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    The Rancho Cordova Podcast

    The Rancho Cordova Podcast is a weekly show brought to you by the Rancho Cordova Film Office, and host Charles Lago. The Rancho Cordova Film Office is the official Film Office for the City of Rancho Cordova, CA. 


    The City of Rancho Cordova, a neighbor to the City of Sacramento, is an emerging urban center with a small-town feel. With over 80,000 residents and a daily workforce of 65,000+ makes Rancho Cordova one of the largest employment hubs in the Sacramento region. Whether you call Rancho, All-America City, Playful City USA, or Tree City USA, its friendly and safe neighborhoods reflect diversity, opportunity, partnerships, and fun, making Rancho Cordova a community where anyone can live, work, learn and play.

    Every week we get in-depth with the goings on in our City. We speak with a cross-section of our community.

    Each month we bring you three guest hosts featuring shows on sports, the vibrant arts scene in our region, and community leaders.

    Sports: The history of Rancho Cordova is closely linked with some of the most talented athletes in the country, and has a uniquely powerful history of youth sports achievement. Rancho Cordova features one of the best and most prolific ”Sports Hall of Fame” in the Sacramento Region with an induction ceremony yearly. Guest Host, Mike Marando, features a monthly show where he gets in-depth with many of the acclaimed sportsmen and women that had their start in our city.

    Community Champions: Guest host Curt Haven spotlights individuals making a difference, big or small, in their neighborhoods and beyond. From community organizers to everyday people inspiring change, hear their stories and discover how you can be a champion too.

    Arts and Entertainment: Rancho Cordova is known as the “City of Events” and houses one of the best Art Complex in our region The MACC. The City has its own orchestra, Symphony D’oro, a Swing Dance Band, a Black Box Theatre, and features one of the largest July 4th fireworks displays in the region, and a whole slate of large outdoor events. Every month Director/Curator of The MACC, Cheryl Gleason speaks to visual artists, musicians, actors, theatre groups as well as other notable influencers in the art scene in the Sacramento Region.

    So if you live in our city, the City of Sacramento, or surrounding cities in the Sacramento region, or are thinking about moving here, you will find this podcast interesting, informative, and most importantly fun. Be sure to check out our website www.ranchocordovapodcast.org
    where you can listen to our past shows and please leave us any comments or show ideas.

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    Robert J. (Bob) McGarvey, Rancho Cordova Founding Father May 24, 2023
    Show notes

    Robert J. (Bob) McGarvey started a committee in favor of Rancho Cordova incorporating as a city in 1986 and chaired the committee until Rancho Cordova voted for cityhood in November 2002, as well as served on two other incorporation committees. He was one of five community leaders elected to be the first Council Members and served on the City Council for 18 years.

    Bob has been a steadfast leader in many community, church, and school organizations and activities. He was named Rancho Cordova Man of the Year by The Grapevine Independent Newspaper in 1987. Robert J. McGarvey Elementary School was named after him in 2016. He was named Rancho Cordovan of the Year in 2022 by the Cordova Community Council. Bob is currently a member of the Folsom Lake College Philanthropy Board, Folsom Lake College Veterans Committee, Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control Board, Rancho Cordova Food Locker Board, and Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce. He also has been an active member of the Mather Restoration Advisory Board since 1994 and the Cordova Community Council since 1975.

    During his tenure on the City Council, Bob formed a Sister City Citizens Committee that resulted in Turrialba, Costa Rica becoming a Sister City with Rancho Cordova. He started the annual Rancho Cordova Veterans Day and Memorial Day celebrations. Bob also worked for 11 years to open Mather Veterans Village, the first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region.

    Bob retired from PacBell after 33 years working in the central offices and network operation center. Even in his retirement, he serves his community as a substitute teacher. He served in the Air Force from 1961 to 1967, the last 2 ½ years of active duty was serving at Mather Air Force Base, and the last two years were in the reserves.

    Bob received an Associate Degree from Sacramento City College and a Bachelor's Degree in Government from California State University, Sacramento.


    Kathy Lester, Sacramento Police Chief May 17, 2023
    Show notes

    On this week's episode we speak with Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester.

