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By Cris Alarcon, InEDC Writer. March 13, 2026)<\/p>\n

EL <\/span>DORADO <\/span>HILLS, <\/span>Calif. \u2014 <\/span>Retired <\/span>Army <\/span>Col. <\/span>Mary <\/span>Chan <\/span>of <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>Hills <\/span>has <\/span>been <\/span>named <\/span>Senate <\/span>District <\/span>4\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>2026 <\/span>Veteran <\/span>Woman <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Year <\/span>by <\/span>State <\/span>Sen. <\/span>Marie Alvarado-Gil<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>recognizing <\/span>Chan\u2019s <\/span>34 <\/span>years <\/span>of <\/span>military <\/span>service <\/span>and <\/span>continued <\/span>civic <\/span>leadership <\/span>in <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chan <\/span>will <\/span>be <\/span>formally <\/span>recognized <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>California <\/span>Legislature\u2019s <\/span>annual <\/span>Women <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Year <\/span>ceremony <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>Senate <\/span>floor <\/span>Monday, <\/span>March <\/span>16, <\/span>at <\/span>approximately <\/span>2 <\/span>p.<\/span>m.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>announcing <\/span>the <\/span>honor, <\/span>Alvarado-<\/span>Gil <\/span>praised <\/span>Chan\u2019s <\/span>journey <\/span>and <\/span>commitment <\/span>to <\/span>public <\/span>service.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Mary <\/span>Chan\u2019s <\/span>remarkable <\/span>journey, <\/span>from <\/span>immigrant <\/span>to <\/span>trailblazing <\/span>military <\/span>leader <\/span>and <\/span>tireless <\/span>community <\/span>advocate, <\/span>embodies <\/span>the <\/span>spirit <\/span>of <\/span>service <\/span>that <\/span>defines <\/span>Senate <\/span>District <\/span>4,\u201d <\/span>Alvarado-<\/span>Gil <\/span>said <\/span>in <\/span>a <\/span>statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

From <\/span>Hong <\/span>Kong <\/span>Immigrant <\/span>to <\/span>Army <\/span>Colonel<\/span><\/h2>\n

Chan <\/span>was <\/span>born <\/span>in <\/span>Kowloon, <\/span>Hong <\/span>Kong, <\/span>and <\/span>immigrated <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>United <\/span>States <\/span>with <\/span>her <\/span>family <\/span>in <\/span>1963, <\/span>overcoming <\/span>language <\/span>barriers <\/span>and <\/span>cultural <\/span>adjustments <\/span>as <\/span>she <\/span>built <\/span>a <\/span>career <\/span>in <\/span>public <\/span>service.<\/span><\/p>\n

She <\/span>began <\/span>her <\/span>professional <\/span>path <\/span>working <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>office <\/span>of <\/span>former <\/span>California <\/span>Secretary <\/span>of <\/span>State <\/span>March Fong Eu<\/span><\/span> before <\/span>joining <\/span>the <\/span>military.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chan <\/span>enlisted <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>California <\/span>Army <\/span>National <\/span>Guard <\/span>in <\/span>1978 <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>Civilian <\/span>Acquired <\/span>Skills <\/span>Program <\/span>and <\/span>was <\/span>commissioned <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>second <\/span>lieutenant <\/span>in <\/span>1981. <\/span>Over <\/span>the <\/span>course <\/span>of <\/span>her <\/span>34-<\/span>year <\/span>career <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>California <\/span>Army <\/span>National <\/span>Guard <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>U.<\/span>S. <\/span>Army <\/span>Reserve, <\/span>she <\/span>rose <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>rank <\/span>of <\/span>colonel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her <\/span>military <\/span>assignments <\/span>included <\/span>serving <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>company <\/span>commander, <\/span>logistics <\/span>and <\/span>maintenance <\/span>officer, <\/span>and <\/span>instructor <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>California <\/span>Military <\/span>Academy. <\/span>In <\/span>that <\/span>role, <\/span>Chan <\/span>helped <\/span>mentor <\/span>and <\/span>train <\/span>more <\/span>than <\/span>1,000 <\/span>second <\/span>lieutenants <\/span>entering <\/span>military <\/span>service.<\/span><\/p>\n

