The Rancho Cordova Podcast

Is there anybody in Rancho Cordova that does NOT know Conrade Mayer? This man wears a lot of hats.    Like a lot of people in Rancho Cordova, he's an Air Force brat whose Dad brought the family to Rancho Cordova via Mather Air Force Base. But long after Mather has closed, Conrade Mayer is still being true to his school.   The Mayer family is a stalwart of the old Cordova Villa neighborhood, where...

Pat comes to the Board of Supervisors following 16 years on the Elk Grove City Council. His longstanding devotion to serving his community was inherited. Pat hails from a long line of public servants. His father served in the US Air Force and died in the line of duty when Pat was still young.  Pat's grandfather Harry Hume was City Manager in Chico from 1930-1950 and his mother's family has had a s...

On today's episode we speak with Erin Wachter, Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame Inductee. Wachter’s list of lifetime achievements includes running in her first Junior Olympics at age 12, winning eight All-American medals in track and field and cross country, and setting the mile run record at Cordova High. She was the first female cross-country competitor from Cordova High to qualify for the Cal...

On today's episode we speak with Nancy Bean, principal of New Pacific School. Nancy has over 20 years in California education, over 18 of those in non-site-based charter schools. She leads PCI’s Heritage Peak Charter School’s Homeschool Guild program which serves over 330 diverse students. As a founding New Pacific School principal, her leadership brings experience and wisdom from working with the...

Miller coached for over 40 years within the Sac-Joaquin Section, compiling a 254-90-4 record as the head coach. He was at Rio Americano from 1974-80, at Cordova High from 1981-93 and 1999-2007, and he was at Johnson from 1996-97. His 1985 Cordova team was a Sac-Joaquin Section championship winner and was the Section's first 14-0 football team. He is fondly remembered by many for turning Cordova fo...

In today's podcast episode, we have a special treat for you as we revisit our conversation with Mayor Linda Budge in honor of our city's 20th anniversary. Long serving City Council Member Linda Budge. We discuss her early life growing up in the UK as a military brat, and get into her many visits to Taiwan with her family, her education and first jobs. We discuss how she arrived in Sacramento and h...

Rancho Cordova is the first city in Northern California to bring citywide, Gigabit plus broadband delivered by an extensive fiber network that, once built out, will reach every house and business in Rancho Cordova. It’s just one of the initiatives that give Rancho Cordova it's Smart City status. Rancho Cordova FiberCity® will be more than just a superfast fiber internet connection to homes and bus...

On today’s episode of the Rancho Cordova podcast we bring you something a little different.   As many of you know this podcast is brought to you by the California Capital Film Office here in Rancho Cordova where we also operate a 70 seat live performance space, Cal Cap Black Box Theatre.   Alessandra Assaf hasn’t been on a theatrical stage for nearly two decades, so when she headed down on Saturda...

Miller coached for over 40 years within the Sac-Joaquin Section, compiling a 254-90-4 record as the head coach. He was at Rio Americano from 1974-80, at Cordova High from 1981-93 and 1999-2007, and he was at Johnson from 1996-97. His 1985 Cordova team was a Sac-Joaquin Section championship winner and was the Section's first 14-0 football team. He is fondly remembered by many for turning Cordova fo...

Robert J. (Bob) McGarvey started a committee in favor of Rancho Cordova incorporating as a city in 1986 and chaired the committee until Rancho Cordova voted for cityhood in November 2002, as well as served on two other incorporation committees. He was one of five community leaders elected to be the first Council Members and served on the City Council for 18 years. Bob has been a steadfast leader i...

On this week's episode we speak with Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester. Kathy Lester was raised in Rancho Cordova and enlisted in the Army after High School. She attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA where she became fluent in Russian, and served as a crypto logical linguist. Additionally, she was cross trained as a combat medic and range master. Kathy served both stateside an...

On today's episode of the Rancho Cordova Podcast, we speak with The Rancho Cordova Community Food Locker Executive Director, Carrie Johnson.    RCFL was founded in 1987 by a group of concerned citizens in Rancho Cordova who saw a real need for a local food locker. The group, headed by Walter Little and John Healey, included private citizens and representatives from the community's churches and civ...

