATIVE BILLS THROUGHOUT THE SESSION. BALLOT POSITIONS AND RESULTS IN 2021 IN NOVEMBER VOTERS PASSED PROP. 206, TUCSON'S MINIMUM WAGE INITIATIVE. SALC OPPOSED THE MEASURE WHICH WILL GRADUALLY RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 BY 2025 IN THE CITY OF TUCSON. WHILE SALC SUPPORTS A LIVING A WAGE, THE FLAWED INITIATIVE CONSISTS MOSTLY OF ONEROUS PROVISIONS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WAGES AND WILL HURT BUSINESSES AND TUCSON'S COMPETITIVENESS FOR BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND GROWTH. TED MAXWELL WAS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN FROM ITS FORMATION AND THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. SALC SUBMITTED A BALLOT ARGUMENT AGAINST THE INITIATIVE OUTLINING WHY IT WILL HURT BUSINESSES IN THE CITY. SALC SUPPORTED PROP. 410, THE INITIATIVE THAT WOULD GIVE SALARY INCREASES TO THE TUCSON MAYOR & COUNCIL. SALC SUBMITTED A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT IN THE ELECTION PAMPHLET. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MEASURE FAILED BY A MERE 970 VOTES. KEY PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS IN 2021 SALC IS A LEADER IN REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE COLLABORATION. THE FOLLOWING COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS DURING 2021: * SALC MEMBER RON BUTLER, ARIZONA MANAGING PARTNER FOR EY, AND SALC VICE PRESIDENT, SHELLEY WATSON, WERE TAPPED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF A NEWLY CREATED NONPROFIT - EDUCATION FORWARD ARIZONA - THAT IS THE RESULT OF A UNIQUE MERGER BETWEEN THREE EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS - ACHIEVE60AZ, EXPECT MORE ARIZONA, AND COLLEGE SUCCESS ARIZONA. THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS POOLED THEIR ADVOCACY PLATFORMS AND RESOURCES TO FORM A SINGLE ORGANIZATION THAT WILL HAVE A LARGER MEGAPHONE AND A MORE IMPACTFUL ROLE IN ARIZONA'S EDUCATION LANDSCAPE. * SALC HAS LONG CHAMPIONED EXPANSION OF QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (QECE) TO ADDRESS INCREASING POVERTY ISSUES IN THE REGION, TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER THAT HELPS WORKING PARENTS STAY WORKING. THANKS TO COHESIVE AND CONSISTENT ADVOCACY FROM A BROAD SPECTRUM OF LEADERS IN THE PRESCHOOL PROMISE GROUP, OF WHICH SALC IS A MEMBER, PIMA COUNTY IS CLOSER THAN EVER TO REALIZING AN EXPANSION IN CAPACITY OF HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL SLOTS. THE GROUP'S ADVOCACY RESULTED IN THE PIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTING TO ALLOCATE $10 MILLION IN THE 2021-22 BUDGET FOR SCHOLARSHIPS THAT CAN BE USED FOR QECE. THE CITY OF TUCSON EARMARKED A SUM OF $1 MILLION FOR THAT USE AS WELL, AND THE PRESCHOOL PROMISE LOOKED TO OTHERS IN THE PRIVATE AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTORS TO AUGMENT THE CURRENT $11 MILLION FUNDING POOL. * SALC CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF STARTUP TUCSON IN 2021 WITH A GRANT OF $25,000. THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED THAT STARTUP TUCSON'S TUCSON STARTUP ECOSYSTEM GUIDE , CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVERSIGHT FROM SALC MEMBERS, WON THE LAB-TO-MARKET (L2M) INCLUSIVE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM PRIZE COMPETITION. SALC APPRECIATES THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WORKED TO HELP DEVELOP THE DIGITAL GUIDE: MEL COHEN, PAT DECONCINI, RYAN FLANNAGAN, RICK KAUFFMAN AND BRUCE WRIGHT. * LONGSTANDING PARTNER OF FLINN FOUNDATION IN PROMOTING THE FLINN-BROWN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WHICH HELPS EXPERIENCED CIVIC LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT ARIZONA EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND NETWORKS TO HELP ADDRESS LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR STATE-LEVEL PUBLIC SERVICE. SALC SEEKS TO INVOLVE MORE LEADERS FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THIS PROGRAM. * SALC CONTINUES TO LEAD THE TUCSON REGIONAL WATER COALITION (TRWC) AND THE BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION (BPTT). