Personal Information and Community Service

By Victor Tognazzini

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We have six wonderful children and seven delightful grandchildren. One of our children attended Santa Maria High School and two graduated from Righetti High School. Two of our grandchildren are attending local schools.

Member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Orcutt.

Immediate Past President and current Director, Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau.

Director, California Farm Bureau Federation, representing Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.

Member California Farm Crisis Task Force

Vice President, Orcutt Children's Arts Foundation.

Member, Blue Ribbon Committee for Site Selection of next High Schools, in SMJUHSD. (Instituted after the selection of Pioneer Valley High School.)

Director, Santa Maria Valley Economic Development Association.

Member Capital Campaign Committee, Santa Barbara County Foodbank.

Past Vice Chairman, Industry Advisory Board, Center for Employment Training.

Past Chairman, Santa Barbara County Agricultural Advisory Committee.

Past Member, Santa Barbara County Technical Advisory Committee for Rural Resource Protection.

Master of Ceremonies for the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Strawberry Grower's Recognition Dinners 1995 - 2004.

Principal for a Day Participant.

Member of The Rotary Club of Santa Maria.

Publications: "Opportunity Series" Published by Energeia Publishing, Inc., 1994

• "Your Opportunities in Drafting"
• "Your Opportunites in Electronics"
• "Your Opportunities in Law Enforcement"
• "Your Opportunities in Agriculture"

• Weekly Column - "On The Farm" Published in the Santa Maria Times and the Lompoc Record (I am on a hiatus from the column during the Election Campaign to avoid any perception of political gain through increased exposure.)