October 27, 2016 at 1:30 PM - Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners & Program and Planning Committee

1. ACTION
Call to Order / Roll Call     
 - Duane Dennis, Chair

2. INFORMATION
Review Program & Planning Committee Meeting Notes – September 29, 2016                    
         - Duane Dennis, Chair 

3. INFORMATION
Partnerships for Families (PFF) WRITTEN 
 - Bill Gould, Program Officer, Program Development 

4. INFORMATION
Extension of Strategic Partnership with California Community 
Foundation for the LA ECE Bridge Fund (aka LA ECE
Recoverable Grant Fund) (WRITTEN ONLY)
- Jennifer Cowan, Senior Program Officer
- Jennifer Pippard, Director of Strategic Partnerships

5. INFORMATION
Families Outcome: Family Engagement Panel – A Path to Greater Impact         
- Barbara Dubransky, Director of Families     
- Susan Kaplan, Executive Director, Friends of the Family – Communities 
- Joan Maltese, Executive Director, Child Development Institute – Health 
- Sandra Gutierrez, National Director, Abriendo Puertas – ECE  

6. Break

7. INFORMATION
Strengthening the Infrastructure of the Best Start Community Partnerships –
Alignment Update and Learnings from the RFI
- Christina Altmayer, VP of Programs
- Antoinette Andrews, Director of Best Start Communities

8. INFORMATION
Engaging Fathers and Birth Disparities Investment Update
 - Tara Ficek, Director of Health
 - Tina Chinakarn, Program Officer, Grants Management

9. INFORMATION
Public Comment (For items not on the agenda)         

10. ACTION     
Adjournment