2008 Executive Club Luncheon                                                                        < Back to Main Calendar

Tom Thomas discussing the Power of Partnership Initiative United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) hosted its Executive Club Luncheon on Wednesday, July 23rd at the Four Seasons Biltmore. UWSBC Board Chair Tom Thomas of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust opened the event by sharing “What the Power of Partnership Initiative™ is doing in 2008”. Through the Power of Partnership™ Initiative, United Way is developing common goals, strategies, measurements, and a shared language in our community to achieve a greater integration of service efforts, as well as enhancing our ability to increase the overall well-being of our children, families, and seniors. The keynote speaker for the luncheon, Citrix Online President Brett Caine, gave an informative talk about “Shifting the Economics of Small to Medium Sized Businesses”  Brett highlighted the availability of simple, inexpensive, web-based collaboration services that enable small and medium sized businesses to extend their reach into new regions, slash travel costs, simplify training and support, and improve customer service. UWSBC would like to extend a special thanks to all Executive Club members for the generous work they do for UWSBC and the Santa Barbara community. We were glad to be able to honor their participation at the Executive Club luncheon. For more information on UWSBC’s Executive Club, please contact Steve Ortiz, Director of Workplace Development, at 805-965-8591 ext. 111 or sortiz@unitedwaysb.org.   Julie McGovern, Cox Communication and John Wigle, AGIA-Association Group Insurance Guest Speaker Brett Caine, President of Citrex Online