The Austin Val Verde Foundation Board of Directors...
Alice Patino, Vice President
110 East Cook Street
Santa Maria
California 93454-5190
City Phone: (805) 925-0951 x188
City Fax: (805) 349-0657
Alice Patino has decades of service to Santa Maria. She began her career as a
teacher, then a board member in the public school system, and holds various leadership
positions with the City of Santa Maria and County of Santa Barbara. She grew up in
Santa Maria and attended Allan Hancock College. She has served on the City Council
since 1999 and was re-elected in 2006.
Her community service activities are numerous. She has served in the Rotary Club of
Santa Maria, the Minerva Club, Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, Santa
Maria Valley Republicans and other groups such as Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley.
Mrs. Patino was a teacher from 1972 to 1982 with the Santa Maria/Bonita School
District. Starting in 1976, she served until 1991 on the Santa Maria Joint Union High
School Board. The major issue was to find cost-effective ways of enlarging the existing
school campuses and identifying new properties for building new schools.
From 1994 to 2002 she was a member of the Marian Medical Foundation and as Board
president, together with an excellent team of Board members, raised nearly $1 million
for critically needed programs.
She served as a Code Compliance Board Member for the City from 1997 to 1999 and
was appointed to the City Council in 2000. A top priority is addressing neighborhood
concerns and law enforcement. Since 1998, she continues to be the Administrative
Assistant/Field Representative for Fourth District County Supervisor Joni Gray.
Alice has been married to John Patino for 43 years and they have two children.
Regional Committees:
- Santa Barbara County Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group
- County Housing Advisory Committee
Education & Employment:
- Administrative Assistant - Fourth District of Santa Barbara County
- Attended Allan Hancock College
- Attended California State University, San Jose
Community Involvement:
- Board of Trustees - Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (1976-1990)
- Human Relations Commission for Santa Barbara County (1996-1998)
- Past President/Member of Marian Medical Center Foundation Board (1994-2002)
