Dr. General Davie, Retired Educator
Superintendent Steven Enoch, San Juan Unified School District
Bob Trigg, Retired Educator
Rich Fisher, Retired Educator

Dennis McKenna, CEO of e.Republic and CYC Board President
Joseph P. Maloney, CYC Executive Director
Naja Hayward, Freedom Writers Foundation
Erin Gruwell, Founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation & 2007 Highest Office: Citizen Guest Speaker

George Gough, Monsanto and CYC Board Member
Dennis McKenna, CEO of e.Republic and CYC Board President
Joseph Maloney, Ph.D., CYC Executive Director
Naja Hayward, Freedom Writers Foundation
Erin Gruwell, Founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation & 2007 Highest Office: Citizen Guest Speaker
Alice Furry, Ph.D., Reading Lions Center
Sharon Van Vleck, Reading Lions Center
Corey McKenna

Superintendent John Montgomery, Roseville Joint Union High School District
Dr. Rex Fortune, Founder of Project Pipeline Teacher Credential Task Force and 2007 Highest Office: Citizen Award Recipient
Superintendent Frank Porter, Rio Linda Union Elementary School District
Margaret Mohr, News 10 and CYC Board Member

Russell Postell, General Manager of News10, welcomed luncheon invitees to News10 Studios.

Superintendent Steven Enoch, San Juan Unified School District, encouraged the assembled audience to instill good character and citizenship skills in youth.

Sharon Van Vleck, representing the Reading Lions Center, shared remarks on the importance of reading comprehension for youth.

Dr. Rex Fortune, Founder of Project Pipeline Teacher Credential Task Force and 2007 Highest Office: Citizen Award Recipient, spoke about his keen interest in improving the performance of low achieving students and enhancing justice, fairness and equity.