Rosemary Corbin grew up in Santa Cruz, California and earned her Bachelors degree from San Francisco State and her Masters of library science from the University of California, Berkeley. She worked as a government documents and reference librarian at several bay area public and university libraries before running for public office.

Rosemary served on the Richmond City Council from 1985 to 1993, and as Richmond's Mayor from 1993 to 2001. Thanks to term limits she then joined the Rosie the Riveter Trust Board in order to continue her active involvement in the preservation of our historical resources. In addition to service on the Board, she is contributing her expertise as a researcher to the development of the Park's story.

Rosemary is married to Douglas Corbin, and they have two grown children.

During her sixteen years as an elected official Rosemary was active in many local, regional, and national organizations.

She has remained on the Board of the Institute of Local Self Government (The research arm of the League of California Cities).

She also serves on the Bay Trail Board, and the board of Ujima (a substance abuse treatment program for women).

John Gioia is Chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. He was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002, and represents the communities in West Contra Costa County including the area in which the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Park is located.

John serves on numerous regional boards and commissions, including: Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Contra Costa Children and Families Commission, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, and the Urban Land Institute's California Smart Growth Committee.

John grew up in West Contra Costa County where he graduated from El Cerrito High School and the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. with highest honors in Political Science and earned his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at U.C. Berkeley.

John practiced law in San Francisco and Richmond.

John also served on the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Board of Directors from 1989 to 1998 where he served as President of EBMUD in 1995 and 1996.

Mindell Penn was elected to the Richmond City Council in November, 1999, by an overwhelming majority of the Richmond voters. As a council member, she currently serves as chair of the Policy and procedures committee, member of the finance committee and West County Transportation Advisory Committee.

Her mission is to make Richmond a clean, safe and beautiful place to live, work and play.

Known for her energetic and innovative approach to everything she does, Mindell believes strongly in community service and professional development. She has received numerous awards and recognition for her community and political activism, including the YWCA Outstanding Woman of the year, Bay Area Black Women Organized for Political Action Ella Hutch Hill Award (BWOPA).

She currently serves as 1st vice president on the BWOPA State Board of Directors and the Contra Costa County Community College board of directors.

Mindell was born in Detroit and received a BA degree in Management from St. Mary’s College. She recently retired from PG&E. In her very limited but precious spare time, she enjoys reading and gardening. She is the mother of two adult sons, Courtney and Michael.

Thomas K. Butt, FAIA
is an architect and president of Interactive Resources, a Richmond, California, architecture, engineering and planning firm. He is also a licensed general contractor and at one time was a licensed real estate broker. In addition to providing a wide range of consulting services, Interactive Resources is a developer of urban infill real estate projects.

Since 1995, he has served on the Richmond City Council, including a year as vice-mayor in 2002. He has a keen interest in seeing the Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park succeed, having taken a leadership position in lobbying Congress, authoring much of the local legislation relating to Richmond’s partnership position and to historic preservation in general.

Tom is active in many organizations relating to architecture, construction and historic preservation, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

In 1995, Tom was selected by his peers as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Tom also founded and serves as president of East Brother light Station, Inc., another preservation related non-profit corporation dedicated to saving and maintaining the historic landmark lighthouse complex on East Brother Island in San Francisco Bay.

Diane Hedler, RN, MS, is the Director of Quality Management with Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente. Since 1988, Diane has held numerous positions throughout Kaiser Permanente. The scope of her current role encompasses working with senior executives and physician leaders in the eight operating regions of Kaiser Permanente.

Diane is the first registered nurse appointed to the State of California Department of Health Services Clinical Laboratory Technical Advisory Committee (CLTAC). In addition, she is active in various professional associations dedicated to quality care delivery on a national scale.

She received her BS in Nursing from the University of North Dakota and her MS in Nursing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Diane has had her own consulting business and also held positions in clinical nursing, hospital administration, physician owned medical groups, and collegiate nursing education. She has published articles and studies related to quality management in professional journals and texts.

Diane represents Kaiser Permanente on the Rosie the Riveter Trust Board of Directors. She has also been instrumental in the development of Kaiser Permanente's Home Front Advisory Committee. This committee of current and retired senior leaders advises a work group on the management of the continuing historical bond that exists between the Rosie the Riveter World War II National Historical Park and Kaiser Permanente, as well as other heritage management activities.

Diane serves as Vice-Chair of the City of Richmond's Historic Preservation Advisory Committee and on the Board of Directors of the

Theater in Point Richmond, California. She resides in Marina Bay in Richmond, California where several of the sites of the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park are located. She is also active in her homeowners' association and is past president of the Marina Bay Neighborhood Council.

Tracy Curtis is Community Banking President at Wells Fargo, responsible for market management, human resources management, and business banking/premier banking portfolio management.

She is responsible for the development and implementation of the market’s retail and business banking strategy as well as the locations profitability plans. 

Tracy manages the relationship with various business partners to ensure cross sales, manages the service quality to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction and responsible for representing Wells Fargo in various community organizations.

She was born in Peterborough, England and is currently a Board Member of both Cal Performance and Rubicon