2021 Programs
Sonoma County Forum offers an exciting array of speakers including leaders in business, education, health care, the arts, and local government. Our speakers provide an excellent way to gain knowledge of the community and learn about its vast resources.
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, we have suspended our public meetings. Speakers will be presented via Zoom, until it is safe to resume public programs. The zoom sessions are recorded and can be viewed or downloaded from the 2021 program schedule (scroll down or click) for 3 months following the date of presentation.
Upcoming Speakers
May 4 |
J Mullineaux, Executive Director, Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation |
J Mullineaux
W. John (“J”) Mullineaux is a philanthropic leader with more than 30 years of fundraising, gift planning and charitable advising experience. He was Vice President for Philanthropic Planning at Community Foundation Sonoma County for more than 11 years and in 2020 became Executive Director of the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation. Prior to moving to Sonoma County, J held senior level advancement positions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Ballet, and Columbia University. While at Columbia, J obtained a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Psychology from Teachers’ College. He also became a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) through the American College in 2014.
J is a proud graduate of the University of Washington where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. J has also served on the Board of Directors of the Oliver Ranch Foundation and the Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council, the Steering Committees of Leadership Santa Rosa and the Sonoma County LGBTQI Giving Circle which he founded in April 2014. J has also been a 10,000 Degrees volunteer mentor and has supported two first generation college students get to and through college.
2021 Program Schedule
DATE |
Speaker |
Jan 5 |
Julie Tabsharani, Program Coordinator for the Juvenile Justice Center ( Zoom presentation) |
Jan 19 |
Phyllis Rosenfield, Exec. Director/President, Listening for a Change ( Zoom presentation) |
Feb 2 |
Caren McNamara, Conscious Container (Zoom presentation) |
Feb 16 |
"The Maker Movement: Fostering a Creative Culture for Open Innovation," Dale Dougherty, President of Make:Community. (Zoom Presentation) |
Mar 2 |
Catherine Devriese and Una Glass, Sebastopol Center for the Arts (Zoom presentation) |
Mar 16 |
Vivien Straus, founder of the California Cheese Trail |
Apr 6 |
Meghan Ashley, curator, Hallberg Butterfly Gardens |
Apr 20 |
Iris Jamahl Dunkle, author/poet (poet laureate of Sonoma County 2017-18) |
May 4 |
J Mullineaux, Exec. Director, SRJC Foundation |
May 18 |
Molly Curley O'Brien, Rebuild NorthBay Foundation |
Jun 1 |
Cheryl Costantini, co-founder, Nichibei Potters |
Jun 15 |
TBA |
July 6 |
TBA |
July 20 |
TBA |
Aug 3 |
TBA |
Aug 17 |
TBA |
Sep 7 |
TBA |
Sep 21 |
TBA |
Oct 5 |
TBA |
Oct 19 |
TBA |
Nov 2 |
TBA |
Nov 16 |
TBA |
Dec 7 |
TBA |
Dec 21 |
TBA |
Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 7:30-8:45 AM at Legends at the Bennett Valley Golf Course, 3328 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA.
Program Meetings are open to the public.
