CAYC 2025: Re-Imagining the Future of Youth Commissions

AGENDA

• 8:15 am -  9:00 am: Registration (free)

• 9:00 am -  9:10 am: Welcome and Strategic Vision of CAYC 

  • Anya Dalal, Co-Founder, CAYC

  • Leslie Ragsdale, Vice-Mayor of Hillsborough

• 9:10 am - 9:15 am: Greetings from D.C.!

  • U.S. Congressman Sam Liccardo, District 16

• 9:15 am - 10:00 am: Setting Priorities: Defining a Policy Agenda Across Levels of Government

  • Emily Beach, Former Mayor of Burlingame

  • Dr. Sophie Cole, Mayor of Hillsborough

  • Lisa Gauthier, San Mateo County Supervisor

  • Diane Papan, CA Assemblymember 21st District

  • Malathy Subramanian, Best Best & Krieger

  • Anya Dalal, Moderator

• 10:00 am - 10:30 am: The Climate in Washington

  • U.S. Congressman Kevin Mullin, District 15

• 10:30 am - 11:00 am: Youth Commissions: Pearls and Pitfalls

  • Burlingame Youth Advisory Committee

    • Charlotte Guglielmi

  • Belmont Youth Advisory Committee

    • Ben Michaels

  • Hillsborough Youth Commission

    • Rohan Dalal

  • Los Altos Youth Commission

    • Nyssa Kansal

  • Modesto Youth Commission

    • Belle Garza

  • Palo Alto Youth Council

    • Charlie Zeitlin, Moderator

  • San Francisco Youth Commission

    • Harper Fortgang

• 11:00 am - 11:30 am: The State of California: Safety and Fairness in our Justice System

  • Attorney General Rob Bonta, State of California

  • Rohan Dalal, Co-Founder, CAYC

• 11:30 am - 12:15 pm: Building Resilience: Teen Mental Health, Vaccines, and Opioid Awareness

  • Dr. Abdul el-Sayed- Policymaker, University of Michigan; former epidemiology professor, Columbia University

  • Chris Field, Addiction Education Society

  • Dr. Erica Pan, Director of California Department of Public Health

  • Alex Perez, San Mateo County Behavioral Health

  • Anya Dalal, Moderator

• 12:15 pm- 1:00 pm: Lunch Symposium- Empowering Youth Minds: Strategies for Supporting Elementary and Middle School Students

  • Ani Vartanian Boladian, Founder and Managing Partner, Rubicon Point Partners

  • Hector Camacho, San Mateo County Office of Education

  • Jennifer Carroll, West Hillsborough Elementary School Librarian Teacher

  • Jess Dang, Head of Middle School, Crystal Springs Uplands School

  • Don Geddis, Trustee of Hillsborough School Board

  • Nathan Kim, 7th Grade Student, Crocker Middle School

  • Stefanie Roumeliotes, Founder and CEO of SGR Consulting

  • Laura Zappas, Head of Middle School, Castilleja School

  • Anya Dalal, Moderator

• 1:00 pm - 1:35 pm: Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy? 

  • Professor James Fishkin, Stanford University

• 1:35 pm - 1:50 pm: Crumbl Cookie Break 

• 1:50 pm - 2:15 pm: Adapting to Change: AI’s Impact on the Workforce of Tomorrow

