Jim Hammack

Jim Hammack is the owner of Nerdcrossing.  In 2025 he became the Chair of the Lauren Hanley Scholarship Committee.

Tom Lang

Thomas (Tom) Lang has lived in El Sobrante for nearly 20 years with his wife Vivi and sons Adam and Alex.  He serves as a member of the El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council (ESMAC) and as Co-Chairman of the El Sobrante Stroll Committee.

Tom’s former day job was Associate Dean for Research at the University California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry. He retired in 2020.

In addition to his position in the School of Dentistry, he was on the UCSF School of Medicine Faculty for 25 years, where he carried out research in osteoporosis and other musculoskeletal disorders of aging.

Judy Ward

Judy was born and raised in the Bay Area, attended local schools and raised her family here. After retiring from working with at-risk youth, she began pursuing a number of volunteer activities.

Currently she divides her time between SPAWNERS (San Pablo Watershed Neighbors Education and Restoration Society), FESL (Friends of the El Sobrante Library) and assisting with the newsletter and other marketing activities for the El Sobrante Chamber of Commerce.

She and her husband Bart are also avid home cider makers.

Scott Tuffnell

Scott Tuffnell is a Realtor® with his own office, Tuffnell & Associates Real Estate, a division of UDW Holdings, INC. on San Pablo Dam Road. Scott has been recognized by the National Association of Realtors as a Seller Representative Specialist [SRS] and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist [SRES].  His office is also NAR recognized as an At Home With Diversity business [AHWD]. He also holds a mortgage loan originator license in addition to his real estate license.  Tuffnell & Associates Real Estate was named Business of the Year for 2023.

 

Scott joined the chamber in 2000 as the owner/operator of Biancos Deli & Catering, which was voted Business of the Year in 2004, and has been on the board for all but one year since.  He was elected President of the Board in 2005 serving one year, and re-elected in 2017 serving until January, 2020.

 

Scott was voted the ESCC Citizen of the Year in 2018.

He now serves as chair of chamber’s marketing committee.