< California's P.O.s >

CONA is run by Presiding Officers (PO's )--former CONA delegates who are finished with their first year of college. PO's for the following year's conference are selected through a process run by a committee of state Y&G directors, the current year's PO's, and a vote by the delegates at the conference. Selection criteria are: Objectivity, Ability to maintain poise under pressure, Leadership, Courtesy, Consistency, Judgment, Respect of Peers, and Presiding Experience.

PO's are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the conference, serving as liaisons between the delegates and the conference staff, and presiding over third committees and the General Assembly. PO's are also responsible for training the delegates who were selected to preside over first and second committee.

	Paul Gardner III Presiding Officer, 2007 58th Youth Governor Culver-Palms
	Zach Harris Presiding Officer, 2005 56th Governor's Cabinet Mission Valley		Erik Wickstrom Presiding Officer, 2003 54th Youth Governor Redlands
	Randall Winston Presiding Officer, 2001 52nd Youth Governor Redlands		Beth Olhasso Presiding Officer, 2002 53rd Gov. Board Member Crescenta - Cañada
	Alex Mircheff Presiding Officer, 1998 49th Youth Governor Crescenta - Cañada		Emily Arico Presiding Officer, 2000 51st ML/C NIC Commissioner El Dorado
	Jessica Ginsburg Presiding Officer, 1996 47th Lieutenant Governor Palo Alto		Karl Frisch Presiding Officer, 1997 48th Lieutenant Governor Westchester
	William Watson Presiding Officer, 1990 41st Youth Governor Ketchum - Downtown		Trayvond Jacobs Presiding Officer, 1994 45th Youth Governor Weingart - Urban

Related Links

YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Conference Center Website

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