Markkula Center of Applied Ethics

Serving Two Masters: Conflicts of Interest When Officials Serve on NonProfit or Regional Boards

August 10, 2009 Public Sector Roundtable

A discussion of potential conflicts of interest when elected officials have prominent roles in non-profit organizations or regional boards

  • Speakers
    • LeeAnn Pelham, executive director, Los Angeles Ethics Commission
      David Yarnold, executive director, Environmental Defense Fund; former executive editor, San Jose Mercury News
  • What We Learned
  • Participants
    • Joanne Benjamin, Santa Clara County Cities Association
      David Casas, Los Altos
      Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County
      Dean Chu, Sunnyvale
      Rebecca Elliot, League of California Cities
      Dan Furtado, Campbell
      Melinda Hamilton, Sunnyvale
      David Knapp, Cupertino city manager
      Carol McCarthy, Santa Clara deputy city manager
      Jamie McLoud, Santa Clara
      Raania Mohsen, Santa Clara County Cities Association
      Greg Sellers, Morgan Hill
      Jennifer Sparacino, Santa Clara city manager
      Steve Tate, Morgan Hill
      Kris Wang, Cupertino
    		•


    Printer-Friendly Page

    New Materials

    Center News

     
    The views expressed on this site are the author's. The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics does not advocate particular positions but seeks to encourage dialogue on the ethical dimensions of current issues. The Center welcomes comments and alternative points of view.
    Established 1851