Candidate for
Supervisor; Monterey County; Supervisorial District 4

Ila learned her strong values and work ethic from her working class parents: John Mettee was a carpenter and her mother, Ruth, was a stay-at-home mom and then a city recreation worker. She has served you in the U.S. Army for 26 years and as an elected volunteer to the city of Marina's council for over 10 years. Ila and her husband, of 34 years, John McCutchon, raised their daughter, Erin Mettee-McCutchon in our community.

Public Service:

• Presidio of Monterey and Fort Ord Garrison Commander; and Commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
• Marina City Services and Improvement Commission
• Marina City Councilmember
• Marina Mayor for three terms
• Monterey County Supervisor, 4th District
• Fort Ord Reuse Authority Boardmember for six years and Chair for two terms
• Monterey Region Air Pollution Control Agency Boardmember
• Monterey County Mayor's Select Committee

• Board of Advisors, Fort Ord Alumni Assocation
• Board of Directors, World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay, Girls Scouts of the Monterey Bay (two terms), Monterey County United Way, Community Human Services, Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Community Advisors, Coalition of Homeless Service Providers
• Active Member of Marina Rotary, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marina Chamber of Commerce, Marina Public Safety Appreciation and Teacher Appreciation Committees, CSU Monterey Bay's Women's Leadership Council

• BA/MS Clinical Psychology, Auburn University
• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
• U.S. Army War College
• Graduate Leadership Monterey Peninsula

• Who's Who in American Women (19 years)
• Philanthropist of the Year (2001), Marina Larger Library Committee
• Fellow (2003), CSU Monterey Bay
• Citizen of the Year (2005), Marina Chamber of Commerce