The Board

  • Steve Strachan / PRESIDENT

    Steve has been on the board for many years and is passionate about Old Town Orcutt. He owns a home and resides here. And owned his business, Central Coast Playgrounds, here for over 20 years. He recently sold his business and is now retired. More time for surfing!

  • Mia Relyea / VP

    Mia joined the Board back in 2005, but took a 15-year hiatus after the birth of her 5th child. She’s a freelance advertising art director and graphic designer. She raised her family in Orcutt and moved to Old Town Orcutt in 2015 with her husband, Dave. Her goal is to help make Old Town Orcutt attractive and interesting.

  • Tom Apkarian / TREASURER

    Tom has been our treasurer since 2015. He is a CPA and partner at McDermott & Apkarian, LLC – a Certified Public Accountants & Consultants firm located in Old Town Orcutt. He’s a new father of two, husband, business owner, AND our treasurer.

  • Brian Tetley / SECRETARY

    Brian (MES, AICP) has been on the Board since 2016. He was a Land Use Planner for many years and recently started a new position as a lecturer at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

  • Jordan Crabtree

    Jordan Crabtree joined the Board in 2023. He’s a hard-working guy! A vineyard grower in Paso Robles, a winemaker, and he owns a tasting room for his wine in Old Town Orcutt called El Viñero. He’s jumping into helping out – on the Maintenance Committee and is the 2024 Farmers Market Coordinator.

  • Kirsten Spallino

    Kirsten joined the Board in 2023 and immediately got to work. Because of her leadership, we now have over 240 members. She was raised in Santa Maria/Orcutt, raised her family in Orcutt, and now owns a historic home in Old Town Orcutt. She and her husband, Bob, own Pizzeria Bello Forno.

  • Brittany Vanderlei

    Brittany joined the board in 2023. Since then she has taken on many roles, including booking the entertainment for our Farmers Market. She is a local realtor and lives with her two children in Old Town Orcutt.

  • Marie Thompson

    Marie joined the Board in 2023. She lives with her husband, Spider, in a historic, Old Town Orcutt home. They also run a business together, Moreland Thompson an electrical contractor where she is the bookkeeper. Marie plays a key role in producing our Farmers Market.

  • PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE

    Steve Strachan & Kirsten Spallino, Co-chairs

    • Brittany Vanderlei

    • Aimee Snyder

    • Liz Vega

  • MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE

    Steve Strachan & Jordan Crabtree, Co-chairs

    • Mike Zielman

    • Jon Morris

    • Matt Norris

    • Brandon Gagarin

    • Jenn Garagin

    • Pete Adame

  • MEMBERSHIP MARKETING & SPECIAL EVENTS

    Kirsten Spallino & Mia Relyea, Co-chairs

    • Wendy Steller

    • Liz Vega

    • Angela Carpenter

    • Peter Carpenter

    • Julie Hall

    • Johnna Luney

    • Beverly Muto

    • Lani Sandstrom

  • FARMERS MARKET COMMITTEE

    Jordan Crabtree, Market Coordinator

    • Marie Thompson

    • Mia Relyea

    • Steve Strachan

    • Michelle Southwick

    • Susan Nunn

    • Austin Zimmer

    • Wendy Steller

    • Lani Sandstrom

    • Johnna Luney

    • Julie Hall

    • Peter Carpenter

    • Aimee Snyder

  • SIGN COMMMITTEE

    Steve Strachan & Brittany Vanderlei, Co-chairs

    • Marie Thompson

    • Aaron Cribbs

  • PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE

    Mia Relyea, Chair

    • Laura Susan Thomas

    • Aaron Cribbs

    • Jenn Gagarin

    • Angela Carpenter

    • Aimee Snyder

    • Jeff Barnes