This Month’s Meeting: Presenter: Fred J. Simonelli, Ph.D. – Pre-election Insight
Written on November 10, 2011 by admin
Category: Meetings
Dr. Fred Simonelli is the Vice President, Government Affairs, of the California Metals Coalition (CMC). His career as an advocate for California’s metalworking industry spans 33 years. During this time, Dr. Simonelli served as Executive Director and Chief Lobbyist for the California Cast Metals Association (CCMA) from 1977 to 2001 and was instrumental in the creation of a broad-based coalition representing all metalworking companies in California, the California Metals Coalition, in 2003.
Prior to coming to California to work for CCMA in 1977, Dr. Simonelli served for 5 years as the Director of Government Affairs for the Steel Founders Society of America (SFSA), the national trade association for the steel foundry industry.
Dr. Simonelli also has extensive experience in government, serving as staff assistant to U.S. Congressman Charles A. Vanik of Ohio, as a member of the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Democratic Executive Committee, and as an elected member of the Euclid (Ohio ) City Council (1971-1975) where he served as Chair of the Council’s Environment Committee. In addition, Simonelli was a member of the Euclid City Council Finance Committee and was appointed by the Council President as the council’s representative in contract negotiations with the city’s municipal unions.
Dr. Simonelli served as a campaign advisor to Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan, Euclid Ohio Mayoral candidate Joseph Farrell, and his brother, Connecticut State Representative Jerry Simonelli.
Dr. Simonelli is the recipient of numerous awards including the Irwin J. Tetzlaff Memorial Award from CCMA (1985), the Outstanding Graduate Award from the Department of History, California State University, Sacramento (1990), the Outstanding Faculty Award from Mount St. Mary’s College (1992), and Research Fellowships from Yad Vashem in Israel (1999) and the Skirball Institute (2001).
Dr. Simonelli holds a B.A. degree in Communication Studies from John Carroll University, an M.P.A. degree in Public Policy from the University of San Francisco, an M.A. degree in History from California State University, Sacramento, and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Location:
Francesco’s
8520 Pardee Dr.
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 569-0653
Date: November 15th, 2011
Time:
4:00 – Board Meeting
4:45 – No Host Cocktails (Complimentary Pizza Bread)
5:15 – Dinner
6:00 – Presentation
Dinner Choices:
Chicken Santa Fe or
Talapia Picata
$35 / Person
Please RSVP by Nov. 8th (with your dinner choice) to:
Zeydi.Gutierrez@abifoundry.com
Phone: (510)632-3467
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