Managing Partner, Benbow Historic Inn

For the last 25 years Ms. Yvonne Hendrix has been working in the music industry promoting some of the best festivals on the West Coast, including Harmony Festival, Earthdance: Global Festival For Peace, Santa Cruz Blues Festival, Santa Cruz American Music Festival, Kate Wolf Music Festival, Enchanted Forest Gathering, Reggae on the River, Reggae Rising, and The Emerald Cup. Her responsibilities included creating custom tailored publicity campaigns, press releases, event marketing (newsletters and other promotional materials), managing social media, and advertising campaigns. She has successfully placed stories in Bloomberg, LA Times, SF Chronicle, Huffington Post, AAA VIA, Sunset Magazine, to name a few. In addition to her extensive marketing expertise she was also the VP of Operations for Mateel Botanicals (home to the brand CBDAlive) a State and County Licensed Cannabis Microbusiness. She expertly navigated both the county and state to secure the microbusiness license for Mateel Botanicals LLC, setup and oversaw METRC, and was the chief compliance officer.

Corinne Stromstad graduated from Eureka High School and spent two years at College of the Redwoods. She worked for Bank of America and then transferred to Six Rivers where she spent thirty years as the Vice President Manager. In 1974 Corinne and her husband Glen Stromstad moved to Garberville where they took over ownership of Milt’s Saw Shop and celebrating forty five years in business. Corinne is very active in our community sitting on multiple boards such as our Chamber of Commerce, Southern Humboldt Community Health Care District, Civic Club and Soroptimist International of the Redwoods.

Sophia Anderson is the co-owner and manager of Chautauqua in Garberville. She was born and raised in Humboldt County. She grew up in the family business that her mother, Margaret Anderson, started in 1983: Chautauqua Natural Foods. Sophia began working in the business at the age of 12, gaining valuable experience in the service industry and natural foods sector. In addition to her work at Chautauqua, Sophia has achieved several accomplishments, including attending a musicians’ institute in Los Angeles and culinary school in San Francisco. She has also gained experience in various aspects of the hospitality industry, including catering and waitressing. Sophia is an avid traveler who loves exploring other countries. She hopes her experiences can contribute positively to the community, enhancing its already incredible assets. She is honored to have been asked to join this board!

Longtime community member and Board Member of Beginnings Inc.