Pomona College, one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges, is known for its small classes and opportunities for hands on research, community service and leadership. Pomona is the founding member of the prestigious Claremont Colleges located in Southern California.

Harvey Mudd College seeks to educate engineers, scientists and mathematicians well versed in all of these areas and in the humanities, social sciences and the arts so that they may assume leadership in their fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society. Harvey Mudd College is a private, liberal arts college of engineering, science and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. HMC educates engineers, scientists and mathematicians who become leaders in their fields and have a clear understanding of their work's impact on society. HMC has a strong focus on the humanities, social sciences and the arts, exceptional faculty members who challenge students to achieve beyond their expectations and one of the nation’s highest rates of graduates who go on to earn PhDs in the sciences. HMC’s graduates are highly trained scientists, technologists, educators, entrepreneurs and other professionals committed to excellence, integrity, equity and inclusion.

For more than 95 years, Claremont Graduate University has been a leader in transformative graduate education.

Pitzer College is a nationally top-ranked undergraduate liberal arts and sciences institution. A member of The Claremont Colleges, Pitzer offers a distinctive approach to a liberal arts education by linking intellectual inquiry with interdisciplinary studies, cultural immersion, social responsibility and community involvement. For more information, please visit www.pitzer.edu.

Western Growers exists for one reason only: to ensure the future viability of its members – the hard-working, salt-of-the-earth farmers who grow the fruits, vegetables and tree nuts that feed our nation and nourish our bodies. But their way of life, their ability to pass their multi-generational farms and family legacies on to their children and grandchildren, is being jeopardized by a host of threats, many of them beyond their control. They face a growing litany of laws and regulations that make it increasingly difficult and expensive to do business. Our members depend on us to help them remain competitive and profitable in spite of these trying circumstances, which we do by fighting – heart and soul – for them every single day. We passionately advocate for them in the halls of Congress and on the steps of the state capitol. We actively facilitate the advancement of technology designed to help them become more efficient and less dependent on diminishing resources. We diligently provide health insurance to their farm workers, as well as other insurance solutions tailored to the unique business. We do all of this, and more, from a position of leadership in the agriculture industry, which requires a team of intelligent, inquisitive and innovative individuals committed to our common purpose. Western Growers was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Irvine, California with offices in Bakersfield, Fresno, Imperial, Modesto, Sacramento, Salinas and Santa Maria, California along with offices in Phoenix and Somerton, Arizona, and Washington, D.C.

A top-ranked liberal arts college, Scripps College prepares graduates to contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity. With purposefully small classes in a collaborative community, Scripps College offers innovative and inclusive learning opportunities, mission-driven outreach, and an emphasis on women’s leadership for the 21st century.

Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI) is the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management. Delivered through Iteris’ ClearMobility Platform, our cloud-enabled end-to-end solutions monitor, visualize and optimize mobility infrastructure around the world, and help bridge legacy technology silos to unlock the future of transportation. That’s why more than 10,000 public agencies and private-sector enterprises focused on mobility rely on Iteris every day. Visit www.iteris.com for more information.

Geo-Logic Associates, Inc. (GLA) is an employee-owned, multidisciplinary consulting firm. Our highly experienced professionals manage projects through 26 US office locations and an office in Peru. Incorporated in 1991, the firm’s areas of expertise include civil and geotechnical engineering; geologic and hydrogeologic services; facility planning and permitting; environmental compliance; specialized water resources engineering; construction support including construction quality assurance and geotechnical laboratory services; and post-closure monitoring.

Founded in 1940 with the purpose of anticipating community needs, HMC creates designs that positively impact communities—through healthcare, education, and civic spaces. We are 100% Employee-Owned with 290 employee-owners across six offices in California driven to design for good.

With its diversification into non-gaming businesses, the tribe has become the largest private sector employer in the Banning-Beaumont region and is a major contributor to the Coachella Valley economy. The tribe now employs more than 3,000 people. An independent study reported that the tribe's gaming and non-gaming businesses would generate more than $2.8 billion into the regional economy by 2008. The tribe pays payroll taxes, unemployment benefits, employee benefits and provides health programs. More than two thirds of the Morongo workforce is composed of residents from the Banning Pass and desert cities. On both community outreach and social education fronts, Morongo has taken a leadership role. The tribe gives generously on an annual basis to hundreds of local community groups. Today, the region's governments, businesses, community leaders and groups regard Morongo as a friend and partner. The Morongo tribe's progress is a case history that illustrates how combining a pro-active tribal government with sound economic development can enable tribes to turn their lives and communities around and dramatically impact the surrounding economic region. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians is actively working with government and community leaders to explore the best paths of future development and planning that will yield a better quality of life for this generation and for generations to come.

Best Best & Krieger serves as a trusted partner and strategist to public and private sector clients across the nation. With offices spanning from coast to coast, the firm’s 250 attorneys provide innovative legal solutions and cost-effective representation, working to protect and advance clients’ interests at every turn. The firm provides full-service counsel and representation on municipal, environmental, employment, business, public finance, telecommunications, government relations matters and more. BBK is recognized for decades of groundbreaking successes, loyal service, and a culture of inclusion and respect.

LSA is a diversified environmental, transportation, and community planning firm that evolved from a small consulting firm. The firm was designed to meet the need for environmental evaluation as a result of the passage of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Since LSA's founding in 1976, LSA has grown into a full-service consulting firm that continues to grow in terms of markets it serves and services it provides. LSA is 100 percent owned by our employees. Each employee owner has a personal as well as professional stake in the success of each project. LSA realizes that clients do not hire companies; they hire people. LSA's people are a diverse group of highly skilled professionals, many of whom are recognized experts in the following fields: Air Quality/Climate Change; Biological Resources; Land Use Planning and Resource Management; Cultural Resources; Paleontological Resources; Environmental Analysis; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Noise; Transportation/Mobility; and Water Quality. LSA has 9 California offices located in Carlsbad, Fresno, Irvine, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Point Richmond, Riverside, Roseville, and San Luis Obispo. LSA has served a variety of private industry and public agency clients, many of whom have been clients for 40 years.