Steve’s father was raised in New York City and his mother in Ceres, CA. Though both had college degrees, they ended up living on a farm in Ceres where Steve attended elementary through high school. Being raised on a farm, Steve had lots of practical lessons; in addition, he earned an AA business degree which he put to good use. As a kid, he raised and sold vegetables, and learned to cut fruit for a dehydrator operation. His talk will be about the history of Superior Fruit Ranch which was so much a part of his life. It has been in continual operation in Stanislaus County, CA for over 100 years.
At 20 years old, Steve got married to Judy, earned a real estate license and worked with his father in real estate and insurance. He moved on to technical and management training through Pacific Bell and then worked for them for 31 years: in business marketing in several locations including Travis Air Force base and San Francisco, and eventually was an Engineering manager in Sacramento. With his extensive experience in real estate, he became Executive Director of the El Dorado County Economic Development Corporation from 1993 to 1994, and then Real Estate consultant with Overland, Pacific & Cutler, Inc. from 1995 to 2014.
Steve was always involved his community. He served on the Cameron Park CSD Board from 1975 – 1983, on the Buckeye Union School District Board 1977 – 1981 and on the El Dorado County Civil Services Commission 1981 – 1992. Steve joined Cameron Park Rotary in 1992 and has been Treasurer, President, and Assistant District Governor. |