Wayne Ross • Mayor
wross@ci.tulare.ca.us

Married to Colleen, 3 daughters
Tulare Union High School Graduate
Bachelors Degree in Finance from San Diego State University

Employment: Owner/Financial Consultant of Ross Wealth Management, LPL Financial

Public Service: elected Nov. 2008 to the Tulare City Council

Community and Service involvement:

• Treasurer for Mission Valley Elementary School
• Member Tulare Noontime Rotary
• AYSO soccer coach
• Tulare youth softball coach
• Leadership Tulare alumnus
• Past Tulare Jaycee of the Year, member
• Past board member Tulare Youth Softball Association
• Volunteer Tulare Hospital Foundation Summer Jubilee
• Homebuilding with Young Life group in Mexico

Melvin "SKIP" Barwick • Vice-Mayor
skipbarwick@yahoo.com

• Member of Tulare County Tax Appeal Board
• Tulare Chamber of Commerce
• Tulare County Builder Exchange
• Tulare County Board of Realtors
• Member of COS Foundation and Tulare Auxiliary COS Foundation
• Tulare Noon Rotary President (currently)
• Past Board Member of Happy Trails Therapeutic Riding Academy
• Member of the California Grape and Tree Fruit League
• Member of the American Slavonic Lodge
• Member of the Tulare Historical Museum

Employment: Co-owner; professional auctioneer, Tulare Sales Yard, Incorporated

Public Service:
First elected to Tulare City Council in November 1998, and reelected in November 2002. Served as Vice Mayor from December 2000 to December 2002, and Mayor from December 2002 to December2004.

Community and Other Service/Recognitions Include:
Third generation Tularean, who has won several national auctioneering competitions and contributes those talents, as well as time, to a variety of organizations, including: Valley Children’s Hospital, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, Gift of Life Foundation, Tulare County Fair, 4H and Future Farmers of America Programs, Tulare Hospital Foundation, Little League Baseball, Youth Football, Creative Center for the Handicapped, Tulare Dairy Fest, and other civic, religious, and community groups.
 

CRAIG VEJVODA
cvejvoda@ci.tulare.ca.us

Graduate of Tulare Union High School
Two daughters
Bachelors Degree in Business Administration - Humboldt State University
Masters Degree in Financial Services - The American College

Employment: Financial Advisor with The Principal Financial Group

Public Service: Elected to City Council in November, 2004, now serving four year term.

Community and Other Service:

• Member of Tulare Improvement Program Board of Directors
• Member of Tulare Historical Society Board of Directors
• Member of Tulare Chamber of Commerce
• Member Tulare Rotary Club
• Member of Knights of Columbus
• Volunteer at World Ag Expo
• Volunteer for Tulare Hospital Foundation
• Volunteer wrestling coach

Previous community involvement includes:

• Past-President, Tulare Jaycees
• Past-District Governor, California Jaycees
• Past-President, Estate Planning Council of Tulare & Kings Counties
• Past-President, Kiwanis Club of Greater Tulare
• Past-President, Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors - Fresno Chapter
• Past-Board Member, Tulare Redevelopment Agency
• Graduate, Inaugural class of Leadership Tulare
• Graduate, Leadership World Ag Expo
• Co-Chair, Tulare Relay for Life

Mark Watte
mwatte@ci.tulare.ca.us

Married (wife Joanne)
Three daughters

Graduate of Tulare Western High School
Graduate of Cal Poly, SLO - B.A. 1974

Employment: Self-employed (Dairying/Farming)

Public Service:

• 1982 - 1990: Member, COS Agriculture Advisory Committee
• 1990 - 1999: Board of Directors, Valley Farm Credit
• 1985 - 1994: Board of Directors, World Ag Expo, Serving as Chairman in 1992
• 1987 - current: Board Member, Consolidated Peoples Ditch Company
• 1989 - current: Vice President of Board of Directors, Kaweah Delta Water conservation District
• 1998 - current: Treasurer, Cotton Incorporated
• 2010: KDWCD Representative, Friant Water Use Board of Directors
• Active member of St. Aloysius Church and School