Sep '22 Bakersfield Onsite Lunch Meeting

Speaker: Senator Shannon Grove

Topic: Leadership In the Public Sector

Bio: Senator Grove was born and raised in Kern County.

After graduating from high school, Senator Grove served in the United States Army. While stationed in Frankfurt, Germany she witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Following her service to our nation, she established a staffing company with her sister-in-law called Continental Labor and Staffing Resources. Senator Grove currently serves as the CEO.

Prior to her election to the State Senate, Senator Grove was the first woman veteran elected to the California Legislature as she served the 34th Assembly District from 2010 to 2016.

Senator Grove was elected to represent the 16th Senate District which includes Kern, Tulare, and San Bernardino counties in November 2018. In January 2019 she was elected Leader of the Senate Republican Caucus. She is the first female veteran and third female to serve in the top leadership post of the Senate Republican Caucus.

Senator Grove is an advocate for small business, the developmentally disabled, farmers, and families. She currently lives in Kern County with her husband, Rick. They are the proud parents of five children and nine grandchildren.

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Registration Pricing:

• Free - complimentary lunch will be served

Event Location:

• Hodel’s Country Dining

• 5917 Knudsen Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93308

• 1130am - 1pm