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Bob Beck was
born in California but 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. He then spent several years in the corporate
world, becoming the Vice President and General Manager of a group
of toy manufacturing 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 and Taylor Realty is located
on Calistoga's main street. Bob's wife Valerie manages Cottage
Grove Inn, a bed and breakfast inn with 16 private cottages,
which they built in l996.
Bob's activities since he has been in Calistoga are listed below:
- Caliotoga 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
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
©1998 Beck & Taylor
