Petaluma Tomorrow board

Petaluma Tomorrow Board

As of Spring 2007, Petaluma Tomorrow is led by the following Petaluma-area residents:

Gregory Reisinger, co-Chair

Education:

B.A. Villanova University

M.A. Brown University

M.B.A. University of Virginia, The Darden School

Career:

Managing Principal, Management consulting firm

President, Head of Operations, Owner, Olive Oil/Specialty Food Company

Operations, Culinary Service Company

Other:

A Petaluma resident for almost 10 years;

Worked with Congressmember Mike Thompson while he was a State Senator to successfully enact truth-in-labeling legislation for olive oil;

Volunteer, Petaluma Museum, Petaluma Bounty;

President, Board of Directors, California Olive Oil Council;

Team Leader, Landscape, International Community Service Day, Oakland;

Have served in various volunteer roles for political campaigns.

Kit Lofroos, co-Chair

After growing up in rural Florida (where over-development began to take its toll in the mid-seventies), Kit got lucky and moved to San Francisco in 1980. After many tangential lives, she eventually made it to Petaluma in 1996.

Education:

City College of San Fransisco, 1983-1992

Reese Institute of Massage Therapy, Oviedo, FL 1993

Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute, Albuquerque, NM 1993

New College of California, San Francisco and Santa Rosa, CA Bachelor of Arts 2001, “Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Community”

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.  Currently an MA Candidate through Hutchins School’s Interdisciplinary Studies, “Action for a Viable Future” program.

Community Activities:

Petaluma Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, Appointed: June, 2005

Mentor Me Petaluma Mentor, February, 2005-Present

Quality Assurance Committee, Petaluma Health Center, June, 2005

Friends Outside, Santa Rosa, CA

Fellow of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy - Leadership Training for a Sustainable Future 2001-2002

Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), Petaluma, CA - Mentor August, 2002

Petaluma Tree Advisory Committee, Appointed: July, 2002

Federal Correctional Institute, Dublin CA, 2000. Volunteered and developed a class for women inmates

Yick Wo Elementary School Mentor- San Francisco, CA 1992

Bill Phillips, Treasurer

Education:

B.S. Military Science and Engineering United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.

Parachute Infantry Training School, Ft. Benning, GA.

Career:

11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Occupation of Japan

Product Development, Sales, Advertising, Market Research, and Marketing Textile Industry.

Advertising Agency Principal New York, N. Y.

Own Advertising Agency Cincinnati, OH.

Partner Tuxedo Rental and Sales Company serving ten Western States.

Community Service:

Chairman Junior Special Gifts Committee, Montclair, N.J.

Chairman Boy Scouts Fundraiser Luncheon, Manhattan, N.Y.

Chairman Magnolia Park Neighborhood Committee, Petaluma, CA.

Larry Modell (Chair emeritus)

Education:

BA, Spanish, U.C. Berkeley

MS, Information Systems, Golden Gate University

Career:

20 years in business information systems, after dabbling in music. Currently a bicycle commuter to a database design job with a Petaluma employer.

Community:

North Bay native, 23-year east Petaluma resident

Community organizer with Friends of Lafferty Park

Board Chair, Coalition for the Outdoor Recreation Plan

Board member of Sonoma Mountain Preservation

Site Council member, Kenilworth Junior High School

Brian Bottari

Brian was introduced to politics in Petaluma while acting as campaign coordinator for Pamela Torliatt for State Assembly. He went on to serve as campaign manager for Measure F, the reauthorization of the sales tax funding the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. Measure F passed with over 75% of the vote. He currently works as a field representative for a state legislator.   He is a member of several other organizations committed to helping elect progressives, including Sonoma County Conservation Action, Sonoma County Young Democrats, and Coalition for a Better Sonoma County. He graduated in 2004 from UC Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Political Science.



Andrew Packard

(Bio and photo will appear here soon)

Gregory Reisinger, co-Chair Education: B.A. Villanova University M.A. Brown University M.B.A. University of Virginia, The Darden School Career: Managing Principal, Management consulting firm President, Head of Operations, Owner, Olive Oil/Specialty Food Company Operations, Culinary Service Company Other: A Petaluma resident for almost 10 years; Worked with Congressmember Mike Thompson while he was a State Senator to successfully enact truth-in-labeling legislation for olive oil; Volunteer, Petaluma Museum, Petaluma Bounty; President, Board of Directors, California Olive Oil Council; Team Leader, Landscape, International Community Service Day, Oakland; Have served in various volunteer roles for political campaigns.
Kit Lofroos, co-Chair After growing up in rural Florida (where over-development began to take its toll in the mid-seventies), Kit got lucky and moved to San Francisco in 1980. After many tangential lives, she eventually made it to Petaluma in 1996. Education: City College of San Fransisco, 1983-1992 Reese Institute of Massage Therapy, Oviedo, FL 1993 Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute, Albuquerque, NM 1993 New College of California, San Francisco and Santa Rosa, CA Bachelor of Arts 2001, “Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Community” Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA. Currently an MA Candidate through Hutchins School’s Interdisciplinary Studies, “Action for a Viable Future” program. Community Activities: Petaluma Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, Appointed: June, 2005 Mentor Me Petaluma Mentor, February, 2005-Present Quality Assurance Committee, Petaluma Health Center, June, 2005 Friends Outside, Santa Rosa, CA Fellow of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy - Leadership Training for a Sustainable Future 2001-2002 Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), Petaluma, CA - Mentor August, 2002 Petaluma Tree Advisory Committee, Appointed: July, 2002 Federal Correctional Institute, Dublin CA, 2000. Volunteered and developed a class for women inmates Yick Wo Elementary School Mentor- San Francisco, CA 1992
Bill Phillips, Treasurer Education: B.S. Military Science and Engineering United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Parachute Infantry Training School, Ft. Benning, GA. Career: 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Occupation of Japan Product Development, Sales, Advertising, Market Research, and Marketing Textile Industry. Advertising Agency Principal New York, N. Y. Own Advertising Agency Cincinnati, OH. Partner Tuxedo Rental and Sales Company serving ten Western States. Community Service: Chairman Junior Special Gifts Committee, Montclair, N.J. Chairman Boy Scouts Fundraiser Luncheon, Manhattan, N.Y. Chairman Magnolia Park Neighborhood Committee, Petaluma, CA.
Larry Modell (Chair emeritus) Education: BA, Spanish, U.C. Berkeley MS, Information Systems, Golden Gate University Career: 20 years in business information systems, after dabbling in music. Currently a bicycle commuter to a database design job with a Petaluma employer. Community: North Bay native, 23-year east Petaluma resident Community organizer with Friends of Lafferty Park Board Chair, Coalition for the Outdoor Recreation Plan Board member of Sonoma Mountain Preservation Site Council member, Kenilworth Junior High School
Brian Bottari Brian was introduced to politics in Petaluma while acting as campaign coordinator for Pamela Torliatt for State Assembly. He went on to serve as campaign manager for Measure F, the reauthorization of the sales tax funding the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. Measure F passed with over 75% of the vote. He currently works as a field representative for a state legislator. He is a member of several other organizations committed to helping elect progressives, including Sonoma County Conservation Action, Sonoma County Young Democrats, and Coalition for a Better Sonoma County. He graduated in 2004 from UC Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Political Science.
Andrew Packard (Bio and photo will appear here soon)