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Sonoma County, CA March 5, 2002 Election
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Biography

By Ray Peterson

Candidate for County Supervisor; County of Sonoma; Supervisorial District 2

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Ray's life and family
Ray Peterson

A 4th generation Sonoma County resident, born on a prune ranch near Healdsburg.

Received BS from Cal State Hayward and an MBA from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. Served on the adjunct facility of Golden Gate U conducting seminars on Accounting and Management information systems.

His Career in finance and Information systems has included positions as:

Director of Financial Accounting for Pacific Bell

Division manager, Accounting Standards, Bell Communications Research

During the breakup of the Bell System, he managed a Federal Communications
Commission task force, which created a new System of accounts for telephone companies. The proposed system was adopted by the federal Communications commission and installed in all telephone companies.

Chairman of Board and CEO of D.E.A.F. Trust, a $20 million trust that provides telephone service to deaf customers

He is the author of Accounting for Fixed assets, 1994 published by John Wiley & Sons. This book is the first comprehensive work on accounting for Property, Plant and Equipment.

Ray has served in a number of volunteer positions including:

Elected to Sonoma County Board of Education 1994, 1998
Citizen's Advisory Committee Sonoma County Outdoor Recreation plan
Petaluma Residential Development review board (growth control committee)
Sonoma County Aviation Commission
Petaluma Airport Planning Committee
Sonoma County Sheriff's Search and Rescue
Zone 2A-flood control advisory committee
Sonoma County Grand Jury
President of American Grand Jury Foundation
Petaluma Museum, Treasurer and Board member
Sonoma County Farm Trails, Treasurer and Board member
California Association of Family Farmers, State Board member

President of Sonoma County chapter

Ray lives on a family farm outside Petaluma with his wife, Ettamarie where they raise pumpkins and flowers. They have 3 married children who live and work in Sonoma County, and five grandchildren attend Sonoma County schools.

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