Jackie Parker; Marty Plourd; Scott Guttentag (also a 2023 Santa Barbara Independent Local Hero); Valeria Tiburcio Romo; Fritz Olenberger (whose beautiful photographs often grace our pages); Demis D. John, PhD; Allison Gray; and Christine LeBon recently had their names added to an impressive list of Goleta’s Community Leaders when they were honored as the 2023 Goleta’s Finest Award Winners by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce on December 1 at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara. 

Parker, the Woman of the Year, and her family have been pillars of Goleta for generations, playing integral roles in Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (Jackie’s late husband, Robert Parker, was the first surgeon), as well in nurturing Old Town Goleta’s business landscape. Plourd, Man of the Year, has decades of service in the banking industry and serves as Vice President of Community West Bancshares, the current iteration of Goleta’s original business bank. He is also a longtime supporter for many nonprofit organizations supporting education, business, and healthcare in the Goleta Valley.

For additional details on Goleta’s Finest Award Recipients, click here

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