Welcome to 2010! We are launching this next year with our first meeting only at Moose Lodge,
4328 Campton Rd. Eureka, CA 95503. We are so excited to have Kay Backer of Humboldt
Economic and Land Planning from Sacramento as our special guest. She will address the massive array of problems that are present in our local area of Humboldt County Planning Department issues. A question and answer session will follow. We welcome members, their guests and our community. Bring your questions, paper, and a pen- see you there! (Kay’s bio- page 2)
Thursday, January 21, 2010ABOUT THE SPEAKER: KAY BACKER
Moose Lodge - 4328 Campton Rd, Eureka
11:30 a.m. - Buffet Luncheon- Meeting 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Soup, Salad & Dessert - $12.00
Beverage & speaker - $4.00
Dessert, beverage & speaker - $6.00
*Please RSVP to Colleen Hedrick at 268-0101. Early reservations appreciated.
*Fundraising event for our scholarship.
Six-years ago, Pacific Legal Foundation recommended Kay Backer for her current consulting assignment with the Humboldt Economic and Land Plan (HELP.) HELP focuses on promoting jobs, housing, and individual rights while working to persuade the County to adopt a balanced General Plan. Backer is the founder and president of KB International She established this company in 1993 after functioning as the management of more than 25-engineers and six contract administrators overseeing $300-million worth of international heavy construction contracts, as well as authoring a Management Manual. As vice president of Telchert Land Company, Backer master planned over 15,000 acres of land in various locations throughout Northern California.
For the past 17-years, Backer's Sacramento based company has provided land development services to a variety of clients in more than 30-cites for varied mixed use projects ranging from 800-acre sites down to one-half acre parcels. These projects' uses included commercial use, offices, retail stores, residential, industrial, and communication/radio towers. She was asked by the Chinese in 1993 to assemble a team and compete with 14-international firms for the designing of a 22-acre project in downtown Shanghai for the Shanghai International Trust and Investment Corporation. The KBI team won and designed a mixed-use project which included a 60-story building and two 40-story buildings. Another similar contract was awarded to KBI a few years later by the city of Shanghai. She and her partners held a contractor's license there from 1996 through 2003.
Backer has served on more that 30-boards. She was chairman for the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, KXPR Radio Station Board, Junior Achievement of Sacramento, US & China Center for Construction and Training and Exchange, and Leadership Sacramento. Other professional activities included serving as the Sacramento the governor too Planning Commissioner for four years and chagrin that commission during 1994. In 1996 she was appointed by the Governor to chair the State's Sacramento Task Force on Housing and Retail.
Among her numerous award are: Who’s Who of American Women, National Business Leadership Award, Who's Who in Sacramento Business, Sacramento Distinguished Businesswoman, and California's Certificate of Recognition.
◼ January 2010 Redwood Alert
