Understand How Your Community Works. Help It Thrive.
A leadership development and community engagement program for adults who live and/or work in the San Ramon Valley.
What You Take Away From the Year.
How the Community Works
Insight into public safety, health care, local government, funding, planning, education, media and the arts — and how leaders work together on the challenges.
Your Individual Talents
The year starts with CliftonStrengths and a professional Strengths Coach, so you understand your talents and how to use them.
Relationships Across the Valley
Time with the board members who chair each session, with presenters, and most of all with your cohort of up to 30 classmates.
The Alumni Network
831+ graduates spanning every sector of the San Ramon Valley — a network built over 34 years and still growing.
Lasting Impact
A class project with your name behind it — real work that stays in this valley long after you graduate.
Your Graduation Is May 2028.
Applications are open now.Applications open in April 2027. All applications received by May 31 are reviewed together; if the class isn’t full, applications are accepted until it is. Class size is capped at 30, and the cohort starts August 2027.
- August 2027Cohort starts
- 10 sessionsOne day per month
- May 2028Graduation
| Cohort Starts | August 2027 |
|---|---|
| Graduation | May 2028 |
| Commitment | One Day Per Month |
| Session Hours | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Class Size | Up to 30 |
| Applications Open | April 2027 |
| Reviewed Together | May 31, 2027 |
Questions? Reach out — we’re happy to talk through whether this is the right fit.
Every Sector Represented.
Every sector in this valley has LSRV alumni in it. From public agencies and schools to healthcare, business, nonprofits, and local services, graduates are woven through the institutions that shape the San Ramon Valley.
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Government & Public Services
- City of San Ramon
- Town of Danville
- SRV Fire Protection District
- SRVUSD
- Contra Costa County
- San Ramon PD
- Danville PD
- East Bay Regional Park District + more
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Non-Profit & Community
- SRV Education Foundation
- Discovery Counseling Center
- Museum of the San Ramon Valley
- Rotary
- Kiwanis
- YMCA
- American Cancer Society
- Meals on Wheels + more
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Technology & Corporate
- Chevron
- AT&T
- Oracle
- GE Digital
- SAP
- Siemens
- BlackBerry
- Robert Half International
- Various Bishop Ranch tech firms + more
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Financial & Banking
- Wells Fargo
- Chase Bank
- Bank of the West
- First Republic Bank
- Heritage Bank of Commerce
- Patelco Credit Union
- Wealth management & CPA firms + more
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Healthcare & Medical
- San Ramon Regional Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente
- John Muir Health
- Blackhawk Medical Group
- Dental & orthodontic practices + more
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Legal & Professional Services
- Gonsalves & Kozachenko
- Brothers Smith LLP
- Craddick, Candland & Conti
- Law Offices of James J. Phillips
- Independent counsel & mediators + more
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Real Estate & Development
- Sunset Development Co. (Bishop Ranch)
- J. Rockcliff Realtors
- Coldwell Banker
- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
- Property management firms + more
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Retail, Dining & Lifestyle
- City Center Bishop Ranch
- Blackhawk Plaza
- Danville Livery
- Local restaurants, fitness & boutiques + more
831 People Who Made The Same Decision You’re Considering.
Alumni include city and county professionals, school district leaders, healthcare administrators, nonprofit directors, business owners, and civic volunteers — all connected by a shared year in this valley.
Graduates come back every year to welcome the next class. The program doesn’t end at graduation — it’s where your role in this community’s story actually begins.
The class you graduate with will be your network here for the rest of your life. That’s not marketing — it’s the thing alumni say most consistently, years later.
- Town of DanvilleAll 5 Town Councilmembers are LSRV alumni.
- City of San Ramon40+ LSRV graduates serve the city — our largest alumni employer.
- San Ramon Valley Fire16 Fire District alumni keeping the valley safe.


Every class since 1992, one stop each.
- 1992: 23 graduates
- 1993: 25 graduates
- 1994: 22 graduates
- 1995: 25 graduates
- 1996: 24 graduates
- 1997: 23 graduates
- 1998: 22 graduates
- 1999: 24 graduates
- 2000: 20 graduates
- 2001: 23 graduates
- 2002: 28 graduates
- 2003: 25 graduates
- 2004: 26 graduates
- 2005: 23 graduates
- 2006: 25 graduates
- 2007: 24 graduates
- 2008: 21 graduates
- 2009: 24 graduates
- 2010: 27 graduates
- 2011: 27 graduates
- 2012: 24 graduates
- 2013: 29 graduates
- 2014: 22 graduates
- 2015: 27 graduates
- 2016: 29 graduates
- 2017: 30 graduates
- 2018: 29 graduates
- 2019: 30 graduates
- 2020: 31 graduates
- 2021: no class
- 2022: 27 graduates
- 2023: 26 graduates
- 2024: 21 graduates
- 2025: 25 graduates
- Class of 2028: your class
Proudly Supported By
Sponsorships support the program, tuition assistance, and alumni engagement.
Leadership Champion
Leadership Booster
Leadership Partner
- Chevron Matching Funds
- Kathy Chiverton (1996)