Carol R Chandler

Chandler received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis and her master’s degree from California State University, Fresno. She taught at San Joaquin Valley schools, including Fresno City College, before devoting full time to the family business, Chandler Farms. She and her husband, Bill, farm grapes, almonds, and tree fruit in the Selma district. They grow grapes for raisins and wine, as well as almonds, peaches, plums and nectarines. She handles the business administration portion of the operation. Chandler was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to the California Postsecondary Education Commission and served on the University of California Board of Regents. She served as State President of California Women for Agriculture, currently is a member of the board of the Western Growers Association, and was honored as one of the California State Legislature’s Women of the Year in 1992 and 2002. She belongs to the Junior League of Fresno, La Feliz Guild of Valley Children’s Hospital, and the Common Threads Committee, which honors philanthropic women in Valley communities.