New fellows to be selected for 2009 class

 

WHAT:           The California Latino Caucus Institute for Public Policy (CLCI) announced today the 2008

application deadline for the Richard G. Polanco Fellows Program. The program is named after Sen. Polanco (Ret.) who served sixteen years in the California Legislature including ten years as Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus.

 

WHERE:         Designed as a public policy leadership training program, the Polanco Fellows Program will be based in Sacramento and will be associated with the California State University, Sacramento (CSUS).

 

WHEN:           The application deadline is April 1, 2008. Anyone interested in applying for the program can download a PDF of the application from www.cllcipp.org or contact Lisa Baca-Sigala at (323) 660-7234 or FAX (323) 664-7222 or email requests to bacasigala@earthlink.net (Applicants can also contact Max Benavidez at maxbenavidez@earthlink.net for more information or to receive a PDF of the application.)

 

The term of the Fellowship will be 12 months beginning September 1, 2008 and each Fellow will receive a monthly stipend. Fellows are eligible for full dental, vision and medical coverage through the program.

 

HOW:             A new cohort of Polanco Fellows will be selected from across California to participate in the sixth annual class.  The CLCI Polanco Fellows will be selected to serve as full-time staff in the Legislature or other branches of government in Sacramento.

 

About the California Latino Legislative Caucus Institute for Public Policy:

The California Latino Legislative Caucus Institute for Public Policy which was founded in 2002 is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization created as a non-partisan effort by the California Latino Legislative Caucus to serve as a broad based public policy, educational and leadership development organization. The Institute will serve as an agent of change to ensure that California’s Latino community has an increasingly positive and dynamic influence on the state’s diverse economic, social and political resources. The Institute Board of Directors includes: Sen. Richard Polanco (Ret.), Chairman, David Lizarraga, President, Carmen O. Perez, Secretary as well as Angie Medina, former Assembly Member Bob Pacheco and Roberta Sistos.  The Institute has also established a corporate advisory council whose founding members include: Bank of America, Kaiser Permanente, Southwest Airlines, Heineken USA, TELACU, PepsiCo, and AT&T.

                       

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