Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Who is Leading Hemet?

After spending time looking at the status of our city along with the minutes of the last several years, I started to notice some things. First, I noticed that quite a few people’s names were popping up in multiple places. Second, I started to recognize names on multiple boards of community groups.  Third, there were instances I saw company names in minutes that were also affiliated with members of various boards.  The information is provided below and everything is very available on the web.  We just put it in one place for you. Not every board is included, but a good number are included.

Hemet-San Jacinto Action Group Board of Directors:

I am uncertain as to the last time this information was updated.  The Hemet Valley Medical Center has a new CHEO.  It is no longer Joel Bergenfeld.

Joel Bergenfeld, CHEO
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Matt Brudin, P.E.
Engineering Resources of So. California, Inc.
Dr. Kali P. Chaudhuri
Orthopedic Surgery
Rob Davis, Atty.
Davis Wojcik and Duarte
Dr. Lisa DeForest
DeForest Chiropractic
Cindy Domenigoni, Dev & Mgt.
Sky Canyon Enterprise, LLC
Bob Duistermars, Pres/CEO
Central United Way
Guy Excell
Rosenthall & Excell, Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.
Kevin Farrenkopf, Pres/CEO
The Bank of Hemet
Edward J. Formica, DDS
Ed Formica Family Dentistry
Kevin Foutz, Dir of Ops
KM Strategic Management
Todd Foutz, CPA
Pehl, Foutz, Foutz, & Teegarden
Brian Fox, P. E.
Cozad & Fox
Mark Fredricksen, VP
Hub International
Dan Goodrich, GM
Sierra Dawn Estates HOA
Frank Gorman, P.E.
GW Engineering Civil Engineers
Eric Gosch, CEO
Gosch Auto Group
Gisela Gosch, President
Western Science Center Board
Wes Ingle, VP
The Bank of Hemet
Hamilton Jones
Miller-Jones Mortuary
Nick Jones, Owner
Miller-Jones Mortuary
Randy Jones, Pastor
Valle Vista Assembly of God
David Kelley
State Senator, Retired
Mike McIntyre, Pres.
Hemet Escrow
Dr. Sreenivasa Nakka
Southland Gastroenterology Med Group
Diane Perez, Supt.
San Jacinto Unified School District
Dr. Gail Polvoorde
Physical Th
Vinay M. Rao, Administrator
Hemet Healthcare Surgicenter
Ella Mae Record
Retired
Randy Record, Chairman
Metropolitan Water District Board
Howard Rosenthal
Rosenthal & Excell, Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.
Dr. Roger W. Schultz, Supt/Pres.
Mt. San Jacinto Community College
Brad Scott, Owner/Operator
Scott Bros. Dairy Farms
Charles Steadman, Owner
Curry Copy Center
Rod Tolliver, Accountant
Tolliver Tax Services
Lori Van Arsdale, President
Ramona Bowl Board
Greg Vasquez, Owner
Gregorio Enterprises
Bruce Wallis, Atty.
Law Offices of Swan, Carpenter, Wallis & McKenzie
Dean Wetter, GM
Valley-wide Recreation
Tami Wilhelm
Hemet Ranch Investments, LLC
Tom Wilson, Field Rep
Assemblyman Chad Mayes
Joe Wojcik, Atty.
Davis Wojcik & Duarte
Blaine Womer, P.E.
Blaine Womer Engineering



Information taken directly from: http://hemetsanjacintoaction.org/directors


Ramona Bowl Board

Linda Krupa - Ex Officio, City of Hemet,

Lori Van Arsdale – President (VP Peace World International),

Tami Wilhelm - Vice President (Wilhelm Sauls Investment, LLC),

Rick Crimini – Secretary (Business owner),

Dan Goodrich – Treasurer (Business Manager),

Al Cordova – Director (Business owner),

Stacey Bailey – Director (West Valley High Theatre Instructor)



Information taken directly from: http://ramonabowl.com/board-staff/

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD)

