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Gary Schulz

WET Incubator Program Director

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it became program director of the Claude Laval Water and Energy Technology (WET) Incubator in January 2007. He directly oversees all operations related to the WET Incubator and lends support and expertise to CVBI's members.

For 15 years, Schulz served as general manager of the International Agri-Center in Tulare, home of the World Ag Expo. During that time, the expo grew to host more than 1,500 exhibiting companies, was served by more than 1,200 volunteers and visited by trade teams from more than 60 foreign nations. The World Ag Expo has become known as the world’s largest farm equipment exposition.

Himself an entrepreneur, Schulz also owns a consulting firm and has worked with clients from China as well as on regional political campaigns. Schulz served on two chambers of commerce before moving to California in the early ‘90s – he served as president and general manager of the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Commerce in Idaho for three years (1987-90) and as ag bureau manager of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce for four years (1983-87).

A true “renaissance man,” Schulz has also worked as a special agent for an insurance company, been self-employed as a farmer and taught junior high and high school classes in Washington state.

Originally from Reardan, Wash., Schulz graduated from Washington State in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in vocational technical education. He attended the University of Colorado’s Institute for Organizational Management, a program for chamber executives co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and graduated in 1989.

Schulz is currently a member of the California and Tulare County Farm Bureau, Tulare Industrial Site Development Foundation Board of Directors and the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. He has served as a member of numerous boards of directors, including the Tulare Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corp. of Tulare County and the Tractor and Equipment Association Board.

Schulz is married to Kathy and has five children: Geoff, Kevin, Stephanie, Justin and George. The Schulzes also have three grandchildren. In his spare time, Schulz enjoys golf, following the Washington State Cougars and the Seattle Seahawks, and coaching his children’s sports teams.