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The positive results of Fighting Back expand each year as does the strength of the commitment to continue in this substantial effort to fight back against the personal losses and heartache alcohol abuse and illegal drug use produce.
--Dr. Peter MacDougall
President and CEO
Santa Barbara City College

 
Santa Barabara Fighting Back Staff and Board

Executive Board Roster

    Steven Ainsley
    President, Publisher
    Santa Barbara News-Press

    James Ash
    President, CEO
    Cottage Hospital

    Helene Beaver
    Immediate Past Council Member
    City of Santa Barbara

    Marty Blum
    Council Member
    City of Santa Barbara

    Chief Richard Breza
    Chief of Police Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara Police Department

    Dr. Robert Bryant
    President, Owner
    Bryant & Sons, Ltd.

    Dr. Michael Caston
    Superintendent of Schools
    Santa Barbara School District

    Bill Cirone
    Superintendent
    Santa Barbara County Schools

    Paul Didier
    Executive Director, President
    United Way

    Byron Elton
    General Manager
    KEYT Television

    Gil Garcia
    Council Member
    City of Santa Barbara

    Susan Gionfriddo
    Chief Probation Officer
    County of Santa Barbara

    Jeanne Graffy
    Immediate Past Member
    SB County Board of Supervisors

    Gregg Hackethal, Esq.
    Senior Vice President
    Van Deventer & Hoch

    Roger Heroux
    Director
    Santa Barbara County Health Care Services

    Dr. Peter MacDougall
    President
    Santa Barbara City College

    Van W. Riley
    District Superintendent
    Carpinteria Unified School District

    Tom Sneddon
    District Attorney
    Santa Barbara County

    Michael Young
    Vice-Chancellor, Student Affairs
    University of California, Santa Barbara Mr. Tom Thomas
    President/CEO
    Santa Barbara Bank & Trust

Staff Roster

    Penny Jenkins
    Project Director

    Carmelinda Valencia
    Deputy Director

    Nanci Bratcher
    Youth Services Director

    Cecilia Ostler
    Executive Assistant to Penny Jenkins

    Jean Carroll
    Mentor Program Coordinator

    Kevin Smith
    Early I.D. Specialist - Criminal Justice System

    Joy Jansen
    EAP Coordinator

    Laurel Rose
    Intern Supervisor

    Elizabeth Cullom
    Administrative Assistant

    Marlo Mandell
    Youth Service Specialist

    Heather Long
    Youth Service Specialist

    Heather Vanian
    Youth Service Specialist

    Julissa Padilla
    Youth Service Specialist

    Jennifer Chew
    Youth Service Specialist

    Tracey Steele
    Youth Service Specialist

    Renee Salgado
    Youth Service Specialist

    Sue Van Horsen
    Peer Mediation Program Coordinator

    Whitney Rogers
    Youth Service Specialist

    Clay Nelson
    Information Specialist

    Jenna Hayden
    Special Events/Media Coordinator

    Ryan Metzger
    Youth Service Specialist

    Raine Mershon
    Youth Service Specialist

    Bridget Holland
    Youth Service Specialist

    Lisa Moore
    Youth Service Specialist/Intern Coordinator

Task Force Membership Roster

    Steven Ainsley
    President, Publisher
    Santa Barbara News-Press

    James Ash
    President, CEO
    Cottage Hospital

    Helene Beaver
    Immediate Past Council Member
    City of Santa Barbara

    Marty Blum
    Council Member
    City of Santa Barbara

    Chief Richard Breza
    Chief of Police Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara Police Department

    Michael Brown
    County Administrator
    County of Santa Barbara

    Rodney K. Brown
    President & CEO
    Montecito Bank & Trust

    Dr. Robert Bryant
    President, Owner
    Bryant & Sons, Ltd.

    David Cash
    Principal
    Goleta Valley Junior High School

    Michael Caston
    Superintendent of Schools
    Santa Barbara School District
    John Ciambrone
    President, CEO
    YMCA

    Bill Cirone
    Superintendent
    Santa Barbara County Schools

    Mike Couch
    Principal
    Dos Pueblos High School

    Charles Cox
    Chief Executive Director
    Sansum SB Medical Clinic

    Steve Cushman
    President
    Santa Barbara County Chamber of Commerce

    Paul Didier
    Executive Director, President
    United Way

    Dr. Allan Ebenstein
    Member
    Santa Barbara School District Board Education

    Reverend Eddy Edwards
    Minister
    Unity Church of Santa Barbara

    Eugene J. Ellis, M.D.
    Board of Directors
    Council on Alcoholism & Drub Abuse

