RANCHO CIELO...Page 1 • SUMMER 2020 In this Issue In a graduation unlike any other at Rancho...
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Page 1 • SUMMER 2020 In this Issue In a graduation unlike any other at Rancho Cielo, Construction Academy graduate Bryan G. gave his commencement speech to a camera instead of a crowd. “I am a recovering addict, a convicted felon, a product of my environment but I am also a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend and although I was also a statistic, I overcame that statistic because I chose to change my life around,” he begins. Bryan and 28 other students from the Construction Academy, Drummond Culinary Academy, Silver Star Youth Program, and Ag Mechanics & Electrical Program “turned their lives around” at Rancho Cielo. They earned their John Muir Charter School high school diplomas this school year. 17 of those students were a part of the first graduating class from the Ted Taylor Ag Vocational Center. Of the graduates, over 70% are heading on to higher education. The rest have secured employment. Although they were thrown off track by COVID-19 and the shelter-in-place order that followed, the other Rancho Cielo students continue to push forward. Of the students who did not graduate, 100% are planning to re-enroll at Rancho Cielo in the Fall. As Bryan finished his speech, he reminds the crowd of how far he has come and lets other students know what is possible. “I am proud to not only say but demonstrate to my community that even if we start off on the wrong path, it is never too late to take a right and walk towards and through the right path, because nothing is impossible, even when it seems that way.” Cheers Rancho Cielo Grads Graduation Highlights Alumni Spotlight: Jose Luis Luna Thank You to Our Donors Recruitment for the Upcoming School Year Veggie Boxes and Drive-thru BBQ Pictured: A group of Rancho Cielo graduates Photo by Topher Mueller Cheers to the 2020 Graduates! RANCHO CIELO
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Page 1 • SUMMER 2020
In this IssueIn a graduation unlike any other at Rancho Cielo, Construction Academy graduate Bryan G. gave his commencement speech to a camera instead of a crowd. “I am a recovering addict, a convicted felon, a product of my environment but I am also a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend and although I was also a statistic, I overcame that statistic because I chose to change my life around,” he begins.
Bryan and 28 other students from the Construction Academy, Drummond Culinary Academy, Silver Star Youth Program, and Ag Mechanics & Electrical Program “turned their lives around” at Rancho Cielo. They earned their John Muir Charter School high school diplomas this school year. 17 of those students were a part of the first graduating class from the Ted Taylor Ag Vocational Center. Of the graduates, over 70% are heading on to higher education. The rest have secured employment.
Although they were thrown off track by COVID-19 and the shelter-in-place order that followed, the other Rancho Cielo students continue to push forward. Of the students who did not graduate, 100% are planning to re-enroll at Rancho Cielo in the Fall.
As Bryan finished his speech, he reminds the crowd of how far he has come and lets other students know what is possible. “I am proud to not only say but demonstrate to my community that even if we start off on the wrong path, it is never too late to take a right and walk towards and through the right path, because nothing is impossible, even when it seems that way.”
Cheers Rancho Cielo Grads
Graduation Highlights
Alumni Spotlight: Jose Luis Luna
Thank You to Our Donors
Recruitment for the Upcoming School Year
Veggie Boxes and Drive-thru BBQ
Pictured: A group of Rancho Cielo graduatesPhoto by Topher Mueller
Cheers to the 2020 Graduates!
RANCHO CIELO
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Upcoming Events
Board of DirectorsBoard of DirectorsMike Costa, ChairPete Delgado, Vice Chair Jesse Lopez, TreasurerManny González, Sec.Mike AvilaSusan Black
Troy BoutonnetPamela ButlerJanine ChicourratWalt DuflockJeri GattisSal Gutierrez
Dr. Shyam KamathLorri KosterJazmín LopezCosme PadillaJoanne Taylor
EmeritusJudge John M. Phillips, FounderTed BalestreriBert Cutino, CEC, AAC, HOF, WCMC
Susie Brusa, CEO
Graduation 2020To view more photos and video from graduation, go to Facebook.com/RanchoCieloYouthCampus. Photo credit: Topher Mueller and Juan Avila Photography.
Alumni Spotlight
Drummond Culinary Academy alum Jose L. has big dreams. He plans to follow his passion and join the Marines later this year.
After being unsuccessful in traditional high school, Jose, 21, earned his high school diploma and vocational certificate in culinary last summer. He believes that the skills he learned in the kitchen will help him serve our country. “In the Culinary Academy, you have to be disciplined, listen, and keep a cool head in tough situations. When we are in the kitchen, we have to be a cohesive unit working together for a goal. This really aligns with some of the core values of the Marines,” he says.
Jose has continued to live on campus while he prepares saying, “The Transitional Housing Village provides students with a place that’s not toxic.” At the Ranch, he can focus on his bootcamp training without having to worry about a place to sleep each night. Plus, Jose has a team of Rancho Cielo staff encouraging him and pushing him to succeed.
Jose hopes to have a lifelong career in the military. “I’m patriotic about our country. I want to be one of the few who are able to join one of the hardest branches and serve our country.”
