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Newsletter
September 2018 Highlights
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Recap
Valley Hackathon IV participants create Websites and Apps for the Glendale Community
The Valley Economic Alliance hosted approximately 100 high school and college students at the 4th Annual Valley Hackathon on
September 21st
at the Downtown Glendale Central Library's Auditorium.
The technology competition brought high school and college students together in mixed teams to create a website or mobile application that provides members of the Glendale community a platform to directly tap into Glendale city hall and inform them of their needs, express concerns, and stay connected with Glendale. Teams were also asked to include a feature where city officials can inform and alert the community about new ideas, challenges, and projects.
Teams created their final websites and apps within 4 hours and presented a 5 minute pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to win prizes.
The judges panel included; City of Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan; Senior Administrative Analyst with City of Glendale, Gregory Kajszo; and Vice President of Comerica Bank, Petros Altunyan. (photo 2 from right.)
"Glendale Connect" received first place that provided information about events happening in Glendale, contacts to hotlines, a notification system for emergencies and a forum for the community to discuss issues. (photo 3.)
The event concluded with a Career and Resource Fair exclusively for Hackathon participants. Employers included Glendale Police Department, Bixel Exchange L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline, Office of Senator Robert M. Hertzberg, Office of Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, Office of LA City Attorney Mike Feuer, The Muse Rooms, and Dish Divvy.
Valley Hackathon IV was held during City of Glendale's Tech Week, a city wide technology initiative of hosted events. Other event sponsors include City of Glendale, Top Leaders and DWP Information Architects.
Students from Glendale High School, Clark Magnet High School, Granada Hills Charter High School, Glendale Community College, Cal Poly Pomona, Santa Monica College, Citrus College, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Mission College, Cal State Fullerton, University of Southern California, College of the Canyons, Los Angeles Pierce College, Stanford University and more participated in this year's competition.
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"Hero Hired" Career and Resource Fair
Thursday, October 11, 2018
The Valley Economic Alliance presents the Annual
Hero Hired Career and Resource Fair on
Thursday, October 11th, from 9:00am-2:00pm, at Los Angeles Valley College.
Hundreds of veterans will participate in the job fair, at Los Angeles Valley College's Monarch Hall. The job fair gives veteran job seekers access to over 60 employers and resource companies, with a special ribbon cutting at 9:00am. Employers will be taking resumes, interviewing candidates and hiring at the event. The fair will then be opened to the general public from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Sponsors include Pharmavite, Wells Fargo, Maximus,
Glendale Community College and Republic Services.
Employers include Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai, Tierra del Sol Foundation, Heavy Equipment College of America, Quallion, Southern California Health Institute, LA County Sheriff's Department, ExED, Manpower Staffing, CalTrans, Department of Correction, Allied Universal, Grand Canyon University, Concorde Career College, Express Employment Professionals, Los Angeles Airport Police, and more.
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Recap
Conversation with Austin Beutner, LAUSD Superintendent
About 40 local Valley business and education leaders attended a meeting on September 27th to discuss the future of the second largest K-12 school district in the United States with Austin Beutner, Los Angeles Board of Education Superintendent since May 2018.
The meeting took place at El Camino Real Charter High School's new North Campus. This campus will be opening soon for high school students undergoing chemotherapy.
Topics of discussion included public vs. charter school education, high school and college graduation statistics, college education vs. skills based training careers, and small learning communities.
The meeting was sponsored by City National Bank and David Honda of Fernando Awards, Inc.
Photo 1: From left: Kenn Phillips, President and CEO of The Valley Economic Alliance; Randy Witt, Chairman of The Valley Economic Alliance; Austin Beautner, LAUSD Superintendent; and David Honda of Fernando Awards and TVEA Boardmember.
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Business Accelerator Program Graduation!
The Valley Economic Alliance and C-Level Roundtable celebrated a graduation for the Business Accelerator Program's members on September 14th. Jessica Reveles of J Squared Communications, Remy Meraz of Me Tyme Network and Sandra Ortiz of Inspirational Leadership Group were coached by Jeff Cohen and completed 90 days in the program. They have since have taken their businesses to new heights!
