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| COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN CHAVEZ | Email Me | |
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John Chavez Jr. was born in Atwater, California in 1966 and grew up in many Valley locations including Merced, Turlock and Hilmar. John graduated from Hilmar High School in 1984 and attended Merced College. While at college, he met Rosli Cornaggia who was born and raised in Chowchilla. John and Rosli were married and now have three children - Johnathan, Jazzlin, and Jonahs Chavez. |
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John, Rosli, and her sister Kamil opened a bakery in Gustine, California and sold it after nine years in the business. John was then hired as a bakery manager for Costco in Merced for two years before going to work for Albertsons. While working for Albertsons, John won various awards and contests for his baking and received special management training. Two years later, John was asked to come to his wife's hometown and run the family business, Cornaggia's Bakery, which has been a part of Chowchilla since 1925. Cornaggia's Bakery received the very first Heritage Award from the Chowchilla District Chamber of Commerce. John was named the Chamber's Citizen of the Year in 2005 and has served on their Board of Directors for the past few years. He was also a committee member for the Vision 2002 Committee for the redevelopment of downtown Chowchilla. John is a Kiwanis member and was most recently a Commissioner on the Chowchilla Parks & Recreation Commission. With a strong passion for the youth and sports programs in the community, John has been involved with the Redfins Swim Team, Chowchilla Youth Soccer, Chowchilla Youth Football, and the Youth Basketball program. He has enjoyed giving many hours back to his community by coaching teams for most of these youth sports programs. John also was a part of the Skate Park Committee which helped bring a new skate park to Chowchilla in 2005. John was elected to the Chowchilla City Council in November 2006. His council term expires in December 2010. |
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