The Board
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Steve Strachan / PRESIDENT
Steve has been on the board for many years and is passionate about Old Town Orcutt. He owns a home and resides here. And owned his business, Central Coast Playgrounds, here for over 20 years. He recently sold his business and is now retired. More time for surfing!
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Tom Apkarian / TREASURER
Tom has been our treasurer since 2015. He is a CPA and partner at McDermott & Apkarian, LLC – a Certified Public Accountants & Consultants firm located in Old Town Orcutt. He’s a new father of two, husband, business owner, AND our treasurer.
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Mia Relyea
Mia joined the Board back in 2005, but took a 15-year hiatus after the birth of her 5th child. She’s a freelance advertising art director and graphic designer. She raised her family in Orcutt and moved to Old Town Orcutt in 2015 with her husband, Dave. Her goal is to help make Old Town Orcutt attractive and interesting.
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Jordan Crabtree
Jordan Crabtree joined the Board in 2023. He’s a hard-working guy! A vineyard grower in Paso Robles, a winemaker, and he owns a tasting room for his wine in Old Town Orcutt called El Viñero. He’s jumping into helping out – on the Maintenance Committee and is the 2024 Farmers Market Coordinator.
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Brittany Vanderlei
Brittany joined the board in 2023. Since then she has taken on many roles, including booking the entertainment for our Farmers Market. She is a local realtor and lives with her two children in Old Town Orcutt.
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Kirsten Spallino
Kirsten joined the Board in 2023 and immediately got to work. Because of her leadership, we now have over 240 members. She was raised in Santa Maria/Orcutt, raised her family in Orcutt, and now owns a historic home in Old Town Orcutt. She and her husband, Bob, own Pizzeria Bello Forno.
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Natalie Mahoney
Natalie has spent most of her adult life living in San Diego, Newport Beach and Seattle, but she is so proud to be back in Orcutt, raising her 2 children where she and her husband were both raised. Although the other cities were lovely, Orcutt's beauty and strong sense of community are unparalleled. She spends the majority of her time with her kids but you can also find her selling homes as a local realtor and donating time with the auction committee at the Boys and Girls Club of Mid Central Coast. In an era where she wishes time would stand still, ironically she never sits still for too long. She is very excited to be on the OTORA board and to help keep Orcutt the same wonderful community it has always been.
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Edwin Rodriguez
Edwin is new to the OTORA Board and the Central Coast taking a position with the Marian Medical Center Foundation. He has vast experience in the non-profit world specializing in public relations, graphic design, customer service, branding, marketing, promotions, healthcare, social media, writing, event planning, and public speaking. We are lucky to have him!
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PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
Steve Strachan & Kirsten Spallino, Co-chairs
• Brittany Vanderlei
• Aimee Snyder
• Liz Vega
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MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
Steve Strachan & Jordan Crabtree, Co-chairs
• Mike Zielman
• Jon Morris
• Matt Norris
• Brandon Gagarin
• Jenn Garagin
• Pete Adame
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MEMBERSHIP MARKETING & SPECIAL EVENTS
Kirsten Spallino, Chair
• Mia Relyea
• Wendy Steller
• Liz Vega
• Angela Carpenter
• Peter Carpenter
• Julie Hall
• Johnna Luney
• Beverly Muto
• Lani Sandstrom
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FARMERS MARKET COMMITTEE
Jeff Nielson, Market Manager
Jordan Crabtree, Market Coordinator
• Marie Thompson
• Mia Relyea
• Steve Strachan
• Michelle Southwick
• Susan Nunn
• Austin Zimmer
• Wendy Steller
• Lani Sandstrom
• Johnna Luney
• Julie Hall
• Peter Carpenter
• Aimee Snyder
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SIGN COMMMITTEE
Steve Strachan & Brittany Vanderlei, Co-chairs
• Marie Thompson
• Aaron Cribbs
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PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE
Mia Relyea, Chair
• Laura Susan Thomas
• Aaron Cribbs
• Jenn Gagarin
• Angela Carpenter
• Aimee Snyder
• Danny George
• Jeremy Cleveland