Placerville resident Normadene Carpenter has greatly influenced her community over the years. She founded the Marble Valley Regional Center for the Arts in 1978, and over the past 30 years, she has served as board member, past president, and volunteer office manager. Carpenter has also been involved with the Friends of the Library of El Dorado County, El Dorado County Community Concerts Association, Progress House, El Dorado Arts Council, the American Heart Association, Golden Empire Health Planning Council and the California Epsilon and Sigma Rho Pi Units of the National Association of Parliamentarians. She also served as emeritus member of the California State Association for Medical Laboratory Technology and as president of the Placerville branch of the AAUW. She has been the recipient of many awards including the Spirit of El Dorado, Philanthropy Award of the National Association of Fund Raising Executives, and various community service awards from the El Dorado County and Cameron Park/Shingle Springs Chamber of Commerce, Soroptimist International of Placerville, and the Placerville Branch American Association of University of Women. She is registered with the National Association of parliamentarians and assists various regional and national organizations. Carpenter graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and is a retired Public Health Microbiologist and Clinical Laboratory Scientist. It’s clear that Normadene is dedicated to her work and her community, and for this she’s an inspiration to all!
— Heather Grubb

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