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Bob Beck was
born in California and grew up in a small town in South Dakota. He graduated
from Drake University with a degree in business and then went on to Harvard
University where he received his M.B.A. in 1966.
Bob then spent several years
in the corporate world, becoming Vice President and General Manager of
a group of toy companies, the most well known being Flexible Flyer Sleds.
He concluded that the corporate lifestyle was not for him and began a
new career in real estate in Sausalito, California.
After a few years of successful practice, he took time off and spent several
years sailing in the Caribbean.
Bob has been a real
estate broker in the Napa Valley since 1984. Beck & Taylor Realty
is located on Calistoga’s main street. Bob’s wife, Valerie,
manages The Cottage Grove Inn, a bed and breakfast inn with 16 private
cottages, which they built in 1996. They are active as host parents in
the Rotary Club’s International Youth Exchange Program.
Bob's activities since he has been in Calistoga are listed below:
- Calistoga City Council - 1988 - 1992
- Napa County League of Municipalities - Chairman, 1988
- Napa Valley Housing Authority - Chairman, 199l
- Calistoga Education Foundation - Founding Director, 1988
- Calistoga Performing Arts Association - Founding Director,1990
- Calistoga Rotary Club - President, 1991
- Sharpsteen Museum Association - Director, 1995
- Calistoga Chamber of Commerce - Director, 1996 - 2000
- Napa Valley Conference and Visitor's Bureau - Director, 1997 - l999
- Calistoga Affordable Housing – Director, 2001 – present
- Rotary Nicaragua Housing Project – Executive Committee, 2005
Bob's professional affiliations are:
- National Association of Realtors
- California Association of Realtors Napa-Solano Multiple Listing Service
- Greater Bay Area Commercial Association of Realtors C.C.I.M. Chapter One, Northern California
- Sonoma County Investment Exchange Group
Beck & Taylor
1406 Lincoln Avenue
Calistoga, California 94515
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