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | * TUCSON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (TYP) & THE FLINN BROWN FELLOWS CONTINUED AS SALC'S PREMIER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. ZACH YENTZER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TYP, JOINED JANUARY'S GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, PROVIDING AN UPDATE HIGHLIGHTING THE STEADY GROWTH IT HAS HAD IN MEMBERSHIP TO BECOME THE LARGEST YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE, ACKNOWLEDGING SALC'S ROLE IN THE FOUNDING OF TYP AS WELL AS OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT. TYP'S CURRENT PRESIDENT, DEVON UNDERWOOD, FILLS A SEAT ON THE SALC BOARD RESERVED FOR THE PRESIDENT OF TYP. NICOLE BARRAZA, SALC'S DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE AND OUTREACH, JOINED THE TYP BOARD. * IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TYP, SALC LAUNCHED A GUIDED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM BETA, WHICH FEATURED 12 PAIRINGS OF MEMBERS FROM BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. THE FIRST COHORT WAS A SUCCESS AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SPRING AND FALL COHORTS IN 2022. * SOUTHERN ARIZONA DEFENSE ALLIANCE (SADA) IS A COLLABORATION INCLUDING THE DM50, SALC, AND THE AREA'S OTHER LEADING BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. SADA CONTINUED TO ENGAGE ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE REGION'S MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND HELD MEETING WITH BOTH ARIZONA SENATORS AND THEIR STAFF. * SALC CONTINUES ITS COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FLINN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY. * THE CEO GROUP PARTNERSHIP OF GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP (GPL), NORTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (NALA), AND SALC CONTINUED WITH THE 6TH ANNUAL CEO SUMMIT WHICH WAS HELD VIRTUALLY DUE TO THE VIRULENT SPREADING OF THE DELTA VARIANT OF COVID-19. THE THREE CEO ORGANIZATIONS AGREED TO HOLD THE 2022 CEO SUMMIT AT THE RITZ CARLTON DOVE MOUNTAIN RESORT IN TUCSON. * THE TUCSON BUSINESS ALLIANCE (TBA) CONTINUES THE COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE TUCSON METRO CHAMBER, SUN CORRIDOR INC., THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, VISIT TUCSON, THE TUCSON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. TBA CONVENES AS NEEDED ON ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST THAT IMPACT THE REGION. LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT SERIES AS IN PAST YEARS, SALC HELD A LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT SERIES AND PROVIDED FORUMS FOR MEMBERS WITH VARIOUS CANDIDATES AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO SHARE PRIORITIES AND LEARN THE CANDIDATES' VISION. CANDIDATE MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH KRISTEN ENGEL, RANDY FRIESE, DANIEL HERNANDEZ, KATIE HOBBS, MARCO LOPEZ, KARRIN TAYLOR ROBSON, AND KIMBERLY YEE. P-20 FOCUS AREA LED BY CO-CHAIRS MEREDITH HAY, STEVE LYNN AND DONALD PITT, THE P-20 FOCUS AREA REMAINED STRONGLY ENGAGED IN 2021. * SALC CHAMPIONED PASSAGE OF HB2667, EXPANDING THE ABILITY OF COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA TO FUND SCHOOL READINESS AND EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS. * MEL COHEN AND JOHN PEDICONE REPRESENTED SALC ON THE PRESCHOOL PROMISE GROUP, WHICH CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR REGIONAL FUNDING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR PIMA COUNTY'S 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLDS. THE GROUP'S ADVOCACY RESULTED IN PIMA COUNTY EARMARKING $10M FOR ECE SCHOLARSHIPS, THE CITY DESIGNATED $1M AND FURTHER FUNDS WERE RAISED FROM PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES. SALC MADE A $25,000 DONATION. * SHELLEY WATSON PARTICIPATED ON A PANEL FOR GREATER TUCSON LEADERSHIP THAT DISCUSSED THE STATUS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND EFFORTS TO EXPAND IT. * SALC PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN A PROCESS THAT BROUGHT 3 LEADING EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO CREATE A LARGER PLATFORM AND ADVOCACY VOICE FOR EDUCATION ACROSS THE P-20 SPECTRUM. ACHIEVE60AZ, COLLEGE SUCCESS ARIZONA AND EXPECT MORE ARIZONA'S EXECUTIVE LEADERS SPENT THE BETTER PART OF 2020 IN A COLLABORATIVE EXPLORATORY PROCESS TO VISUALIZE HOW THEY COULD PARTNER AND BEST DEPLOY SCARCE RESOURCES AND IN 2021, EDUCATION FORWARD ARIZONA WAS LAUNCHED. SALC VICE PRESIDENT SHELLEY WATSON JOINED THE NEW BOARD TO ENSURE CONNECTIVITY WITH SOUTHERN ARIZONA. * SALC HAS MADE IT A POINT TO ENGAGE WITH OUR REGION'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT ON AN ONGOING BASIS. DR. GABRIEL TRUJILLO, SUPERINTENDENT OF TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, ADDRESSED SALC MEMBERS IN MAY TO PRESENT