2026 Youth on the Ridge Community Foundation / Paradise Chocolate Fest Leadership Team

Paradise Chocolate Fest Founders, Bill & Pam Hartley, owners, Joy Lyn’s Candies
Youth on the Ridge Community Foundation / Paradise Chocolate Fest Executive Director, Debbie LaPlant Moseley

Youth on the Ridge Community Foundation / Paradise Chocolate Fest Board of Directors

• President, Bryon Dixon, Mission Linen
• Vice President, Meg Helms, Asset Managment Group
• Secretary, Barbara Triebswetter, Paradise Piranhas Swim Team
• Treasurer, Dana Donnallen, 5th Sun retired

Directors

• Sarah Hansen, Chico Unified School District
• David Lemire, American Legion
• Jeni Moore, Tri Counties Bank, retired
• Crystal Peck, Blue Shield of California
• Carol Peterson, Publisher Paradise Post Newspaper, retired

Paradise Chocolate Fest Advisory Committee

• Tom Baker, Attorney at Law
• Jessica Cummings, Graphic Designer
• Steve Ferchaud, Artist
• Bruce Murray, owner Technigraphics
• Sheri Schwarzweller, Paradise Art Center
• Kevin Spellman, Captain San Rafael Fire Department, Retired
• Jon Warren, partner Matthews, Hutton and Warren CPAs
• Jason Weinrich, Watershed Media

2026 Beneficiaries Include - American Legion Post 259, Boy Scouts Troop 316, Butte County Civil Air Patrol Cadets, Cub Scouts Pack 316, Friends of Outdoor Adventures, Paradise Friends of the Library, Paradise High School Link Crew, Paradise Host Lions Club, Paradise Piranhas Swim Team, Paradise Recreation & Park District, Paradise Rotary Interact, Paradise Stronger, Rainbow Girls and Ridgeview Rangers.   

For additional information, please contact: Debbie LaPlant Moseley, Executive Director
Youth on the Ridge Community Foundation / Paradise Chocolate Fest, IRS Tax Exempt - # 27-0772654
P.O. Box 8188 Chico, CA 95927 • 530/342-4896 • info@chocolatefest.us • www.chocolatefest.us