San Diego Sig Alumni Chapter Welcomes Mayor Sanders

On Friday June 12, 2009, the San Diego Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter proudly welcomes special guest speaker, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders.

Over the course of his 30-year career, Sanders has proven skillful at transforming organizations so that they become more effective and efficient which has been especially true during his career with the city. Jerry Sanders was elected mayor in a special run-off election held in November 2005, receiving 54% of the vote against city council member Donna Frye. Sanders is the first mayor under the new "strong mayoral" form of city government.

Before becoming Mayor, Sanders served as San Diego's Chief of Police from 1993 until 1999, capping a 26-year career with the Police Department. He streamlined the department and helped make San Diego's neighborhood-oriented policing a national model, reducing crime by 49 percent. After leaving the Police Department, Sanders became the CEO of United Way, taking over an organization that had lost some of the trust of its donors and the agencies it supported. He slashed bureaucracy, restored the organization's effectiveness and increased fundraising by almost 20 percent. In 2002, Sanders was appointed to the American Red Cross board after, amid controversy, the CEO and board of directors had been removed. He made finances transparent, oversaw major staff changes and restored the organization's credibility and trust.

Mayor Sanders is committed to accomplishing the same for the City of San Diego. San Diego is the second-largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. As of 2008, our metropolitan area is the 17th-largest in the United States with a population of 3,001,072 and the 38th-largest metropolitan area in the Americas when including Tijuana, Mexico. According to Forbes the city of San Diego ranks as the fifth wealthiest in the United States.

This event is open to all. Sigma Chi's and any friends, family, etc. are all invited. The event will be $25 per person. This lunch is at our new location, the Ramada Inn-Restaurant - 5550 Kearny Mesa Rd, San Diego, CA 92111. Click HERE for directions.

Lunch will be served immediately upon arrival to the event. Mayor Sanders will begin speaking promptly at 12:15pm with plenty of time for questions after his presentation.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday June 12th at 11:45am SHARP!! Contact alumni chapter Scott Holtgrieve with questions at 619-892-6270 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..