There is no direct interaction between my community partner and the governor. The governor simply does his job and we play off of the hand we are dealt. The governor does not even know that PSANDNU exist. If the governor does something beneficial for our community (NDNU) then we applaud him and give him praise. If he does something disadvantageous, then we may choose to try to influence him to change the unfavorable action or even go as far as to rally against him. Either way we a not even a blimp on his screen at the moment. We actually have Veronica Villalobos Cruz as the Vice President of External Relations for the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities to lobby/represent our school, and other private universities, in the state capitol. She may be one of our best resources to interact with the governor and other state officials.
Does he/she have the authority to make an impact on your community partner's operations?
Directly, the governor has no authority over our organization, but has the power to impact us by impacting our community. The governor has the authority to impact us negatively and positively. The impacts that are felt the most, is when it hits our wallets. That type of impact seems to be the most common and reoccurring. When the governor makes cuts to financial aid, we find ourselves organizing and heading his way to give him a piece of our minds.
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