Elan Firpo co-chairs announced and confirmed

Neal Ewald, Fred Sundquist Jr., John Woolley and Michael Evenson are the four co-chairs and Jaison Chand is currently acting as interim campaign manager.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Elan Firpo Names Campaign Team

I’m proud to announce the key members of the team who have been guiding my campaign and will assist me in the coming months. They span the geographic and political diversity of our wonderful county. My campaign is currently being managed by Jaison Chand. Co-chairs in the Campaign to Elect Elan Firpo are John Woolley, Former Humboldt County Supervisor; Neal Ewald, Senior Vice-President of Green Diamond Resource Company; Michael Evenson, Petrolia and Briceland Rancher; Fred Sundquist Jr, CEO/President of City Ambulance of Eureka and Humboldt Dial-A-Ride. 

Each team member brings a unique perspective and long history of successful project management and commitment to community service. 

You can read more about me and receive important updates on my campaign at elanfirpo.com and facebook.com/firpoda

Additional Co-Chair Information:

Neal Ewald,  Senior Vice President, Green Diamond Resources, Trinidad

Hospice of Humboldt, Board of Directors

Humboldt Area Foundation, Board Member 2013  

California Forestry Association, Board Member 

Trinidad School Education Foundation, Past President 

Seawood Estates Mutual Water Company, Past President 

Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce, Past Board Member 

Humboldt State University Forestry Advisory Committee 

California State University Agricultural Advisory Committee

John Woolley, Former Humboldt County Board of Supervisors

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors- 1997-2008

Manila Community Services District, Board of Directors-1981-1996, 2011-Present

North Coast Coop, Board of Directors

Redwood Economic Development Commission, Board of Directors

Founding Board Member, Humboldt Waste Management Authority

Founding Board Member, Redwood Coast Energy Authority

Local Field Representative, Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro

Fred Sundquist Jr., CEO, City Ambulance of Eureka, City Cab, Humboldt Dial-A-Ride

Board of Directors, California Ambulance Association, Former Chair

2013 Businessperson of the Year, Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce, Former President 

Humboldt Fire District, Former Board Member

Eureka Rotary

                  

Michael Evenson, Owner, OldGrowthTimbers.com- Reclaimed Lumber, Arcata

President, Board of Directors, Mattole Salmon Group

Rancher- Petrolia and Briceland, Producer for Eel River Organic Beef

Licensed Timber Operator C-111

Jaison Chand, Commissioner, California Emergency Medical Services Authority

Paramedic, Registered Nurse, Chief Operating Officer, City Ambulance, City Cab

Chair, Service Coordination Committee, Humboldt County Association of Governments

Chief Officer, Fortuna Fire Department, Retired

Medical Advisory Committee, Humboldt-Del Norte