Gary Gray for Kiwanis CAL-NEV-HA District 2019-2020

“Tomorrow’s Vision Today”

Gary is a third generation native born and raised in Santa Barbara, CA. Both parents and all six siblings are also natives of Santa Barbara. He attended local schools, including Santa Barbara City College and the University of California at Santa Barbara. In his youth he spent time on the basketball court or at the beach surfing. His father taught Gary and the other kids the art of marksmanship, a skill Gary practices to the present.

Prior to entering the accounting profession Gary had an extensive career in manufacturing and marketing in both the fashion and gift trades, operating his own factories and sales networks. Gary has been active in the Santa Barbara Y.M.C.A. at its present location since it opened in 1960 and served a two-year term as Chair of the board of managers, in addition to an annual commitment to counsel at resident camp. Gary was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in
1991 and soon thereafter established his own accounting firm where he continues to be employed today.

Gary met his future wife, Marsha at U.C.S.B. in 1970 where Marsha had transferred to complete her education. In due course they married and have two children, Erin and Connor. Erin lives and works in the East Bay city of Oakland with her husband Joshua and the their two boys, Elias and Isaac. Connor also lives in Oakland and works for an on-line gaming software company in San Francisco.

Gary joined the Kiwanis Club of Santa Barbara March 11, 2003. He was co-sponsored by Alvinn Wallace and Jim Langley. He has served on the club’s board of directors and as the club’s Treasurer. He has enjoyed serving on the Youth Services committee providing bike helmets to kids in the community and on the Sponsored Leadership Programs committee working with the K-Kids, Key Club and Circle K.