Who: Jane Carney

What: Pick Power Breakfast (PPB) sponsored by Windermere Tower Realty.

Where: Victoria Club, 2521 Arroyo Dr, Riverside, CA 92506; Please note, Victoria Club dress code is no denim.

When: Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 7:30am (RSVP on Facebook!)

Why:  Begin your day with a conversation with Jane Carney and some light refreshments.  Jane Carney is currently of counsel in the Riverside law firm of Roth Carney APC and has practiced law for more than 30 years in the corporate and business arena.

Ms. Carney has lived in Riverside since 1977 and has been active in a wide variety of civic and community affairs.  She currently serves as a member of the Governing Board for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, to which she was appointed in 2000 by the California State Senate’s Rules Committee.  Civic leader Jane W. Carney was appointed to the AQMD Governing Board in March 2000 by the Senates Rules Committee.  Ms. Carney was elected to the board in January 2006.  She is currently assisting the Riverside Community College District Foundation as a member of the Circle of Innovation.  She is also currently serving on the Advisory Committee of the Path of Life Ministries Homeless Shelters.  Ms.  Carney also served as President of the Monday Morning Group of Western Riverside County, a group of civic leaders; as a trustee of Riverside Community College; and as President of the Citizens University Committee.  She has also chaired Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge’s Action Task Force for Good Jobs, and co-chaired the fundraising campaign for United Way of the Inland Valleys.  Ms. Carney is a past President of the Riverside Downtown Association and of the Riverside County Bar Association, and was instrumental in the successful effort to locate a federal district court in the Riverside/San Bernardino region.  She has received numerous awards, including Citizen of the Year from the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce, Woman of Achievement Award from the Black Voice News, and a Woman of the Year award from the California State Senate.  A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Ms. Carney received her law degree from the University of California, Davis, where she was also elected to the Order of the Coif.

She was married to the late Francis M. Carney, a founding faculty member of the University of California, Riverside, and is the mother of three adult children.

Cost: $10 for non-Pick members; Light refreshments included.  Thank you to everyone who has attended our past Pick Power Breakfasts. In order to bring you the best quality speakers and venues, we are going to charge a nominal $10 fee for non-Pick members. We would prefer to take cash at the door, but we can take a check or credit card. Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to bringing you quality presentations.

If you are interested in membership, please visit the membership section or talk to a board member at the meetings; we would be happy to get you signed up with the Pick Group.

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