TVEA Boardmembers and program sponsor, Comerica Bank; attended the graduation and heard presentations from the graduates. "Let's Go! Let's Go! was the name of my 90-day plan presentation and it is happening! This is the power of community. Businesses helping businesses. Established leaders helping up and coming leaders. It is truly mind-blowing the support and vested interest in our success this organization has demonstrated," said Remy Meraz of Me Tyme Network.
The video below highlights 60 days in the program!
For more information about TVEA's Business Accelerator Program, contact Jeff Cohen, Director of Business Accelerator at 661-373-5063 or [email protected]
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In the News
Glendale Students Shine at Valley Hackathon IV
By Andrew Campa, Reporter for Glendale News Press, Burbank Leader, and Times Community News.
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In the News
Community in Business
Caption: The Valley Economic Alliance put on its
Valley of the Stars Gala on September 7th at the Calabasas Civic Center. During the annual celebration, awards are given to standouts in the San Fernando Valley. This year's winners: Madelyn Alfano, Owner of the Maria's Italian Kitchen restaurant group; Exceptional Minds Studio, a nonprofit visual effects school and studio for young adults on the autism spectrum; Derek Fisher, a former professional basketball player and coach; and Patrick McClenahan, CEO of Goodwill Southern California.
1. Madelyn Alfano with her mother, Maria.
2. Derek Fisher accepts his award.
3. Congressman Brad Sherman with Jane Skeeter, Founder and CEO of UltraGlas Inc.
4. Kenn Phillips, left, President and CEO of The Valley Economic Alliance, and Bill Allen, a Founder of the Alliance, watch as Patrick McClenahan speaks.
5. Calabasas Mayor Fred Gaines checks in.
6. Yudi Bennet, Co-Founder and Operations Director for Exceptional Minds, accepts the education award.
7. A dinner reception was held in the Calabasas Civic Center Courtyard before the awards ceremony took place the Civic Center's Founder's Hall Auditorium.
8. Television personality Wink Martindale with Randy Witt, Chairman of The Valley Economic Alliance.
Photos by Andy Khatchatrian of Chasing Pleasures.
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Out and About
City of Calabasas Mayor Fred Gaines presented State of the City on September 20th at the Calabasas Civic Center.
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At the
San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission's Gala of Light on September 22nd at Clay Lacy Aviation Hangar.
From left: Angela Amirkhanian, Senior Economic and Workforce Development Coordinator at The Valley Economic Alliance and Rescue Mission Advisory Boardmember; Jessica Reveles of J Squared Communications and TVEA's Business Accelerator program alumni and Gail Lara, Director of TVEA's Women's Collaborative Mentorship Program.
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Kenn Phillips, President and CEO of The Valley Economic Alliance met with Omar Rahmat, Managing Partner of
Office Technology Partners,
a professional cost management and consulting company that provides auditing, analysis, assessment and recommendation of business technology and other operational spends for most mid to large size businesses.
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Accessing L.A
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Live2Lead
Friday, October 12, 2018
The Live2Lead simulcast event is an annual leadership gathering developed by The John Maxwell Company. Join hundreds of host sites around the globe for the 5th annual Live2Lead on October 12th at Houses of Light. The event is an exciting day of growth, as John Maxwell and other high caliber speakers teach relevant and applicable leadership tools that will elevate your life and business. Learn from world-class leadership experts at this simulcast broadcast live from Duluth, GA. You will return to your office ready to implement your new action plan and lead with renewed passion and commitment.
The event also includes the launch of TVEA Investor and Executive Director of The John Maxwell Team - Farshad Asl's new book, "Men Built for Others."
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Save the Dates - 2018-2019
Thursday, October 11, 2018
9:00am-2:00pm
Los Angeles Valley College
Friday, January 11, 2019
8:00am-2:30pm
Northridge Center - Cal State University Northridge
Thursday, February 14, 2018
11:00am-1:00pm
Tierra Del Sol - Bud's Place
*For non-profit organizations only.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
8:30am-12:30pm
Student Union Plaza, Los Angeles Valley College
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