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Randy Selesia |
President |
Owner, Vic's Towing |
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Michael S. Chimente |
Vice-President |
Bret Harte Union High School District
Superintendent |
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Keturah Wilk |
Treasurer |
Roberson & Co. CPA &
Advisors |
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Doralyn Foletti |
Secretary |
Program
Representative Student Development & Outreach, Columbia College |
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Rosetta Bannwarth |
Board Member |
Banny's Cafe |
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Pat Dean |
Board Member |
Retired Teacher and
Nursing Administrator |
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William Dunlavy, Sr. |
Board Member |
Retired District
Manager of Union Carbide |
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Louise M. Goicoechea,
Ed.D |
Board Member |
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Dr. Dennis
Gervin |
Board Member |
Vice President,
Columbia College |
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Michael
Heuton |
Board Member |
Heuton Memorial
Chapel |
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Mel Kirk |
Board Member |
Reverb
Communications, Manager of Business Development |
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Richard Matranga |
Board Member |
Attorney, Law
Offices of Richard Matranga |
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Dwain McDonald |
Board Member |
Retired Deputy Superintendent
of Tuolumne County Schools |
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Ida Ponder |
Board Member |
Instructor, Columbia
College |
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Debbie Ponte |
Board Member |
Executive Director,
Foothill Village Senior Living Community |
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Glenn
Roberts |
Board Member |
Sonora Police Department |
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Joe Silva |
Board Member |
Tuolumne County
Superintendent of Schools |
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Dr. Joan Smith |
Board Member |
President, Columbia
College |
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Stephanie L. Suess |
Board Member |
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Gene Womble |
Board Member |
Instructor, Columbia
College |
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Beccie Michael |
Director of Development, Columbia College |
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Michael Perez |
Vice President of College &
Administrative Services Columbia College |
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Michael S. Chimente
is embarking on his second year
of a three-year term on the
Foundation's board of directors.
Mike is the superintendent of
the Vallecito Union School
District and serves on the
Foundation's board as a way of
giving back to his community and
supporting Columbia College's
mission. Mike lives in Angels
Camp with his wife, Maria, and
their three sons, Anthony,
Joseph, and Thomas.
Bret Harte Union High School
District Superintendent
P.O. Box 7000
Angels Camp, CA 95221
209 736-8340 Business
mchimente@bhuhsd.k12.ca.us
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Keturah Wilk
- Treasurer |
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Roberson &
Co. CPA & Advisors
22912 Vantage Pointe Drive
Twain Harte, CA 95383
209 586-5236 Business
keturah@rococpa.com |
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Doralyn Foletti -
Secretary |
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Doralyn C. Foletti
is the Program Representative
for Student Development and
Outreach at Columbia College. On
the Foundation board, Doralyn
serves as Co-chair of the
recently-formed Columbia College
Alumni Association. In addition
to actively volunteering to help
the Foundation’s efforts,
Doralyn is the head coach for
Sonora High School’s junior
varsity softball team, a mother
of five, and a Columbia College
alumna. She also writes creative
nonfiction and has been
published in literary magazines.
Program Representative Student
Development and Outreach,
Columbia College
11600 Columbia College Dr.
Sonora, CA 95370
209 588-5111 Business
folettid@yosemite.edu |
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Rosetta
Bannwarth |
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Rosetta Bannwarth
and her husband, Rob
are the owners of Banny's Cafe
and Wine Bar, which has been a
popular downtown Sonora
restaurant for the past 20
years. She is a Hayward
native - specifically the
Hayward/Castro Valley area - and
attended Ohlone, Chabot and
Columbia Colleges.
Banny’s Café
83 S. Stewart Street
Sonora, CA 95370
209 533-4709
bannyscafe@sbcglobal.net |
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Pat Dean
is currently chairing the
Yosemite Community College
District’s board of trustees, in
addition to serving on the
Columbia College Foundation. A
retired nursing administrator
and high school teacher, Pat
believes in the importance of
raising both funds and friends
for Columbia College and its
Foundation. Her Foundation work
is an expression of Pat’s firm
conviction that education must
be accessible to every person
who desires it.
