Getting to Yes: Bridging Partisan Divides to Eliminate Gridlock and Achieve Goals

Bob Day was sworn in as Chief of Police for the City of Portland, Oregon on October 11, 2023. He was appointed by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who said "We share the priorities of building bridges with diverse communities, fostering trust through accountability and creating a cohesive community where everyone feels valued and safe.” Day previously retired as Deputy Chief of the Portland Police Bureau in 2019, after which he launched Reluctant Change, a company that offers workshops, keynote speeches and consulting services on how to use humility, curiosity, empathy and hope as a vital pathway to managing change and leading effectively. He has also worked as a consultant and contractor for various companies, including as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Red Door Project, Lones Management Consulting and as a Project Manager for Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Office. His law enforcement experience spans 29 years. He has been honored by multiple community groups and business organizations for his dedication to community policing values and concepts. He has championed equity issues and implicit bias training as critical components in contemporary policing He has led difficult but critical conversations regarding race and bias within his department, with other criminal justice leaders and community members.  

Tabitha Clark is the President of the National Association of Government Communicators and the Senior Communication Administrator for the City of Perry located in central Georgia. She is accredited in public relations (APR) by the Universal Accreditation Board where she was trained and evaluated in the strategic planning process and best practices in the public relations field. Her communication experience includes law enforcement, K-12 public education, and local government. After spending over a decade working in communications, Tabitha knows how to engage target audiences through creative storytelling and communicating messages in a fun and unique way.  She is passionate about supporting government communicators and promoting communications as an essential professional resource in all levels of government.

Fiona Ma is California’s 34th State Treasurer. She was first elected on November 6, 2018, with more votes (7,825,587) than any other candidate for treasurer in the state's history and reelected on November 8, 2022. She is the first woman of color and the first woman Certified Public Accountant (CPA) elected to the position. The State Treasurer’s Office was created in the California Constitution in 1849. It provides financing for schools, roads, housing, recycling and waste management, hospitals, public facilities, and other crucial infrastructure projects that better the lives of residents. California is poised to become the world’s fourth-largest economy and Treasurer Ma is the state’s primary banker. Presently, her office processes more than $3 trillion in banking transactions. She provides transparency and oversight for the government’s investment portfolio and accounts, as well as for the state’s surplus funds. Treasurer Ma oversees an investment portfolio that currently averages over $200 billion—a significant portion of which is beneficially owned by more than 2,200 local governments in California. She serves as agent of sale for all State bonds and is trustee of billions of dollars of state indebtedness.