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John J. Carbone - Kaiser Permanente
John Carbone has been with Kaiser Permanente for over 25 years. He is currently the Area Pharmacy Director Kaiser's Napa/Solano Service Area, where he oversees all Pharmacy Services for the Kaiser Permanente facilities in Vallejo, Napa, Fairfield, and Vacaville. John's office is at the Vacaville site, and he is intimately involved in the planning of the new hospital that Kaiser Permanente will be opening in Vacaville in the Spring of 2009. Although they live in Yolo County, John's wife Patty also works at the Kaiser Vacaville facility as a Diabetes Case Manager. John is an avid outdoorsman whose main hobbies are fishing, golf, and picking the banjo.
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Khristie LuMaye - The Reporter, Bay Area News Group
Khristie LuMaye is the Manager of The Target Publications Department for The Reporter, The Woodland Daily Democrat and Vallejo Times Herald. She has worked in the Advertising industry for the past 16 Years for both newspapers and direct mail companies. Khristie was raised in Vacaville and graduated from Vacaville High School and then attended Sacramento City College as a Business Major. Khristie and her husband Eric live in Vacaville and are raising two girls, Sara age 14 and Samantha, age 5.
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Justin English - Premier Commercial
Justin English, Sales associate for Premier Commercial, was raised in Vacaville, California and is a 1997 graduate of Vacaville High School. Premier Commercial provides real estate services to business owners and investors by helping buy, sell or lease commercial property. Since joining Premier Commercial, Justin has closed several leases and recently helped Metro Candy, a 21,000 square foot candy processing and packaging facility, find their location here in Vacaville. Justin is a member of the Vacaville Chamber of Commerce and represents them as an Ambassador at various events throughout the year. Justin is very involved in the local cycling community. His first job growing up was at Ray’s Cycle working for the Posey’s. He often is involved in the local Monticello Cycling Club rides.
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Olivia Trudell - CAL INC
Olivia Trudell was raised and lived in Vacaville most of her life. She is a graduate of Will C. Wood High School and California State University, Sacramento. She is currently the Vice President of Contracts & Preconstruction for CAL INC, a family owned, local construction and remediation company. She lives in Dixon with her husband Michael and daughter Brooklynn, and she enjoys taking business trips and vacations with her family. She is active in the community and is the current chairperson for an local non-profit called Stan Foster Memorial Golf Tournament.
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Alex Berger - US Air Force
Alex Berger is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, and is assigned to Travis AFB as Squadron Commander under the 615th Contingency Response Wing. He has served in the Air Force for over 16 years as an intelligence officer, and has held a variety of assignments including working in a fighter squadron in Germany and as a Latin America analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington DC. He lives in Vacaville with his wife Samantha, daughter Emily, and son Joshua.
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Kari Rader - Vacaville Social Services Corporation
Kari Rader is a San Francisco native who has lived in Vacaville since 1999. Kari graduated from San Francisco University High School and the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Sociology. Mrs. Rader’s background is in retail sales and business management. She is currently the Executive Director of Vacaville Social Services Corporation, operators of Opportunity House, Opportunity House Thrift Store and the transitional housing program; Helping Hands for the Homeless. Kari’s mission is to serve the homeless and disenfranchised that come to Opportunity House by providing services to these clients. Our goals are that clients find permanent housing become employed and self-sufficient contributors to our community. She is married to John Rader and has a daughter in elementary school, enjoys time with her family, boating and cooking. Kari is a Soroptimist International of Vacaville and sits on the Vacaville Community Welfare Association Board and Northern Solano County Advisory Board.
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Shea McGuire- Coldwell Banker
Shea McGuire was born and raised in Vacaville and currently works as a Real Estate Agent at Coldwell Banker. She is a graduate of Vacaville High and Loyola Marymount University. During college Shea spent 1 year working with the Peace Corps Fellowship Tutorial program in Watts, LA. After College she spent 2 years with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Belize teaching pregnant teens as well as directing adult health-education classes. She returns 1-2 times a year to check-in on the adult programs, visit former students, and build on a piece of land she owns. In 2001, Shea ventured to Ghana, West Africa with Cross Cultural Solutions to teach Math and Science to middle school children in a small village. Shea moved back to the US and spent 2 years living and teaching in San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhood. Shea moved back to Vacaville in 2003 to get into the family business with her father, Paul McGuire, a real estate developer, investor and entrepreneur. Shea married Ireland native, Michael Keane, in 2006 and they began to plant their roots in the Vacaville community that Shea loved as a child. Together they have been successful in real estate investment and re-development. Their current project is re-habilitating a historical building on Main Street in Downtown Vacaville. Shea has been involved with fundraising for Opportunity House and has volunteered with many local charities. Shea is excited to continue to make positive contributions to the Vacaville Community and make sure it is a wonderful place to raise her family!
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Alexa Roemer - Genentech
Alexa Roemer has worked in Vacaville at Genentech since 2000 and she is currently a Supervisor in Manufacturing. She is a graduate of the University of California at Davis with a degree in Biological Sciences. She lives in Vacaville with her husband Chad. In her free time, Alexa enjoys running, reading, and cycling.
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Tracy Mitchell - President of Trade Mark Advertising
Tracy Mitchell moved to Vacaville in 1989. Before starting his own company Trade Mark Advertising in 2004 Tracy spent 20 years in media sales and sales training. In 1994 Tracy married his Portuguese Princess Joyce they now have two beautiful daughters; Abigail 9 and Isabelle 5. Although Tracy and Joyce Mitchell grew up and lived in different parts of the state they have truly found a home here in Vacaville. Tracy has served as President of the Vacaville Kiwanis club, General Chairman for Vacaville Fiesta Days and is currently serving on the board of directors for Vacaville Rotary. When not working or volunteering, Tracy enjoys time with his girls, golfing and the company of good friends.
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Ginger Holguin - A Stroke of Magic
My Name is Ginger Rae Holguin. I have lived in Vacaville for 10 years. I was born in Lincoln, Illinois and raised in Fresno, California. I have two children Dawson 8, and Dakota 10. I have an amazing, wonderful, and very supportive husband, Robert Ray Holguin. Until recently, I worked as a Director of Operations for a large Dental Management Company running 19 dental offices and a sales team. Additionally, I was responsible for all union negotiations. I resigned my position and left the corporate world and along with my husband we decided to pursue a dream and journey together. We opened A Stroke of Magic on June 1, 2007. In my spare time I enjoy volunteering at my children’s school, and spending time with my family. My hobbies include: painting, snow boarding, and scuba diving.
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Jan Maguire - Program Director
Jan Maguire is the program director for Leadership Vacaville. She is a graduate of Vacaville High School and University of California Berkeley. During her career as a corporate trainer, Jan lived in New Orleans and London, England where she met her husband Vince. They jumped at the opportunity to move to Vacaville because both knew Vacaville would be a wonderful place to raise their children, Grace and Sean. Jan is the past-chairperson of the First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission and also holds a California Teaching Credential.
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Brenna DeMartini
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Steve Baker
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Manolo Garcia
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