INFORMATION ON TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS: 1) THE END OF THE COURT-MANDATED DESEGREGATION ORDER THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN UNDER SINCE THE 1970S. 2) THE THREE-YEAR EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR THE CARES MONEY THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVED. ADDITIONALLY, SALC MEMBERS INCLUDING STEVE LYNN AND BRUCE DUSENBERRY, ALONG WITH SALC STAFF TED MAXWELL, SHELLEY WATSON AND JOHN PEDICONE, REGULARLY MET WITH DR. TRUJILLO FOR "KITCHEN CABINET" MEETINGS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. * SALC MEMBER ROSS MCCALLISTER WAS TAPPED TO JOIN THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT TUSD TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND INPUT TO HELP TUSD'S GOVERNING BOARD MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS ON SPENDING PRIORITIES. SALC REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO OUR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS (TVT), WHICH HAD A BUSY YEAR. * THE PARTNERSHIP WITH TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS CONTINUED IN 2021 WITH SHELLEY WATSON, SALC VICE PRESIDENT, JOINING THE BOARD. SALC'S BOARD VOTED TO SUPPORT TVT'S PREMIER FUNDRAISER, STAND UP 4 TEACHERS, WITH A $10,000 SPONSORSHIP. * IN 2021 TVT CONTINUED WITH ONE OF ITS SIGNATURE PROGRAMS, TEACHERS IN INDUSTRY, ESTABLISHED IN 2009 BY THE UA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, TVT, SALC AND RAYTHEON. TEACHERS IN INDUSTRY IS THE INNOVATIVE BUSINESS-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP THAT CONNECTS EXPERIENCED CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE DURING THE SUMMER. BUSINESSES GAIN FROM THE PROFESSIONALISM AND EXPERTISE OF A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATH (STEM) TEACHER. TEACHERS TAKE THEIR REAL-WORLD INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM TO MORE EFFECTIVELY PREPARE STUDENTS TO ENTER THE FUTURE WORKFORCE. * EACH MONTH, TVT RECOGNIZES A TEACHER IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA WITH A TEACHER EXCELLENCE AWARD. NOMINATIONS ARE SUBMITTED BY PARENTS, COLLEAGUES, ADMINISTRATORS, OR STUDENTS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE TVT TEAM AND INVITED SPECIAL GUESTS INTERRUPTED THE TEACHER'S VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION FOR A SURPRISE PRESENTATION. * TVT AND UA BASEBALL TEAMED UP TO KICK OFF TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 3 - 7. TVT PROVIDED 250 FREE TICKETS TO TEACHERS FOR A BASEBALL GAME. TVT ALSO RECOGNIZED FIVE TEACHERS WITH THE TEACHER EXCELLENCE AWARD DURING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IN MAY. * IN JUNE LAFF'S COMEDY CLUB HELD AN EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR TEACHERS, AT WHICH TUCSON'S TEACHERS THAT WENT WERE ON STAGE AS COMEDY VIRGINS ALONG WITH EXPERIENCED COMICS INCLUDING NANCY STANLEY AND LOCAL EDITORIAL CARTOONIST DAVID FITZSIMMONS. * TVT'S TUCSON SUPPLIES TEACHERS CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED FROM JULY 12 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, RAISING $127,000 TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AS THEY STARTED THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. WEEKLY VIDEOS WERE FILMED AT JONATHAN'S EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, DRAWING TEACHER NAMES EARLY AND PROMOTING THE CAMPAIGN. * IN SEPTEMBER TVT HELD ITS ANNUAL BUSINESS LEADERS BREAKFAST IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT AND FOCUSED ON HOW BUSINESS AND EDUCATION CAN WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT TEACHERS. BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND EDUCATION LEADERS IN ATTENDANCE HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM JEN KINSER-TRAUT, DIRECTOR OF THE TUCSON REGIONAL EDUCATOR COLLABORATIVE (TREC) AND SUZANNE KAPLAN, DIRECTOR OF TEACHERS IN INDUSTRY. