Ruben Grijalva:
CLASS OF 1973
James Lick High SchoolClass of 1973
San jose, CA
San Jose State University - Criminal JusticeClass of 1985
San jose, CA
San Jose City CollegeClass of 1976
San jose, CA
Bellarmine College Preparatory SchoolClass of 1973
San jose, CA
Ruben's Story
Life
My wife, Judy, and I have been married for 47 years. We have 4 sons; Ruben(39), David(37), Tim(35), and Paul(29). We are living in Granite Bay semi-retired. Our kids live in SF and live very active lives. We travel quite a bit for fun. We like spending time with family, visiting friends, fine dining, fine wines, travel, baseball (Go Giants), swimming, spa, massages, and other retired folks kind of things.
School
I attended Bellarmine College Prep. for 3 years and finished my senior year at James Lick High School, graduating in 1973. I played football, basketball, and tennis.
James Lick was the first public school I attended.
It was a fun year and I made lots of friends in a short period of time. I was on the school senate, school newspaper, and yearbook staff.
College
After graduation from James Lick in 1973, I attended San Jose City College for 2 years and San Jose State University for ...Expand for more
2 years. I majored in Criminal Justice Administration and minored in Environmental Studies.
Workplace
I retired from State service on 2-16-09. I started my new company FireChiefs.com providing interim fire chiefs to local government while they conduct their search for a new permanent fire chief. I also consult for private companies in various aspects of public/private policy.
I had been in the public safety business for 39 years. I worked for the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety for 16 years. I joined the Palo Alto Fire Department in 1990 as Assistant Fire Chief and became the Fire Chief in 1994. I served in that capacity until August 2004 when I was appointed to the position of California State Fire Marshal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. In January 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger appointed me to the position of Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
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