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Thank you to the donors who make all that we do possible!Listed below are donors who have given
1st Capital Bank A & R Fresh, LLCAndre & Teri AdamJames & Jean AganNat & Lillian AglianoWallace & Peggy AhtyePeter & Anne AlbanoAlco Water ServiceAmazon SmileAmerican Culinary Federation Monterey Bay
ChapterLeslie AndersenAnonymous (2)Tanimura & AntleHank & Julie ArmstrongArts Council for Monterey CountyNancy AusonioGreg & Deborah AvilezAzcona HarvestingSally BagleyBank of America Charitable FoundationBarnet Segal Charitable TrustGreg & Michelle BeachAnna BeckDavid & Rachel BeckElgie BellizioBengard Ranch, Inc.Law Office of C. Denise BenoitBernardus WineryLaw Office of Lawrence E. BiegelBlair VineyardsMichael BotkinTim & Gina Boubion RyanBoutonnet Farms, Inc.Ed & Rosa BoutonnetDiane BragaDr. Ronald & Mary BransonJean BrennerTeri Breschini & Stella PereaSuzanne BrodeurMarilyn BrownJim BrunoDavid & Letty BrusaStan & Susie BrusaPaulette BumbaloughPeter & Jamie BundyCorey & Pamela ButlerSam Buttrey & Elinda HardyRicky & Cecy CabreraCalifornia American WaterCalifornia Giant Berry FarmsDavid & Lilly CamposFrank & Betty CamposThe Cannery Row Company, The Sardine
Factory, The Balestreri & Cutino FamiliesCarmel Host Lions FoundationCarmel Valley Packing, Inc.Carmel Valley RanchDon & Barbara Chapin Jr., The Don
Chapin CompaniesCharter Oak Foundation
ChevronElio & Geraldine ChiappeChilton & House, LLPMonterey Wine Festival Education
FoundationChristensen & GianniniChurch Brothers LLCCima CollinaKevan ClarkeBeverly ClearyGloria ClintonCoca-Cola CompanyDorothy CodyColad Charitable TrustCYO Events/Crystal MurphyComanche CellarsComerica Charitable FoundationCommunity Foundation for Monterey CountyJim Copeland & Debbie McFarlandCorral de Tierra Country ClubAnthony Costa & Sons/Costa Family FarmsMike & Kim CostaGeorge & Debra Couch IIIMaurice & Claudia CouryRobert & Diane CreaseyGerman CriolloSpencer & Lila CritchleyRich & Karen CurtisErik & Kristin CushmanSteve & Marjatta DanielsD’Aquanno Family TrustD’Arrigo Bros.Stephen & Iris DartDawn’s Dream WineryPete & Martha DelgadoJohn & Gail DeloreySteven & Sona DennisCandi DePauwDHM Enterprises, LLCJim & Gloria DidionRoger & Rochelle DolanBill & Nancy DoolittleSuzanne DorranceChris & Loree DowseDriscoll’sSusan DuCoeurDuda Farms Fresh FoodsMargaret DuflockBruce Dunlap & Carol KolbDunspaugh-Dalton FoundationJohn & Nancy DureinWalter Eisank & Hope Hayward EisankElkhorn Packing Co., LLCDale & Jennifer EllisJohn (Jack) EnbomEsteban Restaurant at Casa MunrasFandangoBill & Adela FellFenton & KellerSue FinleyAndrew Fischer
The Fish HopperChef Todd FisherFood Fleet, Inc.Foothill PackingGwendolyn FosterGary & Rose FranscioniSam & Vanda FunkGalante VineyardsJim & Jeri GattisDonald & Frances GaverDan & Peggy GerosinAlice GillDavid & Susan GillBonnie GilloolyVearl & Sharon GishKurt Gollnick & Janet RodgersManny & Debbie GonzalezWilliam GouldGranite ConstructionGY InvestigationJohn Hain & Jennifer AllenJames & Anne HallCliff Halverson & Laurie HeddenLyman & Beverly HamiltonJim & Julianne HansenJody HansenHarden FoundationLarry E. HayesNancy Eccles & Homer M Hayward Family
FoundationHeadley Farms LLCKen & Anne HelmsPeter & Jackie HenningRobert & Mary HerendeenChef Kevin HincksKenneth HinshawJeff & Diana HitchcockCarol Lee HollandKendra HowellKevin & Stephanie HulseyHuntington FarmsiHeartMedia - KDON-FM, KION-AM/FM,
KOCN-FM, KRPC-FM, KTOM-FMJessie Barker McKellar FoundationRon & Lynn JohnsonKasavan ArchitectsRichard & Susan KasbeerCharles & Carol KellerMark & Carolyn KeltonMichael KiddKing City Nursery, LLCKleen Globe, Inc.Tim & Alice KnappKirkor Kocek JewelryThe Kofoed Family TrustTom & Lorri KosterSteve Kurtz & Elizabeth MiranteDennis & Kathie LanePaul & Linda Sue LapidusLeavy Family Charitable FundPaul & Barbara Lee
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Les Dames D’EscoffierL’Hoist North AmericaLee & Julie LorenzenCarol LowreyLucia Restaurant at Bernardus LodgeLuis Scattini & Sons, LPByron & Melanie LynnBetsy MacGowanMacy’s/ Bloomingdale’sJohn MahoneyAlbert & Gayle MaldonadoChristopher Manke & Lesley Miller MankeMann Packing Company, Inc. & The Nucci &
Ramsey FamiliesMarina Motorsports, Inc.James & Susan McCallRichard & Patricia McDermottMcIntyre VineyardsSteve & Kim McIntyreMichael & Nicki McMahanAlan & Marilyn McMastersMichael McMillanKelly & Teresa McMillinArlene MeadJairo & Gerrie MajiaStan & Sharon MeresmanSusan MerrillMartin & Rosemary MetzgerFred & Phyllis MeurerElisabeth MinetaMonterey County Hospitality AssociationMonterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey Peninsula FoundationMonterey Plaza Hotel & SpaMonterey Wine CompanyKimberley MooreMoresco Farms IncMorgan WineryMP ExpressLinda-Lee MyersSpence & Dee MyersArvid & Ann MyhreNancy Buck Ransom FoundationJohn & Roxane Narigi, Anthony Narigi
Hospitality Scholarship FundNeil & Amelia McDaniel Charitable TrustR.L. & Katharine NicholsonDan & Irene NicolaJoanne NissenNoland, Hammerly, Etienne & HossGlenn & Merry NolteDavid NorrisNunes Company/Foxy ProduceTom NunesDaniel & Linda O’BrienKevin O’Brien & Adrienne M. GroverOcean Mist FarmsOdonata WinesOld Fisherman’s GrottoMichel & Mary OrradreJanna Ottman
Pacific Valley BankCosme & Juanita PadillaGary & Beverly PalmaJimmy & Carrie PanettaMarcia ParsonsArthur & Elizabeth PasquinelliRonald Paul & Nora Katherine HoldenerPebble Beach Company FoundationPeerless Coffee & TeaPeter & Vicki PelleritoRich & Sandra PepeRobert & Mara PerkinsJohn & Patti PhillipsPinnacle BankRichard & Mary Ann PirotteJames PolandPortola Hotel & Spa/Peter B’sMel & Joy PritchardPuma Road/Pessagno WineryQuail Lodge & Golf ClubQuest FoundationRabobankRamcoWilliam RamseyJerry & Natalie Rava, Fresh Foods, Inc.Brent & Susan RedmondPatrick & Stacy RedoMichael RiandaRijk Zwaan, USARincon Farms, Inc.Rita and Luis Echenique Charitable
FoundationVictor & Cecilia RomeroRoney-Fitzpatrick FoundationLee & Shirley RosenRoy’s at Pebble BeachKathleen RyanSteve & Wendie RyterSalinas Land Company/California Orchard Co.Salinas Steel BuildersSalinas Toyota-ScionSalinas Valley Memorial Healthcare SystemSally Hughes Church FoundationRobert & Laraine Sanford IIISanta Maria SeedsSaqui Law GroupJoe Rees & Sherry SaundersJohn & Janet SaundersRyan & Angela SaundersScheid VineyardsCarol SchmehArthur SchoenstadtSchooner’s Coastal Kitchen & Bar at
Monterey Plaza Hotel & SpaPete & Karen ScudderShale Canyon WinesNeil ShapiroRobert & Florence Slinger FundClaudia SmithRoss & Sally SmithSmo-Key Key Service
So Mo Co Labor SupplySouth County Newspapers / NewsSVMediaSouthern Monterey County FoundationTerry & Julie SpitzBetty Jean StallingsStar SanitationJack & Karen SteadmanAdeline StennickKatherine Stoner & Michelle WelshSteve & Roxanne StormSue StormSturdy Oil CompanyTanaka Farms/SMT Farms, LLCRichard & Janet Taylor CotterTaylor FarmsJoanne TaylorRon & Barbara TempalskiTestarossa WineryThe Alexander F. Victor FoundationThe American Institute of Wine & FoodThe Boand Family FoundationThe Dune Company of SalinasThe Paul Davis PartnershipThe Perry and Barbara Miller Family
FoundationTNT InsuranceTopflavor FarmsToro Petroleum CorpJacob TrainerTerry & Rosee TrappUnion BankUnited Way California Capital RegionValley Pride, Inc.Allan & Donna Van NoyJim & Jeri VanderzwaanDominic & Stacey Taddeucci, Vaquero
Foundation Tim VaughanJoseph & Catherine Ann Von SchwindJohn & Patricia WalworthClara WangKenny & Christine WardeCurtis Weeks & Gina FavaloroRobert & Joan WellingtonWells FargoMarilyn Westerkamp & Cynthia MontagueRichard WheatWilbur-Ellis CompanyJohn WilkesDavid S. Wilkinson and Larry & Phyllis
Wilkinson FoundationJudy WilliamsonTom & Judy WillsWindy Oaks WineryWrath WinesJacqueline & Monica WynterDes & Catherine WytmansMark ZankoBradley ZeveMike & Michelle ZimmermanJeff & Mary Zischke
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