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE AFFILIATED WITH UA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND SUPPORTED BY TVT. PARTICIPANTS HEARD FROM 3 PANELISTS: MANNY VALENZUELA, SUPERINTENDENT OF SAHUARITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, HILLARY STACEY, TEACHER AT MICA MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL IN VAIL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ARIZONA TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST, AND MELANIE LAWSON OF SOUTH 32, A MINING AND METALS COMPANY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA SALC'S INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA IS LED BY CO-CHAIRS TODD HILL, IAN MCDOWELL AND TOM MCGOVERN. * IN FEBRUARY, FOCUS AREA MEMBERS RECEIVED VARIOUS UPDATES ON KEY INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES: DANETTE BEWLEY DISCUSSED CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS AT THE TUCSON AIRPORT AUTHORITY INCLUDING THE AEROVATION HANGAR RELOCATION, AND VARIOUS ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND TENANT EXPANSIONS; JOHN MOFFATT GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE SONORAN CORRIDOR AND THE STATUS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY; MIKE HAMMOND UPDATED MEMBERS ON ADOT AND ASTB; AND TOM MCGOVERN INFORMED ATTENDEES ON THE RTA CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S PLANS AND GOALS AND EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR COLLABORATION AS THE CITY OF TUCSON HAS SIGNALED HESITATION ABOUT RTA NEXT. * SALC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND BE ENGAGED IN THE RTA REAUTHORIZATION PROCESS. THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) IS CHAIRED BY SALC MEMBER TOM MCGOVERN. SALC MEMBERS MEL COHEN, EDMUND MARQUEZ, AND BRUCE WRIGHT ARE SERVING ON THE CAC. SALC PRESIDENT/CEO TED MAXWELL, ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SEAT ON THE ASTB, IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE RTA BOARD. * SALC MEMBER KIP VOLPE CONTINUES TO CHAIR THE TUCSON REGIONAL WATER COALITION WITH DAVID GODLEWSKI, THE PRESIDENT OF SAHBA. TRWC MET QUARTERLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ADDRESSED ISSUES SUCH AS WATER-RELATED BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE CITY OF TUCSON'S PROPOSED DIFFERENTIAL WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTS OF UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PIMA COUNTY, AND TIER 1 WATER SHORTAGE FOR THE COLORADO RIVER. ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION CHAIR, LEA MARQUEZ PETERSON, SPOKE AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS ABOUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL WATER COMPANIES IN ARIZONA THAT LACK OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE CITING THAT 70 HAVE NOT HAD A RATE CASE IN TWENTY YEARS. * SALC PRESIDENT/CEO TED MAXWELL AND SALC MEMBER KIP VOLPE ARE PARTICIPATING ON THE ARIZONA RECONSULTATION COMMITTEE AS IT WORKS ON THE REQUIRED RENEGOTIATION OF THE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN BY 2027. THE COMMITTEE IS GATHERING ALL THE PERTINENT DATA NECESSARY TO INFORM THOSE WORKING ON THE NEXT PLAN. THEIR WORK IN PART IS THROUGH THE MODELING AND ANALYSIS WORK GROUP WHICH WILL ENSURE THERE IS A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO THE DISCUSSION. TED CONTINUES TO SERVE ON THE GOVERNOR'S WATER AUGMENTATION, INNOVATION AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE AS WELL. * SALC CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS PARTNERS (TBP) HEADED BY DAVID MARTIN, CEO OF THE ARIZONA GENERAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER TBP MEMBERS, SALC ENGAGED WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE BILLS FORWARD THAT WOULD ADDRESS BOTH THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FORMULA AS WELL AS SET THE STAGE FOR MARICOPA COUNTY'S REGIONAL FUNDING PROGRAM WHICH EXPIRES IN 2024. TBP IS FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REAUTHORIZATION OF BOTH MARICOPA AND PIMA COUNTIES REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATIONS. INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA THE INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA MEMBERS, LED BY CO-CHAIRS MARA ASPINALL, ANTHONY COOK AND CALLINE SANCHEZ, TRANSITIONED TO BETTER ALIGN WITH REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS. * WITH THE BIOSCIENCES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (BLCSA) AND ARIZONA BIOSCIENCE BOARD (ABB) HAVING SERVED THEIR PURPOSES, THOSE GROUPS WERE DISBANDED AND ADDED AS GUEST PARTICIPANTS IN SALC'S INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA MEETINGS. * THE INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA HELD A MEETING IN MARCH FEATURING LIZ POCOCK AND DRE THOMPSON OF STARTUP TUCSON, AND DAVID KRIETOR OF THE PHOENIX BIOMEDICAL CAMPUS, WHO PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF PBC, A NATIONAL TOP 5 EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE CLUSTER. * IN A YEAR THAT WAS DOMINATED BY THE PANDEMIC, 2021 ALSO FEATURED EXCITING