Garufis Appointed to Board
updated: Jun 02, 2011, 2:19 PM

Source: Fielding Graduate University

Janet Garufis, president and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, has been appointed to the board of trustees of Fielding Graduate University it was announced by President Richard S. Meyers.

Garufis currently serves on the boards or advisory committees of more than ten Santa Barbara community nonprofit organizations. In 2010 she chaired the United Way's Santa Barbara workplace campaign and the local American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Health Expo.

In making this announcement, Fielding President Meyers said, "We are thrilled to have Janet Garufis join our board of trustees. To this important role she brings a local connection to our home community and a variety of expertise in business, finance, and organizational development. Her skills and expertise will match and complement others on the board."

Garufis joined Montecito Bank & Trust in 2004 and has had 30-year career in all types of banking organizations. She was born in Los Angeles and earned a BA and an MA degree from California State University Northridge. She is currently a doctoral student at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, UC Santa Barbara.

Garufis' three-year term as a trustee commenced with the April 2011meeting of Fielding's Board of Trustees. She is serving on the Alumni and Development Committee.

Fielding Graduate University is a nonprofit, accredited university headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, where it was founded in 1974. Programs are offered in clinical and media psychology, organizational development, and in educational leadership. The Fielding community is dedicated to social justice and diversity; transformational and lifelong learning; and innovation and change for individuals, organizations, communities, and society. For more information, visit www.fielding.edu.

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