Meet Neva
"I am running for one simple reason, to restore focus on the things that really matter to everyone in our community."
Neva Parker has called California her home her entire life. Born and raised in the east bay town of Hercules, she attended public schools and graduated from the University of California at Davis with a BA in history after transferring from Contra Costa College her junior year.
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While at UC Davis, she worked as an intern in the state capitol with the Office of the Chief Clerk. There she learned the administrative intricacies of moving measures through the legislature, and with hard work, transformed a 10-month opportunity into a 26-year career. She served in many non-partisan capacities, most notably as the Senate Journal Clerk where she was responsible for maintaining the Senate’s official record.
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For 22 years, she and her husband Dennis have called Roseville their home. They both have been small business owners, operating several brick-and-mortar and online businesses, including Max Muscle of Reno, Max Muscle of Folsom, Maximum Nutrition Worldwide, and Maximum Nutrition of Folsom.
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Currently, Neva serves as a member of the Roseville Grants Advisory Commission and the Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission. She volunteers her time with Feeding the Foothills and the Assistance League of Greater Placer. In 2013, she earned an MA in Leadership from Saints Mary’s College of California.