Randy Record (President of the Board): EMWD Division 3: Cities of Hemet and San Jacinto and the unincorporated areas of Valle Vista, Little Valley areas, Cactus Valley, Soboba Hot Springs, and Garner Valley


Information taken from: MINUTES BOARD PLANNING COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 11, 2016 7:30 AM CONF. RM. 218  

Ronald W. Sullivan, Board Member; Randy A. Record, President; Paul D. Jones II, P.E. General Manager;   Debby Cherney, Deputy General Manager; Nick Kanetis, Deputy General Manager; Charles Bachmann, Assistant General Manager; Jeff D. Wall, P.E. Assistant, General Manager; Joe Mouawad, Sr. Director, Engineering; Maria Sambito, Director of New Business Development; Brian Powell, Director of Planning  ; John J. Ward, Director of Engineering Services; Bonnie Wright, Grants and Loans Manager; Elizabeth Lovsted, Sr. Civil Engineer  


Metropolitan Water District (MWD)

Randy Record (Chairman of the Board): Professional and community activities: A San Jacinto native, Randy Record has been active in the farming community for over three decades. He also is a board member of the Bank of Hemet.  Record currently owns and operates a wine grape vineyard in the Central Coast with his wife and two daughters. He is currently the co-chair of the Southern California Leadership Council with Governor Gray Davis, as well as, a member of the Riverside County Farm Bureau, the Western Growers Association, the California Association of Winegrape Growers, the Monday Morning Group of Western Riverside County and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He is also a member and past president of the Hemet/San Jacinto Action Group. Record is the second member of his family to serve on Metropolitan’s board. His father, Clayton A. Record, Jr., served as Eastern’s representative to Metropolitan’s board from June 1999 to January 2001. The viewpoint at Metropolitan’s Diamond Valley Lake near Hemet is named in honor of the elder Record, who passed away in February 2001 after decades of civic service in Riverside County as an elected official and community leader. Record earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 

Information above taken directly from the following:  http://www.mwdh2o.com/WhoWeAre/Board/Board-Bios/Pages/default.aspx
Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Board

Frank D. Gorman (President): Frank D. Gorman has lived and worked in the San Jacinto Valley since graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona in 1981. He has been involved in community service in many ways; Past member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA, past president and current member of the Hemet / San Jacinto Exchange Club, current member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, current member of the Action   Group, Founder and President of the Valley Watch, Inc., and current member of the St. Hyacinth Academy school board. Frank also serves as a board member of Valley Wide Recreation and Parks District. He is the owner of GW Engineering and CEO of Inland Valley Sladden Inc.

Larry Minor (Vice-President): Larry Minor has been active in the farming community for more than 50 years and is the president of Agri-Empire, a family owned company that has been farming potatoes through three generations. He has provided public services to the San Jacinto Valley over the past 40 years. He is currently a member of the Hemet/San Jacinto Exchange Club as well as the Action Group. Larry also presently serves as an elected board member of the Valley Wide Recreation and Park District.

Todd A. Foutz (Secretary/Treasurer): Todd A. Foutz has lived in the Hemet / San Jacinto Valley for 29 years. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University. Todd is a licensed California Certified Public Accountant and is President and CEO of Pehl Foutz Foutz Teegarden & Young, CPA’s. He has extensive experience in the agribusiness and healthcare industries. Todd serves as a board member of the Western Center Community Foundation, member of the Hemet-San Jacinto Action Group, former member of Tahquitz & Three Peaks Districts of the Inland Empire Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is actively involved in his Church and community. Todd’s focus is to ensure that Lake Hemet Municipal Water District remains fiscally and financially strong for future generations in the Valley.

Cornelius T. Schouten (Director): Cornelius T. Schouten was appointed by the Board of Directors on April 14, 2011 to fill the vacancy left by the previous Board Member in Division 1 who had moved out of the division. He was officially sworn in at the Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting of April 21, 2011. Mr. Schouten has lived in the valley 41 years and was in the dairy business before he retired. He has served as director on the Milk Producers Council for 13 years, helped form a Southern California dairy cooperative and served on the St. Hyacinth Academy school board in San Jacinto for 35 years. He wants to serve the community and make the valley a better place to live and work.

