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Carl J. Debevec
Carl has resided and practiced law in Vacaville since 1979. A native of Cleveland Ohio, he is a retired AF reserve judge advocate. He previously served as president of the Vacaville Museum, treasurer of the Solano County Bar Association and worked on the board of the Solano Land Trust. As a co-founder of the Solano Conflict Resolution Center, he is a professional mediator. His support of the Vacaville education community springs from his family: his wife of 40 years, Barbara, is a literacy coach for the VUSD, and his daughters Jenny and Elie are successful alumni of the Vacaville school system.
Ernest Kimme
Ernest Kimme is a retired teacher. He taught elementary school for 6 years and middle school math for 25 years. He has been the President of the Vacaville Teachers Association, Chair of the Solano County Parks and Recreation Commission, Acting Solano County Parks Director, member of the Vacaville City Council (1990 to 1998), Vice-Mayor of the City of Vacaville, Chair of the Solano County Orderly Growth Committee, Chair of Vacaville Community Housing, and President of the Board of the Unity Church of the Valley. He currently serves on the Vacaville Community Housing Board, the PACE Board of Directors, Solano County Orderly Growth Committee, and the Vacaville Public Education Foundation. He also is on the Vacaville Reporter’s Editorial Board, and recently started writing a weekly column for the paper. In his spare time, he volunteers at the Math Lab at Solano Community College, helping students with their math homework.
He is very pleased to be on the VPEF Board. Vacaville is very lucky to have an organization like VPEF that is such an active supporter of public education, and he hopes to be able to help them create new learning opportunities for Vacaville school children.
Jennifer Leonard
Jennifer is Director of Business Development and Marketing for Branton Koks, Inc. (BKI) and Solano Magazine. Ms. Leonard specializes in community marketing and grass roots strategies that work to maximize return and consumer retention as well as grow alongside a growing organization. She currently oversees event planning, fundraising, communications, outreach, and special projects for BKI. Jennifer’s most challenging task however, is keeping up with her three gregarious daughters who are all currently enrolled in VUSD.
Debby McGuire
Vacaville residents since 1972, Debby and her husband Paul have four children who attended Vacaville schools. Currently she serves as the Wellness Coordinator for Vacaville USD, a member of the Vacaville Youth Roundtable, the AWARE city team and the Solano County Reducing Rates of Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs Coalition. Over the years, she has been involved with a variety of youth related activities including founding member of the Children’s Network, Christmas Wish, Notre Dame School, VHS Grad Nite, Challenge Days, and the Youth Summit.
Barry Nelson
Barry has lived in Vacaville since 1993 where he and his wife have raised their daughter who is a student within the VUSD. Barry has worked at Travis Credit Union in Vacaville since 2000, and currently holds the position of SVP/COO. Barry is a graduate of the Chamber’s Leadership Vacaville program.
Catherine Podkin
Catherine has lived in Vacaville for 9 years. She and her husband, Doug, have 3 children attending VUSD schools and a future student at home. She has served on various school committees and organizations, including Site Councils, PTAs and PTOs. She currently serves on the Cooper Site Council and on the Measure V Citizen Oversight Committee.
Constance Pedron
constance@millenniumsportsclub.com
Constance Pedron has been a resident of Vacaville since 2001. As Vice President, Dir of Human Resources and Chief Technical Officer of Salutary SportsClubs, Inc. (Millennium SportsClub) and is the corporate Administrator for the Millennium Child Development Center.
Constance consults with businesses in Solano and Sacramento Counties in the areas of Human Resource Management and Accounting Management. She has taught employment law at UC Davis Extension providing a solid foundation in current federal, state, and local regulations, emphasizing compliance and maintaining management control. In addition, she is a certified mediator for the Solano County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Service.
With no children of her own, the community of Vacaville is her family. “The efforts we give today to empower our children in Vacaville will reward us as a community exponentially in the future.”
Sally Wyatt
Sally Miller Wyatt and husband, Tom, moved to Vacaville in 1987 from the Bay Area. They are the parents of three children, all of whom have graduated from Vacaville schools. Sally is a freelance writer specializing in corporate communications and public relations, and is also a frequent contributor to local newspapers and magazines.
Matt Hefner – Corporate Secretary
Matt Hefner is an Advisor at Asset Strategies Group (ASG), a full-service wealth management firm. Matt has lived his entire life in Vacaville and participated in public schools. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with a minor in psychology at UC Davis.
During his college career, Matt actively volunteered in coaching the Vacaville Blackdog Rugby Club. After graduating in 2008 he started helping with VPEF events which he thoroughly enjoyed. He participated in the Leadership Vacaville program through the Vacaville Chamber and was also involved with establishing the Active 20-30 Club of Vaca Valley which aims to benefit underprivileged children in our community. Matt stays regularly involved with sports in both a recreational and competitive atmosphere. He loves Vacaville and plans to work towards keeping it a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
Nolan Sullivan – President
Nolan_Sullivan@yahoo.com
Nolan Sullivan is a Senior Analyst with the Yolo County Department of Employment and Social Services. Nolan has lived in Vacaville since the age of 5 and has attended and benefited from the Vacaville public school system. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Administration in Public Recreation with a minor in Human Resources at California State University Chico and his Master’s in Public Administration from University of San Francisco. He recently received his Professional in Human Resources Certification (PHR) and is also a Notary Public. Nolan bought his first home on the south side of Vacaville in 2009 and lives there with his Fiancé, Japhia Bera, his 2 year old son, Brydon Sullivan and 3 Dachshunds, Mink, Bink and Weenie. Nolan is currently involved in the Vacaville Leadership program and could not think of a better community to be a part of. Nolan has always been very grateful for the educational experience he received in the Vacaville public school system and wants to ensure his son and future generations benefit from this tremendous community resource. Vacaville is great!