Board of Directors

Vesta Copestakes, VESTA Marketing & VESTA Publishing, LLC

I have been a marketing, public relations and graphic design professional for more than 30 years. Currently, in addition to my graphic design business, I publish a monthly newspaper, the West County Gazette, a community newspaper "Written by Readers" featuring stories, columns, calendars, and opinions. The newspaper has a monthly circulation of 16,000 and can be viewed on the internet at: www.westcountygazette.com.

As president of the chamber, my goal is to increase recognition of Forestville businesses and to encourage locals to do business with their neighbors by using the annual Forestville Business Directory, distributed to every household in 95436, on stands in downtown Forestville, and on the Forestville Chamber web site.

Raynetta James, Single Account

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.

My grandmother raised me from birth. She taught me respect for my elders, especially her. I retired, moved to Forestville and got involved with like-minded seniors interested in their future regarding lifestyle and senior services. Presently, I volunteer as 5th District member on the Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging and United Way Senior Impact Team member for Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino counties.

My other community activities include: Vice President and board member of the Forestville Chamber of Commerce; member of the Forestville Youth Park Fundraising Committee; co-chair of the Sonoma County Active Aging Task Force; board member of the Forestville Planning Association (FPA); and columnist for the West County Gazette reporting on senior issues and activities. Married with two adult children and one grandchild.

Ron Abler, Certified Public Accountant

Ray Soloman, Herballife Independent Distributor

Earl Stephens, Earl Stephens Vineyards

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 5 years (I think).

Leslie Zumwalt, Frame of Mind

My husband, Chris Hataway, and I came to Forestville in 1997 to open Frame of Mind. Frame of Mind is a full-service, custom picture framing studio and art gallery. Both Chris and I are artists and display our work in the gallery. In 2003, we created our greatest masterpiece to date, his name is Ezekiel Oz, and from time to time, he too, can be seen in the gallery.

My first career began in the fashion industry. Using my skills with color, design and construction, picture framing came naturally to me. I love being a business owner in Forestville. The community has been tremendously supportive and I look forward to giving back some of that support, while serving on the board of directors for the Forestville Chamber of Commerce.