The One805 Advisory Council

We are proud that the heads of all 11 First Responder departments in Santa Barbara County sit on the One805 Advisory Council:

Santa Barbara County Sheriff - Sheriff Bill Brown
Santa Barbara County Fire - Fire Chief Mark Hartwig
Santa Barbara City Police - Police Chief Kelly Ann Gordon
Guadalupe Police & Fire - Police & Fire Chief Michael Cash
Santa Maria Fire - Interim Chief Jim Clayton
Lompoc Fire - Fire Chief Brian Fallon
Carpinteria-Summerland Fire - Fire Chief Greg Fish
Santa Barbara City Fire - Fire Chief Chris Mailes
Lompoc Police - Interim Chief Kevin Martin
Santa Maria Police - Police Chief Marc Schneider
Montecito Fire - Fire Chief Kevin Taylor

With the guidance and active collaboration of all our County Chiefs, One805 is able to keep our finger on the pulse of what is happening in our First Responder community county-wide. Their oversight also enables us to ensure that all funds raised are quickly directed to where they are most urgently needed, to maximum effect. No other non-profit can do that.

Mark Hartwig

Fire Chief
Santa Barbara County Fire

Joseph A. Mariani

Chief of Police (retired, 2022)
Lomboc PD

Chris Mailes

Fire Chief
Santa Barbara City FD

Michael Cash

Chief of Police & Fire
Guadalupe, CA

Kevin Taylor

Fire Chief
Montecito Fire Protection District

Greg Fish

Fire Chief
Carpinteria - Summerland Fire District

Executive Board Members

One805 is an all-volunteer organization, ensuring that the maximum amount of funds can go directly to our cause.

Kirsten Cavendish Weston-Smith

Co-Founder/Chairman & CEO

Kirsten Cavendish Weston-Smith is a strategic thinker and creative leader with connections and experience in the world of entertainment and music. She has focused her passion and artistry as an active volunteer board member of One805. On The Kick Ash Bash she was responsible for the event design, talent acquisition and stage production and has worked on all of the subsequent One805 fundraising. Her dedication to non profits led her to serve on the board of Dream Foundation, and become involved in other local non profits over the years as a Santa Barbara resident. Kirsten is the Founder and President of Brainstorm Creative, Inc. a marketing and global commercial production company, and the Founder and CEO of the Cavendish Fante Picture Company. Her companies have worked for many of the Fortune 500, and won acclaim at film festivals including Cannes. Born and educated in London, and brought up between England and Venice, Italy. Kirsten, at last count, has worked in 44 countries, speaks passable Italian and lousy French.

Richard Weston-Smith

Co-Founder & COO

In 2018 when tragedy struck Richard Weston-Smith, a 30 year resident of Santa Barbara was eager to help organize the original Kick Ash Bash appreciation event and fundraiser. Under his guidance, the Kick Ash Bash generated hundreds of millions of media impressions worldwide, and Richard has since been instrumental in nurturing One805 into the growing non-profit that it is today. Now, as a co-founder and COO of the One805 Executive Board, Richard offers his extensive background in marketing and communications strategy to aid in the success and exposure of the organization. When not volunteering for One805, Richard is a global marketing executive for an international life-sciences company. His passion for our First Responders wellbeing and preparedness is evident in the energy he brings to our team. After seeing the continual need for emergency equipment and services, Richard has become a tireless advocate for generating community support for our First Responders, year in and year out.

John J. Thyne III

Chief Financial Officer/Co-Founder

John J. Thyne III (“Tine”) is an attorney, a real estate broker, and a professor of law at the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law. He is married to Olesya Thyne, a high profile Realtor® in Santa Barbara. John is a partner in the estate planning law firm, Thyne Taylor Fox Howard, LLP and is C.E.O. of Goodwin & Thyne Properties, a real estate brokerage company in Santa Barbara. John serves on the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association and the Santa Barbara County Bar Foundation. Among his awards John has been recognized as “Most Distinguished Leader of Santa Barbara” by Leadership Santa Barbara County in 2014 and was a finalist for the national “Golden Rule Award” for volunteerism. Thyne is a proud supporter of First Responders, co-founding One805 and currently serving as CFO of the Executive Board. Mr. Thyne earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tulsa, College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Biology from the University of Connecticut.

Board Members

Tony Pighetti

Board Member & Firefighter Liaison

Tony Pighetti is a retired firefighter with 30 years in the City of Santa Barbara Fire Department. Late in his career he was promoted to the Training Division, and he will tell you it was the highlight of his career. There he realized the need for a fresh look at the mental toll firefighting takes on the firefighter and their families. Currently Tony is the Regional Coordinator for the Operational Area Fire Department Peer Teams within Santa Barbara County which includes 8 different agencies and jurisdictions. In the last two years the peer teams along with the support of culturally competent clinicians have supported over 100 firefighters. The support being offered is truly saving careers, lives and families. Tony was introduced to the One805 group right after the Thomas Fire and stayed with the organization as a firefighter liaison through the Kick Ash Bash. It has been his dream to join the One805 team and use the connection between the local community and first responders to continue to support mental health and wellness among First Responders.

Bernard Melekian

Board Member & Police Liaison

Bernard “Barney” Melekian has nearly 50 years of local law enforcement experience, most recently as the Interim Police Chief in Santa Barbara for 17 months. Barney was the Police Chief in Pasadena from 1996-2009, the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the US Justice Department, the Assistant Executive Officer for Public Safety in Santa Barbara County and the Undersheriff for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office from 2015 to 2021.He holds a bachelor’s degree in American History and a master's degree in Public Administration, both from California State University, Northridge. In 2012 he was awarded a Doctorate in Policy, Planning and Development from the University of Southern California for his doctoral project on Values-Based Discipline in Law Enforcement Organizations. Barney served in the US Army from 1967-1970 and in the US Coast Guard reserve from 1984-2009. He was deployed to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War in 1991.Bernard Melekian currently lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Nancy.

Catherine Remak

Board Member

With over three decades of experience in radio broadcast, Catherine Remak has one of the most recognizable voices in the Santa Barbara community. Remak has been the co-host of the long-running “Gary and Catherine in the Morning” show on KLITE for the last 29 years. Remak is known as a “champion for nonprofits,” collectively volunteering thousands of hours as an emcee, host and auctioneer at countless events and helping to bring significant exposure and millions of dollars to local agencies. Named Woman of the Year by the Santa Barbara Foundation in 2020.

Teddy Cabugos

Board Member

Teddy Cabugos is Owner and President of the Canvinia company group, which includes the Santa Ynez Valley’s Sunstone Winery. Cabugos has plans to take tourism in the Valley and Santa Barbara County to an all-new level. Prior to Sunstone, Cabugos served as Vice President of Radical Studios, a Hollywood-based, multimedia studio specializing in IP creation, publishing, and filmed entertainment for global audiences. Cabugos focused on marketing, sales, and business development, as well as hosting and coordinating entertainment events. Cabugos is a fourth generation Santa Barbaran. Growing up on the Mesa, Cabugos attended local public schools. Cabugos is an active member of the Vikings of Solvang, and an avid philanthropist within the Santa Barbara community, frequently donating to many local schools and charitable organizations. Cabugos is married to his wife and business partner, Djamila Cabugos, with whom he has two young sons.

Joanne Funari

Board Member

is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of American Riviera Bank. Previously, she held executive positions at Heritage Oaks Bank, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, and Bank of New York and was a founder and organizer of Business First National Bank. She received a BS degree in Finance from Le Moyne University, and a graduate degree with honors from Pacific Coast Banking School. An active volunteer in Santa Barbara, she is currently Secretary of the Police Foundation and serves on boards of the Downtown Organization, UCSB Economic Forecast Project, and Santa Barbara Zoo. She represents the First District on the County Finance Corporation, and is on the Steering Committee of the South Coast Business & Technology Awards. Past president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Santa Barbara Region and Goleta Valley, Joanne also served on the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation and Foundation for City College boards and was La Presidenta and CEO of Old Spanish Days. Joanne moved to Santa Barbara in 1991 with husband Carlos and son Ryan.

Eric G. Phillips

Co-Founder & Board Member Emeritus

Eric G. Phillips is the founder and CEO of Phillips Enterprises, LLC, a national investment vehicle and the founder and CEO of Phillips Acquisitions, LLC, a national real estate acquisition company. Eric is also the founder and CEO of Phillips Property Management, LLC, a real estate property management company specializing in student housing. He has served for years on the Santa Barbara Police Foundation Board, on the Granada Theater/Santa Barbara Center for The Performing Arts, the board of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Phillips was the inspiring force behind the original Kick Ash Bash, and afterwards a co-founder of One805.

Support Team

Colette Nottage-Crafton

Executive Administration & Communication

Colette studied as a biochemist and educator in England after graduating from Kings College London, and taught at high school and college both in London and in Santa Barbara. After immigrating in 2001 to Santa Barbara with her family, she now uses her business skills and operational experience to manage and develop local companies and their projects, along with donating time to the administration of a number of local charities.

John V. Fante

Editorial and Content

John V. Fante is a filmmaker and photojournalist with over 4 decades of worldwide experience who has volunteered his talents to One805 since its inception in 2018. His contributions include the editing of the Kick Ash Bash concert film, production of TV and Radio spots and numerous promotional stills and videos for the non-profit. He has also mentored several young students in Santa Barbara who are now working in the film industry in Los Angeles, London and New York. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley where he was also a photojournalist and the Business Manager on the campus newspaper, The Daily Californian.

Mike Eliason

Contributing Photographer

Since 2012, Mike has been a Public Information Officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. He previously was a reserve firefighter for Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District, and for nearly 30 years a contributing photographer for various news outlets in Santa Barbara County. He lives in Santa Barbara.

Mick Treadwell

Special Event Producer

A friend of some 33 years, Mick worked with One805 on the Kick Ash Bash, and has since advised us on all One805LIVE! events. As the top independent concert producer in Las Vegas for Live Nation, Mick has produced shows for some of the biggest names in the music business, including Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Guns & Roses, Jay Z, Janet Jackson, Depeche Mode, Imagine dragons, Ricky Martin, Kenrick Lamar, Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls, Bruno Mars, Boys II Men, Willie Nelson, John Meyer, Green Day, Jimmy Buffet, Bon Jovi, Ariana Grande and, of course, The Kick Ash Bash.

Ben Cox

Web Solutions

Ben is a web designer, developer and current Chief Technology Officer for Colony Web Solutions. Based out of Manchester, England he specialises in modern web technologies and is focused on bringing these tools to a mainstream audience. After learning about the work One805 was doing to support first responders, Ben partnered with One805, helping to bring their vision to life online, supporting with website, donation platforms and video delivery.