Retired Teacher and Nursing
Administrator
18164 Calle Oeste
Sonora, CA 95370-
209 533-9391 Home
209 533-3009 Fax
dean@sonnet.com
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William W. Dunlavy,
a past president of the board, has just
agreed to serve his third three-year
term. A retired district sales manager
for Union Carbide in San Francisco, Bill
has successfully raised community funds
for several College projects, including
Carkeet Park and the effort to pass the
bond issue for capital improvements.
Bill’s volunteer community service
includes the Board of Governors of the
Tuolumne County Museum, President of
Sonora Lions Club, and the Tuolumne
County Transportation Commission, in
addition to his work for the College
Foundation.
Retired District Manager Union Carbide
315 S. Knowles Hill Dr.
Sonora, CA 95370
209 532-7601 Home
wdunlavy@sonnet.com
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Dr. Dennis
Gervin |
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Dr. Dennis Gervin
Vice
President, Columbia College
11600 Columbia College Drive
Sonora, CA 95370
209 588-5107 Business
gervind@yosemite.edu |
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Louise M. Goicoechea,
Ed.D |
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Dr. Louise Goicoechea,
who was born and raised in
Sonora, attended local schools
and went on to Notre Dame de
Namur University in Belmont
where she completed a Bachelor
of Science Degree in business
administration, and a degree in
business education. Her early
occupational experiences were as
an educator in secondary
schools, the California
Department of Rehabilitation,
and Department of Defense in
Japan.
For over three decades, Dr.
Goicoechea was affiliated with
Shasta Community College in
Redding. She was as an
instructor and prior to her
retirement in 2000, served as an
associate dean and director of
marketing and public relations
for 14 years. While at Shasta,
she also received a doctorate in
education from Arizona State
University.
19835 Villa Drive, Sonora
CA 95370
209 533-0774
goicoechea@mlode.com |
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Michael
Heuton |
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Michael Heuton
is the owner of Heuton Memorial
Chapel, located in downtown
Sonora. Heuton Memorial Chapel
has remained a local choice for
funeral arrangements since 1959.
Michael
has resided in Tuolumne County
for over 50 years. His
commitment to the growth of the
local community is proven by his
ongoing community service
endeavors. Michael is the
Founding Chairman of Central
California Bank, Past Exalted
Ruler of Sonora Elks Lodge, a
current member of the Tuolumne
County Chamber of Commerce and a
Division Board Member of Umpqua
Bank.
Heuton Memorial Chapel
400 S. Stewart Street
Sonora, CA 95370
michaellees@sbcglobal.net
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Reverb
Communications
Manager of Business Department
P.O. Box 538
MiWuk Village, CA 95346
209
586-1493 Business
mel@reverb.com
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Richard Matranga |
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Richard Matranga
joined the Foundation board for the
second time in 2005, serving as Vice
President for the 2006/2007 fiscal
year and President for the 2007/2008
fiscal year. Richard has served as
Sonora’s city attorney for 23 years
and the city attorney for Angels
Camp for over 12 years.
Attorney Law
Offices of Richard Matranga
94 N.
Washington Street
Sonora, CA 95370
209 532-2657 Business
rdmatranga@msn.com
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Ida
Ponder |
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Ida Ponder
Instructor,
Columbia College
11600 Columbia College Dr.
Sonora, CA 95370
209 588-5304 Business
ponderi@yosemite.edu |
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Dwain McDonald |
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Dwain L McDonald
holds a Bachelors
Degree from San Jose State
University. His Masters
Degree in Elementary Education
and his Administrative
Credential were both from the
University of San Francisco.
