Deep Roots, Bold Vision
Fri, Nov 14
|Cooley Landing Education Center
Partnering with Community Leaders to Build Power in Place


Time & Location
Nov 14, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Cooley Landing Education Center, 2100 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
About the event
This is a unique opportunity to connect with some of our community's most trusted leaders, to hear directly from them as movement leaders, and to explore collaborative paths forward during some of the most challenging times ahead. As the foremost experts about the needs of their communities, they all bring unique perspectives and insights about what collaborative efforts are required now to ensure that those communities are safe today and thriving tomorrow.
Meet our speakers:

Supervisor Lisa Gauthier represents San Mateo County’s District 4, including East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and North Fair Oaks. A lifelong East Palo Alto resident and three-time Mayor, she led the city through historic progress on housing, safety, and equity—guiding it to its first year with zero homicides in decades. Before joining the Board of Supervisors, she served as Senior Vice President of Inclusion & Belonging at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and was…