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SUMMARY:Virtual Talk: The Importance of Community-Based Elected Positions feat. Melissa Fox
DESCRIPTION:THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY-BASED ELECTED POSITIONS\na Zoom Webinar Hosted by the Canyon Democrats \nPresenter: Melissa Fox\nZoom registration is passed. \n[themify_button style=”large green” link=”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6RUB8BAPx3iFFCeX2vn5VA/” target=”_blank”]Watch on our YouTube Channel (No registration required)[/themify_button] \n \nJoin us to learn: \n* Why is it critical to elect Democrats to local offices such as City Councils\, County offices\, Education and Water boards? \n* How do we find and encourage Democrats to run for those offices? \n* How do we get our candidates elected? \nDownload materials Melissa will be covering in her talk:\n[themify_button style=”medium blue” link=”https://canyondems.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Campaign-Forms.pdf” target=”_blank”]Useful Campaign Forms[/themify_button] [themify_button style=”medium blue” link=”https://canyondems.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Resources-for-Electing-Dems-5-7-20.pdf” target=”_blank”]Resources for Electing Dems[/themify_button] \n \n \nMelissa Fox\, Presenter \nMelissa Fox is an Orange County native\, business owner\, attorney\, wife\, and mother. She was elected in November 2016 to a four-year term on the Irvine City Council. She is a candidate to represent the CA 68th Assembly District and is set to run against Republican Steven Choi in the November general election. \nMelissa is a member of the Bars of the State of California and the United States Tax Court. She is a graduate of Brandeis University and Tulane University School of Law. She is the founder of the Fox Law Firm in Irvine and has practiced law in Orange County for more than 20 years\, advising large and small businesses\, as well as organizations and individuals. \nMelissa is a past president of the California National Women’s Political Caucus and is a strong advocate for increasing the participation of women in government and civic affairs. She is knowledgeable about campaigns for elected community positions\, as well as the manner in which local government agencies function. \nMelissa serves on multiple local and regional professional organizations\, including the Community Energy Partnership\, Library Advisory Board of the O.C. Library System\, the Laguna Canyon Foundation\, the Green Ribbon Environmental Committee\, and the Irvine Community Land Trust. She has also served on the Irvine Community Services Commission\, Orange County Fire Authority Board\, and the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Commission. \nMelissa lives with her husband\, Dr. Michael Fox\, and their son\, Max\, in the Portola Springs community of Irvine. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n DATA SECURITY\, MISINFORMATION & CRIME ON THE WEBGuest speaker: Dan Chmielewski\nJoin us to hear our guest speaker discuss Data Protection\, Cybersecurity\, Social Engineering and Misinformation\, Cybercrime and Cyberwarfare\nWe will also hear from Dr. Asif Mahmood\, candidate for California’s 40th Congressional District\, at the beginning of the meeting \n\n\n\n \n Masks will be required for all attendees. Everyone attending must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. \nPLEASE BRING YOUR VACCINATION RECORD (HARD COPY OR ELECTRONIC) TO THE MEETING. WE WILL KEEP A RECORD SO YOU WILL NOT NEED TO DO THIS AGAIN FOR FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS. \nFor information about getting vaccinated\, please visit https://myturn.ca.gov/. \nThere will be NO snacks or drinks provided. Please bring your own reusable water bottle. \nDon’t forget to come early! Sign in starts at 6:30PM. And bring cash for our opportunity drawing (featuring wonderful prizes)! \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Dan is an award-winning media relations and cybersecurity expert\, with over 25 years of experience working in IT security\, enterprise networking\, IT software\, and Internet platform technologies for large corporations. As a technology and media expert\, he has worked as a radio news director\, a newspaper reporter and magazine contributor. Dan has lectured on high technology communications at CSU-Fullerton\, the University of Southern California\, Syracuse University and Chapman University. \nDan is a former elected Democratic Party of Orange County Central Committee member. He lives in Irvine with his wife\, Dawn\, who is an editor at Reuters. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Dr. Asif Mahmood is a pulmonologist and doctor of internal medicine. He and his family have lived in Southern California since 1999. Asif has based his life’s work on a single principle taught to him by his parents: that helping others is our highest calling. He grew up in a remote village in rural Pakistan. After receiving his medical degree\, Asif moved to America\, and later California\, to practice medicine. He has treated thousands of patients over the last twenty years and he has made it a rule in his practice – if a patient doesn’t have insurance\, his office won’t ask for payment. \nLearn more about Dr. Mahmood
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