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MCBA General Membership Program: Two Mikes

Legislation in the Works, Business Recovery, COVID 19 impacts: CA Senator Mike McGuire and CEO Marin Economics Forum Mike Blakeley

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Mike McGuire | CA State Senator, Representing the 2nd Senate District - North Coast / North Bay
Mike Blakeley | CEO, Marin Economic Forum

Join us for a candid discussion with CA Senator Mike McGuire and CEO Marin Economic Forum, Mike Blakeley. A topical overview of the impact to our clients and what the legal community should be prepared for.

Senator McGuire will discuss the bills from his office that include in the CA budget, a massive investment in fire response prevention and a bill for new fire safety standards for building safety in high fire risk areas. Hear about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and how we can get our hospitality industry clients back on their feet.

With a new administration in the White House, there is an anticipation of new economic initiatives in response to COVID-19. How will the policies present opportunities for the Marin Economy. CEO Mike Blakeley from Marin Economic Forum discusses the COVID-19 impacts on the national, state and local economy.

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Friday | February 26, 2021
12:00-1:00P

Zoom Webinar

Speaker Information

Mike McGuire

CA State Senator, Representing the 2nd Senate District - North Coast / North Bay

Senator Mike McGuire is a third generation Northern Californian, whose family farmed prunes and grapes in the Alexander Valley for nearly a half century. Raised by his mom and grandma, Mike worked his way through high school and college and enjoyed a career in the radio and television industries.
Mike was first elected to the Healdsburg School Board when he was 19. As one of Northern California’s youngest school board presidents, he led successful efforts to rebuild local decaying schools.
In 2004, Mike was elected to the Healdsburg City Council where he was the city’s youngest mayor and was instrumental in creating one of the most successful local economies and stable municipal budgets in the region.
In 2010 – during the depth of the recession – Mike was elected to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. He helped lead efforts that turned years of deficits into a multi-million dollar surplus and brought forward the county's economic recovery and jobs plan that made Sonoma County one of top counties in job growth in California.
Mike has led efforts that are investing historic levels – $160 million – in local roads, bridges and highways. He has been a champion for strong public schools, including co-founding the Career Technology Education Foundation that has invested over $1 million in career training classes in local high schools.
Mike has always been a tireless advocate for our environment. He has helped protect and preserve tens of tens of thousands of acres of open space, watersheds and coast and he successfully fought to keep our regional and state parks open to the public.
Mike attended Santa Rosa Junior College and graduated from Sonoma State University. He is married to local high school teacher and middle school assistant-principal, Erika McGuire. Erika and Mike live in Healdsburg.

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Mike Blakeley

CEO, Marin Economic Forum

Mike Blakeley is a senior economic development specialist with over 20 years experience working in the public and private sector. He is an expert at building partnerships and mobilizing different stakeholders to create shared outcomes and strategies.

Mike joined the Marin Economic Forum having previously served as a Managing Director and Principal Associate of the Private Sector Engagement Practice at Nathan Associates Inc., a global consulting firm that designs and implements large-scale economic development programs in emerging markets. In this capacity Mike led implementation of high-profile programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America and served as the company’s subject matter expert on themes such as entrepreneurship, business strategy and workforce development.

Early in his career Mike founded an international trading company based in San Francisco that exported agricultural commodities, including many products from California. Following that experience he acquired his MA in International Economics and went on to Washington DC where he worked for the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

Mike is a native of Marin County and currently resides there with his wife and two children. He is active with various Bay Area non-profits and enjoys all the outdoor pursuits Marin offers from mountain biking to trail running and it’s beautiful coastline.

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