Board of Directors

Meeting Location
Headquarters Station One
Upstairs Training Room
11200 Speegle Street
Castroville CA
10:00 a.m.

If you believe you possess any disability that would require special accommodations in order to attend any meeting, please contact our business office at (831) 633-2578 or (831) 722-7833.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comment on items not on the Board's agenda shall be limited to 3 minutes per person per topic and understand that no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda. During consideration of any agenda item, public comment shall be limited to 3 minutes per person per topic and will be allowed prior to Board action on the item under discussion.

Monthly Meeting Schedule
The Board of Directors for the North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County holds its monthly regular meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. The public is encouraged to attend any public meeting. Please reference the side bar for additional meeting information.

Board Biographies

Don Chapin, President

Born in Watsonville, CA on October 20, 1952 to Donald and Grace Chapin. He has one older sister, Marilyn, and three younger sisters: Janet, Carol, and Sharon. Don graduated from Mora Central Catholic High School in 1970 and attended Cabrillo College studying architecture. He is currently married to wife, Barbara, and has three children: Caroline, age 24 and a civil engineer, Donald III and a recent graduate of civil engineering at Fresno State University, and Erin age 10.

Don was raised in Watsonville and moved to the Prunedale area in 1972. Don and his family still reside in North County. He began his career in the construction industry at an early age. His father began his business in Salinas in 1963 with partner Bob Clark. The business known as Chapin & Clark was focused primarily on underground work and septic systems. Don began working with his father at a young age while still attending school. In 1971, Don began a full time career at Chapin and Clark.

On May 5, 1975, Don left Chapin & Clark and began his own business. He started with a single dump truck and launched "Don Chapin Jr. Trucking". In 1977, Don purchased his first tractor and began his own construction business. In 1978, his father left Chapin & Clark and the two embarked on what is still known today as the Don Chapin Company. Currently, the company employs approximately 325 people and has a range of services from engineering, construction, trucking, ready mix concrete supply, aggregate quarries, recycle operations, retail landscape supplies and develops properties into resident subdivisions. Don is the President and CEO of the Don Chapin Company and has a hand in the management of all of its affiliates. Yet, Don's real passion is service to his community. Some of the organizations he is involved with include:

* Past President and 10-year Board member of the California International Airshow.
* Member of Madonna Del Sasso Church.
* Board President of Lagunita School District for 23 years.
* Board President of the Board for North County Fire Protection District.
* Chair of the United Way Success By Six program.
* Founding member of the United Way Alexis de Toqueville Society.
* Founding member of the Common Ground Monterey County.
* Past Chair of the Boy Scouts "Building Future Leaders" committee.
* Co-chair of the Sheriff's Commission on Finance and Budget.
* General Char of the YMCA Capitol Campaign Committee.
* Vice-President of the Board of Directors for Rancho Cielo Youth Campus.
* Members of Board of Directors, Community Bank of Central California.
* Member of trade organizations including the Builders Exchange of Salinas Valley, Associated General Contractors of California, Associated Builder and Contractor of California, Construction Mining Association, and many others.

Don believes in giving back to his community and has been committed to that goal. He supports many local schools and projects that focus on serving the youth of our community. To that end, Don developed an endowment fund at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that provides scholarships to local students seeking a higher education in the engineering fields. Don's latest endeavor is a project in North Salinas that he hopes will provide 171 units of 100% affordable housing for the work force of Salinas and the immediate area including many of his own employees.

Don has received numerous awards for his efforts including Citizen of the Year, Construction Person of the Year, two State awards for Construction Excellence, and most recently, the National Pope John the XXIII Humanitarian Award.

Don's favorite pastime is traveling with his family in their motor coach during the summer and snow skiing in the winter.

Frank Balesteri, Vice President

Steve Tansey, Secretary

Don Champion, Ph.D., Director

I feel privileged and grateful to know and work with the remarkable, hardworking and dedicated people here at North County Fire District (NCFD). I am a long time resident of the North Monterey County, an area of rapid growth, rich in natural resources. I find it to be an exciting challenge to balance the issues of growth, and resource management with sound fiscal management. The recognition of this issue lead to my earning a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and Master's Degrees in both Psychology and Public Administration; a certification in Special District Management; and the research and authoring of scientific studies focusing on effective and efficient performance of the duties of firefighters. I am the lead consultant with The Championgroup which designs and facilities organizational strategies, policies, and procedures that promote improved performance, quality and harmony through systematic and planned resource management.

NCFD is a Special District that functions on a scale that allows direct communication among the Board, Administration, the Firefighters and the Public. In order for NCFD to achieve its mission, I believe:

* That NCFD must foster a culture that unites the organization through a spirit of purpose, cohesiveness and trust. That policies and procedures insure the recruitment, hiring and retention of the highest caliber employees, beneficial legal reform, necessary equipment acquisitions, and personnel training and development.

* That NCFD must provide mechanisms to assure that all personnel are motivated, satisfied and have the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities provide the highest possible levels of service.

* That an entrepreneurial management style remains in place so that a debt free district with the highest training and motivate personnel utilizing the latest and most up to date equipment continues to provide savings to the taxpayers.

Jacqueline C. Simon, Director

As a long-term resident and business woman of the District, I feel my experience will serve the needs of our citizens. My business, "JCS VENTURES", is commited to the success, education, financing, and marketing of international & domestic businesses, entrepreneurs, non-profits and educational institustions of higher learning."

JCS also provides consulting and strategic planning in the following areas:

* New & Start up business
* Financial Investment Planning
* Joint Venture Partnerships
* Bonding & Insurance
* Contract Procurement
* Small Business Certification
* Grant Development
* Leadership Training
* Assertiveness Training
* Diversity Training

JCS VENTURES BUSINESS
Development Consultant Group
191 Hwy 156, Bldg 33
Castroville CA 95012
website: www.jcs-ventures.com
email: jacqueline@jcs-ventures.com