50th Anniversary Celebration

Join Us to Celebrate!

For 50 years, TURN has held powerful energy and telephone companies accountable to their customers, winning tens of billions of dollars in savings, safer and cleaner energy, and expanded equity for communities of color and low-income urban and rural communities.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 • 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Great Court Garden
1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607 (Click Here to View on Map)

Purchase your tickets by May 15, 2024!

Event Ticket: $375 • Government/Nonprofit: $150 • Table of 8: $3,000

Your contribution to TURN is tax deductible, minus $75 per ticket
(Tax ID# 23-7351081)

EMCEE: Gabriela Sandoval, EWDi 

Guest Speaker: Lateefah Simon, BART Board Member
“A nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice.”

Please Contact Us with questions about the event and to learn more about supporting as a sponsor or a member of the Anniversary Host Committee. 

TURN Anniversary Sponsors

CHAMPION SPONSORS

AARP California
California Community Choice Association
CommonSpirit Health
Hernández Strategy Group, LLC
Mike Florio
Piedra Organic Partners
The Siegel Family
The Toney Family

PATRON SPONSORS

Ava Community Energy
Central Coast Energy Services
MCE
NextGen California

BEDROCK SPONSORS

Aspen Environmental Group
Brubaker & Associates, Inc.
Brightline Defense
Caliber Strategies
Cushman & Wakefield
Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute (EWDi)
GPSN
Impact Investors, PBC
InfraSMART Energy
Kevin Woodruff
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Norman Pedersen and Cathy Yap
Onstad's Insurance Agency
Michael & Nancy Pretto
Sierra Health Foundation
ServiceMaster by Transformation Works
Sonoma Clean Power
Synapse Energy Economics
YH Soda Foundation

Sponsor TURN’s 50th Anniversary!  Download our Sponsorship Commitment Form or contact our event organizers at gala@turn.org for more information.

Conflict of Interest Policy: TURN is unable to accept sponsorships from utility companies regulated by the CPUC or from companies whose owners or shareholders may be impacted by CPUC decisions. We welcome individuals from any company who purchase their tickets.

TURN Anniversary Host Committee

Eddie Ahn
Luis Arteaga
Cynthia Carey-Grant
Stephanie Chen
Michael Colvin
Sandra Davis
Mike Florio
Keith Freitas
John Geesman
Debra Gore-Mann
Les Guliasi
Ignacio Hernández, Esq.
Ann Kloose
Kendra Lewis
Christine Mailloux

Ana Montes Gonzales
Dennis Osmer
Richard Perez
Kori Saika Chen
Gabriela Sandoval
Melanie M. Shelby
Polly Siegel
Richard Siegel
Timothy Alan Simon, Esq.
Arnie Sowell
Shalini Swaroop
Beverley Tucker
Beth Vaughan
Dr. Eric Woychik