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Author of Commander's Corner

Mark M. Simonian MD, FAAP

Mark Simonian, MD FAAP is a pediatrician in Clovis. He has been involved with children's safety issues since he started practice in 1980. During training at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, “I saw what impact a pediatrician could have on a community to improve the lives of children by reducing accidental injury like drowning. When I returned to Valley Children’s I was struck by how many children were admitted during the summer for drowning. I decided to look at all the information I could find on local drowning and discovered a pattern.” Dr. Simonian continues to serve in Fresno County as Chairperson of the Water Safety Council and as a representative of the pediatric community to support programs to reduce accidental drowning and other injuries.

 

Cristel Tufenkjian

The Kings River Conservation District has provided financial support and staffing to the Water Safety Council of Fresno County for over 20 years.  The Kings River Conservation District believes in the mission of the Council to reduce water-related injuries and deaths in Fresno County through water safety education. 

 

Douglas T. Lazo, Flotilla Commander 10-5 Fresno (Past Member and Retired)

I am a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla Commander, 10-5 Fresno. It is my duty to serve on the Water Safety Council of Fresno. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard.

We conduct safety patrols on local waterways, assist the Coast Guard with homeland security duty, tach boating classes, conduct free vessel safety checks for the public, and many other activities. We are dedicated and trained to help save lives through our boating safety instructions in the classroom, through Vessel Safety Checks, or in on-the-water operations. Many hours are spent in classrooms through Fresno County and in other counties teaching children water safety and boating safety classes.

Lazo2dm@juno.com

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