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Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
Victoria Betancourt's Bio
Vicky assumed management of her family’s business, Coneybeare, in 1990 and has served as president and CEO since then. She manages all aspects of the business and is involved in the civic and community life of the city of Santa Ana, as well as Orange County. She has been recognized by civic organizations for her business leadership and contributions to the community.
Vicky earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in architecture from Columbia University in New York City. She is bilingual (Spanish/English).
Outside of Coneybeare, Vicky has assumed a variety of leadership roles in the green building, city planning, business development, and vocational technical training communities in Orange County over the past 10 years.
In her spare time, Vicky can be found building an eco-resort out of mud and cob at her second home in Armenia, Colombia, taking courses in natural materials building construction in Oregon, or erecting a stone pizza oven in her backyard in Santa Ana, California.
Member, U.S. Green Building Council’s Orange County chapter and has served on its Advocacy Committee since 2006
Planning Commissioner for the City of Santa Ana since 2005
Member, Board of Directors, Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance since 2000
Board of Directors, Santa Ana Business Bank since 2005
Board of Directors, High School, Inc., a business-led, career technical high school since 2005
Member, Vistage, CEO Roundtable
Member, National Association of Women Business Owners
Operations
Michel Rivera's Bio
Michel has been a recruiter since 2007. As Recruitment Manager, he focuses on companies in the aerospace, manufacturing, industrial construction, utilities and renewable energy industries. Michel has had tremendous success in making contract and permanent placements, and he does an excellent job working with his clients to provide candidates for roles that are especially difficult to fill. Over the years, Michel has developed an expertise in placing various engineering disciplines for his client companies in transportation, municipalities, oil and gas, environmental and solar.
Michel uses his experience in manufacturing to facilitate client team trainings that focus on Lean Manufacturing Principles.
Being fluent in three languages (English, Spanish and French), Michel also acts as a cultural interpreter and document translator for his clients. He has done such work for EasyTrack GPS, Crossfit Legal as well as various legal offices and hospitality accounts.
Prior to working for Coneybeare, Michel worked in administration for the Orange County Courthouse.
He has a bachelor’s degree in business and a certification in foreign language interpretation.
Finance & Accounting
Julie Martinez's Bio
Julie has worked as the Accounting Manager at Coneybeare since 1990. Julie manages all of Coneybeare’s payroll processing, weekly and quarterly tax preparation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections and monthly general ledger reports. She interfaces with Coneybeare’s CFO and CPA to produce all of Coneybeare’s financial reports. Lastly, Julie conducts Coneybeare’s quality assurance calls to customers and documents their hiring experiences with each Coneybeare employee. She also conducts and documents all exit interviews.
Julie was awarded the “Outstanding Employee of the Year” in 1999 by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce.
