Graduation Activities
Relive the glory of the 6th Annual CivicSpark Graduation Ceremony, below.
2019-2020 CivicSpark Capstone Poster Symposium
In case you missed them, watch all of the Capstone Poster Symposium sessions recordings below.
CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION
July 13 | 1 – 2:30 PM
Erin Ronald
Town of Truckee
The Truckee Way: Community Driven Climate Planning
Sam Ruderman and Meredith Anderson
Sierra Nevada Alliance
Building Resilience: Climate Action Planning in South Lake Tahoe
Christopher Flores
City of Winters
Climate Action Plan Development
Michelle Geldin
County of Santa Barbara
Bridging Local and Regional Climate Resilience
Cassondra Abruzzo
San Francisco Department of the Environment
San Francisco’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Action Plan
Lorenzo Siemann
City of Antioch
Climate Action and Resilience Plan Development and CDBG Partnership
Samuel Bowman
City of Walnut Creek
Sustainable Action and Community Engagement in Walnut Creek
Shannon Pressler and Marina Mendes
City of San Luis Obispo
Laying the Foundation for a Carbon Neutral San Luis Obispo
July 20 | 1 – 2:30 PM
Jianelli Morones
City of Woodland
Climate Action Plan Implementation and Outreach
Emily Severeid
City of Davis
Sustainability Progress Tracking Metrics and Climate Resiliency Communications
Serena Pelka
City of Del Mar
CAP Monitoring and Reporting
Shivali Gowda
City of Richmond
Climate Action Plan Implementation
Vanessa Shin
City of Cupertino
Enhancing Utility: Interactive Dashboards and Climate Action Plan Implementation
Dominique Dashwood
City of Encinitas
CAP Public Outreach
Justin Szasz
City of Piedmont
Reach Codes for Existing Buildings
July 14 | 1 – 2:30 PM
Miles Gordon
California Office of Emergency Services
Using Local Level Planning Efforts to Fuel State Climate Adaptation Guidance
Julia Cohen
Yolo Resiliency Collaborative
A Regional Approach to Collaborative Climate Resiliency Planning
Carissa Bradley
Sierra Business Council
Increasing Resilience in Sierra Nevada Communities
Jaron Kaplan
San Francisco Estuary Institute
Addressing Gaps in Regional Sea Level Rise Adaptation
Amanda Caswell, Natalie Arreaga and Vanessa Reyes-Salazar
Southern California Association of Governments
Moving Southern California Towards a Green Region
Annie Merritt
Delta Stewardship Council
Applying a Regional Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment at the Local Scale: Identifying Socially Vulnerable Populations in the City of West Sacramento
Amber Leavitt
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Developing San Francisco Bay Plan Climate Change Policy Guidance
July 21 | 1 – 2:30 PM
Lauren May Sugay
Butte County
Setting the Stage for Climate Change Adaptation in Butte County
Yema Conteh and Michael Jimenez
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Climate Change and Public Health Stakeholder Engagement
Bianca Hutner
City of Albany
Getting to Zero: Carbon Neutrality and Community Resilience
Margaret Scarpa
City of Chico
Climate Adaptation and Action Support Through Virtual Engagement
Emma Diamond and Erika Trinidad
City of Sacramento Department of Utilities
Becoming a Sustainable Water Utility
Naomi Albert
South Bay Cities Council of Governments
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
July 15 | 1 – 3 PM
Nasreen Sayed
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Resource Management Plan and Community Messaging
Tessa Grezdo
San Francisco Department of the Environment
Carbon Reductions in the Building Industry
Shannon Casey
RecycleMore
Commercial Composting in West Contra Costa County
Karina Takemoto
City of Goleta
Enhanced Visibility as a Sustainability Minded Agency
Helen Wagner-Maggitti
City of Carpinteria
Sustainable Funding for Renewable Energy
Trinity Smyth
City of Sacramento – Public Works
Municipal Energy Benchmarking
Amanda Cobb
City of San Jose
Creating Better Buildings
Becky Haworth
City of San Pablo
Local Innovation in Waste & Water Quality
Laima Vepstas Diaz
City of Novato
