Fort Ord Veterans' Cemetery Citizens Advisory Committee

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Fort Ord Veterans'

Cemetery Citizens Advisory Committee

In February 2007 the Monterey County Board of Supervisors created the Veterans’ Cemetery Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) to the County Redevelopment and Housing Authority. This Committee was created to be the community’s voice in the development of a plan to develop a way to identify and develop the funds necessary to make the endowment fund created by AB 1335.

Voting members:

Ralph Villar (1st DistrictRepresentative)
Frank Aguillon (2nd District Representative)
Leonard Ortiz (3rd District Representative)
James Bogan, Chair (4th District Representative)
Bill Nye (5th District Representative)
Jack Stewart, Vice Chair (United Veterans Council Representative)
Abel Quinones (United Veterans Council Representative)

Ex-officio members (representing):

Juan Sanchez (Monterey County Military & Veterans Advisory Commission)
Janet Parks (Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation)
Bruce Evans (Ft. Ord Retiree Council)
Edith Johnsen (Veterans’ Families’ Representative)
Tom Mancini (Ft. Ord Reuse Authority)
Barbara Nelson (City of Seaside)
Alec Arago (Congressman Sam Farr)
Rito Guerra (Senator Abel Maldonado)
An McDowell (Assemblyman William Monning)
Steve Jorgensen (California Department of Veterans Affairs)

Support Staff:

James Cook (County of Monterey, Housing and Redevelopment Office)
Jerry Hernandez (County of Monterey, Housing and Redevelopment Office)
Richard Garza (County of Monterey, Military & Veterans Affairs Office)
Tom Griffin (County of Monterey, Military & Veterans Affairs Office)

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VETERANS CEMETERY

For additional information, call 647-7615 or fax 647-7618, or use the following form to submit an inquiry or suggestion regarding the cemetery plans and design:

Development Master Plan Final Draft (.pdf)

Master Plan Appendices (.pdf)

General Information: