Nov/Dec 2012Events,Services andAmenitiesinside

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Nov/Dec

b2b SeminarsHow to Acheive Stress Relief at WorkWednesday, November 14, noon–1pm Bishop Ranch Conference Center 2623 Camino Ramon, Ste. 175 FREE, includes light lunch

How do you deal with stress at work? Dr. Aymee Coget will present a simple 5-step plan to help you eliminate bad work days and foster a deep inner contentment that will stay with you no matter how challenging your circumstances! Dr. Coget teaches techniques proven effective by the latest “positive psychology” research (the science of happiness).

Space is limited. Please RSVP to the Community & Outreach Department at 925.543.0100.

Designing Powerful PresentationsThursday, November 15, noon–1pm Bishop Ranch Conference Center 2623 Camino Ramon, Suite 175 (BR3) FREE, includes light lunch

You can learn to create outstanding presentations. Business coach and seminar leader Brad Warren will show you a proven nine-step process for designing a powerful presentation, whether you are talking one-on-one or speaking to a room full of people. You’ll learn:

• The qualities and characteristics of great presenters • A nine-step process for developing an impressive presentation • Techniques for dealing with nervousness and anxiety • How to control the environment and deal with distractions • How to build audience rapport

Do you have upcoming presentation? Bring it along and get professional advice!

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Community & Outreach Department at 925.543.0100.

Company: East Bay Psychiatric Group & Pacific Cognition Center

Year founded: 2000

Bishop Ranch Location: BR11

Business type: I am the founder and Medical Director of the East Bay Psychopharmacology Group (EBPG), which over the last twenty years grew to a group practice with five psychiatrists. Our physicians evaluate and treat patients of all ages for psychiatric and psychological disorders.

The Pacific Cognition Center (PCC) adds strength to the psychiatric group with educational and neuropsychological services. At the Center we screen, test and treat the entire range of cognitive problems, including disorders of attention, memory, language, processing and executive function.

The two groups work closely together. Our psychiatrists are qualified to diagnose and treat psychiatric and cognitive disorders in all populations. We believe ours is the only group practice of its kind in the East Bay and outside of university medical centers.

Business Philosophy: Most of us go for yearly physicals and take our cars for maintenance, but pay attention to our brain only when it

begins to fail - too late, in my opinion. We need a yearly “mental” and to learn how the brain breaks and heals.

Biggest Challenge: The challenge and goal is to dispel the stigma and myths about mental illness and health; to explain what modern psychiatric medicine can do to help live a less stressful and more vibrant life.

Favorite Aspect of Your Work: Medicine is a profession that attracts people who get joy from helping others. We have a great team of colleagues and staff. I look forward each day to working with the bright, dedicated people in our office.

Least Favorite Task: Paperwork. In particular, fighting with medical insurance companies that deny medications and services to my patients. In medical school, no one told me that I would spend one hour every day arguing with bureaucrats.

Source(s) of Inspiration: My fearless wife, Charan, whose motto is “if you can’t find it, make it.” Charan is an engineer who designs communication satellites during the day. At home, she writes engineering and children’s books, creates computer animations, studies Russian and collects pop-up books.

What Makes You Excel? Intellectual curiosity. This Fall I am participating in the Visiting Scholar program at UCSF Memory and Aging Center to learn about degenerative brain disorders of the elderly. With a growing Alzheimer’s disorder epidemic, we must be prepared to take care of these patients.

Suggestions for Young Professionals: Life is too short for a full-time job.

A Goal You Still Want to Achieve: I am trying to bring psychiatry into realm of medicine, away from its lackluster past.

Favorite Pastime: Driving with my wife to the Sierras, listening to music or audio-books.

How Do You Handle Stress: One problem at a time.

Favorite Vacation Spot: Our lake cabin near Placerville, California.

Favorite East Bay Restaurant: Bosphorus, a Turkish restaurant in Walnut Creek.

Favorite Music: I can listen to La Traviata every day.

Favorite Cause: Early education and teaching children to love math.

Dr. Michael Levin Owner, East Bay Psychiatric Group & Pacific Cognition Center

Executive Profile

EventsSeason of Giving: Food DriveDonation Dates: November 1–November 16 The Contra Costa and Solano County Food Bank serves more than 8 million pounds of food each year and feeds 82,000 people in need every month. Any donation, especially protein-rich canned food, can help tremendously (please avoid glass containers).

Red barrels for your contribution will be located in all building lobbies and courtyards.

Get A Jump Start On Your Competition For 2013!Thursday, November 29, 9am–noon Bishop Ranch Conference Center 2623 Camino Ramon, Ste. 175 Event Fee $39

What business obstacle keeps you awake at night? Is it lack of capital? Slow sales? Fragmented internal infrastructure? Branding and business experts Jody Bagno Dill and Imelda Alejandrino can help. Jody Dill is a well-known consultant and certified Personalities® trainer who specializes in aligning leaders and their teams to create a better corporate ‘vibe” and stronger financial performance. Imelda Alejandrino, Partner, CEO and Creative Director of AP42, will share twenty years of result-driven, award-wining experience helping to build brands like LeapFrog, Roche, Genesys, Wells Fargo, Jose Cuervo, San Francisco Opera, Cisco, PG&E and Westin Century Plaza.

Join us on November 29, for a seminar designed to give business leaders effective tools to meet tough challenges. You will leave with:

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• Simple Strategies for seizing business opportunities • Easy Ways to align your teams • Powerful Tools for addressing internal team conflict • Clear Priorities for addressing your branding and sales challenges

Offered Exclusively for Tenants of BR for only $39 per attendee. Go to www.GetOverTheHump.com for more info and to register. Go to www.GetOverTheHump.com to register.

Season of Giving: Toy Drive Donation Dates: December 3–December 14 Toys for Tots, a nationwide holiday program supported by the U.S. Marine Corps, will be at the Bishop Ranch in December. We encourage the Bishop Ranch community to once again donate toys for the many underprivileged children in Contra Costa County. Our sincere thanks for your contribution!

Red barrels for unwrapped toys will be located in all building lobbies and courtyards.

Holiday Bazaar Friday, December 7, 11am–1pm Robert Half International 2613 Camino Ramon (BR3) Please enter through West Lobby

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EventsDiscountsJ. Hettinger Interiors 200 Hartz Ave., Danville 925.820.9336 Serving residential and business clients for more than 30 years, J. Hettinger is an interior design firm with an expansive showroom displaying a selection of furniture and décor products from over 400 companies, including lamps, textiles, art and accessories. Bishop Ranch offer: 10 percent off special orders, 25 percent off in-stock floor merchandise and two hours of complimentary design time.

Faz Restaurant Danville 600 Hartz Avenue, Danville 925.838.1320 Known for its fresh Mediterranean cuisine, Faz serves fragrant pizzas and flat breads baked in a wood-fired oven. Dine among redwoods on the patio or in lounge, dining and banquet rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows that bring the woodsy ambiance indoors.

Bishop Ranch offer: 20 percent off food at lunch and dinner.

FASTSIGNS® 2551 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon 925..820.2202 FASTSIGNS® offers digital graphic solutions to meet all your communication needs — from decals and banners to trade show and vehicle graphics. FASTSIGNS® specialists will help you select the signs and graphics that meet your goals, fit your budget and your timeline.

Bishop Ranch offer: 15 percent off all orders of $100 or more.

AAA - San Ramon 2435 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon 925.314.2612 AAA provides affordable auto, home, life, renters, umbrella, motorcycle and earthquake insurance. While offering convenient DMV services including auto registration and renewal.

Bishop Ranch offer: A $17 savings on any new AAA membership. Email Peter.Theodor@goaaa.com and mention the promotional code “240B.”

New Vendors This Month A-Town Pizza & Kabob House J. Stone Advertising Pacific Cognition Center Murphy, McKay & Associates, Inc.

(Continued from previous column) The Robert Half International Holiday Bazaar features fabulous fashion and accessories, wonderful food and more. All items are made by graduates of Women’s Initiative, a not-for-profit agency that helps high-potential, low-income Bay Area women start their own businesses.

Please join us at the Holiday Bazaar to find the perfect holiday gift—and support others, too! For more information, please email Robert Half International at community@rhi.com. To learn more about Women’s Initiative, please visit womensinitiative.org.

Sweeten The Holidays With See’s Candies Friday, December 7, 11am–2pm 12667 Alcosta Boulevard, Lobby (BR 15)

Tuesday, December 11, 11am–2pm 2603 Camino Ramon, Lobby (BR3) Wednesday, December 12, 11am–2pm 5000 Executive Parkway, Lobby (BR8) We have a sweet deal to satisfy everyone on your holiday shopping list. Once again, See’s Candies will sell their tempting treats at Bishop Ranch. Gift-boxes of all sizes will be available—discounted up to 20 percent.

Mark your calendar for the dates and locations noted above, and plan to stock up. These delectable bargains are for purchase by Bishop Ranch tenants only.

TransportationNew ACE Train ServiceOn October 1, 2012 the Altamont Commuter Express (ACE. Train) added a fourth round trip and two new morning connections to Bishop Ranch. Riders from Stockton, Lathrop, Manteca, Tracy, Vasco, Livermore and surrounding areas can ride to Pleasanton, catch one of four free 92X express buses and arrive at work at 5:55, 7:10, 8:10 and 8:40am. Three 92X afternoon trips return to ACE in Pleasanton departing hourly from various locations around Bishop Ranch at approximately 3:45, 4:45 and 5:45pm.

Qualified new riders can enjoy an ACE Train Incentive offer—a 50% discount on the first purchase of a Monthly or 20-Ride Ticket. This incentive is offered only through the Bishop Ranch Transportation Center and is not available in conjunction with any other ACE-sponsored promotion. For commuters who purchase 11 consecutive Monthly Tickets, ACE’s Loyalty Rewards program provides the 12th month free.

For New Rider incentive, Loyalty Rewards or schedule details, contact the Bishop Ranch Transportation Center at 925.830.0101 or brtc@bishopranch.com.

New Express Bus From Mountain HouseRt 155 is a new express route from Mountain House to the Dublin (Continued in next column)

(Continued from previous column) BART station operated by The San Joaquin RTD. This new service makes one round trip daily departing Mountain House at 5:30am. and arriving in Dublin at 6:15am. Bishop Ranch riders transfer at Dublin to Rt 97X, riding free to and from with a Bishop Ranch bus pass. In the evening, Rt 155 departs Dublin at 6:00pm. and arrives in Mountain House at 6:45pm.

Rt 155 is a reservation-based service requiring all riders to call 1.888.802.WORK to ensure space availability. Fares are $7 one-way, $14 round trip, with an introductory $96 monthly fare. The regular monthly fare will be determined based on the level of ridership. To obtain schedule details for your commute trip, contact the Bishop Ranch Transportation Center at 925.830.0101 or brtc@bishopranch.com.

Free Guaranteed Ride Home ProgramA free guaranteed Ride Home Program is available to Bishop Ranch commuters who carpool, vanpool, bicycle, walk or ride any form of transit--BART, train or bus—to work. Once registered for this free program, patrons receive up to 6 free taxi rides home should they become ill or have an emergency. This is an excellent safety-net program. Details and a registration form are available from the Bishop Ranch Transportation Center at 925.830.0101 or brtc@bishopranch.com.

EventsMy Own Power - Winning Building Energy conservation happens person by person, office by office, building by building. THANK YOU for doing your part to help Bishop Ranch remain one of California’s most sustainable workplaces.

Congratulations to 2527 Camino Ramon for achieving the greatest energy savings, 15,000 kWh, enough to power an electric car for over

70,000 miles! Collectively, the efforts across all of Bishop Ranch have realized a 1% savings. That may not sound like a lot, but it’s enough energy for about 26 California homes!

The month-long energy-saving project may be over, but energy efficiency must persist. Bishop Ranch will implement additional projects to improve the sustainability of this property. Please continue to save with simple acts, and help co-workers to save as well.

Using less starts with your own power – Thank you again for saving!

BR Community

BR Tree-Lighting CelebrationFriday, December 7, 5:30pm–7:30pm 6111 Bollinger Canyon Road (BR1) Outdoor Event

What would the holidays be without our annual Tree-Lighting Holiday Celebration? Gather family and friends to enjoy sleigh rides, a snow park (with real snow!), live music and the ceremonial lighting of our spectacular 65-foot tree. The guest of honor, of course, is Santa Claus!

Be sure to bring your camera and strike a pose with jolly old St. Nick. There will be a variety of refreshments, activities for the kids and this year, the Rotary Club will be on hand to accept donations for One Warm Coat®. So, bring your family and friends, your cozy attire and help spread the holiday spirit.

No RSVP is necessary. If you have questions, give Community & Outreach a jingle at 925.543.0100.

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