Setting the Stage for Greener City Operations: Building Benchmarking and Sustainability Policies
Casandra Cortez
City of Culver City
Polystyrene Ordinance Amendment
July 16 | 1 – 3 PM
Dario Bobeda-Padilla
City of Fontana
Improving Implementation of the Storm Water Quality Management Plan
Hannah Davidson and Zachary Giannotti
Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District
I&I Assessment and Response
Kaila Korosec
City of Lakeport
Water Capacity and Efficiency Assessment
Alfonso Ramirez
Lake County
Asset Management Plan Implementation
Laura Emmons and Megan Verner-Crist
City of Livermore
Identifying Flood Management Solutions & Better Data, Healthier Creeks
Frank Lyles and Tatiana Garcia
City of Mount Shasta
Developing Stormwater Solutions for a Small Rural CA Town
Brooke Ely
Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Developing and Implementing the YSGA Monitoring Network
Ayelet Zamek
County of San Luis Obispo
“Unlocking” Housing Development: Regional Infrastructure and Housing Strategic Action Plan
Yun Zhao
City of Culver City
Ballona Creek Revitalization Project
EQUITY AND ACCESS
July 17 | 1 – 2:30 PM
Arlin Benavides
California Department of Housing and Community Development
Tulare County
Promoting Safe Communities through Development of an Environmental Justice Element
Rosa Maldonado and Gabriella Elliot
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
Addressing Housing Insecurity for California Community College Students
Colin Cross
California Department of Housing and Community Development
Planning to Promote Affordable Housing
Rebecca Pope
California Department of Housing and Community Development
Placer County
Accessory Dwelling Units as a Solution to Affordable Housing
Carson Barwinkel
Ventura County
Affordable Housing in the County of Ventura
Timothy Williams
California State University Chancellor’s Office
Identifying Student Locations for CSU Sustainability Initiatives
UPDATED TIME: July 23 | 1 – 3 PM
Evelyn Hall
California Office of Emergency Services
Building Resilience for Children and Youth in Disaster
Meet Panchal
Community Foundation Water Initiative
Borrego Springs Water District
Action Planning for Equitable Water and Land-Use Integration
Caitlin Macomber
Community Foundation Water Initiative
Youth United for Community Action
Ensuring Equitable Engagement Through Coordinated Planning
Nicole Cheng
Community Foundation Water Initiative
ClimatePlan
Equitably Integrating Water into Plan Bay Area 2050
Jacqueline Garcia
The Freshwater Trust
Engaging Groundwater-Vulnerable Communities in the Solano Subbasin
Emily Ontiveros and Rebecca Berg
Department of Water Resources
Engaging Underrepresented Communities in Regional Water Management
Bailey Lai
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Collaborative Water Planning: Disadvantaged Communities Involvement Program in the Santa Ana Watershed
Aman Patheja
San Bernardino Council of Governments and County Transportation Authority
Resilient Inland Empire
Alexandra (Allie) Hoff
Marin County
Drawdown:Marin Equity, Inclusion and Empowerment: In community climate action planning
Carrie Simmons
County of Ventura
Resilient Policies Pathway: Linking General Plan Policies to Project Implementation
Hannah Schanzer
California Energy Commission
Energy Equity in California Communities
July 22 | 1 – 2:30 PM
Savannah Gil
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
SLO Regional Zero-Emissions Bus Implementation Plan Development
Alexandra Lehman
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Delivery Driven Government Services
Kiara Ryan
Sonoma County Transportation Authority
Incorporating Equity into Bike Share Outreach
David Vigil
Sacramento Area Council Of Governments
Technical Assistance for Sustainable Communities
Gianna Meschi
County of Placer
Moving Toward Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans
Jerel Francisco
County of Santa Barbara
Fleet Electrification & EVSE Accessibility
Yeymi Rivas
City of Berkeley
Advancing Equitable Climate Solutions