{"id":34552,"date":"2017-02-28T11:43:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=34552"},"modified":"2017-02-28T11:43:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:43:41","slug":"monthly-spot-light-39th-district-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=34552","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Spot Light: 39th District Board Of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angels Camp, CA&#8230;Did you know that the 39th District Agricultural Association Board of Directors are appointed by the Governor of the State?  After a grueling appointment process they serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  It is an unpaid position.  They are ultimately responsible for every aspect of the District including the grounds, financial health, policy formation, the annual fair and much more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba.png 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba-123x70.png 123w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba-254x141.png 254w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba-570x320.png 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba-500x280.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s meet this group of stellar individuals:<\/p>\n<p>Talibah Al Rafiq &#8211;  Talibah along with husband Ajamu own and operate California Cashmere.  She has served as president of the Board and is currently serving as the vice president.  She is the general manager of the Calaveras Enterprise.  She has been on the board since 2004.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/516da1b4-2429-4b68-87f4-bd7ec40e7ba1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/516da1b4-2429-4b68-87f4-bd7ec40e7ba1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"801\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/516da1b4-2429-4b68-87f4-bd7ec40e7ba1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/516da1b4-2429-4b68-87f4-bd7ec40e7ba1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/516da1b4-2429-4b68-87f4-bd7ec40e7ba1-570x713.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/516da1b4-2429-4b68-87f4-bd7ec40e7ba1-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/516da1b4-2429-4b68-87f4-bd7ec40e7ba1-400x500.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kathy Campbell &#8211; Kathy is a teacher at Sierra Hills Education Center.  Kathy has a background in marketing and journalism.  She and her husband Mark make their home in San Andreas.  She has been vice president in her tenure.  She has served on the board since 2003.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b-86x54.jpg 86w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b-122x74.jpg 122w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b-570x353.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b-120x74.jpg 120w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8a218e7b-3f85-4b3b-9d86-518edf0b088b-500x309.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gay Callan &#8211;   Gay is currently the president of the board.  Gay served 2 other previous terms as president.  She is one of the longest serving board members in the State, appointed in 1992 .  She has been very active in the wine community.   She and her husband own and operate Chatom Vineyards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f-124x90.jpg 124w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f-570x416.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5e06f66b-46bf-4040-bdef-f9fbe5aaca1f-500x365.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Evan Garamendi &#8211; Evan is a retired school teacher.  She also served on the Calaveras Unified School board and other civic organizations.  Her daughter and family are very active in the Fair.   Evan was appointed to the board in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35-570x388.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35-80x55.jpg 80w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a78420c6-043b-4a49-ba27-0bd61df85b35-500x341.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gloria Grimes &#8211; Gloria and her husband Leonard live in West Point.  Gloria is a native of Calaveras County.  She is currently the tribal chairman of the Calaveras Band of Miwuk Native Americans.  She was appointed in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/70ff19b0-5c5d-4c13-b7d8-174c16c762be.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/70ff19b0-5c5d-4c13-b7d8-174c16c762be.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/70ff19b0-5c5d-4c13-b7d8-174c16c762be.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/70ff19b0-5c5d-4c13-b7d8-174c16c762be-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/70ff19b0-5c5d-4c13-b7d8-174c16c762be-570x369.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/70ff19b0-5c5d-4c13-b7d8-174c16c762be-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/70ff19b0-5c5d-4c13-b7d8-174c16c762be-500x323.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Darrin Mills &#8211; If anyone could boast that they grew up on the Fairgrounds it would be Darrin.  His great grandfather was the first Fair manager.  He has been involved in some aspect of the Fair since birth.   He and his wife Karin are active in FFA Boosters and many other organizations.  He was appointed to the board in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0-124x90.jpg 124w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0-570x418.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2a913634-eea8-453f-a8f4-ef1372bd4aa0-500x366.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bob Trinchero &#8211; Bob has served on the board since  1999 .  He has a background in education, finance and fundraising.  He and his wife Pat were part of the development team for Greenhorn Creek in Angels Camp.  He has served 5 terms as president.   Bob was instrumental in the creation of Friends of the Calaveras County Fair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc-570x387.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc-80x55.jpg 80w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/f207c90b-7647-428d-8946-c407d950bccc-500x339.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Wooster &#8211; Steve is a native of Calaveras County.  He is from a multi- generational ranching family.  He is active in the Agricultural community.   He and his wife Pati ranch in the Copperopolis area.  He has served on the board since 2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"657\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa-570x585.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa-30x30.jpg 30w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa-150x154.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6ee0e8ed-1dc8-4ad7-8343-e97e32e930aa-487x500.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Board Liaison &#8211; Tim Folendorf &#8211; Tim has been involved with the Calaveras County Fair in a leadership capacity since 1981.  He also served many terms on the board of directors.  Tim was one of the key players in the creation of Friends of the Calaveras County Fair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/40681d36-af84-42a2-a7d5-3273d814f976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/40681d36-af84-42a2-a7d5-3273d814f976.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"760\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/40681d36-af84-42a2-a7d5-3273d814f976.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/40681d36-af84-42a2-a7d5-3273d814f976-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/40681d36-af84-42a2-a7d5-3273d814f976-570x677.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/40681d36-af84-42a2-a7d5-3273d814f976-150x178.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/40681d36-af84-42a2-a7d5-3273d814f976-421x500.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angels Camp, CA&#8230;Did you know that the 39th District Agricultural Association Board of Directors are appointed by the Governor of the State? After a grueling appointment process they serve at the pleasure of the Governor. It is an unpaid position. They are ultimately responsible for every aspect of the District including the grounds, financial health, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1599,"featured_media":34562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,20,5,4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angels-camp","category-featured","category-government","category-life-style","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/661327c4-b9e6-4aae-80c8-40ba57506dba.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}