RESPONSES FROM THE BIOSCIENCES SECTOR IN ARIZONA. FLINN FOUNDATION HELD ITS ANNUAL BIOSCIENCE ROADMAP MEETING IN APRIL AND SHOWCASED THE EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS AND PROGRESS OF OUR STATE'S INNOVATION AND BIOSCIENCES ECOSYSTEM. MATT LINGARD, CO-CHAIR OF SALC'S INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA, AND SITE LEAD FOR BAYER CROP SCIENCE, PRESENTED AN OVERVIEW OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BIOSCIENCE ROADMAP OVER THE PAST YEAR. * IN SEPTEMBER, MEMBERS ATTENDED A MEETING ON CYBERSECURITY, WITH MARK SANGSTER OF ESENTIRE AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. ESENTIRE IS A LEADING FIRM IN THE CYBERSECURITY ECOSYSTEM, AND MEMBERS LEARNED THE LATEST TRENDS AND WHAT TO BE AWARE OF AS IT RELATES TO CYBERCRIME. GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA SALC'S GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA, CO-CHAIRED BY TED HINDERAKER, SI SCHORR AND SARAH SMALLHOUSE, WAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN RESEARCHING GOVERNANCE ISSUES AND ELECTORAL PROCESS REFORMS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ACTIONABLE ITEMS BY SALC. * IN JANUARY CO-CHAIRS TED HINDERAKER AND SI SCHORR EACH AUTHORED GUEST OPINIONS PUBLISHED IN THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC AND THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, RESPECTIVELY, ADVOCATING FOR ELECTORAL PROCESS REFORM. * THE GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA HELD A VIRTUAL MEETING IN FEBRUARY FEATURING BLAKE SACHA FROM VOTER CHOICE ARIZONA WHO REPORTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO BRING RANKED CHOICE VOTING TO ARIZONA. MEMBERS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCUSSED ELECTION REFORM OPTIONS FOR ARIZONA. DURING THE MEETING MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE CIVIC & POLITICAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, A PROGRAM FOUNDED BY FORMER MAYOR JONATHAN ROTHSCHILD TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR LOCAL OFFICE OR WORKING IN CAMPAIGNS. SALC HAS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED THE PROGRAM. * IN LATE MARCH SALC AND A STATEWIDE COALITION THAT INCLUDED A GROUP OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, POTENTIAL FUNDERS AND HIGH-PROFILE ARIZONANS SUPPORTED CHUCK COUGHLIN AND HIS TEAM AT HIGH GROUND PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN CONDUCTING A BASELINE SURVEY TO GAUGE THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AMONG ARIZONANS ABOUT ELECTORAL REFORM OPTIONS AND TO DETERMINE THE VIABILITY OF RUNNING A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE. PAUL BENTZ, WHO SPECIALIZES IN PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS, PRESENTED THE FINDINGS OF THE POLL TO SALC MEMBERS AT A MEETING IN JUNE. * THE GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA CO-CHAIRS CONTINUED TO RESEARCH, ANALYZE AND HAD MANY MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH ACADEMICS INCLUDING USC PROFESSOR CHRISTIAN GROSE AND CHARLES MUNGER, JR. AND EXECUTIVES FROM NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS OPEN PRIMARIES, THE INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL INNOVATION, AND UNITE AMERICA ABOUT THE BEST OPTIONS FOR ELECTORAL REFORM IN ARIZONA. * IN SEPTEMBER CO-CHAIRS TED HINDERAKER, SI SCHORR, AND SARAH SMALLHOUSE, ALONG WITH SALC STAFF TED MAXWELL AND NICOLE BARRAZA MET WITH UNITE AMERICA'S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NICK TROIANO, WHO FLEW IN FROM COLORADO AND LUIS ACOSTA-HERRERA, ARIZONA STATE DIRECTOR, TO DISCUSS THEIR ORGANIZATION'S INTEREST IN RUNNING A BALLOT INITIATIVE IN 2022 WITH FINAL-FIVE VOTING CONTINGENT UPON THE COMMITMENT OF STRONG LOCAL ARIZONA PARTNERS. AFTER SIGNIFICANT FURTHER DISCUSSIONS INCLUDING DON BUDINGER, CHUCK COUGHLIN AND PAUL JOHNSON, AND CONSIDERING THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS, IT WAS DECIDED BY ALL ENTITIES TO LOOK TOWARDS 2024. * SALC AND THE GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE 2021 ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION'S (IRC) WORK AND RAISING AWARENESS TO ENCOURAGE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS. HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA LED BY CO-CHAIRS NANCY JOHNSON, GREG TAYLOR AND CHAD WHELAN, SALC'S STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE CONTINUED DURING 2021. * A MARCH HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA MEETING WAS HELD REGARDING