Mr. McDonald has
lived in Tuolumne County for 65
years and has over 54 years of
teaching experience. He
was the Deputy Tuolumne County
Superintendent of Schools from
1979 - 1999. He has been
actively involved in many
professional organizations,
including the California
Teachers Association, National
Education Association, one of
seven members of the California
Association of Joint Powers
Authority's Accreditation
Committee and President of the
Tuolumne County Education
Association. Dwain is
involved in many local community
activities as well, including
the Sonora High School Alumni
Association Committee, member of
the City of Sonora's Planning
Commission (for more than 23
years), and a member of the City
of Sonora Economic Development
Committee.
Retired Deputy
Superintendent of Tuolumne
County Schools
320 Snell Street
Sonora, CA 95370
209 532-4509
dwainmcdonald@sbcglobal.net
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Debbie Ponte |
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Debbie Ponte
Executive Director, Foothill
Village Senior Living Community
1400 Foothill Village Drive
Angels Camp, CA 95222
209 729-2200 Business
dponte@afevans.com |
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Glenn
Roberts |
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Glenn Roberts
has resided in Tuolumne County
for 29 years. He has been a
member of the Sonora Police
Department for 27 years, the
last 14 as a sergeant. A
graduate of the Sherman Block
Supervisory Leadership Institute
through CSU Long Beach, he
started the Sonora Police
Explorer Post 364 Cadet Program
in 1994 and in the same year,
founded the T.A.A.C. (Tuolumne
Agency Against Crime and Gang
Violence) Unit. He has also
taught ROP law enforcement
classes at Summerville High
School.
Sonora City Police Department
20673 Willow Springs Drive
Soulsbyville, CA 95372
209
532-9250
dinodad@mlode.com |
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Joseph A. Silva
is the superintendent of schools
for the County of Tuolumne. He
joined the Foundation's board of
directors in 2005 and served on
the search committee that
selected Columbia College's new
president, Dr. Joan Smith. Joe
believes that the College does
an excellent job of serving the
community and he takes pride in
having a role in that tradition.
Tuolumne
County Superintendent of Schools
175 South Fairview Lane
Sonora, CA 95370
209 536-2000 Business
jsilva@tuolcoe.k12.ca.us |
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Dr. Joan Smith |
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Dr. Joan Smith
President,
Columbia College
11600 Columbia College .
Sonora, CA 95370
209 588-5115 Business
209 588-5161 Fax
smithj@yosemite.edu |
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Stephanie L.
Suess |
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Stephanie Suess,
who will also chair the
foundation’s fundraising
committee, has been an active
board member for a number of
local organizations, including
Sierra Repertory Theatre, Sierra
Foothills Residential Care
(SFRC), Omega Nu, Sonora Parent
Nursery School, and Support
Sonora School/PTSO for Sonora
Elementary. She co-chaired the
Children’s Park Project in 1999,
which created the Heaven for
Kids Park through the combined
efforts of volunteers and
donations of money, materials
and tools.
Suess was named Tuolumne County
Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of
the Year in 2000 and was a
member of Leadership Tuolumne
County in 1997. A graduate of
California Polytechnic State
University at San Luis Obispo
with a bachelor’s degree in soil
science, she also completed
studies in sedimentary petrology
at UC Santa Barbara.
Professionally, she was
previously a land use planner
for Tuolumne County, an
environmental monitor for the
Sonora Mining Corporation, and a
city planner for the City of
Merced.
Stephanie L.
Suess
c/o Columbia
College Foundation
11600
Columbia College Drive
Sonora, CA
95370
209 588-5115
stephanie@hub3.net
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Gene Womble |
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Gene Womble
Instructor, Columbia College
11600 Columbia College Drive
Sonora, CA 95370
209 588-5135 Business
wombleg@yosemite.edu |
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Beccie
Michael
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Beccie Michael
Director of Development
11600 Columbia College Drive
Sonora, CA 95370
209 588-5055 Business
209 588-5161 Fax
michaelb@yosemite.edu
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Michael Perez
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Michael Perez
Vice
President of College &
Administrative Services, Columbia
College
11600 Columbia College Drive
Sonora, CA 95370
209 588-5112 Business
209 588-5368 Fax
perezm@yosemite.edu |
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