    Kathy Lester was raised in Rancho Cordova and enlisted in the Army after High School. She attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA where she became fluent in Russian, and served as a crypto logical linguist. Additionally, she was cross trained as a combat medic and range master. Kathy served both stateside and in Korea and Japan while she was attached to the 373rd and 368th Military Intelligence Battalions.

    She was awarded the Combat Lifesaving Medal, the National Defense Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.
    She joined the Sacramento Police Department in 1994 as a dispatcher, became a community service officer and was sworn in as a police officer in 1996. During her long career with Sac PD she has worked in almost every Department and today she is the first woman to hold Chief of Police position.

    During our conversation, we really got to know Kathy Lester and we discussed all things policing in the City of Sacramento.


    Carrie Johnson, The Rancho Cordova Community Food Locker Executive Director May 09, 2023
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    On today's episode of the Rancho Cordova Podcast, we speak with The Rancho Cordova Community Food Locker Executive Director, Carrie Johnson. RCFL was founded in 1987 by a group of concerned citizens in Rancho Cordova who saw a real need for a local food locker. The group, headed by Walter Little and John Healey, included private citizens and representatives from the community's churches and civic organizations. It set a goal to develop a "community-based" food locker -- not a small project! Help from a number of people and many donations were needed. Over 300 interested people attended the informational meeting and more than 150 people volunteered to help. Generous people with great ideas pitched in to make RCFL a reality. St. John Vianney Church offered a 12' x 60' trailer, a walk-in refrigeration unit, and use of the Church's property. Our box truck was donated and is maintained by the Cordova Kiwanis Club. Other donors and supporters too numerous to list here were also instrumental in RCFL's establishment and successful operation.
    On April 1, 1987, RCFL began operations and has served the community continuously ever since. In the first year, over 1,500 individuals per month received emergency food supplies. Staffed by dedicated volunteers and, with the help and donations from caring citizens and organizations in the local area, RCFL now provides food assistance to about 5,000 hungry people each month. As stocks permit, RCFL tries to provide each family with a 3-day emergency supply of food. All this would have been impossible without our many selfless volunteers and generous donors. Volunteers are always needed, welcomed, and greatly appreciated! RCFL is a non-profit organization and, as such, is covered under the "Good Samaritan Act." Those interested in volunteering should call RCFL at the number shown below. Many of the Rancho Cordova area's churches, civic organizations, businesses, and private citizens financially support the Food Locker. Funds are used not only for food and administration but also for essential supplies (e.g., baby food and diapers) and maintenance of the facilities. Every donation is very much appreciated, and critically important to helping the hungry within our local area. Receipts for donations are provided. Please consider a contribution to this extremely worthwhile community service organization. For additional information, please call RCFL's General Manager, Carrie Johnson, at (916) 364-8973.
    https://www.ranchocordovafoodlocker.org/


    K.C. Clark, Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame May 03, 2023
    Show notes

    A founding member of the first women’s professional baseball team to play against men, Clark was a pioneer for women in sports at a young age. Before playing softball with California State University, Fullerton and professional baseball with the Colorado Silver Bullets, she was the first girl to play in Rancho Cordova Little League in the 1980s.


    Danielle Mercado, Hummingbird Artistic Director Apr 05, 2023
    Show notes

    Since our debut opening in 2017, Hummingbird Theatre Company has been working day and night to achieve one main goal: to bring quality Performing Arts Theatre performances to the community of Sacramento. Our mission is to bring theatre to the people, making this amazing art form accessible to all. Through high-quality entertainment and stellar arts training, we strive to make this world a better place by bringing shared joy and laughter: a shared human experience to our fellow man.

    Danielle Mercado has been directing for several years and is arguably the most promising upcoming talent on the local theatre scene. With years of experience working with children and young adults, she is a wiz at developing performers' talents and bringing a cast together to create something truly remarkable. She brings substance, humor and quality to performances, and her personality shines not only on the stage but off. Her approach to story telling is unique in that it appeals to the greater public who are not regular theatre goers or Shakespeare experts. Making the arts accessible and enjoyable for everyone is part of her ongoing mission. She works closely with her actors and students to help them realize their greatest potential, and teaches them the importance of serving others as opposed to grabbing the spotlight. In this way she makes everyone a star.

    ​

    Mercado holds a Master of Arts in Directing from Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts- B.A. In Theatre Arts Sacramento State University- Miss Sacramento 2007 Scholarship Winner- Miss El Dorado 2005 Scholarship Winner- Miss California Participant- Imagination Theatre Director Scholarship- Capital Stage Assistant Director- Sacramento State University Teaching Artist and Assistant Director- Miss Sacramento County Board of Directors- Bradshaw Christian School Drama Teacher and Director from 2010-2015


    Jeffrey Lambert, Certified Financial Planner Mar 22, 2023
    Show notes

    Jeffrey Lambert CFP® helps individuals and families to use their financial resources to achieve their unique goals and to live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. He is a nationally recognized CFP® practitioner who has played a significant role in the development of the financial planning profession including as founding board member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA).

    Jeff is a Fee-Only, NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor and has won many awards including Sacramento CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ of the Year. Mutual Funds Magazine listed Jeff among their 100 Great Financial Planners both times it was published.

    He is co-author of The Ultimate Guide to Personal Finance for Entrepreneurs published by Entrepreneur Press. Mr. Lambert is an adjunct faculty member at UC Davis CFP Professional Education Program where he was Program Director for 16 years responsible for the curriculum, hiring and supervision of faculty and student mentoring.

    Jeff has been quoted in Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, the Sacramento Bee and Mutual funds magazine. He has served on the Accounting Advisory Board at American River College and on the Sacramento County Treasury Oversight committee, a group responsible for maintaining the integrity of the county’s 4.5 billion dollar investment funds for the county and for local agencies.


    Guy Anderson, Rancho Cordova’s Baseball Legend Mar 15, 2023
    Show notes

    Baseball has been a part of Guy Anderson’s life for a long time.

    For 45 years, Anderson was the Cordova High School baseball head coach in which he racked up 927 wins, second among California high school baseball coaches. Anderson guided many Lancer teams to multiple league crowns and five Sac-Joaquin Section titles. His 2014 Cordova baseball team captured the Capital Athletic League crown.

    Anderson also taught and eventually became Cordova’s athletic director before he retired from education in the early 2000s but continued as the Lancers’ head coach. He also coached for five years at Capital Christian.

    “It’s a game that gets under the skin and when it gets there, it stays there," Anderson said.

    Anderson’s honored to still be able to play the game he loves so very much.

    “I’m a 'punch and Judy' hitter, not a long ball hitter. I make contact and run and the good Lord gave me some legs that lasted pretty well.”



    Curt Haven, Rancho Cordova’s Founding Father Mar 01, 2023
    Show notes

    If you seek to understand the heart of Rancho Cordova, look no further than Curt Haven. For 25 years, Curt has been where it beats. Always urging Rancho Cordova to raise standards and be better, Curt carried the heartbeat to the incorporation campaign, where he provided the passion, leadership and tenacity to see it through, despite all odds stacked against success. Rancho Cordova would not be a city today if not for Curt. Curt retired from the City of Rancho Cordova on Feb. 1 after working for and behalf of citizens for nearly three decades. Over those years, Curt has helped countless individuals and businesses in large and small ways. Nobody deserves a “lifetime of achievement award” more than him. Curt has been at the forefront of activities to improve neighborhoods, build business and lift up Rancho Cordova’s image as a resident, as executive director of the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce, president of the Mills Ranch Homeowners Association, elected member of the Cordova Recreation and Park District Board of Directors, and finally as the first employee of the City of Rancho Cordova.


    William Glasser, President and Founder, Language World Feb 22, 2023
    Show notes

    On this weeks episode we speak with William Glasser, President/Founder of Language World.

    For the past 23 years, his Rancho Cordova-based agency has served Northern California’s linguistic needs with a team of 110 employee interpreters, over half of whom are certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters or the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters to serve in complex medical and behavioral health assignments. The company also provides interpreters for conferences, parent-teacher meetings, political polling and other events and situations.


    Colette Winlock, Rancho Cordova Hall of Fame inductee/Author. Feb 17, 2023
    Show notes

    Guest Host Mike Marando talks with Colette Winlock.

    From the Cordova High School Class of 1973, Winlock was an early standout among female athletes at the dawning of Title IX. She won a full ride track scholarship to California State Hayward (now East Bay) where she was a two-time All American in the long jump and 400 meter hurdles. She was inducted into the Cal State East Bay Sports Hall of Fame.


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