Our Story
In 2005, three Chico State buddies Rob, Jason, and Dan came together to create an organization that supported important local causes, and ACTIVE Charity was born! Throughout its 17+ year history, Active Charity has focused its efforts on several issues affecting members of the community by supporting charitable organizations such as the SEAL Future Fund, QL+, Police and Fire: The Fallen Heroes, as well as many more. Since its inception, the original founders have welcomed some non-Chico folks, Pace Linck, Chris Thompson, and John Kay to help drive the mission.
ACTIVE Charity is a legal California Non-Profit Public Charity 501(c)3 corporation with a Tax ID of 46-1332900 .
meet the founders
Jason skeoch
Co-Founder
Jason feels that it is his obligation to give back to the community that has given him so much over the years. He takes pride in seeing the impact Active Charity has on kids and Veterans in the community. He hopes for this organization to continue to significantly impact his local community.
Jason is a real estate agent, who has worked in his field for over 30 years. He received a BA from Chico State and his MBA from Saint Mary College.
dan michie
Co-Founder
Dan joined Active Charity to give back and to stay connected with friends and family of years past! His key strengths in Active Charity are his organizational skills.
Dan Michie has a BS Business Degree with a focus in human resources from Chico State. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Service Champions for the last 6 years. Dan has also been in the residential construction industry for 6 years and has been in the construction industry for 25 years.
To contact Dan Michie please email Dan@activecharity.com
rob nowacek
Co-Founder
Rob strongly believes that giving your time, treasure, or experience to help others helps build family, community, and the soul. Giving is one of the
ingredients to the secret sauce to making life worth living.
Rob is currently the Owner/CEO of two companies. Going out on his own as a small business owner in 2005 starting Frontline Heavy Equipment and Equipment Appraisers LLC. Rob has a BS Business Degree with a focus in Marketing from Chico State.
To contact Rob Nowacek please email rob@frontlinehe.com
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Member
Pace believes it's a blessing to have the amazing community we serve. Their generosity over the years has been unbelievable and they have helped change the lives of so many people and organizations.
Pace has been employed in Salesforce for the last 16 years. He graduated from San Jose State and Santa Clara University MBA.
To contact: plinck@salesforce.com
chris thompson
Member
Chris enjoys being a member of Active Charity because he likes being able to impact local charities, and having the freedom not to be tied to any one organization.
Going forward, Chris hopes Active Charity can continue to build a sustained base of supporters who fund them.
Chris is currently the Senior VP of investments at Stifel Financial. He has been in the industry for 21 years. He received his business MBA in finance from Berkeley Haas School and his BS in economics and systems engineering from West Point.
john kay
Member
John enjoys being involved in Active Charity because it allows him to give back and support his local community in making a difference for those in need. In the next 5 years, he would like to see Active Charity grow to a national level where they see the donor's contributions make a direct impact on the charities they support.
John is currently a Senior VP of Residential Lending at Draper and Kramer Mortgage. He received his BA degree from California State University Northridge.
To contact John: JKay@houseloan.com
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