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Mitch Meyer

Developer
Quail Lake

Education:
I got both my B.A. in Internatioanal Relations and M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Hastings.

Age:
I’m 56.

Family:
My wife and I have a son and 2-year-old and one-month-old grandsons.

Tell me about Quail Lake and its history and your role in its development.
Quail Lake originated in the early ‘90s when we became aware of the property and studied its features. We found that the property, about seven miles from Highway 168 off of Shaw Avenue, had access to large amounts of water from the Enterprise Canal and the deep aquifer. It also featured high-quality wetlands.

Paul DIctos

Assessor-Recorder 

Fresno County

What we do:

We evaluate taxable properties ensuring equal treatment for all homeowners, businesses and agricultural taxpayers.

We maintain official records to provide a public record and to give constructive notice of transactions relating to real property in Fresno County. We serve as the local registrar of marriages and keep birth and death records for Fresno County. We make records available to the public for property searches and for genealogical research. 

Donna Melchor

053113 Donna-MelchorPublisher
Clovis Roundup

Kevin Meikle

052413 Kevin-MeikleInterim Director of Aviation
City of Fresno – Airports Department

Alan Rurik

OWNER
Mohr-Rurik Capital Group

What you do:
I am co-founder and principal of Mohr-Rurik Capital Group. The Capital Group is engaged primarily in the commercial mortgage banking and lending business throughout Central California and the Western U.S. The Capital Group represents various local and national institutional lenders and has fostered significant investment in the Central California region.  

Salam Nalia

CEO
Fresno CDFI

What we do:
Fresno Community Development Financial Institution (Fresno CDFI) helps entrepreneurs start and grow their small businesses through lending, training and credit building.

DALE J. Garabedian

CEO, Owner
The Garabedian Group

What we do: 

Founded on over 30 years of public accounting experience, The Garabedian Group (TGG) has assembled a team of highly qualified professionals who work to achieve our fundamental philosophy of becoming an effective team player in our clients’ financial well-being.

Susan Murdock

murdockVice President
Central Valley Region of Mental Health Systems

What we do:
Mental Health Systems features a comprehensive range of quality, cost-effective behavioral health services for mental illness and substance use disorders.

Carole Goldsmith

Carole-GoldsmithPresident
West Hills College Coalinga

What we do:
We are committed to interactive education that enhances student learning and improves student success — in and out of the class. We do this by empowering faculty and staff to focus on improving student success, improving customer service and on being learner-centered.  We engage the communities we serve to encourage individuals to access the educational opportunities we provide.

Denise Martin Donathan

Denise DonathanOwner
Winsome Travel

What we do:
I have worked in the travel industry since the fall of 1981. In October 2008 we opened Winsome Travel.  All of our travel advisors are all caredentialed travel professionals. We specialize in honeymoons, destination weddings, multi-generation family travel and custom itineraries. Our areas of expertise are Hawaii, Tahiti, Europe, Costa Rica, South America and the Caribbean.

Age: 52

Family:
I have been married for 25 years. We have four children and two grandchildren, and a third on the way. Our two daughters live in Chico; oldest son is in the Navy and lives in San Diego with his wife and two kids. Our youngest son lives in Clovis with his wife and they are expecting their first child in August.