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Brenda Frachiseur has led Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra as CEO for 12 years. She passes the torch to the next leader in January.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra CEO steps down from her role Eric Jaramishian Senior staff writer
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ig Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra CEO Brenda Frachiseur will step down from her position this coming January. Having served BBBSNS for approximately 12 years, Brenda retires after helping grow the organization into a tri-county nonprofit that offers one-on-one mentoring relationships for the area’s youth. Since Brenda became CEO, the organization has grown from a three-person staff to 13 staff members and the budget has jumped $180,000 to $1 million.
At the time she joined, the organization only served El Dorado County. A merger brought together El Dorado, Placer and Nevada counties. The organization introduced Beyond School Walls, where Littles and their Bigs get together to play sports and get physical exercise, as well as the Pals Program, where high school Bigs meet and work with younger students. Other programs began and grew while she was CEO. The biggest achievement is seeing what impact she has had on the children the organization has worked with. “Kids that were in the second grade when I came in, I was just at their college graduation party this past June,” Brenda said. “That is a huge deal for me and makes me emotional. “It’s so special to see what they can accomplish,” she added. “The people that are involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, as volunteers and donors, have been so unbelievably supportive and giving. I’ve met some of the nicest people and that to me is a true gift.”
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The former U.S. Postal Service office located on Main Street in Placerville was recently nominated to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Former post office could get historical designation Odin Rasco Senior staff writer
A long-standing Placerville location may soon be added to the National Register of Historic Places following a decision made by the California State Historical Resources Commission Nov. 7. The former United States Postal Service office located on Main Street next to Bedford Avenue was placed on a short list of locations nominated ■ See POST OFFICE, page A5
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Proving she’ll do anything to help youth, Brenda Frachiseur hangs over the edge during a fundraiser last year. The nonprofit is currently conducting interviews for the CEO position. BBBS board Vice President Rob Bilo said they are looking for people with nonprofit experience and strong leadership skills. “Our staff has grown so they’re going to need a strong day-to-day leader, someone who has experience working with a board and ideally someone who has a
proven track record of successful fundraising,” Bilo said. Brenda got into nonprofits around 1982 after graduating from the University of Arkansas with a degree in business management and communications. She started working as an office manager for United Cerebral Palsy in ■ See BRENDA, page A5
EID budget grows Dawn Hodson
Mountain Democrat correespondent Next year’s budget was the big ticket item at Tuesday’s meeting of the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors along with a 202529 financial plan as presented by Jamie Bandy, EID’s finance director. Bandy noted the agency has maintained its S&P global credit rating of AA+, indicative of a strong organization. Several positive factors noted by S&P in its evaluation of EID are “… its ample water supply, strong financial ■ See EID BUDGET, page A4
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