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SUMMARY:Long Beach Young Professionals Networking Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Robert Garcia\, 37\, is an accomplished educator and the 28th Mayor of Long Beach. He was elected on June 3rd\, 2014\, becoming the youngest person ever to hold that office. Mayor Garcia has taken a leadership role in balancing the city budget\, reforming pensions\, expanding park space\, and investing in technology\, and is committed to moving Long Beach forward by attracting tech and green jobs\, creating new educational partnerships\, and rebuilding our aging streets\, sidewalks and alleys.\n\nGarcia has been a member of the public policy and communications faculty at the University of Southern California\, and taught Communication Studies at both California State University\, Long Beach and Long Beach City College. His passion for education led him to pursue a Doctorate in Higher Education\, which he was awarded in 2010 after publishing his dissertation on California's Master Plan for Education. Mayor Garcia also holds a Masters Degree in Communication Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies from California State University\, Long Beach.\n\nIn 2007\, Garcia co-founded and launched the Long Beach Post\, a Long Beach based media website and newspaper. By the time he left the company in 2013\, the small business had grown into an important source for community information and has more than 45\,000 online subscribers. As First District Councilmember\, a position he held from 2009-2014\, and as Vice Mayor from 2012-2014\, Garcia served as the Chair of the Long Beach Public Safety Committee and the Long Beach Housing Authority\, and on both the Federal Legislative and State Legislative Council Committees. He also served on the California Coastal Commission from January\, 2013 until taking office as Mayor of Long Beach.\n\nRobert Garcia was born in Lima\, Peru\, and immigrated to the United States at age 5 with his family. He grew up in Covina\, California and was raised by three strong women in his life - his mother\, grandmother and aunt. The first person in his family to attend and graduate college\, Garcia was elected student body president at CSULB.\n\nGarcia has been named one of Long Beach's "Most Innovative Minds" by Long Beach Magazine\, to the Advocate Magazine's 40 Under 40 List in 2010\, and to Instinct Magazine's Leading Men in 2009. He was the recipient of the 2014 Vanguard Leadership award from Equality California. Mayor Garcia lives in downtown Long Beach.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; line-height: 15.75pt\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="color: rgb(80\, 80\, 84)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11.5pt\;">Dr. Robert Garcia\, 37\, is an accomplished educator and the 28th Mayor of Long Beach. He was elected on June 3rd\, 2014\, becoming the youngest person ever to hold that office. Mayor Garcia has taken a leadership role in balancing the city budget\, reforming pensions\, expanding park space\, and investing in technology\, and is committed to moving Long Beach forward by attracting tech and green jobs\, creating new educational partnerships\, and rebuilding our aging streets\, sidewalks and alleys.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; line-height: 15.75pt\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="color: rgb(80\, 80\, 84)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11.5pt\;">Garcia has been a member of the public policy and communications faculty at the University of Southern California\, and taught Communication Studies at both California State University\, Long Beach and Long Beach City College. His passion for education led him to pursue a Doctorate in Higher Education\, which he was awarded in 2010 after publishing his dissertation on California&#39\;s Master Plan for Education. Mayor Garcia also holds a Masters Degree in Communication Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor&#39\;s Degree in Communication Studies from California State University\, Long Beach.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; line-height: 15.75pt\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="color: rgb(80\, 80\, 84)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11.5pt\;">In 2007\, Garcia co-founded and launched the Long Beach Post\, a Long Beach based media website and newspaper. By the time he left the company in 2013\, the small business had grown into an important source for community information and has more than 45\,000 online subscribers. As First District Councilmember\, a position he held from 2009-2014\, and as Vice Mayor from 2012-2014\, Garcia served as the Chair of the Long Beach Public Safety Committee and the Long Beach Housing Authority\, and on both the Federal Legislative and State Legislative Council Committees. He also served on the California Coastal Commission from January\, 2013 until taking office as Mayor of Long Beach.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; line-height: 15.75pt\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="color: rgb(80\, 80\, 84)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11.5pt\;">Robert Garcia was born in Lima\, Peru\, and immigrated to the United States at age 5 with his family. He grew up in Covina\, California and was raised by three strong women in his life - his mother\, grandmother and aunt. The first person in his family to attend and graduate college\, Garcia was elected student body president at CSULB.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; line-height: 15.75pt\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="color: rgb(80\, 80\, 84)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11.5pt\;">Garcia has been named one of Long Beach&#39\;s &quot\;Most Innovative Minds&quot\; by Long Beach Magazine\, to the Advocate Magazine&#39\;s 40 Under 40 List in 2010\, and to Instinct Magazine&#39\;s Leading Men in 2009. He was the recipient of the 2014 Vanguard Leadership award from Equality California. Mayor Garcia lives in downtown Long Beach.</span></p>\n
LOCATION:Long Beach Yacht Club 6201 E. Appian Way Long Beach\, CA 90803
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URL:https://business.lbchamber.com/events/details/long-beach-young-professionals-networking-breakfast-03-25-2015-2410
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