Incumbent Rob Robbins is a candidate for a second-term position
on the Bear Valley Community Healthcare District Board of Directors. Sixty-three
year old Rob Robbins is a homeowner
in Big Bear City. The father of two children he is also grandfather to two
children.
As a newcomer the Valley, Robbins
joined the theathre group, C.A.T.S. Experienced in fundraising, he became a board-member
of the Bear Valley Community Healthcare District Foundation.
As a community enthusiast, he participated with the Starlight
Festival, and Old Miners Days Association. Rob Robbins is a huge fan of U.S.C. football, traevel, history and
art museums.
Robbins holds a
M.B.A. from University of Southern California in marketing and
finance and a B.A. from the University of the Pacific in Stockton,
California in psychology.
Robbins began his
professional life in advertising with Bank of America and Pizza Hut Inc., as
clients and eventually went into commercial real estate, where he brokered and
developed commercial buildings both industrial, retail, and office
complexes. Rob Robbins managed
several commercial brokerage firms. He was the Senior Vice-President for two separate
financial services companies and developed them into nationwide
organizations.
In Big Bear Valley in Spring 2013, Rob Robbins voluntarily took on the job of managing co-coordinator
of the phone bank for ‘getting out the votes for Measure F’. Robbins was
accredited for the 'YES success’, by a majority of the community.
Rob Robbins was
unanimously elected by the BVCHD Board, after the president resigned in October
2013. Since becoming Director, Robbins has
been involved full-time in the progress of the policies and procedures of the
local healthcare facility.
Rob
Robbins feels he has learned tremendously the position as a BVCHD Board of
Director, a team-player and wants
to continue contributing to the duties of the board.