Who's Who - Board of Directors

Jude Blau - has been a resident of the Santa Barbara area for over 40 years. He is a former Board member of the American Lung Association and also served as president of the local office. Now retired, Jude is active in community affairs through the Santa Barbara Community Kitchen and PANA.

Ron Finn - is married, with two children, and has lived in the PANA area for 27 years. He has worked with issues concerning Goleta and the South Coast for most of that time, becoming a founder of PANA in 1997.

Chris Harrison - Chris and his wife Elaine moved to Santa Barbara from Boulder, Colo in 1983 and have lived on Merida Drive on the east side of San Jose creek since 1984. One of their 3 children is a graduate of UCSB, another is a professor of physics at Caltech. Chris is a geophysicist and worked for the Geodynamics Corporation and then LCT, Inc before retiring in 1998. He plays flute in the Prime Time Band.

Brenda Peter - has been a Goleta Valley resident since 1965 and a homeowner since 1972. She is employed by UCSB and has a daughter attending Dos Pueblos H.S. She lives in the unincorporated area of Goleta, just outside the City of Goleta boundaries.

Bud Sprague - is a 35 year resident of the Patterson area. He is an MBA, CPA, retired as an executive from a local business.

Tim Schmidt - PANA president. Contact him at timschmidt@verizon.net

Richard Whited - obtained his Ph.D. in Physics in he field of Solid State Spectroscopy right here at UCSB. His occupation is a Commodity Trading Advisor. He is married, with two teenage children, lives on Somerset Drive in Goleta, and has lived all but two years of his life on the South Coast, becoming a founder of PANA in 1997.