• From left, Gene Lucas of UCSB presented the Goleta’s Finest Entrepreneur of the Year award to Primit Parikh and Umesh Mishra of Transphorm. The duo was honored during the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 62nd annual Goleta’s Finest ceremony Wednesday at Bacara Resort & Spa.
  • From left, Education Professional of the Year Michelle Magnusson, Derek Carlson of MarBorg Industries and Kristen Amyx of the Goleta Valley chamber.
  • Clark Sayre, an English and theater teacher at Dos Pueblos High School, was named the Goleta’s Finest Educator of the Year. Janet Garufis, left, president and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, presented the award. Goleta Valley chamber president and CEO Kristen Amyx is at right.
  • Susie Murillo, a senior at Dos Pueblos High School, earned Student of the Year honors.
  • Karim Kaderali, founder of Santa Barbara Axxess, earned Community Business of the Year honors.
  • Alana Walczak, executive director of PathPoint, accepted the award for Goleta’s Finest’s Nonprofit of the Year.
  • Jennifer Beyer, a lead volunteer for the Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue team, accepted the Goleta’s Finest award for Volunteer of the Year.
  • From left, Maeda Palius, Michael O’Kelley and Tony Vallejo accepted the Small Business of the Year award for their Palius + O’Kelley accounting firm.
  • Goleta’s Finest’s Woman of the Year Patricia Fabing, center, gets a photo opportunity with Annie Montalvo, left, of Bacara Resort & Spa, and Kristen Amyx, president and CEO of the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce. Fabing, marketing director of Friendship Manor, was recognized for her service and volunteerism in the community.
  • Dick Temple, a retired engineering services manager at Delco Defense Systems Operations and a longtime civic leader, was named Goleta’s Finest Man of the Year.
  • Flanking Goleta’s Finest Man of the Year Dick Temple are Lisa Rivas of Venoco, left, and Kristen Amyx of the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce.