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2006 San Ramon Chamber of Commerce Community and Business Award Winners



Business Person of the Year Glen Weber Glen was born on 4/5/1944, in Greenfield, Indiana He was reared on a family farm near Charlottesville, IN. He attended Purdue University, graduating with a DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery) in 1968. He served as a Captain in the United States Air Force Medical Corps from1969-1971 and moved to San Francisco Bay Area in 1971. He helped develop the Contra Costa Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Concord, one of the first veterinary emergency hospitals in the world in 1973. He then developed the San Ramon Veterinary Hospital in 1980. Glen served as Past President of the Contra Costa and Napa/Solano Veterinary Medical Associations. Glen is a Charter member of the San Ramon Chamber of Commerce since 1983 and co-editor of the first Chamber Newsletter. He has also served on the Chamber Board of Directors. He is a Charter member of the San Ramon Rotary Club since 1983 and is a Past President of the San Ramon Rotary Club in 1987-88. He was Rotary District 516 Governor's Special Assistant for the formation of the Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club in 1989. As a small business owner in San Ramon, he has 7 full time and 5 part time employees. Glen’s primary goal is to enhance the enjoyment of pet ownership and to serve the pet owning public and their pets while protecting the health and well being of pets and their owners through the prevention of zoonotic and other diseases. He has been married to Ginny for 32 years, and has a son, Tim, who is a pilot with FedEx and a daughter, Rachel, who is a middle school teacher. Glen is very proud to have been a part of the development of the San Ramon Valley in some small way and very happy to reside here.

 Employee of the Year  Jeff Eorio Jeff has a BA from San Jose State, in Political Science, and an MA from San Jose State in Physical Education. He taught and coached for four years; aquatics, swim team, and general government at Santa Rosa Junior College from 1973-1977. He worked for the City of Walnut Creek, 1977-1987, as Recreation Supervisor of Aquatics, Teens, Camps, Community Center and Adult Sports. He worked for the City of San Ramon, 1987 – 1988, as a Recreation Superintendent of the newly formed Parks and Recreation Department under the direction of the then director, Herb Moniz. He is currently working for the City of San Ramon, 1989 – present, as Director of Parks and Community Services. Jeff has been married over 35 years to his wife Karen. They have two grown children; one a practicing physical therapist and the other recently completed his master’s degree in environmental law.

Educator of the Year Joan Diamond Joan is a graduate of UC Berkeley: BA, MA, teaching credential, special education credential, and administrative credential. Her educational career spans almost 40 years and has included teaching, special education, resource, county program specialist, state program evaluator and 24 years as a school principal in San Ramon: Bollinger Canyon (7 years), Golden View (7 years) (opening.... first principal), and Venture (10 years).... Joan’s passion is children, and she feels her greatest strength is creating school climates where staff, parents, the community and most importantly the students feel safe, valued, supported and most of all, ...loved. Joan feels that if one is to accept the position of leadership, one must have a vision that drives the energy of an organization. Her vision is of an ideal school and school district where there are options for students to learn in a variety of ways, an artful leadership that can help students identify how they learn best, instill a love of learning, the courage to take chances, and a healthy respect for the uniqueness of each fellow student. The school climate needs to be safe, nurturing and supportive of individual differences and rich in learning opportunities.

Citizen of the Year Sentinels of FreedomThe Sentinels of Freedom is a group of San Ramon Valley business and community leaders that have joined together to help veterans who have suffered serious war injuries as a result of their service in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. This assistance can take the form of housing, employment, mentoring, education, transportation and community support over a period of up to four years.The Sentinels of Freedom Board of Directors includes the following individuals:

  • Mike Conklin
  • Mike Doyle
  • Dan Coleman
  • Ron Lowe
  • Skip George
  • Bill Hoelskin

Communities across the nation can take a lead role in welcoming home severely injured service members. In so doing they create and extend community pride by providing support and mentoring to these deserving Americans. The Sentinels of Freedom Foundation will work with other communities to advise them on:

  • Securing temporary and /or permanent housing
  • Providing or adapting a home or vehicle
  • Finding jobs and/or educational opportunities
  • Contacting and working with the military and VA
  • Organizing a welcome home celebration