2008-09 Desert Lyceum Members

Roy Wilson
  Riverside County Board of Supervisors
 (Co-Chair, Desert Lyceum)
Carolyn Stark
  Executive Director,
  UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
 (Co-Chair, Desert Lyceum)
Barry Nestande
  Chief of Staff, John Benoit
Bill Kroonen
  Former President, College of the Desert
Bill Powers
  Executive Officer, Pacific Western Bank
Buford Crites
  Former Mayor & Council Member of Palm Desert
Chauncey Veatch
  Teacher, Coachella Valley Unified School District
Chris Mills
  Council Member, Palm Springs
Cynthia Flores
  Associate Dean, Cal State San Bernardino
Dick Oliphant
  Oliphant Enterprises
Don Perry
  Vice President, KPSP
Doris Wilson
  Retired Administrator, Desert Sands Unified School District
Fred Bell
  Building Industry Association, Desert Chapter
Jeff Beckelman
  CEO, Convention and Visitors Authority
Jerry Patton
  President, College of the Desert
Jim Ferguson
  Council Member, Palm Desert
John Wohlmuth
  City Manager, City of Palm Desert
Karolee Sowles
  Chief Executive Officer,
  Desert Regional Medical Center
Kathy DeRosa
  Mayor, Cathedral City
Kevin McGuire
  CEO, Palm Desert National Bank
Lee Morcus
  Kaiser Restaurant Group
Martin Martinez
  Executive Director, Carreon Foundation
Mary Roche
  City of Indian Wells
Mike Napoli
  Absolute Return Group
Pamela LiCalsi
  College of the Desert
Richard Ramhoff
  Publisher, Desert Sun Newspaper
Rick Daniels
  City of Desert Hot Springs
Steve Pougnet
  Mayor, Palm Springs
Steve Weiss
  Coachella Valley Angel Network
Sue Knollenberg
  Executive Director of Development,
 UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
Terry Green
  Executive Director, Pathways to Success
Tom Davis
  Chief Planning and Development Officer,
 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Toni Lawrence
  Director of Programs, Outreach and Marketing,
 UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
Tom Kirk
  Council Member, La Quinta

2009 Summit Details to Come

PURPOSE of the Coachella Valley Lyceum

The purpose of the Coachella Valley Lyceum is to explore issues of consequence ot he future of the Coachella Valley and act as a catalyst to bring together diverse opinions and expertise to focus on Coachella Valley issues related to quality of life, economic growth, and balanced sustainability for the future of the Coachella Valley. The CV Lyceum will seek to emphasize constructive private sector, public sector and individual responses to these issues with the larger purpose of smart planning for growth and enrichment of hte Coachella Valley and to help bring a better understanding of these issues to key decision makers.