CoLab: Brainstorming Our City's Future

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City Manager Rene Mendez
City Manager Rene Mendez
Rene Casas, Administrative Analyst at CSUMB's Service Learning Institute
Rene Casas, Administrative Analyst at CSUMB's Service Learning Institute
Dr. Gabriel Guillen, Professor of Spanish at MIIS
Dr. Gabriel Guillen, Professor of Spanish at MIIS
Gonzales Director of Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships Carmen Gil
Gonzales Director of Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships Carmen Gil
Dr. Ignacio Navarro, Professor of Research & Policy Analysis at CSUMB
Dr. Ignacio Navarro, Professor of Research & Policy Analysis at CSUMB
Dr. Dante Gregorio, Professor of Business at CSUMB
Dr. Dante Gregorio, Professor of Business at CSUMB
Gonzales Public Works Director Patrick Dobbins
Gonzales Public Works Director Patrick Dobbins
MIIS Professor Dr. Kent Glenzer
MIIS Professor Dr. Kent Glenzer
Gonzales Recreation Coordinator Sara Papineau-Brandt, Consultant Michelle Slade
Gonzales Recreation Coordinator Sara Papineau-Brandt, Consultant Michelle Slade
Dr. Netta Avineri, Professor of Language Education at MIIS
Dr. Netta Avineri, Professor of Language Education at MIIS
Dr. Jennifer Lovell, Professor of Psychology at CSUMB
Dr. Jennifer Lovell, Professor of Psychology at CSUMB
Dr. Victoria Derr, Professor of Environmental Studies at CSUMB
Dr. Victoria Derr, Professor of Environmental Studies at CSUMB
Dr. Seth Pollack, Professor of Service Learning at CSUMB
Dr. Seth Pollack, Professor of Service Learning at CSUMB
Gonzales Deputy City Manager Mark Hartunian
Gonzales Deputy City Manager Mark Hartunian
Gonzales Community Development Director Matthew Sundt
Gonzales Community Development Director Matthew Sundt
Theresa Funke, Visiting Rosa Luxemburg Fellow at CSUMB
Theresa Funke, Visiting Rosa Luxemburg Fellow at CSUMB
Dr. Carolyn Meyer, Director of Immersive Professional Learning at MIIS
Dr. Carolyn Meyer, Director of Immersive Professional Learning at MIIS
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An exciting collaboration between the City and area colleges bore fruit on Feb. 21, 2020 as "CoLab" met for a daylong brainstorming and work session. See photos above of the participants, who came from Cal State Monterey Bay and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies to join City staff, consultants, and representatives of the Gonzales Youth Council.

In addition to working together at the Police Department conference room, City Council chambers, and City Hall, the group toured many of our towns assets, including Taylor Farms, BioSwells, Constellation Wines, housing, the Vosti Center, our schools, the Community Slough, Centennial Park, the pool, the Johnson Canyon Easement, the Taylor Wellness Clinic, and downtown — whew!

It all plays a role in helping us — the City, schools, residents, businesses, and community groups — plan a healthy, prosperous, green future together, the Gonzales Way.

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