Young Leader of the Year
Erik Scheer Wins Young Leader of the Year 2011
Steve Ortiz presenting the award to Erik Scheer
Erik Scheer won the 2011 Leader of the Year award and was honored at this year's Pacific Coast Business Times' "40 under 40" award dinner. Erik is an Enterprise Instructor in the Learning & Development Department for Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. He coordinates and delivers various training programs within the Bank, including New Hire Training for Tellers and New Accounts Specialists. Erik graduated from UCSB with a degree in Business Economics.
He is an active member within the Young Leader Society of Santa Barbara County, volunteering at many of the events throughout the year, including United We Bowl, United We Read and Day of the Child/Day of the Book. In addition he has volunteered time with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, working with the Education Director to hold Financial Literacy workshops.
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Lee Foster Wins Young Leader of the Year 2010
Sarkes Khachek, Steve Ortiz, Lee Foster, Amber Ortiz, Jennifer Parkes
Lee Foster, our Leader of the Year is also this year's Pacific Coast Business Times recipient of the "40 under 40" award. Lee is the Vice President and Metrics Manager with Pacific Capital Bancorp. In his role, Lee is tasked with reporting, analysis and modeling tasks. Lee recently finished his second year at Pacific Coast Banking School in Seattle, Washington.
He has been a very active member of United Way Santa Barbara County. He is a member of the United Way's President Circle and a repeat volunteer for United Way's Day of Caring and Fun in the Sun programs. Lee is also an active member and volunteer with the Young Leader Society of Santa Barbara County, Food Bank, Reading for the Blind and Dislexic, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Jennifer Parkes Wins Young Leader of the Year 2009
Genevieve Lund, Amber Ortiz, Jennifer Parkes, Steve Ortiz, Jennifer Muench and Paul Didier
Jennifer Parkes, was honored as the 2009 Young Leader of the Year at Pacific Coast Business Times "40 Under 40" Dinner.
Jennifer Parkes is a land technician in the exploration department at Venoco, Inc. in Carpinteria. She is a second year member of the Venoco Community Partnership Committee, which is responsible for researching non-profit grant requests, making site visits, and advocating for nonprofit interests.
Jennifer is also an annual volunteer for United Way's Fun in the Sun Summer Enrichment Program and Day of Caring, the largest single-day volunteer event in the tri-counties. She is an active member and volunteer with the Young Leaders Society of Santa Barbara County, Partners in Education Volunteer Program, and Fighting Back Mentor Program.
Jennifer Muench Wins Young Leader of the Year 2008
Steve Ortiz with Jennifer Muench
Jennifer Muench was presented as the first Young Leader of the Year during the Pacific Coast Business Times 40 Under 40 Dinner. Jennifer has excelled as an employee of Cox Communications, and she is involved in a variety of philanthropic organizations including United Way. In her role as the Community Relations Manager, she manages Cox Communications community involvement to ensure a positive company image.
In addition, Jennifer administers Cox Communications' involvement in the Computers for Families program, which has provided thousands of Santa Barbara families' access to high speed internet at reduced rates. Jennifer has also served on the planning committee for the Non-Profit Support Center's Bizz Buzz, Alzheimer's Association Program Comittee, and many more.
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