Energizing California
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
Thursday, October 29, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Location
Zoom Webinar
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Fees/Admission
Free to attend
Contact Information
Theresa Harvey
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Description
Energy is a necessity in our modern life – it enables us to keep our lights on, work/learn from home and even cook our meals - but we don’t often think about where our energy comes from and how much it influences our lives.
Join us for a conversation about California’s energy needs, our evolving energy landscape, and what that means for our everyday lives with Margita Thompson, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Outreach, of California Resources Corp..
Margita Thompson is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Outreach for California Resources Corporation (CRC), the state’s largest independent oil and natural gas producer. At CRC, she drives unexpected community engagement that increases stakeholder credibility and business impact. Margita listens and anticipates trends to uncover the common thread that unites diverse stakeholders toward a common goal.
Before CRC, she was Vice President, External Communications for Disney Consumer Products (DCP) leading PR teams across Disney Publishing, The Disney Stores, and DCP Licensing - the world's largest licensor. Margita brought diverse women’s voices inside DCP to maintain the relevance of the “princess” franchise. Prior, she was Vice President for Corporate Communications and Latino Programs Officer at Health Net Inc. where she increased Latino health plan membership through a multi-generational, whole-household strategy.
Margita served as Press Secretary for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and managed a global media onslaught that was the equivalent of a startup for the then sixth-largest global economy. Earlier, she was Political Producer for CNN’s then highest-rated show Larry King Live. Margita has also worked at the White House in the Office of the Vice President as Press Secretary to Mrs. Lynne Cheney and as California Press Secretary of Bush for President 2000.
In 2010, Margita received an Emmy as a political analyst with the KCAL/CBS team for election night coverage. She was awarded the Stuart Spencer Visionary Award in 2019 from the Latino Leadership & Policy Foundation. She is currently a fellow at USC’s Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics and on the Board of Directors for CORO Southern California, the California Latino Economic Institute, and The LAGRANT Foundation.