Rick Hoffman (Director): Rick Hoffman earned the Division 5 seat in the November 6, 2012 general election and he is serving his first 4-year term on the Lake Hemet MWD Board of Directors beginning January 2013 thru December 2016. Rick has lived in the Valley all of his life and has had an interest in water for nearly 25 years. He worked at Rancho California Water District for seven years and as a Water Technology Instructor at Mt. San Jacinto College for 12 years. His interests and background make him a valuable addition to serve the nearly 10,400 customers in his Division that covers East Hemet, Valle Vista, Garner Valley and Lake Hemet. Rick’s goal is to help the District maintain the quality of our water while making the price as economical as possible to home owners as well as those customers who work in agriculture.

Thomas W. Wagoner (General Manager): Tom Wagoner, a Hemet native, became the General Manager of Lake Hemet Municipal Water District on November 29, 2005. Prior to this appointment he served LHMWD for 10 years as Assistant General Manager. His background includes employment at Eastern Municipal Water District for 11 years while previously working for private engineering firms as a surveyor and draftsman/designer in Central Riverside County and Southwest Colorado. Mr. Wagoner has a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, as well as State of California Distribution D-5 and Treatment T-2 Licenses.

Information taken directly from: https://www.lhmwd.org/board.aspx

City of Hemet Planning Commission

John Gifford, Chairman, term: 4/1/2009 – 4/2017

Michael Perciful, Vice Chairman, term: 4/2012-4/2018

Greg Vasquez, Commissioner, term: 4/24/2012-4/2018

Vince Overmyer, Commissioner, term: 2/22/2011-4/2017

Tami Wilhelm, Commissioner, term: 4/14/2015-4/2017

Tami Wilhelm recently resigned. 

Information taken directly from: http://www.cityofhemet.org/index.aspx?nid=354

Bank of Hemet: Board of Directors

John “Matt” Brudin: President, Engineering Resources of Southern California Inc., since 1996.  Director, NBS Government Finance Group since 1996. First appointed director in 2010. 

Kevin R. Farrenkopf: President and CEO of The Bank of Hemet since October 2003; President and Chief Operating Officer of The Bank of Hemet from June 2002 to September 2003; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Bank of Hemet from April 2001 to May 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hemet Bancorp since November 2001. First appointed director in 2003.

Mark D. Fredricksen: Vice President, HUB International Insurance Services, Inc. since 2008; President, Fredricksen Insurance Services Inc. from 1986 to September 2008; President, Peterson, McAnally, and Tabor Insurance Agency, Inc. from 1993 to September 2008. First appointed director in 2011.

Eric J. Gosch: President, Gosch Ford Temecula since 1984; President, Gosch Chevrolet since 1991; Vice President, Gosch Ford since 2005; Vice President, Gosch Toyota since 2002. Eric served on the Board from 2001-2007 and was appointed again in 2015.

E. Kenneth Hyatt: President, Hemet Bancorp since March 2012.  Retired 2008; Executive Vice President, Hub International of California Insurance Services, Inc., 2004-08; Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Talbot Insurance and Financial Services, 1994-2004; President, Hemet Insurance Service, Inc. 1984-94, CFO 1982-84; Partner, Hemet Valley Insurance Service, 1970-82. First appointed director in 1982.

James B. Jaqua: Chief Executive Officer of Hemet Bancorp since November 2001; President, Hemet Bancorp from November 2001 to February 2012.  Chairman of The Bank of Hemet since January 2002; Chief Executive Officer, The Bank of Hemet from June 2002 to September 2003; President/Chief Executive Officer, The Bank of Hemet from 1983 to May 2002. First appointed director in 1983.

Alan H. Lewis: Business Consultant. Former Assistant Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Riverside from 1997 to June 2003.  First appointed director in 2001.

Randolph ”Randy”  A Record: Partner, R.G.R. Farming Company since December 1976; Partner, De Anza Ranch since June 1992.  First appointed director in 2003.

