OPENING KEYNOTE:
Jesse Cool
"The Other Side of Never Imagining a Window Out."
Bay Area Chef Jesse Cool's career has been defined by sustainability.
Jesse's three restaurants, Flea St. Café and JzCool Eatery
and Catering Company, both in Menlo Park, California, and the Cool
Café at The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, have
thrived for 25 years cementing their, and Jesse's, position as cornerstones
of local and sustainable cuisine. Jesse opened Late for the Train
and Flea Street Café nearly 30 years ago with the vision
of serving organic, local, seasonal, and comforting food. Jesse's
vision, although fundamentally the same, has extended beyond the
restaurants into a career that encompasses cookbooks, magazine articles,
nutritional and dietary research, activism, consulting and mentoring.
Jesse's commitment to local and sustainable ideals continues to
guide her career to new outlets and forums.
Jesse is the author of books including, Tomatoes: A Country Garden
Cookbook, Onions: A Country Garden Cookbook, Picnics, and Breakfast
in Bed, all published by Harper. Jesse was also authored Your Organic
Kitchen, published by Rodale, and Toast: 60 ways to Butter Your
Bread, published by Chronicle Books. She has just completed the
manuscript for her 6th book, which will be released Fall of 2006
by Chronicle Books, The Honest to Goodness One Pot Cookbook.
LUNCHEON SPEAKER:
Linda Carlson
Executive Director of Women's Recovery Association.
Linda will introduce the Women's Recovery Association, the recipient
of the conference's proceeds. Linda has been in the non-profit sector
since 1982. She became the Executive Director for WRA in 1992 to
2001 and left for four years to pursue other interests. Linda returned
to her leadership role at WRA in September 2005. Linda's educational
background consists of a Bachelors degree in Social Work and Public
Health, and Masters course work in Social Work. Native to the Bay
area, Linda has worked primarily in the non-profit field focusing
her work on advocacy efforts on behalf of women and children's rights
throughout California and New Mexico. She decided to pursue a career
in substance abuse in 1981 when her entire family began to unravel
a long-standing history of substance abuse.
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE:
Rose Guilbault
"From the Fields to the Executive Floor: Lessons Learned
by a Farmworkers Daughter".
Guilbault is Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Publishing
for AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah which provides automotive,
insurance, travel and financial services to its four million members.
Guilbault has an impressive history of success and recognition
for her work with diverse community projects and organizations.
In 2005, Guilbault was named one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanics
in the Bay Area. Guilbault is also the author of the critically
acclaimed memoir "Farmworker's Daughter: Growing Up Mexican
in America" (published in 2005).
Among her many honors, she received the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian
Award from the San Francisco United Nations Association; was inducted
into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame; and was named a
"Woman Who Could Be President" by the San Francisco League
of Women Voters. In 1991, she was appointed by President Bush to
the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
Hispanic Americans. In 1978, she was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding
Achievement in Children's Specials.
Fluent in Spanish, Guilbault earned a BA in journalism from San
Jose State University, an MA from the University of San Francisco
and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
CLOSING KEYNOTE:
San Mateo County Supervisor
Adrienne J Tissier
Hon. Adrienne J. Tissier took office January 2005, as the San Mateo
County Supervisor for District 5, bringing with her extensive knowledge
form two terms as a city councilmember in Daly City, including twice
being selected by fellow council members as Daly City's mayor. In
addition, Supervisor Tissier has more than two decades of experience
in the private sector as a successful business leader and community
volunteer. A Bay Area native, Adrienne is a lifelong San Mateo County
resident and holds an economics degree from the University of California,
Berkeley. Adrienne is an avid golfer and die-hard San Francisco
Giants fan and resides in Daly City.
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