Career Development Program Workshop
Presented by
Asian Pacific State Employees Association (APSEA) &
Association of California State Employees with Disabilities (ACSED)
APSEA and ACSED invite you to our monthly workshops open to anyone interested in learning about career development and upward mobility.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m.
RSVP! APSEA/ACSED February 2026 CDP Workshop
Session Title: Developing and Advancing Leadership Skills to Become an Effective Change Agent for All
Session Speaker: In recognition of Black History Month, our speaker will be California State Assemblymember Isaac Bryan
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Session Overview: Assemblymember Bryan will share how he came to be a leader in Los Angeles and at the state level in the Black community and beyond. He will discuss how he decided to run for elective office including the key issues he hoped to address and his progress in doing so. Mr. Bryan will also share suggestions on how to be an effective community organizer and leader and how to leverage local experiences to affect and advance change at broader levels. Isaac will also share his experiences in co-founding the Legislative Disability Caucus. Finally, he will address how concerned citizens and allies can take action to create and sustain inclusive communities.
About the Speaker: In 2024, Assemblymember Bryan was elected Vice Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus after serving as the Treasurer for two years prior.
In addition, he co-founded the Disability Caucus in the CA. State Legislature.
Assemblymember Bryan is a community organizer, policy expert, and a published scholar. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Isaac led a ballot measure that brought millions of dollars a year to address racial injustice and strengthen communities in Los Angeles. He also served as the founding Director of the UCLA Black Policy Project – a think tank dedicated to advancing racial equity through rigorous policy analysis. Additionally, while working for the City of Los Angeles, Isaac authored the City’s first holistic report on the needs of formerly incarcerated Angelenos. For years, his academic and legislative work has been a powerful driver at the intersection of environmental, economic, education, racial, and housing justice.
In the Assembly, Isaac serves as Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources as well as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Poverty and Economic Inclusion. In addition, he serves on a number of other committees.
Isaac’s legislative accomplishments have included phasing out the Inglewood Oil Field and establishing a community repair fund (AB 2716), ending prison gerrymandering (AB 1848), ending punishing fees for parents with children in foster care (AB 1686), ensuring access to menstrual products for incarcerated Californians (AB 1810), and protecting survivor benefits owed to foster youth (AB 2906).
Registration Instructions:
In order to attend this workshop, you must pre-register by clicking on the “Workshop Registration Form” below by 5:00 on Friday, February 6, 2026. Please note that the system will not permit duplicate registrations. If you need to correct or update your registration, send an email to the address listed below.
Once you submit your registration, you will receive an email confirmation. Then, the day before the workshop you will receive another email containing the Zoom link. Should you experience difficulty registering using the form below or if you fail to receive the follow-up email with the Zoom link prior to the workshop, send an email to apseacdp@gmail.com
Registration is free of charge for those who are APSEA or ACSED members, and employees of the Department of Rehabilitation which co-sponsors the CDP workshops. DOR employees must provide a valid DOR email address to register free of charge.
Other attendees must pay a small fee to register. You may pay $5.60 online, which includes fees charged by PayPal.
If you are not a member but want to be able to attend these workshops free of charge, you can use the following links to join ACSED or APSEA before the registration deadline:
To join APSEA, please visit http://apsea.org/membership/
To join ACSED, please visit https://www.acsedonline.org/get-involved/