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Gage previously served on the U.C. Davis School of Law Alumni Association Board
of Directors from 2006 to 2016, including as its Board President from 2013 to
2015. He was also the recipient of the University of Notre Dame Young Alumni
Award in 2008.

Kathy E. Mount

Kathy is the Director of Operations for the Human Resources Services
Department of Alameda County where she is responsible for the day-to-day
operations of a department which serves 21 County agencies and departments
and nearly 10,000 employees.

Before she began this position in January 2015 she was the Assistant City
Manager for the City of South San Francisco, following five years as the city’s
Human Resources Director and Risk Manager. In that capacity she Directed all
functions and planning of the Human Resources Department, and provided
advice to the City Manager and City Council on all personnel and labor issues as
the 2008 recession enveloped City government.

Kathy came to Human Resources with a legal background, having been a partner
at Meyers Nave for 10 years advising public sector clients in labor and
employment matters, and an Alameda County Deputy County Counsel for
another seven.

Kathy received her BA from the University of California, Davis and her J.D. from
the University of San Francisco.

Ashleigh Stayton

Ashleigh Stayton currently serves as the Recruitment and Marketing Manager for
the USC Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento and as an Assistant Adjunct
Professor in Communications Studies for the Los Rios Community College District.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communications with a minor in
Education from Sacramento State University and a Master’s of Public
Administration from USC Price with a focus in Local Government and
Organizational Leadership. Stayton has facilitated professional develop trainings
in the areas of Leadership, Professional Development, and Customer Service. She
is a Sacramento native and a proud USC Alumni with a passion for higher
education and workforce development.