2004 Award Recipient: John Romo
 John
Romo has been President of Santa Barbara City College since August
2002.
John
began his career at SBCC in 1977 as an instructor in the Essential
Skills department. Over the next 22 years, he held the posts of
Dean of Instructional Services, Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Vice President for the Continuing Education Division. From
1999-2002, he worked as Chief Operating Officer of the national
office of Planned Parenthood in New York City.
During
his 35 years in Santa Barbara, John has been actively involved
in the community. He currently serves on the boards of Santa Barbara
County's United Way, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara
Partners in Education, the Santa Barbara Area Chamber of Commerce,
the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the Fighting Back Steering
Committee.
John
also serves on the board of the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a public
policy institute based in New York City that focuses on national
and international reproductive health issues.
Previously,
he was chairman of the Santa Barbara Downtown/Waterfront Visioning
process and served on the boards of Santa Barbara County Schools,
Santa Barbara Region Economic Community Project Leadership Group,
Santa Barbara Planned Parenthood, Scholarship Foundation of Santa
Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Hispanic Achievement Council. He
has also been a member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and
the Hispanic Business Council of the Santa Barbara Chamber of
Commerce.
John
has received numerous awards, including the Santa Barbara Hispanic
Achievement Council Award, the Santa Barbara Hispanic Business
Council Volunteer Service Award, and the Distinguished Community
Service Award from the Anti-Defamation League and Santa Barbara
B'nai B'rith Lodge. Most recently he was named recipient
of the University of Redlands Alumni 2003 Career Achievement Award.
John
and Mary Romo have been married for 36 years and have two grown
sons, Ben and Dan.
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