THE LATEST ON COVID-19 VACCINES, VARIANTS, AND TESTING. ED EISELE, OWNER OF SOUTHWEST BAKING COMPANY, ADDRESSED THE VACCINE HESITANCY AND DR. THERESA CULLEN, PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR OF THE PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, INFORMED THE GROUP ABOUT THE STATUS OF VACCINE DEPLOYMENT IN PIMA COUNTY AND AN UPDATE ON THE VARIANTS. MEMBER MARA ASPINALL PROVIDED INFORMATION ON TESTING. * THE SEPTEMBER HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA MEETING FOCUSED ON COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATES AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES. DR. JOE GERALD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT UARIZONA'S ZUCKERMAN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 INCIDENCE AND TRENDS IN THE REGION, MEMBER MARA ASPINALL PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 TESTING AND MEMBER ALI FARHANG DISCUSSED LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS. * THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HEALTHCARE LEADERS, SALC CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE REGULAR COVID-19 UPDATES TO MEMBERS ON THE LATEST TRENDS IN THE REGION AND STATE, PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND USABLE INFORMATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE SALC'S PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE WAS LED BY CO-CHAIRS PAT DECONCINI, OMAR MIRELES, AND WARREN RUSTAND. THIS COMMITTEE, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE, ASSISTS THE SALC BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY EVALUATING PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES, PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF SALC'S FIVE FOCUS AREAS, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO HAVE DIRECT INPUT TO THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY SALC. * THE COMMITTEE MET TWICE MONTHLY DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND OFFERED A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO BE MORE ENGAGED, LEARN ABOUT LEGISLATION IN REAL-TIME AND PROVIDED A FORUM TO DISCUSS PROPOSALS WITH OTHER MEMBERS. WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMITTEE SALC WAS ABLE TO VET AND TAKE POSITIONS ON MORE BILLS THAN EVER BEFORE. * IN FEBRUARY THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THAT SALC TAKE A BLANKET POSITION TO OPPOSE ALL LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS SEEKING TO DISENFRANCHISE VOTERS BY MAKING IT HARDER TO VOTE. * A JULY MEETING WAS CONVENED TO EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND ACTION TO THE BOARD ON TWO INITIATIVES THAT GATHERED THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE CITY OF TUCSON'S NOVEMBER 2021 ELECTION, PROP 206, THE TUCSON MINIMUM WAGE ACT AND PROP 410, TO INCREASE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS SALARIES. THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY (WITH ONE ABSTENTION) TO OPPOSE PROP 206 AND SUPPORT PROP 410. SALC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS JANUARY 20TH COVID-19: THE VACCINE & THE FUTURE - HEALTHCARE LEADERS FROM THE STATE AND REGION SHARED THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION. DR. CARA CHRIST, DIRECTOR OF THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, PROVIDED A STATEWIDE VIEW OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT. SALC MEMBER MARA ASPINALL MODERATED AN INSIGHTFUL PANEL OF REGIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID. DR. THERESA CULLEN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT PIMA COUNTY, OFFERED A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS AND THE CHALLENGES OF VACCINE DISTRIBUTION IN PIMA COUNTY. THE PANEL ALSO INCLUDED DR. DAVID HARRIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES BIOREPOSITORY, AND DR. NANCY JOHNSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EL RIO HEALTH CENTER. THE PANELISTS PROVIDED UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES ON THE VACCINE, ITS DISTRIBUTION IN PIMA COUNTY AND THE FUTURE CHALLENGES WITH THE VIRUS. FEBRUARY 17TH INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING & MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES - ARIZONA SENATOR DAVID LIVINGSTON PRESENTED AN UPDATED ON SB1650, INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, AND NATHAN BARRETT, PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS ADDED HIS THOUGHTS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A PANEL