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wanted to do little things,” she Rancho Bernardan Jane said, explaining she chose Piraino reportedly drew a lot Disneyland because she had of attention on a recent trip not been there in a long time. to Disneyland with five of her She is also thinking about visfamily members. iting Legoland in It’s no wonder, the near future. since she was The Casa de wearing a T-shirt las Campanas announcing her resident said she 100th birthday. and husband, Dr. “I went on Anthony Piraino, everything with moved to Ranthem,” Piraino cho Bernardo in said of the rides 1979 following she enjoyed his retirement at Disneyland as a medical and its adjacent doctor in OverCalifor nia Adlin, Ohio. After venture. The briefly living in only ride she an Oaks North opted out of was condominium, the large roller they settled in coaster. Eastview, staying “What a stir there for about we made,” she 18 years. From recalled. “We their home, she were the first on said they could JANE PIRAINO all the rides and see construction I enjoyed them all.” of the retirement facility, but The Disneyland Resor t her husband was not intertrip was her choice, after son, ested. John, suggested going on a Piraino said his attitude cruise. changed when one day she “The packing is too much See BIRTHDAY, Page 13
Among those at San Diego North Chamber of Commerce’s Celebration of Business on June 29 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn were, from chamber board members, from left, Brad Holiday, treasurer; Angelo Damante, immediate past chairman; Debra Rosen, president and CEO; and Steven Anderson, incoming chairman. See more photos and article on Page 14. Photo by Beverley Brooks
New SDNCC chairman will continue organization’s member-centric focus BY ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK Getting more members engaged in San Diego North Chamber of Commerce activities is among Steven Anderson’s goals. Anderson, the senior human resources manager at Northrop Grumman’s aerospace group based in Rancho Bernardo, was installed as the chamber’s new board of directors chairman on June 29. He has been on the board since January 2011. He said his predecessor, Angelo Damante, has done “a remarkable job” in his two years in the leadership post and credited Damante and
Debra Rosen, chamber president and CEO, with turning the Rancho Bernardo-based regional business organization around after experiencing hard financial times three years ago. “They have done a Phoenix job, rising from the ashes,” Anderson said, explaining most of what he wants to do as chairman is build upon the plan they set forth. It focuses on member engagement in the community and the chamber. “We’re asking them to work hard, not just asking them to sign a blank check, but to be involved,” he said. Likewise, the chamber has had an increased See CHAIRMAN, Page 13
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