The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau has added new board members, one from Earthbound Farm and another from Brent Redmond Transportation.
The new members are Santiago Pacheco and Joe Carter.
Late last year, the chamber also added Frankie Gallagher, Peter Spurzem and Liz Smith.
The chamber released the following on the two most recently added members:
Mr. Pacheco is the Senior Vice President of Operations of Earthbound Farms LLC, in San Juan Bautista. Mr. Pacheco, who holds an MBA from Pepperdine University, has an extensive background in the food and beverage industry. In addition to his strong food and beverage background, Mr. Pacheco brings extensive Chamber of Commerce experience at the director level to the San Benito County Chamber. He began serving the Irwindale Chamber of Commerce on the Board of Directors in 1999, and became Treasurer for that Chamber in 2003. Mr. Pacheco and his family live in San Juan Bautista.
Mr. Carter is the Director of Safety & Compliance for Brent Redmond Transportation in Hollister. Mr. Carter brings to the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce his previous experience as a chamber and community volunteer. He was appointed by the Porterville City Council to serve as a Commissioner on the Library and Literacy Commission. He also served the Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce, with work on the Business Mentoring Committee mentoring young business professionals. In addition, Mr. Carter served as a volunteer for the Porterville Chamber of Commerce for over 17 years, and was directly involved with the presentation of several special events in that community. Mr. Carter and his wife, Donnette, live in Tres Pinos.
