Candidate for
Council Member; City of San Juan Capistrano

While serving in the U.S. Navy, Larry Kramer commanded a submarine base with an annual budget of over $50 million and a work force of over 1,000 people. He was responsible for providing support to the submarines assigned to the base and held quarterly open meetings with the residents and users of the base to enhance communications and generate improvements to operations and services.

Larry was also responsible for the operation of all strategic submarines in the Pacific Ocean, and designed and executed exercises to increase their demonstrated flexibility. In addition, he commanded three separate nuclear submarines manned by 110 to 170 personnel.

Memberships

SJC Rotary
Capistrano Open Space Foundation
SJC Equestrian Coalition
Ecology Center
Fiesta Association
SJC Chamber of Commerce
SJC Historical Society
O'Neill Conservancy
SJC Friends of the Library
Mission San Juan Capistrano
American Legion
Navy League
Naval Submarine League
Military Officers Association of America
USS George Washington Carver Reunion Association
University of Michigan Alumni Association

Business Experience

Following his naval career, Larry worked for 10 years at U.S. companies that specialized in the operation of electric generation power plants both domestically and abroad. Specifically:

Served for two years as General Manager of two gas turbine electric power stations in Ghana, West Africa and was responsible for daily operation, long range planning, and budgeting.
Served as the Director of Operations for CMS Energy and oversaw six electric generation power plants in the U.S. and directly managed six plant managers and various staff personnel.
Served for two years as General Manager of a gas turbine power plant under construction in India, which was jointly owned by an Indian company and CMS Energy. He developed the organizational structure of the plant and hired all operations personnel.
Worked for two years for a U.S. company based in Connecticut as Director of Operations of U.S. based electric power plants.

Education

BSE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan
Undergraduate work in Business Administration at the University of Delaware

Wife, Christine (Chris) Kramer

Married to Larry Kramer for 51years.
Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of Hawaii.
Volunteers at Concordia Elementary School library four days per week. Purchases books for the library. Initiated and conducts a reader of the week program at the school.

Two Daughters

Kathy Wade (Masters Degree in International Business from University of California San Diego). Lives in San Clemente with husband Gardner Wade and their two sons, Curren (16), who attends San Clemente High School, and Garrett (14), who attends Shorecliffs Middle School.
Jennifer Kramer (Law Degree from University of San Francisco). Attorney at Law with her own private practice in Los Angeles specializing in employment law.

Community Involvement

Larry Kramer volunteers his leadership skills to benefit numerous nonprofits, community and civic organizations, and local government.

San Juan Capistrano City Council, member 2010-2014
San Juan Capistrano City Council, mayor for 2012
San Juan Capistrano City Council, mayor pro tem for 2014
San Juan Capistrano Leadership Academy, graduate
Transportation Commission, chairperson
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), member
Open Space Committee, chairperson of Planning Sub-committee for four years
San Juan Capistrano Open Space Foundation, member
Downtown Master Plan Steering Committee, member
Annual Ridge Walk and Run fundraiser, chairperson
Fiesta Association
San Juan Capistrano Historical Society
Mission San Juan Capistrano, member
Equestrian Coalition, member
Marco Forster Middle School, volunteer tutor
San Juan Capistrano Rotary, past president and member
Saint Andrews by the Sea Methodist Church (of San Clemente), member
Ecology Center, member
O'Neill Conservatory, member

Committees Served

As a member of the City Council, Larry is also appointed to serve on several regional and county committees representing our city. For 2014, these are the committees:

San Juan Basin Authority + Vice Chairperson
South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) + Vice Chairperson
South Orange County Watershed Management Area (SOCWMA)
Desalinization Project Feasibility
South County Agencies Group (MET)
SONGS Community Engagement Panel (CEP)
Orange County Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (SCAC)