  • Anant Pai, General Catalyst

  • Ganesh Srinivasan, Venrock

  • Rohan Dalal, Moderator

• 2:15 pm - 2:50 pm: Workshop Session A

  • Sparking Change: Youth Action for Wildfire Prevention

    • Professor Bill McKibben, Middlebury College

    • Los Alto Youth Commission

      • Nyssa Kansal

  • Teen Social Media Use: Finding Balance for Better Mental Health

    • Dr. Sarah Adams, Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health

    • Nathan Kim & Hillsborough Youth Commission

    • Mountain View Youth Commission

      • Kaelyn Tan

  • AI in Education: Reshaping Jobs, Skills, and Opportunities

    • Rishi Gupta, Fremont

• 2:40 pm - 3:20 pm: Workshop Session B

  • Fentanyl and Youth: Prevention, Education, and the Power of Narcan

    • Enrique Carmona & Rosie Perez, Pueblo Y Salud, Inc., Palmdale

    • Hillsborough Youth Commission

  • Votes at 16: Empowering Young People to Participate in Democracy

    • Modesto Youth Commission

      • Belle Garza

• 3:20 pm - 4:00 pm:  Workshop Session C

  • Deliberative Democracy: Finding Common Ground in a Polarized World

    • San Francisco Youth Commission

      • Harper Fortgang

  • Cultural Pride, Collective Power: Youth in Motion

    • Michelle Droz, Co-Founder of San Mateo API Foundation

    • Renee Saucedo, Immigration Attorney, Raizes Collective

    • Revant Dadoo, Redwood City

  • Fostering Unity: A Workshop on Youth Civic Engagement

    • Palo Alto Youth Council

      • Charlie Zeitlin

    • Belmont Youth Advisory Committee

      • Ben Michaels

    • Hillsborough Youth Commission

      • Chiara Luey

• 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Closing and Path Forward

  • Anya Dalal

• 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Networking Reception with Boba!

  CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

• Dr. Sarah Adams- Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health

• Emily Beach- Former Mayor of Burlingame

• Ani Vartanian Boladian- Founder and Managing Partner, Rubicon Point Partners

• Rob Bonta- Attorney General, State of California

• Enrique Carmona- Pueblo Y Salud, Inc., Palmdale

• Hector Camacho- San Mateo County Office of Education

• Jennifer Carroll- West Hillsborough Elementary School Teacher

• Dr. Sophie Cole- Mayor, Hillsborough

• Revant Dadoo- Redwood City

• Anya Dalal- Co-Founder, CAYC; Vice-Chair, Hillsborough Youth Commission

• Rohan Dalal- Co-Founder, CAYC; Founder and Chair, Hillsborough Youth Commission

• Jess Dang- Head of Middle School, Crystal Springs Uplands School

• Michelle Droz- San Mateo API Caucus, Co-Founder of San Mateo API Foundation

• Dr. Abdul el-Sayed- Policymaker, University of Michigan; former epidemiology professor, Columbia University

• Chris Field- Addiction Education Society

• James Fishkin- Professor, Stanford University

• Harper Fortgang- CAYC Steering Committee; San Francisco Youth Commission

• Belle Garza- Modesto Youth Commission

• Lisa Gauthier- San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

• Don Geddis- Trustee, Hillsborough School Board

• Charlotte Guglielmi- Burlingame Youth Advisory Committee

• Rishi Gupta- CAYC Steering Committee; Fremont

• Nathan Kim- 7th Grader, Crocker Middle School, Hillsborough

• Nyssa Kunsal- CAYC Steering Committee; Los Altos Hills Youth Commission

• Sam Liccardo- U.S. Congresman, 16th District

• Chiara Luey- CAYC Steering Committee; Hillsborough Youth Commission

• Bill McKibben- Environmentalist and Author, founder of 350.org; Professor, Middlebury College

• Ben Michaels- CAYC Steering Committee; Belmont Youth Advisory Committee

• Kevin Mullin- U.S. Congressman, 15th District

• Anant Pai- General Catalyst

• Dr. Erica Pan- Director, California Department of Public Health

• Diane Papan- California Assemblymember, 21st District

• Alex Perez- San Mateo County Behavioral Health

• Rosie Perez- Pueblo Y Salud, Inc., Palmdale

• Leslie Ragsdale- Vice-Mayor, Hillsborough

• Stefanie Roumeliotes- Founder and CEO, SGR Consulting

• Renee Saucedo- Immigration Attorney, Raizes Collective

• Ganesh Srinivasan- Venrock

• Malathy Subramanian- Partner, Best Best & Krieger

• Kaelyn Tan- CAYC Steering Committee; Mountain View Youth Commission

• Laura Zappas- Head of Middle School, Castilleja School 

• Charlie Zeitlin- CAYC Steering Committee; Palo Alto Youth Council

Saturday, April 19, 2025

9 am - 5 pm

Burlingame Community Center

850 Burlingame Avenue

Burlingame, CA

All Youth Commissions in California are invited to attend the inaugural, annual conference of the CAYC. Come and share best practices of creating and maintaining youth commissions, and discuss youth issues that can be pursued on the state level.