THAT DISCUSSED INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND CHALLENGES. PANELISTS INCLUDED MEMBER MIKE HAMMOND, MEMBER OF THE ARIZONA STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD, MICHAEL ORTEGA, TUCSON CITY MANAGER, FARHAD MOGHIMI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS/REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, AND ANA OLIVARES, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR FOR PIMA COUNTY. MARCH 17TH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: THE EDUCATION-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP - SALC'S MARCH GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING FOCUSED ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (OR CTE), AND HOW CRITICAL IT IS IN OUR REGION AND STATE, PARTICULARLY POST-PANDEMIC. WE FEATURED A PANEL FROM MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ACADEMIA (JTED, COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY) WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE UNIQUE WAYS IN WHICH THEIR INSTITUTIONS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS, AND THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY. A SECOND PANEL THEN ADDRESSED THE CHALLENGES FACING INDIVIDUALS SEEKING A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AS WELL AS THE ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, AND GUIDANCE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THEIR OBSTACLES. APRIL 21ST ANNEXATION & INCORPORATION - THE CITY OF TUCSON'S ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE HAS HOVERED AROUND A STEADY 1% FOR THE PAST FEW DECADES. THOSE MOVING INTO THE REGION ARE INCREASINGLY CHOOSING TO LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS AS OPPOSED TO IN INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES. THE RELATIVELY LARGE POPULATION THAT RESIDES IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PIMA COUNTY PRESENTS BOTH CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF STATE SHARED REVENUE, SELF-GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY. SALC'S APRIL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING TACKLED THIS TOPIC AND WE HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON INCORPORATION AND ANNEXATION AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCES OF SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES: * MIKE CZECHOWSKI - ANNEXATION PROJECT MANAGER, CITY OF TUCSON * CHUCK HUCKELBERRY - PIMA COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR * JOHN KROSS - TOWN MANAGER, QUEEN CREEK * TOM MURPHY - MAYOR, TOWN OF SAHUARITA * BRUCE WRIGHT - B WRIGHT CONSULTING AND CONSULTANT FOR VAIL, AZ MAY 19TH U.S. SENATOR MARK KELLY - U.S. SENATOR MARK KELLY JOINED MEMBERS FOR THE FINAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE SPRING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON HIS TENURE TO DATE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND TO RELATE THE PRIORITIES HE'S FOCUSED ON. MEMBERS ALSO HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM BENNY WHITE, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE PIMA COUNTY ELECTION & CERTIFICATION BOARD, WHO PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-BASED REVIEW OF THE ELECTION RESULTS IN PIMA COUNTY. FINALLY, KATE HOFFMAN OF EARN TO LEARN SHARED THE INCREDIBLE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM SHE CREATED THAT COMBINES STUDENT SAVINGS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, AND COLLEGE SUCCESS COACHING TO HELP LOWER-INCOME AND UNDER-REPRESENTED STUDENTS OBTAIN A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND GRADUATE WITH LITTLE OR NO DEBT. OCTOBER 20TH - THE TOPIC THIS MONTH WAS THE PENDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, IN PARTICULAR A PROPOSAL BY AMTRAK FOR A COMMUTER LINE LINKING THE TUCSON AND PHOENIX REGIONS. PRESENTERS AND PANELISTS WERE: * MAYOR REGINA ROMERO, CITY OF TUCSON * DANETTE BEWLEY, CEO OF TUCSON AIRPORT AUTHORITY * ALEX KHALFIN, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR AMTRAK * GREG BYRES, AODT MULTI-MODAL PLANNER ANNUAL CEO SUMMIT SALC TEAMED UP WITH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP AND NORTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE, TO HOLD THE 6TH ANNUAL ARIZONA CEO SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 17. NORMALLY AN IN-PERSON EVENT, THE SHARP RISE IN COVID CASES DUE TO THE DELTA VARIANT OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS LED THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE THE DECISION TO MAKE THE SUMMIT A VIRTUAL MEETING. MORE THAN 170 MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT, WHICH WAS HELD OVER THREE HOURS AND FEATURED INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING SPEAKERS: * RACIAL EQUITY AND ADVANCEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE - JONAY FOSTER HOLKINS, GOV. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE, STEVE MULLIN, VADA MANAGER * ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION AND ITS PROCESS - ERIKA NEUBERG AND DAVID MEHL * AN UPDATE ON EDUCATION GAME PLAN DEVELOPED BY GPL - HEATHER CARTER * THE POWER OF BIPARTISANSHIP IN SOLVING ARIZONA'S CHALLENGES - SENATOR DENNIS DECONCINI AND SENATOR JON KYL * CEO LEADERSHIP & POLITICAL POLARIZATION - CHAD CAMPBELL AND KIRK ADAMS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | GARRY BRAV AND DON BOURN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MARA ASPINALL AND SUSAN GRAY HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MIMI COOMLER AND NANCY JOHNSON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THERE ARE FIVE (5) CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP THAT COMPRISE SALC: BUSINESS, COMMUNITY LEADER, EMERITUS, SPECIAL AND ASSOCIATE. A BUSINESS MEMBER MUST BE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF A CORPORATION LOCATED IN ARIZONA OR A SENIOR PARTNER IN A LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR PROFESSIONAL FIRM. PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNCIL FROM ANY ONE COMPANY IS TO BE THE SENIOR INDIVIDUAL IN THE FIRM. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE AND WITH SPECIFIC BOARD APPROVAL ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS FROM A FIRM MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR MEMBERSHIP AS LONG AS THE INDIVIDUALS FIT THE CRITERIA OF A SENIOR EXECUTIVE OR PARTNER OF THE FIRM. MEMBERS MUST REMAIN ACTIVE IN THEIR PRIMARY BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION OR, IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE, MUST ASSUME A POSITION OF COMPARABLE STATUS AND INFLUENCE WITH ANOTHER FIRM OR IN ANOTHER OCCUPATION. BUSINESS MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. COMMUNITY LEADER MEMBERS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS HOLDING POSITIONS OF SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND AREAS OF INTEREST TO SALC. THESE MEMBERSHIPS ARE NORMALLY BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL. COMMUNITY LEADER MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. EMERITUS MEMBERS ARE A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO SALC AND CAN MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEN MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING RETIRE OR LEAVE THEIR PRINCIPAL POSITIONS WITH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, THEY MAY BE OFFERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN AS MEMBERS EMERITI OF SALC AS LONG AS THEY PAY ANNUAL DUES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMERITUS MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL MEMBER CATEGORY IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS A UNIQUE BUSINESS QUALIFICATION, FOCUS OR INTEREST CONCERNING SALC AS IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD. SPECIAL MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS BELONGING TO AN ORGANIZATION OF INTEREST AS IDENTIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS ALLOW POTENTIAL LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPOSED TO THE SENIOR LEADERS OF SALC AND ATTEND SALC MEETINGS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE ON COMMITTEES, FOCUS AREAS AND ACTION TEAMS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS AND PAY NO DUES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TAKES PLACE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. BALLOTS ARE CAST BY VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. BALLOTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, EMAIL, OR OTHER MEANS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AND THEY ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND VICE PRESIDENT IS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. DATA IS OBTAINED USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FORMS 990. COMPENSATION FOR 2021 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY ON DECEMBER 8, 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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