Background
Occhiato, Michael Anthony was born in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Son of Joseph Michael and Joan Occhiato.
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Michael Anthony Occhiato
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Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Denver, 1961; Master of Business Administration, U. Colorado, 1984; postgraduate, University of Southern Colorado.
Career
Sales manager, Tivoli Brewing company, Denver, 1965-1967;
acting brewmaster, production control manager, Tivoli Brewing company, Denver, 1967-1968;
plant manager, Tivoli Brewing company, Denver, 1968-1969;
administrative manager, King Resources Company, Denver, 1969-1970;
operations manager, Canners Inc., Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Pueblo, 1970-1976;
president, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Pueblo, 1978-1982;
general manager, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group division Pepsi Cola., Pueblo, 1982;
area vice president, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group division Pepsi Cola., Pueblo, 1982-1983;
independent consultant, Pueblo, since 1983;
broker associate, Sound Venture Realty, Pueblo, 1996-1998;
broker associate, Jones Healy Better Homes & Gardens, since 1998. Vice president Colorado Soft Drink Association, 1978, president, 1979. Regional director Pepsi Cola Management Institute division Pepsi Company, 1979-1982.
President Ethnic Foods International dba Taco Rancho, Pueblo. Chairman Weifang (China) Sister City Delaware, since 1991. Board directors health maintenance organization Southern Colorado Health Plan, 1988-1993, Pueblo Diversified Industries.
Rancher, since 1976; land development real estate broker associate, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Colorado Soft Drink Association, 1979-1980, president, 1980-1981. Member county Cityof Pueblo, 1978-1993, president, 1986, 87, 90, 91. Member board health, 1978-1980, regional planning commission, 1980-1981, Pueblo Action Inc., 1978-1980, Pueblo Planning and Zoning Commission, 1985.
Chairman Pueblo Area Council Govts., 1980-1982. Member Pueblo Economics Development Corporation, 1983-1991. Chairman fundraisingPueblo chapter American Heart Association, since 1983.
Board directors El Pueblo Boys Ranch,1971-1973. Delegate 1st World Conference Local Elected Orcls. to 1st United Nations International Council for Local Environmental Initiative. Active Earth Wise Pueblo, 1991.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1961-1965. Member Southern Colorado Emergency Medical Technicians Association (president 1975), American Saler Association, American Quarter Horse Association, Colorado Cattle Association, Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Pi Kappa Alpha (vice president 1960).
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Connections
Married Peggy Ann Stefonowicz, June 27, 1964 (divorced September 1983). Children: Michael, James, Jennifer. Married Patsy Gay Payne, June 2, 1984 (divorced September 1995).
Children: Kim Carr, Jerry Don Webb.
