Wilshire Corridor Forum V

"Economic Development on the Miracle Mile"

El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire Blvd.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

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Previous Events:

Wilshire Corridor Forum IV
"Making Wilshire Work: New Economy/New Development/Impact of Green Initiatives"
5900 Wilshire Blvd. LA, CA
Friday, May 15, 2009; 11am to 2:00pm

The Yackley Group, along with the Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce and the Wilshire Center BID, produced the fourth Wilshire Corridor Forum. This event brought together a wide variety of stakeholders from real estate developers to elected officials to community leaders, to examine how pending projects along the Corridor may impact the future use of Wilshire Boulevard. (Subway to the Sea, anyone?) The program examined transportation, sustainability and economic viability. Moderated panel discussions and presentations involved leading experts from local architecture firms, city planners, Metro executives, and local developers. For further details, or visit this website.

Cal/Neva Annual Conference and Poverty Summit, “Charting the Course for Change”
San Francisco, CA
April 15 - 17, 2009.

National, state, and local leaders of the Community Action Partnership met to discuss the new opportunities and challenges included in the federal ARRA/Stimulus package. Speakers included Susan Yackley (Advocacy 101 - How to Talk to a Politician) who taught us how to build professional relationships with politicians in order to advocate for our causes. For more information, visit http://www.cal-neva.org

Host and Moderator for a New Play Reading of Jake Jay Clark's new play "The Onset Phenomenon"
Monday, November 10, 2008
Susan hosted the reading produced in cooperation with the Imagination Workshop (www.imaginationworkshop.org) at 7:00pm in UCLA's NPI Auditorium, 720 Westwood Boulevard. Susan also moderated the discussion with the playwright, director and actors after the reading.

Wilshire Corridor Forum III
El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Friday, July 18th, 2008, 11:00 am to 1:30 pm
Wilshire Corridor Forum III "Are We Ready for the Subway?" brought together elected officials and civic leaders to discuss the transportation issues of the region. The Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce hosted the luncheon event at the El Rey Theatre, and over 150 attendees listened to experts discuss problems and possible solutions surrounding public transportation, the potential subway extension, and traffic.

Consulting work for Film, LA
May 2008, Los Angeles, CA

Wilshire Rotary Club Meeting - Wednesday, January 30, 2008.
Susan spoke on "How to Talk to a Politician" at the Wilshire Rotary Club lunch meeting at the Wilshire Ebell in Los Angeles, CA.

Wilshire Corridor Forum II
Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2007, 8 am-1:30pm.
The Yackley Group helped to produce the second Wilshire Corridor Forum II. This event brought together a wide variety of stakeholders from real estate developers to elected officials to community leaders to examine how pending projects along the Corridor may impact the future use of Wilshire Boulevard. The program examined issues such as transportation, sustainability and economic viability. Moderated panel discussions and presentations involved leading experts from local architecture firms, city planners, Metro executives, city council members and local developers.

Cal/Neva Legislative Leadership Institute, October 24, 2007.
Speakers included Susan Yackley: Advocacy 101-How to Talk to a Politician