Public Service
Parsky has volunteered for numerous community, educational and public service activities. He received appointments from five U.S. Presidents. In addition to serving Presidents Nixon and Ford, Parsky received appointments to the President’s Council on Productivity (Reagan); the President’s Export Council (George H.W. Bush) and the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security (George W. Bush). Parsky serves as a Trustee to both the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in California and the George (H.W.) Bush Presidential Library Foundation in Texas.
He served as Chairman of the 1996 Republican National Convention Host Committee in San Diego. He also served as the California Chairman of President George W. Bush’s campaigns in 2000 and 2004.
His other public service activities in California include appointments by California’s Governor to be: Chairman of The Commission on the 21st Century Economy (2009); and Chairman of The Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission (2007).
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