OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Johanna is a retired Certified Shorthand Reporter and has been self-employed for the past 20 plus years. Johanna and her husband Al farm rice and raise cattle in the Yuba County area. She attended Wheatland High School, Yuba Community College and went to Argonaut School of Court Reporting. She and Al have two children that are very active within the community. Johanna is currently serving as the President of the Yuba-Sutter Fair Heritage Foundation, which is the fundraising arm of the fair and helps with the sustainability of the Yuba-Sutter Fair. She served as a member of the Junior Livestock Auction Advisory Committee for a number of years. In the past, Johanna also served as the Community 4-H leader and was instrumental in helping to send 4-H kids to Washington D.C. for leadership training. 

Tom grew up in the Bay Area and has 45 plus years in the workforce. His career has been in management, and he has worked for Alhambra Water, SYNNEX Corp, Suburban Propane, Air Gas, and GPI. Positions held include Warehouse Director, Plant Manager and Regional Branch Operations Manager. Tom attended Ohlone College in Fremont California and UCLA Human Relations lab. He also attended numerous leadership and training seminars during his career. Tom and his wife Lani have lived in the Yuba County Foothills near Collins Lake for 22 years. Tom and Lani have raised three children and have four grandchildren. Both Tom and Lani are active in their community and Lani has been a volunteer for Dobbins/Oregon House Fire Department for the last 18 years, was recently elected to the Board of Directors and serves as clerk of the board.

Tom was a volunteer youth coach leading teams to victory in basketball, soccer, and baseball for the Los Gatos Christian School. He has also volunteered as a poll worker for several years and most recently worked on the Victory Campaign for President Trump making over 6,000 phone calls.