A founding member of the first women’s professional baseball team to play against men, Clark was a pioneer for women in sports at a young age. Before playing softball with California State University, Fullerton and professional baseball with the Colorado Silver Bullets, she was the first girl to play in Rancho Cordova Little League in the 1980s.

Since our debut opening in 2017, Hummingbird Theatre Company has been working day and night to achieve one main goal: to bring quality Performing Arts Theatre performances to the community of Sacramento. Our mission is to bring theatre to the people, making this amazing art form accessible to all. Through high-quality entertainment and stellar arts training, we strive to make this world a better p...

Jeffrey Lambert CFP® helps individuals and families to use their financial resources to achieve their unique goals and to live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. He is a nationally recognized CFP® practitioner who has played a significant role in the development of the financial planning profession including as founding board member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Jeff is a Fee-Onl...

Baseball has been a part of Guy Anderson’s life for a long time. For 45 years, Anderson was the Cordova High School baseball head coach in which he racked up 927 wins, second among California high school baseball coaches. Anderson guided many Lancer teams to multiple league crowns and five Sac-Joaquin Section titles. His 2014 Cordova baseball team captured the Capital Athletic League crown. Anders...

If you seek to understand the heart of Rancho Cordova, look no further than Curt Haven. For 25 years, Curt has been where it beats.   Always urging Rancho Cordova to raise standards and be better, Curt carried the heartbeat to the incorporation campaign, where he provided the passion, leadership and tenacity to see it through, despite all odds stacked against success. Rancho Cordova would not be a...

On this weeks episode we speak with William Glasser, President/Founder of Language World. For the past 23 years, his Rancho Cordova-based agency has served Northern California’s linguistic needs with a team of 110 employee interpreters, over half of whom are certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters or the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters to serv...

Guest Host Mike Marando talks with Colette Winlock. From the Cordova High School Class of 1973, Winlock was an early standout among female athletes at the dawning of Title IX. She won a full ride track scholarship to California State Hayward (now East Bay) where she was a two-time All American in the long jump and 400 meter hurdles. She was inducted into the Cal State East Bay Sports Hall of Fame.

Green Valley Theatre is a community-based company committed to bringing out what is most fun about the theatrical experience with productions that inspire, engage, and tickle the funny bone. Whether you’ve attended one of our main stage productions, seen our touring puppet theatre, or joined us late in the night for our annual production of The Rocky Horror Show, Green Valley Theatre Company promi...

On today's episode we speak with Vice Mayor David Sander, Ph. D. Vice Mayor David Sander was elected to the first City Council when the city incorporated in 2003 and reelected in November 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. He served as Mayor in 2007, 2012, 2016 and 2020 and as Vice Mayor in 2006, 2011, 2019 and 2023. David has been active in many community, state and national endeavors. He currently...

On today's episode we speak with Sacramento Children's Museum, Deputy Director, Megan Toland. Meghan has a long history of working in museum administration and has been with the Sacramento Children's Museum since 2015. Prior to their current position, they served as the Director of Museum Advancement and was responsible for fundraising, development, special events, membership, and group sales. Tol...

On today's episode, we talk to Sacramento film commissioner, Jennifer West. As a one-time Hollywood studio accountant, Jennifer West used to routinely play one of the most important roles on a movie set: She was the one who made sure megastars like Julia Roberts, Anthony Hopkins and Val Kilmer got their paychecks. Today, after a two-decade industry break, West wields a new kind of celluloid influe...

On today's episode, we speak to the newly elected Sheriff of Sacramento County, Jim Cooper.    Sheriff Cooper leads the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department which covers 700 Square miles, and a population of almost 2 million people, employing 1200 sworn officers, and over 600 support staff, is responsible for two jails, Sacramento and Elk Grove, and provides security at every court in Sacramento...

On today's episode of the Rancho Cordova Podcast, we are delighted to speak to newly elected California State Senator Roger Niello (R) representing the 6th District.  On today's show, we discuss his plans as a newly elected State Senator, and many of the policies he ran on, and we got to know Roger Niello along the way.    Senator Niello has an impressive resume spanning a 25-year career as a CPA...