EDHAT Business News

Source: Land Trust The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County welcomes a new executive director with local roots, Meredith Hendricks, following an extensive nationwide search.

Source: Ablitt's Fifty years after a disastrous oil spill launched Santa Barbara as a leader in the modern environmental movement, a local, family-run dry cleaners is continuing the tradition by drawing global recognition for its pioneering sustainability practices.

Source: Family Service Agency Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County, also known as Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family Center and Guadalupe’s Little House By The Park, is pleased to announce the appointment of Teressa Johnes to its Board of Directors.

Source: Hospice SB Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) has announced the addition of Mary Solis to its Board of Directors.

Source: SBCC Foundation The SBCC Foundation is grateful to all the generous sponsors, donors, and virtual guests who made the second annual Spring Forward! Gala a huge success! The outpouring of support demonstrated once again how vital Santa Barbara City College is to our community.

Source: The Inquisitive Canine Santa Barbara-based dog trainer and innovator Joan Hunter Mayer of The Inquisitive Canine and founder of TransPaw Gear pet product company is proudly participating in Project tRade, which asks pet guardians to “swap gear to make a kinder world for pets.

Source: CADA The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the highest recognition available from two of the largest and most reputable nonprofit information sources in the country.

Source: Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is delighted to reopen its doors to the public starting Thursday, October 22, 2020, and we invite you to experience our current exhibition Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In .

Source: People's Self-Help Housing Morgen Benevedo has been selected to serve as the next Executive Vice President of Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH).

Source: South Coast Montessori South Coast Montessori (SCM), offering an authentic Montessori education for infants through Elementary-aged children, is pleased to announced they have been selected as the first grant recipient of the Santa Barbara Better Together (SBBT) fund, in partnership with the City of Goleta, and Deckers Brands.

The Santa Barbara Symphony invites the community to discover a reimagined 2020-2021 performance season, one that will be forever remembered as historic.

Source: World of Magic Halloween "Time for Halloween.

Source: TheraMind Center The TheraMind Center of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce that Dr.

Source: AWC-SB The Santa Barbara Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications (AWC-SB) is offering incentives to new members who join during its Fall Membership Drive.

Source: Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr.

Source: Sansum Clinic In order to help bridge the gap between healthcare and social services, Sansum Clinic is launching an online resource for patients called the Community Resources Hub or communityresources.

Source: AHA! Rand began his involvement as a volunteer in AHA!’s in-school program, working alongside AHA! facilitators at San Marcos High School.

Source: Heal the Ocean Tom White This special bulletin is to announce that on Thursday, September 24, 2020, Heal the Ocean has elected Tom White to its Board of Directors.

Source: SURJ Showing Up for Racial Justice Santa Barbara stands in solidarity with organizers and protestors in Louisville and across the country in their expressed outrage and actions in response to the verdict resulting in no charges against the officers who murdered Breonna Taylor in her own home on March 13, 2020.

Source: Mar Monte Hotel Happy hour just turned golden at the newly opened Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara! Locals and guests alike are welcome to toast to the California coast at Mar Monte’s daily Golden Hour Celebration, which features $2 oysters, small plates such as Falafel sliders and Lamb Flatbreads and great deals on local Santa Barbara wines, local beers and frozen cocktails from the hotel’s indoor/outdoor, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, Café Lido.

Source: CASA of Santa Barbara County CASA of Santa Barbara County a member of the National CASA association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Ames as President of the Board of Directors, succeeding James Burge, who remains with the organization as Governance Chair.

Source: Santa Barbara Airbus It is with much excitement that Santa Barbara Airbus announces plans to reopen on Monday, November 16th, 2020.

Source: Vegan Challenge Inspired by the Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge, Santa Barbara area restaurants are gearing up for a Vegan Chef Challenge in October.

Santa Barbara-based Seek Thermal, the leading supplier of thermal sensors to the public safety market and one of the largest suppliers of all commercial thermal sensors globally, announced today the launch of its Seek Scan™ Kiosk, an all-in-one contactless thermal scanning solution that provides everything businesses, institutions and venues need to start temperature screening in minutes.

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Source: NatureTrack WATER IS LIFE – DOZENS OF FILMS IN NATURETRACK FILM FESTIVAL 2020 PROVE IT Once Local Only Festival Will Now Go Worldwide in Its First Virtual Edition Plan to Spend Ten Days in Nature October 9 through 18 (Los Olivos, CA) Water is life and the analogy fits the NatureTrack Film Festival as it’s revving back up and filled with films about water in the third annual edition of the NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF).

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Source: Santa Barbara Symphony The Santa Barbara Symphony is pleased to announce Kristine Pacheco-Bernt as its new Director of Music Education.

Source: Cottage Health Cottage Health has appointed Katie Gorndt as the new Vice President of Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH) in Solvang.

Source: Hillside Hillside, the residential care facility for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Santa Barbara, is pleased to announce the selection of Michael S.

Source: Ganna Walska Lotusland The Board of Trustees of Ganna Walska Lotusland has announced Rebecca Anderson as the botanic garden’s next Executive Director.

Source: State Street Ballet Avoiding a total shutdown, State Street Ballet’s Executive Director Rodney Gustafson has announced an amended 2020-2021 season to begin in October with incorporated COVID-19 restrictions.

Source: IMPORTA The non-profit IMPORTA, which is now the largest provider of immigration legal services in Santa Barbara County, announced the appointment of Marline Flores as executive director to succeed the organization’s founder, Russell Trenholme.

Source: Santa Barbara City College As Santa Barbara City College prepares for the Fall 2020 semester, two well-respected employees will be assuming new roles as deans.

Source: Turner Foundation The Turner Foundation, a leading non-profit provider of housing and programs for youth, families, seniors, those with special needs, and low-income earners, is proud to announce that Dean Wilson has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.

Source: PASF The Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors approved the nomination of Neil DiMaggio to its Board at the organization’s July 20 meeting.

Source: Pacific Pride Foundation Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF) currently provides a dynamic range of LGBTQ+ health, prevention and social service programs to more than 10,000 people each year in Santa Barbara County with the goal to build a community where everyone is treated with respect and full equality regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.

Source: Santa Barbara Symphony The Santa Barbara Symphony invites the community to discover a reimagined 2020-2021 performance season, one that will be forever remembered as historic.

Source: Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara announces the election of new members to its Board of Trustees.

Source: Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Services appoints Ashleigh The Channel Islands YMCA, a provider of programs in youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, announced today the appointment of Ashleigh Erving as Executive Director of the Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Services.

Source: PSHH Kenneth Trigueiro has been selected to serve as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH).

Source: Santa Barbara Symphony The Santa Barbara Symphony and Westmont College have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen their ability to bring music education to local school children while creating a pipeline to provide lifelong musical opportunities in the community.

Source: AHA! Since 1999, AHA! has equipped 25,000+ teenagers, educators, and guardians with social and emotional intelligence to dismantle apathy, prevent despair, and interrupt hate-based behavior.

Source: World Business Academy Last week, the World Business Academy welcomed Lorenzo Kristov, PhD on Solutions News, a radio show hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco that airs live on KZSB 1290am and as a podcast.

Source: Westerlay Orchids Carrying on a rich tradition of community outreach and support, Westerlay Orchids announced for the fourth year in a row their week-long Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc.

Source: Knox School The Knox School of Santa Barbara is excited to announce it will reopen its campus to its K-6th grade students on September 14 after having received an official waiver to reopen for in-person learning from the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.

Source: Dylan Star During this unprecedented time with the pandemic, Erica Brown is thrilled to announce that her clothing boutique, Dylan Star, will be moving to a new location at 110 Anacapa in the Funk Zone.

Source: Imagine X Functional Neurology Recently, I had a new patient come into the office whose story really got me excited.

Source: FAITELL ATTRACTIONS Award-winning East Coast designer and creator of the successful design firm Faitell Interiors and Homme Interior, Lisa Faitell, will unveil her newest brainchild, Faitell Attractions, on August 1st, in downtown Santa Barbara at 619 State Street.

Source: Santa Barbara Hillel Newly-ordained rabbi to spearhead new initiatives to enrich Hillel student programs.