    Byron Elton - Co-Chair Task Force
    General Manager
    KEYT Television

    Gerrie Fausett
    Principal
    Santa Barbara Junior High School

    Steve Forsell
    Member
    Santa Barbara School District Board of Education

    Gil Garcia
    Council Member
    City of Santa Barbara

    Sheridah P. Gerard
    Director, Human Services
    Santa Barbara County Health Care Services

    Susan Gionfriddo
    Chief Probation Officer
    County of Santa Barbara

    Michael Gonzalez
    Principal
    La Cumbre Middle School

    Jeanne Graffy
    Immediate Past Member
    SB County Board of Supervisors

    Gregg Hackethal, Esq.
    Senior Vice President
    Van Deventer & Hoch

    Pat Hakimian
    Principal
    Carpinteria High School

    Bob Hanrahan
    CPA
    1140 Eugenia Place

    Edward Heron
    Realtor
    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

    Roger Heroux
    Director
    Santa Barbara County Health Care Services

    John Indrieri
    General Manager
    Four Seasons Biltmore

    Richard Johns
    Director
    Santa Barbara City Parks & Recreation

    Sey Kinsell, M.D.
    Retired Physician
    1304 Dover Hill Road

    Chris Lambert, M.D.
    Managing Partner
    Emergency Medical Group

    Dr. Peter MacDougall
    President
    Santa Barbara City College

    Julie McGovern
    General Manager
    Cox Communications

    John McGrath
    Immediate Past CEO
    Santa Barbara Bank & Trust

    Deborah Naish
    Naish Partners

    Hon. Frank Ochoa
    Judge
    Santa Barbara County Superior Court

    Eloy Ortega
    President
    City Commerce Bank

    David Ortiz
    Principal
    La Colina Middle School

    Bob Pohl
    Board Member
    Santa Barbara School District Board of Education

    Reverend Curt Peterson
    Montecito Covenant Church

    Steve Powell
    Court/Community Schools Director
    Santa Barbara County Education Office

    Craig Price
    Attorney

    Steve Repsher
    Headmaster
    Laguna Blanca School

    J.R. Richards
    Principal
    Santa Barbara High School

    Fred Rifkin
    Member
    Santa Barbara School District Board of Education

    Diana Rigby
    Director, Student Services
    Santa Barbara School District

    Van W. Riley
    District Superintendent
    Carpinteria Unified School District

    Al Rodriguez
    Alcohol & Drug Program Manager
    SB County Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Services

    Robin Sawaske
    Principal
    Carpinteria Middle School

    Frank Schipper
    Schipper Construction

    Paul Serka
    Principal
    San Marcos High School

    Charles Slosser
    Executive Director
    Santa Barbara Foundation

    E. Russell Smith
    President
    Alamar Insurance

    Tom Sneddon
    District Attorney
    Santa Barbara County

    Donna Stuart
    Director of Instruction
    Santa Barbara School District

    Sheriff Jim Thomas
    Sheriff-Coroner
    County of Santa Barbara

    Tom Thomas, Co-Chair Task Force
    President, CEO
    Santa Barbara Bank & Trust

    Michael Towbes
    President
    Michael Towbes Construction

    Dr. Jim Tremaine
    Director of Special Education Services
    Carpinteria Unified School District

    John Tynan
    President
    Tynan Group, Inc.

    Claire Van Blaricum
    Member
    Santa Barbara School District Board of Education

    Dr. Fred Van Leuven
    Superintendent
    Santa Ynez Valley Unified School District

    John Wiemann
    Vice Chancellor, Institutional Advancement
    University of California, Santa Barbara

    Rev. Chris Rankin Williams
    Pastor
    All Saints by the Sea

    John Williams

    David Yawitz

    Michael Young
    Vice-Chancellor, Student Affairs
    University of California, Santa Barbara

Rotary Task Force Membership Roster

    Frank Bourbeau
    Goleta Noontime

    John Ciambrone
    Downtown
    Santa Barbara Family YMCA

    Jack Easterbrook
    Goleta Nighttime

    David Gore
    Goleta Noontime

    Ed Graper
    Goleta Noontime

    Chuck Griffin
    Carpinteria

    Nadia Kelada
    Santa Barbara North

    Tom Kowalski
    Carpinteria

    Michael McDonough
    Montecito

    Bob Stevens
    Goleta Nighttime

    Frank Tabar
    Sunrise
    Santa Barbara Bank & Trust

Secondary Schools Activities Sub-Committee

    David Cash
    Principal
    Goleta Valley Junior High School

    Mike Couch
    Principal
    Dos Pueblos High School

    Gerrie Fausett
    Principal
    Santa Barbara Junior High School

    Eric Frost
    Principal
    Santa Ynez High School

    Michael Gonzalez
    Principal
    La Cumbre Middle School

    Cecilia Guiterrez
    Principal
    El Puente Community School

    Pat Hakimian
    Principal
    Carpinteria High School

    David Ortiz
    Principal
    La Colina Middle School

    Steve Powell
    Court/Community Schools Director
    Santa Barbara County Education Office

