About Us
Meet the Board of Directors
Vice President
Skip Swensen, Crinella Winery
Varied
backgrounds in far ranging job experiences including Pan
Am Pilot, US Military Air Search Rescue, Sales for Beringer
Vineyards, West Coast Manger Foreign Currency Exchange for
Citibank, Wine Importer, Executive Search for wine Industry.
Owns firm which imports Steam Car Wash equipment also usable on winery equipment. Currently Vineyard Consultant for Crinella Vineyards maintaining company operations and vineyard maintainer as well as sales and Marketing. Daughter just graduated from UC Davis and hopefully will bring her energy and education to Forestville to help at the vineyards.
Treasurer
Raynetta James, Single Account
Raynetta James is a retired Corporate Securities Paralegal with over 20 years experience working for law firms specializing in general corporate, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and research and development law.
Her background as a paralegal was important as a founding member of the Forestville Planning Assn., and as Treasurer for the Forestville Chamber of Commerce. She has worked as an Advisory Council member for the Area Agency on Aging, representing the 5th District since April 2004, and supporting our local seniors. Raynetta was named as Forestville’s Citizen of the Year in March 2011. She is married with two adult children and one grandchild.
Secretary
Robin Berardini, Coldwell Banker
Earl Stephens, Forestville Mobile Home Park
I
was born and raised in Forestville. I served my country for
two terms in the Vietnam War in 1968. Upon my return home,
I worked for Fred’s Liquor for 25 years. Ten years ago in
1999 with the help of from my good friend Tom Passalacqua,
I was able to plant 10 acres of Pinot Noir Grapes, just south
of Forestville in the Russian River Valley and sell them
to Clos du Bois Winery. Eventually because of my vineyard’s
success, I was hired as part of the management team for Chenoweth
Vineyards. I held this position for over seven years and
I learned a lot about vineyard management in an ever changing
environment .
I have served on the Forestville Park Board of Directors for numerous years. I was also honored with the Citizen of the Year in 2004. The board of directors serves the community with the Easter Egg Hunt , Citizen of the Year Dinner, Tree Lighting just to name a few. This is my second term of being the Forestville Chamber of Commerce President. I look forward to getting more people involved in the beautiful community in which we live, love and dream.
Emergency Assistance Fund Manager
Robert, Bob e Z, Zoglin
I've
been a resident of Forestville since 1976 and Sonoma county
businessman since 1970. My main businesses include Corporate
Image Marketing, Inc., DomainContractors,
Inc., and ABCO
Communications. These businesses lease nationwide toll-free
vanity numbers and Internet domains. They also broker Internet
domains. ABCO Communications is one of the few communication
companies in the U.S. that is a RespOrg which allows direct
access to acquire toll-free numbers from the national database
of all US toll-free numbers.
I'm also a partner in Brand 800 and R&R Zoglin Investment, LLC, and owner of Whole Earth Antiques and Gems. I have been on the chamber board of directors for 6 years.