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Research and Policy Institute of California, RPIC is a
non-profit organization that provides leadership training, public policies, and
community awareness to the African American communities, through a variety of
sponsored programs.
RPIC's goal is to bridge the gap
between the African American community and access to resources which are
essential to their economic, social and educational well being. We will build
this bridge by providing opportunities and training for our leaders of tomorrow
while serving as a research and analysis clearinghouse for today's public policy
makers. Our Mission The Research and Policy Institute of California ("RPIC") is a non-profit
organization that provides leadership training, public policies, and community
awareness to the African American communities, through a variety of sponsored
programs. Our Goals • Provide training through workshops, seminars, conferences, mentoring,
networking, and fellowship programs.
• Assist our young people in the
development of their leadership skills.
• Provide research and analysis
and scholarly studies on public policy issues that affect the African American
community.
• Establish a speaker bureau to further the discourse on
public policy issues concerning the African American community. President's Statement On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Research and Policy Institute of
California (“RPIC”), I thank you for taking the time to learn more about our
Institute. The co-founders of RPIC joined together to increase the African
American community’s ability to access the resources essential to economic,
social and educational progress. To do this, we recognized that we must first
work to increase effective communication between the African American community
and public policy makers in California.
A critical relationship exists
between policy makers and those affected by the policies being made. This bond,
like any relationship, is dependant upon effective communication between the
parties involved. Effective communication requires cooperative interaction
between both sides working together to solve problems.
It is our desire
at RPIC to foster this interaction through comprehensive research, leadership
training and provocative forums and symposiums. With your help, we can
strengthen the union between the African American community and policy makers as
well as reinforce a foundation of success for the African American community in
California.
Tommy Ross, President/Chair Board of Directors Tommy Ross, President Vice President of Public Affairs at Southern California Edison View Bio
Michael A. Gunning, Secretary/Treasurer Vice President of the Personal Insurance Federation of California View Bio
Winston Doby, Director Vice President of Student Affairs at University of California, retired View bio
Each director can be reached at (916) 492-6017. RPIC Staff Casanya Ursery, Executive Director Juris Doctorate with a background in community action, student activities and creative productions RaMaura Rucker, Program Manager Bachelors in English with a background in Education and media
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