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Commissioner H.P. "Sandy" Purdon

H.P. "Sandy" Purdon of San Diego, was appointed to the Boating and Waterways Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004. He is the president of H.P. Purdon & Company, Inc., a management firm handling San Diego tidelands marinas and general partner of the Shelter Cove Marina, Ltd.

Mr. Purdon is a member and past president of the California Marina Recreation Association, member and past chairman of the San Diego Port Tenants Association and member and past chairman of the San Diego International Sports Council.

Mr. Purdon has or is currently serving on the boards or advisory boards of San Diego Port Tenants Association, San Diego Oceans Foundation, the Armed Services YMCA, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and Point Loma Nazarene University’s President’s Community Council. Mr. Purdon is a former Commodore of the San Diego Yacht Club. He is also the 2005 Chairman of the Fleet Week Foundation celebrating the military in San Diego.

Mr. Purdon founded the nationally recognized Clean Marina Program San Diego, the YachtFest Mega Yacht Boat Show in San Diego and the annual Big Bay July 4 th Fireworks Show to benefit the Armed Services YMCA. He was also the Executive Director of the winning Stars & Strips America’s Cup Challenge to Perth, Australia from 1983-1987 skippered by Dennis Conner.

Mr. Purdon has a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University and a Graduate Certificate from the University of California San Diego in Urban Planning and Development.  He is a former US Marine Corps officer and Vietnam Veteran.