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STAFF
Mike Bertaina - Interim CEOhanfordchamber@comcast.net
Jennifer Lytle, Administrative Assistant
hanfordchamber@comcast.net
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Bertaina – Hanford Chamber of Commerce President
2008 – 2009 and 2009 – 2010
Mike was born and raised in Hanford. He attended local schools and graduated from Hanford High in 1969. In 1978 Mike went to work for the City of Hanford and worked there for 28.5 years before retiring in 2007 as the Fleet / Building Manager.
Mike is currently involved in many community activities including the Hanford Christmas Parade, Kings County Homecoming, Hanford Fireworks Committee, Hanford Carnegie Museum, and the American Cancer Society. He was the Hanford Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 2003.
Mike and his wife Candy have been married for 27 years, have 5 children and 11 grand children. Mike’s wife Candy was a teacher for 33 years in Armona before retiring in 2005. Candy was the Hanford Chamber of Commerce Women of the Year in 2006
Linda Clark
Vice-President
Linda was born and raised in Laton. Linda attended Hanford Christian School and Laton High School class of 1967. Linda is the owner of Countryside Party Rentals which has been in business for 16 years.
Linda has been a Chamber member since 1999 and on the Hanford Chamber of Commerce Board for two years being involved with all
Chamber events and committees since 2000. Linda is currently the Vice President of the
Chamber board for 2009 -2010. Linda is the chair person for the ambassadors committee which welcomes new members with Grand opening and
ribbon cutting ceremonies.
Linda is involved with the Kings County Fair as the superintendent of the Richard Brown building for the last 3 years. Linda and her brother Ernie are involved in farming as Van Groningen Farms south west of Hanford growing almonds and alfalfa.
Linda and her husband Dan have been married for 25 years and have 5 children and 11 grandchildren.
Nateva Solomon
Nateva Solomon comes to the Hanford Chamber of Commerce with a
proven commitment to the highest standards of ethics as a citizen,
local businesswoman and devoted member of Kings County and Hanford.
Nateva was born in Lemoore in 1923 and graduated from Lemoore
High with the class of 1941. Nateva opened her business in Lemoore
in 1972 and became active with the Lemoore Chamber of Commerce. One
of the major highlights, while a member of the Chamber of Commerce,
was an agreement with the City of Lemoore to produce a Melodrama
which played out live for three years in downtown Lemoore and funded
a portion of the Christmas street lights the City later installed.
The Melodrama was thoroughly enjoyed by many, yet the committee
actors were quite relieved when their commitment with the city was
fulfilled.
In 1965, Nateva was the first female business owner to receive
the Citizen of the Year award. Nateva remained in business in
Lemoore for 33 years.
Nateva later opened a business in Hanford and became an active member of the Hanford Downtown Improvement Agency holding the position of President for 4 years from 1987-1990. One of the DIA’s outstanding promotions which Nateva inspired was their Special downtown holiday promotion which turned the downtown into a Winter Wonderland complete with snow. This event was great fun for children and adults building snowmen and being the target for purposefully thrown snowballs.
When Gottschalks announced their opening in Hanford, Nateva was hired as their Bridal Registrar where Nateva remained for 10 years. During this time, Nateva also became a member of the Hanford Recreation department and was a popular instruction for Party planning classes offered through the Recreation Department.
Nateva retired from Gottschalks, yet remains active in her community.
Richard Douglas
Born in Fresno, Ca and raised in Selma, Richard Douglas attended
Selma area schools. Following graduation from Selma High School in
1972, Douglas attended Reedley Junior College. While still in High
School, he began working at his father’s Exxon station in Fowler,
CA. Working on cars long before he even had a drivers license,
Douglas worked in the automotive industry for greater than two
decades, ultimately earning certification as an A.S.E. Certified
Auto Technician.
Richard is currently employed with Family Health Care Network and the City of Hanford. His representation on the Board of Directors for Hanford Chamber of Commerce is a position he considers a volunteer assignment.
In his spare time, Richard is happily committed to community involvement serving on the Avenal State Prison Community Advisory Board, Kings County Museum Board, Kings County Fish and Game Commission, both the Hanford Christmas and Homecoming Parade Committees and serving as a member of the City of Hanford Parks and Recreation Commission.
Richard and his wife, Cee, have been married 24 years and have two children who are both 32 years old. They lost one daughter to cancer in 2005. They have two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cee retired in 1999 from Kings County Office of Education but in 2005 went back to work part-time as a Teacher with Crossroads Charter Academy operated through Armona Union Elementary School District.
Amy Brown
Glenn Yarnal
Frank Garcia
Melanie Nino
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
Jan Kahn
Kahn, Soares & Conway
Sue Sorensen
City Council
