children ... Has a Dalmatian, Spot, and a bichon, Fuzzy ... Last year's
ranking: 56
63) KELLY PAINTER, 51, Fountain Valley ... A literature, language arts
and physical education teacher at Marine View Middle School in Huntington
Beach ... The district sports coordinator for the Ocean View School
District for seven years running ... A member of the Parent Leadership
Team for the Fountain Valley School District ... An organizing committee
member for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, an all-night
event to be held June 9 and June 10 at Golden West College ... Has guided
Marine View to the seven consecutive Ocean View School District
championships ... Has helped lead the Mariners to the past seven Olympus
trophies (both boys' and girls' divisions), awarded annually to the top
overall junior high sports program in the district ... A racquetball nut
... Married, three children ... Last year's ranking: 57
64) DEBBIE COOK, 46, Huntington Beach ... Member of the Bolsa Chica
Land Trust ... As an attorney for the trust, won court case in 1999
protecting a 6.5-acre eucalyptus grove on the Bolsa Chica mesa from
development ... Says biggest new fight for the mesa is the Ducheny bill,
which would change wetland development laws ... Board member of
Huntington Beach Tomorrow ... Practices environmental law ... Is
remodeling her house ... Likes sewing, hiking and gardening ... Loves
taking care of her sweet peas ... Married to John Fisher and has one son
... is planning to travel to Europe this summer to celebrate her 25th
wedding anniversary ... Last year's ranking: 9
65) DIANE BAKER, 50-something, Newport Coast ... President of the
Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau ... Though she doesn't
live locally, she's one of Surf City's biggest cheerleaders ... Working
hard to make Huntington Beach into a tourist destination ... Excited
about new development projects Downtown ... Full of boundless energy and
enthusiasm ... A member of the Orange County Tourism Council ... Has
three grown daughters ... Last year's ranking: 29
66) ED AND SANDI LAIRD, 57 and 52, respectively, Huntington Beach ...
He owns Coatings Resource Corp. ... Won statewide small-business award
... Serves as Bolsa Chica Conservancy's chairman ... Orange County
Business Council vice chairman ... Recently resigned from the city's
Planning Commission to spend more time with Sandi, who is battling cancer
... She is one of the city's most dedicated fund-raisers ... Involved in
