• Goleta Man of the Year Jim Farr and Woman of the Year Marsha Bailey at the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Goleta’s Finest awards celebration held Nov. 19 at Bacara Resort & Spa. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Honorees Kelly Onnen from Food from the Heart, Small Nonprofit of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year Terry McDuffie. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Luis Vega presented the Youth of the Year Award to Dos Pueblos High School senior Ruby Gans. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Large Business of the Year honoree Michael Towbes of The Towbes Group with wife Anne. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Goleta chamber ambassadors Peter Lyman and Jennifer Nowell greet the guests. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • The Small Nonprofit of the Year honoree Food from the Heart was represented by Kathy Denlinger, left, Dave Gonzales and Lorri Lynch. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Goleta Educator of the Year Ina Ettenberg, left, and Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Kristen Miller. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • The Special Recognition Award went to the UCSB College of Engineering represented by, from left, Dean Rodney Alferness, UCSB Foundation trustee and professor emeritus in chemical engineering Duncan Mellichamp; emcee and Impulse Advanced Communications President Dave Clark; professor of English and Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall; and UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Vocalist Amanda Martinez, accompanied by a pianist, provided musical entertainment. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • The Bacara Ballroom was packed with 240 attendees. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)

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