Information above taken directly from the following: https://www.bankofhemet.com/Executive-Team.aspx



Healthy Valley Foundation

Executive Committee
2015 – 2017

President
Bob Duistermars, CEO, Central County United Way

Vice President
Rob Davis, Esq.
Davis, Wojcik, Duarte, A Law Corp.

Secretary
Lori VanArsdale, Community Leader

Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Farrenkopf, CEO President, Bank of Hemet

Immediate Past President
Howard B. Rosenthal, Rosenthal & Excell, Commercial Real Estate

At Large Members
Dennis Hollingsworth, Community Leader
Sreenivasa R. Nakka, M.D., Southland Endoscopy Center
Frederick E. White, D.O., Hemet Valley Imaging

Board of Directors
2015 – 2018

Mimi Badura, Dental Hygienist
Alex Ballard, Principal, West Valley High School
Paul Bailey, Principal, Western Center Academy
Mark Bartel, San Jacinto City Council
William Blasé, M.D., California Eye Pro
Matt Brudin, Engineering Resources
Kali P. Chaudhuri, M.D., Orthopedics Medical Group
Sunanda Chaudhuri, Orthopedics Medical Group
John Culton, Brubaker-Culton Real Estate
Ed Formica, D.D.S., Full Service Dentistry
Karen Foutz, Community Leader
Todd Foutz, Foutz-Teagarden, CPA
Keith Garrison, Hemet Valley Medical Center
Dan Goodrich, Sierra Dawn Estates
Connie Hall, VP, Central County United Way
Larry Hughes, M.D., Family Practice Physician
Heather Jensen, Chicago Title Co.
Tal Jergensen, D.D.S., Full Service Dentistry
Kimberly Jones, Miller Jones Mortuary
Diane Perez, Superintendent, San Jacinto Unified School District
Surya Reddy, M.D., Family Practice
Calvin L. Smith, C.L. Smith, Hay & Grain
Steve Simpson, O.D., Hemet Optometric Center
Chuck Steadman, Curry Copy Center
Bruce Wallis, Esq., Attorney at Law
Tami Wilhelm, Wilhelm, Sauls Investments, LLC

Information taken directly from: http://healthyvalleyfoundation.com/leadership/

Western Science Center Board

Executive Committee

Todd Foutz, President; Ed Formica, D.D.S., Vice President; Kevin R. Farrenkopf, Treasurer; Bruce M. Wallis, Esq., Secretary; Grace Cua Dy Carvalho; Guy Excell; Gisela Gosch; Gail Polvoorde, D.P.T.; Howard B. Rosenthal

Directors

Dennis Anderson; Mimi Badura; Brian Cahill; Kathy Callicott; Henry W. Coil, Jr.; Nicholas Coussoulis; Lisa DeForest, D.C.; Don Digby; Cindy Domenigoni; Ben Drake; Bryan Dunn, D.D.S.; Karen Foutz; Ken Graff; Debbie Green; Charlotte Jones; David G. Kelley; Robert Krieger; Mary Moreland; Tom B. Mullen; Sreenivasa Nakka, M.D.; Reza Paydar; Yamileth Shimojyo; Rod Tolliver; Lori Van Arsdale; Mike Venable; Jolene Walsh; Erin Wolbeck; Blaine A. Womer

Directors Emeriti

John Brudin; Dan Callicott*; James Erickson, Ed.D.; S. Sue Johnson; Lois Krieger; Martin Matich*; Raymond Orbach, Ph.D; Phil Pendley; R. Victor Tate, M.D.; Jacques S. Yeager

*In Memoriam

Executive Director Emeriti

Bill Marshall, Ed.D.

Founding Member

Clayton A. Record, Jr.



Western Science Academy Governing Council

Gisela Gosch, Council President

 Dr. Lisa DeForest, Vice President

 Joe Wojcik, Council Member

Toni Lenton, High School Parent Representative
Indira Lewis, Middle School Parent Representative






Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District: Board of Directors

Michael Duarte (President), Frank Gorman (Vice-President), John Bragg (Secretary), Larry Minor (Member), Steve Simpson (Member), Dean Wetter (General Manager)


Information taken directly from the following: http://www.vwrpd.org/hemet-recreation-directory.cfm



Friends of Valley-Wide Foundation: Board of Directors

Matt Burdin, President

Nick Schouten, Vice President

Chama Cliff, Secretary

Kimberly Jones, Treasurer

Milly Paulson-Valdez, Member

Tom Wilson, Member

Blaine Womer, Member

Rod Tolliver, Member

Mike Record, Member

Emily Quast-McDonough, Member

Tim Hults, Member

Guy Excell, Member

Cindy Domenigoni, Member



Information taken directly from the following: http://www.vwrpd.org/hemet-recreation-directory.cfm


Hemet Unified School District Board

Marilyn Forst (Board Member), Megan Haley (Board Member), Vic Scavarda (Vice-President), Patrick Searl (Board Member), Jim Smith (President), Horacio "Ross" Valenzuela (Board Member), Joe Wojcik (Board Member)






2016 HUSD School Board Candidates: Patrick Searl, Jim Smith, Stacey Bailey and Gene Hikel. Searl and Smith are incumbents.  Stacey Bailey serves on the Ramona Bowl Board.



Watermaster Board



The original five-person, court-approved committee included: Chairman Frank Gorman (LHMWD), Vice-Chair Linda Krupa (Hemet), Phil Paule (EMWD), Mark Bartel (San Jacinto) and Bruce Scott (private pumper).  The five alternates are: Rick Hoffman (LHMWD), Larry Smith (Hemet), Randy Record (EMWD), Scott Miller (San Jacinto) and Steve Pastor (private pumper).

Current Members:

Linda Krupa, Chair

Rick Hoffman, Vice-Chair

Phil Paule, Secretary/Treasurer

Andrew Kotyuk, Alternate Board Member

Steve Pastor, Alternate Board Member

Bruce Scott, Board Member

Scott Miller, Board Member



Park Commission

Nicole Tamez, Commissioner, term: 9/27/2016-4/1/2018

Ray Strait, Commissioner, term: 4/12/2016-4/1/2018

Edd Burden, Commissioner, term: 3/12/2013-4/1/2017

Connie Hall, Commissioner, term: 3/24/2015-4/1/2017

Vacant Position



Information taken directly from: http://www.cityofhemet.org/index.aspx?NID=268



Mobile Home Rent Review Commission

Larry Graves, Tenant Representative, term: 8/26/2014-3/18/2017

Diane Struve, Owner Representative, term: 8/26/2014-3/18/2017

Mia Cowan, At-Large Representative, term: 5/26/2015-3/18/2017

Linda Smith, At-Large Representative, term: 5/26/2015-3/18/2016

Connie Hall, At-Large Representative, term: 5/26/2015-3/18/2018



Information taken directly from: http://www.cityofhemet.org/index.aspx?NID=271



Hemet Public Library Board of Trustees

JoAnn Kuehl, Board Member, term: 6/30/2014-6/30/2019

Noah Seaton, Board Member, term: 7/12/2011-6/30/2017

Raymond Strait, Board Member, term: 12/28/1999-6/30/2015

Betty Anne Day, Board Member, 9/27/2016-6/30/2019

Janis Swallow, Board Member, term: 6/23/2015-6/30/2018

Information taken directly from: http://www.cityofhemet.org/index.aspx?NID=270

Traffic and Parking Commission

David Oltman, Commissioner, term: 4/11/2006-4/1/2018

C.W. Cecchi, Commissioner, term: 4/1/2012-4/1/2018

Donald Funkhouser, Commissioner, term: 9/13/2011-4/1/2017

Farrah Fowler, Commissioner, term: 3/24/2015-4/1/2017

Stephen Covington, Commissioner, 3/24/2015-4/1/2017



Information taken directly from: http://www.cityofhemet.org/index.aspx?NID=269

Hemet City Council Members

Elected in 2014: Linda Krupa and Paul Raver

Elected in 2012: Robert Youssef, Shellie Milne, Bonnie Wright

Elected in 2010: Linda Krupa, Larry Smith

Elected in 2008: Jerry Franchville (resigns July 2012), Robert Youssef, Jim Foreman

