At Gala, Young Professionals Club Names Young Professional of the Year
Brian Cota Receives Award; Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Receives Check
On Friday December 2, about 250 members and guests of the Santa Barbara Young Professionals Club (SBYPC) celebrated at its 20th annual Holiday Gala. Nearly every room of the sprawling University Club took on a purple hue for this Purple Rain-themed event and purple balloons festooned the ceilings.
During the short program, President Jon Standring presented Brian Cota with an award for the Young Professional of the Year and Council member Frank Hotchkiss presented Cota with a certificate from the City of Santa Barbara recognizing this honor. Nominations are accepted from the general public, the board selects the winner.
Cota, the head of the White Collar Fraud/Financial Elder Abuse Unit at the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office, is a 9th generation Santa Barbaran, a direct descendant of Lieutenant Pable Cota. His community service includes being on the board of both Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Bar Association.
