2011 Gail Dixon Honored for Vocational Service By Buena Park Rotary
Gail Dixon
Highlights of Her Years in Buena Park
Gail Dixon moved to Buena Park with her husband Dean and son Todd in 1974
“Gail has promoted professionalism and vocational excellence by working with all kinds of businesses in the community.”
Some Highlights of her service:
Member of Buena Park Historical Society, Board Member from and President from 2002 -2006,
First woman President of the Buena Park Chamber,
Advisory Panels of West Anaheim Community Hospital and Beach Community Hospital,
Selected as a Woman of Distinction, Buena Park Mall,
Cypress College Americana winner Citizen of the Year for Buena Park,
City of Buena Park Beautification Commissioner
Appointed by the Buena Park City Council to the Vision 2010 project Core Committee,
Became the Buena Park Noon Lions first woman member,
Member of Fullerton Main Rotary Club,
Member of North Orange County ROP Career Education Foundation,
Centralia School District Measure H Oversight Committee,
City of Buena Park Charter City Committee,
Centralia School District Exploration Committee—School Closures
Gail worked for many years in the financial industry, and then for various Chambers of Commerce. On January 4, 1999 she was appointed President/CEO of the Buena Park Chamber of Commerce, where she worked until she retired in December, 2010.
Gail has served as President of Federated Chambers of Orange County, a professional organization for Chamber executives, and as a Vice President for the Southern California Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, and is a 1999 graduate of the Institutes for Organization Management, UCLA.