    J.R. Richards
    Principal
    Santa Barbara High School

    Diana Rigby
    Director, Student Services
    Santa Barbara School District

    Robin Sawaske
    Principal
    Carpinteria Middle School

    Paul Serka
    Principal
    San Marcos High School

    Donna Stuart
    Director of Instruction
    Santa Barbara School District

    Dr. Jim Tremaine
    Director of Special Education Services
    Carpinteria Unified School District

Criminal Justice Advisory Board Membership Roster

    Ana Maria Alvarez
    Department of Parks & Recreation

    Gary Blair
    Trial Courts Executive Officer/Jury Commissioner
    Santa Barbara Superior Court

    Paula Bouckaert
    Deputy District Attorney
    Santa Barbara County District Attorney

    Alex Brumbaugh
    Director of Project Development
    Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

    Howard Bushnell
    Program Director
    Santa Barbara Rescue Mission

    Lt. Charles Calkins
    Santa Barbara Police Department

    Martin Conoley
    Santa Barbara County Probation

    Larry Fraley
    Rehabilitation Services/Adult Rehabilitation Center

    Gary Gemberling
    Deputy District Attorney
    Santa Barbara County District Attorney

    Penny Jenkins
    Executive Director
    Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse

    Victor Kogler
    Research Associate
    Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse

    Margo Krystian
    Department of Corrections

    Ed Lupo
    Special Enforcement Detail/Gangs
    Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department

    William J. McCormack
    Executive Director
    Santa Barbara New House

    Clare M. McGivney, Ph.D.
    Legal Department
    Santa Barbara Bank & Trust

    Ellie McGunnigle
    Department of Corrections

    Harriet Miller
    Mayor
    City of Santa Barbara

    Chris Mitchum Glen Mower
    Public Defender
    County of Santa Barbara

    Frank Ochoa
    Judge
    Santa Barbara Superior Court

    Craig Park
    Director, Adult Mental Health Services
    Cottage Care Center

    Kimberly Prendergast, BA
    Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department

    Sgt. Tom Rigali
    Santa Barbara Police Department

    Capt. Mike Roland
    Rehabilitation Services/Adult Rehabilitation Center

    Marina Ross
    Executive Director
    Casa Serena

    Kristen Santiago
    Probation Officer
    Santa Barbara County Probation

    Kay Sharpe
    Victim Witness Program
    Santa Barbara County District Attorney

    Kevin Smith
    Early Identification Specialist
    Fighting Back

    Mike Thompson
    Deputy Chief, Juvenile Services
    Santa Barbara County Probation

    Bob Trimble

    John Van Aken
    Mental Health Association

    David Vartabedian
    Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department

    Stacey Weber
    Social Worker
    Santa Barbara County Public Defender

Public Relations & Media Committee Membership Roster

    Steven Ainsley
    President, Publisher
    Santa Barbara News-Press

    Becky Brown
    Board Member
    C.A.D.A.

    David Edelman
    Director Public Affairs & Community Programming
    Cox Communications

    Byron Elton
    General Manager
    KEYT-TV

    Jim Evans
    KJEE

    Jim Farr
    KSPE

    Jeanne Graffy
    Immediate Past Member
    SB County Board of Supervision

    Erik Hansen
    Tynan Group

    Kim Kendrick
    KRUZ

    Marcia Larsen
    Editor
    Chamber of Commerce

    Ellen McCurdy
    Santa Barbara News-Press

    Roby Scott
    General Manager
    KDB Radio

    E. Russell Smith
    Alamar Insurance

    Donna Stuart
    Director of Instructional Support Services
    Santa Barbara School District

    George Thurlow
    Publisher Santa Barbara Independent

    Allyson Walker
    Fighting Back

Measurements Committee

    Sergeant Rick Abney
    Manager
    Santa Barbara Police Department
    Paul Didier, Chair
    President, CEO
    Santa Barbara United Way

    Pat Ebener
    Senior Behavioral Scientist
    Drug Policy Research Center, RAND

    Roger Heroux
    Director
    Santa Barbara County Health Care Services

    Victor Kogler
    Research Associate
    Fighting Back

    Mike Furlong
    Associate Professor
    Graduate School of Education, Psychology - UCSB

    Lynda Rae
    Grant Writer
    Fighting Back

    Claire Van Blaricum
    Member
    Santa Barbara School District Board of Education