She <\/span>also <\/span>supported <\/span>mobilization <\/span>efforts <\/span>tied <\/span>to <\/span>Operations <\/span>Enduring <\/span>Freedom <\/span>and <\/span>Iraqi <\/span>Freedom <\/span>and <\/span>served <\/span>as <\/span>an <\/span>Emergency <\/span>Preparedness <\/span>Liaison <\/span>Officer, <\/span>coordinating <\/span>wildfire <\/span>response <\/span>efforts <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>California <\/span>National <\/span>Guard <\/span>and <\/span>briefing <\/span>state <\/span>and <\/span>federal <\/span>leaders <\/span>on <\/span>equipment <\/span>and <\/span>personnel <\/span>needs <\/span>during <\/span>major <\/span>incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chan <\/span>retired <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>military <\/span>in <\/span>2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

Continued <\/span>Service <\/span>in <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County<\/span><\/h2>\n

After <\/span>settling <\/span>in <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>Hills <\/span>in <\/span>2008, <\/span>Chan <\/span>continued <\/span>her <\/span>commitment <\/span>to <\/span>public <\/span>service <\/span>through <\/span>several <\/span>local <\/span>civic <\/span>and <\/span>veterans <\/span>organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

She <\/span>served <\/span>two <\/span>terms <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County <\/span>Civil <\/span>Grand <\/span>Jury <\/span>from <\/span>2021 <\/span>to <\/span>2023, <\/span>contributing <\/span>to <\/span>and <\/span>editing <\/span>more <\/span>than <\/span>a <\/span>dozen <\/span>reports <\/span>that <\/span>provide <\/span>oversight <\/span>and <\/span>recommendations <\/span>to <\/span>improve <\/span>local <\/span>government <\/span>transparency <\/span>and <\/span>efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chan <\/span>also <\/span>helped <\/span>revive <\/span>the <\/span>local <\/span>Civil <\/span>Grand <\/span>Jury <\/span>Association <\/span>chapter <\/span>by <\/span>recruiting <\/span>and <\/span>training <\/span>new <\/span>jurors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today <\/span>she <\/span>serves <\/span>her <\/span>second <\/span>term <\/span>as <\/span>treasurer <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>Taxpayers <\/span>Association <\/span>of <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County, <\/span>where <\/span>she <\/span>develops <\/span>educational <\/span>materials <\/span>to <\/span>help <\/span>residents <\/span>better <\/span>understand <\/span>county <\/span>governance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her <\/span>work <\/span>also <\/span>includes <\/span>active <\/span>involvement <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>Hills <\/span>Military <\/span>Veterans <\/span>Group, <\/span>where <\/span>she <\/span>has <\/span>helped <\/span>lead <\/span>efforts <\/span>to <\/span>design <\/span>and <\/span>establish <\/span>a <\/span>veterans <\/span>memorial <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>community.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>addition, <\/span>Chan <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>member <\/span>of <\/span>Veterans <\/span>of <\/span>Foreign <\/span>Wars <\/span>Post <\/span>10165 <\/span>and <\/span>frequently <\/span>volunteers <\/span>to <\/span>organize <\/span>community <\/span>events, <\/span>fundraising <\/span>initiatives <\/span>and <\/span>wildfire <\/span>preparedness <\/span>advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recognizing <\/span>a <\/span>Lifetime <\/span>of <\/span>Service<\/span><\/h2>\n

Local <\/span>leaders <\/span>say <\/span>Chan\u2019s <\/span>impact <\/span>extends <\/span>well <\/span>beyond <\/span>her <\/span>military <\/span>career.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her <\/span>efforts <\/span>mentoring <\/span>future <\/span>officers, <\/span>coordinating <\/span>emergency <\/span>preparedness <\/span>efforts <\/span>and <\/span>supporting <\/span>civic <\/span>engagement <\/span>in <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County <\/span>helped <\/span>earn <\/span>her <\/span>recognition <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>district\u2019s <\/span>Veteran <\/span>Woman <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>annual <\/span>Women <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Year <\/span>ceremony <\/span>in <\/span>Sacramento <\/span>honors <\/span>women <\/span>across <\/span>California\u2019s <\/span>Senate <\/span>districts <\/span>for <\/span>their <\/span>leadership, <\/span>service <\/span>and <\/span>community <\/span>contributions.<\/span><\/p>\n

For <\/span>Chan, <\/span>the <\/span>recognition <\/span>reflects <\/span>a <\/span>lifetime <\/span>devoted <\/span>to <\/span>both <\/span>national <\/span>defense <\/span>and <\/span>community <\/span>service.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A retired Army colonel from El Dorado Hills is being honored on the California Senate floor as Senate District 4\u2019s 2026 Veteran Woman of the Year for decades of service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"7","parallax":"1","layout":"no-sidebar-narrow","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"Sen. 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