Elected in 2006: C. Robin Reeser Lowe (Robin Lowe), Eric McBride



2016 Council Candidates

District 1: Karlee Meyer and Charles Moore

District 3: Patty Axelrod, Cameron Broderick, Bryan Hash and Michael Perciful (Planning Commission, appointed April 2012)

District 4: Bonnie Wright (current Mayor, elected in 2012) and Paul Valenzuela

“The Hemet City Council consists of five members elected from the city at large, who serve four-year staggered terms. Annually, the City Council appoints a mayor and a vice mayor from its own membership to serve a one-year term.

Mayor Responsibilities
The mayor is responsible for presiding over City Council meetings, representing the City Council at various business and ceremonial events, and executing all city ordinances, resolutions, and contracts. The Mayor Pro Tem performs these duties in the absence of the mayor.

City Council Responsibilities
As a legislative body, the City Council is responsible for the enactment of local laws / ordinances, the adoption of the annual city budget and capital improvement program, and the review and adoption of proposed policies, agreements, contracts, and other city business items.
Appointing of Offices
The City Council appoints the city manager and city attorney, as well as the members of the various citizen advisory boards, commissions, and ad hoc committees”.

Information taken directly from city website: http://www.cityofhemet.org/index.aspx?NID=65

 City Manager’s Contract (included in the December 22, 2015 agenda stating he makes at least $200,000 per year with a 5-year contract)


Council Minutes: HUB International


Council minutes: Engineering Resources of So. California, Inc.


Planning Minutes: Blaine Womer Engineering



Hemet Valley/Menifee Valley Medical Center/PHH Board of Directors:

Dr Chaudhuri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ashok Agarwal MD, Vice President

Kali Priyo Chaudhuri, Vice President

Rakesh Gupta MD, Vice President

Neelam Gupta MD, Vice President

Larry Hughes MD, Vice President

Hemchand Kolli MD, Vice President

Sreenivasa Nakka MD, President

Girdhari Purohit MD, Sr. Executive Vice President & Secretary

Anil Rastogi MD, Chief Financial Officer & Treasure

Bill Thomas, Assist Secretary & Executive Vice President

Ratan Tiwari MD, Sr. Executive Vice President

Bhoodev Tiwari MD, Vice President

Frederick White DO, Vice President




Executive Team:

Dan McLaughlin - Chief Hospital Executive Officer

John Collins - Chief Hospital Financial Officer

Kathryn McLaughlin - Chief Hospital Nursing Officer/Chief Operating Officer

Keith Garrison - Vice President of Facilities

Michele Bird - Vice President of Human Resources




Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Michael Carle, Chairperson, Golden Village Palms RV Resort

Becky Elam, Treasurer, Mt. San Jacinto College

Dee Cozart, Vice Chairperson, Cozart Management Services

Dr. Vince Record, Secretary, San Jacinto Unified School District

Dr. Roberto Guadamuz, Guadamuz Chiropractic

Andy Anderson, Executive Director, Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Chamber of Commerce

Scott Brown, Hemet Fire Department

Claudette Anderson, Bank of America

Ray Shalizi, Country Club at Soboba Springs

Pat McGivney, Pat McGivney CPA

Lakshman Koka, SJ Medical Clinic

Richard Perry, V.I.P. Autos

Steve Knauss, Gosch Fordp;.

Phil Burch, ServiceMaster Restore

Karen Chum, Altura Credit Union

Andrew Vallejos, Soboba Foundation

Information taken directly from: http://hsjvc.com/pages/board-of-directors

Misc Info






Council Minutes





Hemet ROCS

















Hemet Housing Authority













Hemet Redevelopment Agency


Traffic & Parking Commission








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