The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) has appointed four new board members: Randall James Franciose, Ann Howard, Trevor D. Large, and Robyn Parker.
Additionally, longtime board member and SBMM supporter Andrew Cooper will be honored with emeritus status.
The 21-member Board of Directors provides oversight in the stewardship of the organization.
“We are thrilled to have Randall, Ann and Robyn join our board, and to welcome Trevor back after his service as past president from 2009 to 2011,” said Greg Gorga, SBMM executive director.
Franciose earned an undergraduate degree in math from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, before being commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1976. His naval career included Naval Aviation and six extended deployments on five different aircraft carriers.
While on active duty, he earned a master’s degree in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and was stationed at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C.
Following his service, Franciose worked in corporate management at General Dynamics and Raytheon, later moving to a career in consulting. He moved to Santa Barbara from Washington, D.C., in 2009.
Howard was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She graduated from Agoura High School in 1969 and studied at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. She later attended The San Francisco Art Institute before moving to Hawaii for sailing adventures.
Returning to California, Howard worked in advertising in Orange County and San Diego, and volunteered at Escondido’s Municipal Art Gallery.
In 2019, she moved to Carpinteria, taking art classes and volunteering at SBMM.
Large is a founding partner at Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray LLP, specializing in business, employment/labor, hospitality, public entity; and environmental law.
He is a former chair of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce and participates in several of its committees. Large has also served as president of the SBMM Board of Directors.
Dedicated to youth sports, Large has coached youth softball for the Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association for eight years, and served as an assistant coach for the San Marcos High School JV softball team in 2023.
Parker, a fifth-generation Santa Barbaran, is a dedicated community volunteer. After attending Laguna Blanca School, she earned a degree in business economics from UCSB.
Parker worked as a program officer for the Hutton Parker Foundation, managing inquiries, promoting funding programs, and assisting with grants.
She served on the Parker Foundation’s grant selection committee, and regularly volunteers with local nonprofits including CASA, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, Santa Barbara City College Alumni Association; Santa Barbara Bowl Education Outreach; Santa Barbara Zoo, and SBMM.
“This class of board members brings so much knowledge and experience! I am excited to see how they will shape the museum’s future through their board service,” said Gorga.
For more about the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, visit sbmm.org.