Board of Directors
PAST AND PRESENT
Our Board of Directors
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.
LYDIA M. VILLARREAL
President
OSCAR RUIZ
Vice President
OPEN
Treasurer
MARTHA GRIMES
Secretary
MARIO ACOSTA
ADRIANA AQUINO
DANIEL BALBAS
MELISSA DUFLOCK
LAURA GALVAN
OSCAR GANTES, M.D.
LORRI KOSTER
CLEMENTINA C. MACIAS, MA
JO ANN NOVOSON
JESÚS RODRIGUEZ
JOSE SILONZOCHILT
COLIN SIMPSON
ROGELIO TINAJERO
ANA C. TOLEDO
Past Board Members
- Tom Carvey – Common Ground
- Wendy Sarsfield (PG&E)
- Ronnie Higgs (CSUMB)
- Laura Solorio -Internal Medicine Clinic Services Division, Monterey County Health Department (retired)
- Brian Finegan -Attorney at Law
- Ruben Pulido Superintendent Alisal Union Elementary School District
- Carmen Ponce (T&A)
- Juan Uranga
- Tom Bryan (Taylor Farms)
- Mike Barsi ( Attorney at law)
- Kurt Gollnick –Scheid Vineyards
- Kristine Edmunds -CSUMB
- John Weisz-Reiter Affiliated Companies
- Diana Martinez- Vice President First National Bank
- Tom Woodward-St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
- Robert Johnston
- Robin Milam – Compliance Director ofHousehold Credit Services
- Phil Mowbray -Agricultural Industry Consultant
- Sam Karas – Retired from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors
- Ken Feske – Pastor, First Baptist Church of Salinas
- Vanessa Vallarta -Attorney
- Richard Escamilla – Escamilla & Sons Custom Harvesting Co
- Robert/Bob R. Nielsen-Vice President & General Counsel of Tanimura & Antle, Inc
- Morley Brown
- Robert Graham
- Rabbi Bruce Kadden
- Basil E. Mills -Mills Distributing Co
Honorary Board Members
- Sam Farr
- Henry J. Mello
Interested in becoming involved?
CCA serves farmworkers and other low-income working families in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. We give preference to families or groups residing in substandard housing sites. Our services are provided free of charge.