Sacramento, CA – Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) today congratulated Charles Giacchi on his appointment to the Governor’s Military Council, and thanked Governor Jerry Brown for including a member who is experienced with Ventura County’s large and unique military community.

“I was pleased to be able to nominate Charles Giacchi and to work with the Governor to address the need to have an appointee from Ventura County on his military council,” stated Assemblyman Jeff Gorell.

“When initially created back in March, the Governor’s Military Council included members representing San Diego and China Lake, however there was no representation for the military bases of Ventura County. The appointment of Mr. Giacchi to this council means that the importance of our area’s military bases will not go unnoticed as we approach another likely round of BRAC cuts in 2015.”

As the founder and principle partner of Strategic Management Partners, Charles Giacchi is intimately familiar with the important military bases located in Ventura County. In his 40 years of managing large and complex enterprises, Mr. Giacchi has also served as the Technical Director of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), the Product Area Director for Surface Ship Combat Systems at the NAVSEA Warfare Center, and the Executive Director of the Port Hueneme Division of the NSWC. Mr. Giacchi began his career as an engineer with Lockheed Electronics, and his education includes a BS in Engineering Technology from Chapman University, and an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Mr. Giacchi was selected for membership in the Senior Executive Service (SES) in 1997, and was a 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award, as well as numerous awards within the Navy and NAVSEA.