Meet the Staff / Board
Chamber Staff
Stephanie Layton
Executive Director
Mallory Burell
Event & Membership Coordinator
Board of Directors
John Atherly
Westside Furniture
Paul Joyce
Joyce Properties
Glenn Black, President
Taft Plumbing
Yvette Mayfield
Independent Director
Max Goosen, 1st Vice President
Westside Waste Management
Travis Neumann
Accelerated Environmental Services
Mary Ann Hagstrom
Taft ARC
Terra O’Neill
California Resources Corporation
Greg Hammett
West Kern Water District
Julie Ortlieb
Dr. Bryan, DDS
Brian Jameson
Jameson Transport Service LLC
Janice Ashley
Independent Director
Tom Kelley
Greener World, Director of Compost Sales
Cory Beilby
Taft Police Department
Faith Melton
City Clerk, City of Taft
Bo Bravo
Chevron
Steve Melton, 2nd Vice President
Jerry Melton & Sons Construction
Jeffrey Cooper, Treasurer
Cooper’s True Value Home Center
Dr. Samasoni “Sam” Aunai
Superintendent/President Taft College
Julie Franks
Julie Franks State Farm
Ryan Shultz
Executive Director, West Side Health Care District
Carolyn Golleher
West Kern Adult Education Center
Carol Newkirk
Westside Outreach & Rescue
Jeremy Gregory
Retired Sheriff
Cindy Taylor
Fastrip