How We Organize Our Collaborative
Redwood Region RISE (Resilient Inclusive Sustainable Economy) is committed to facilitate our Collaborative in leading an inclusive, diverse, transparent, and accountable regional planning and implementation process. We center the community voices that don't always participate in or benefit from economic development planning processes through a regional-level, formal participatory governance structure designed to shift power to, and lift up, marginalized voices within and beyond our efforts.
How We Center Equity
We promote active participation from eleven community partner categories, 33 Tribes (federally and non-federally recognized), and Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties on all decision-making bodies. The 77-member Voting Block includes an Equity Committee with eight seats for Priority Communities across the Redwood Region, ensuring their voices remain central. Through inclusive governance, we are advancing our Regional Roadmap to grow sustainable industries, diversify local economies, and expand access to quality jobs.
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Our Governance Model
Redwood Region RISE is a California Jobs First initiative supporting collaborative economic development across Tribal Lands and Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino counties. Our governance system—featuring a 77-member Voting Block, Executive Committee, Tribal Table, and sector coordinators—emphasizes inclusive decision-making, Indigenous leadership, community-centered implementation, and transparency to advance sustainable development with quality jobs and climate resilience.
