About Manny
Manny Cosme has been a resident and business owner in the 8th
Assembly District for over 20 years. Born and raised in New York,
NY, Manny served his country by enlisting in the United States Navy
in 1970. After his Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1974,
he attended Hostos Community College in New York and San Francisco
State University where he studied accounting.
In
1977 he married his wife Patty Ann (Rodriguez). Manny and Patty
Ann have three children, Manny Calin of Sacramento, CA, Sebastian (Carisa)
of Oklahoma City, OK and Jasmine Risso (Brandon) of Fairfield, CA.
Wanting to provide a better quality of life and a quality education
for their children, Manny and Patty Ann moved to Vacaville in 1986,
where their children attended and graduated from local public
schools.
Manny has been involved in the community as a parent and
business-owner. He has been a member of the Vaca Pena Middle School
PTA, Will C. Wood High School Booster Club, Vacaville Little League,
Boy Scouts of America; St. Mary’s Church of Vacaville and has been a
mentor for at-risk youth. In 1993, Manny was appointed to the 36th
California Agricultural District Board – Dixon May Fair.
In
1997, Manny was recognized for his contributions to the Solano
County Area when he was awarded the “SPIRIT OF SOLANO” Leadership
Award, along with other Solano County community business leaders.
After working for a public accounting firm for over 5 years, Manny
realized the need for a firm that concentrated on the personal and
business needs of small emerging business owners. In 1990 Manny
along with Alex Alarcon and Bob Michaels started, Alarcon, Cosme &
Michaels in Vacaville. In 1995, Paul Tamburello joined the firm and
they changed the business name to PayRoll Partners. Manny’s clients
were small emerging businesses from throughout the Bay Area, Solano,
Yolo and Sacramento counties.
Over the years, because of his involvement with small business
issues, Manny became involved in advocating for a positive business
environment in California. In 2007, Manny transferred his business
interest and became a minority principal of Professional Small
Business Services, Inc., to devote full-time to advocate for a more
positive small-business climate in California.
Manny has served as
a Board Member and Executive Officer of the California Hispanic
Chambers of Commerce, President of the Solano County Hispanic
Chamber and a member of the Vacaville Chamber of Commerce.
In 1994, the
National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) appointed Manny
to serve on its Northern California Leadership Council, where he
continues to serve as a tireless advocate. In 2007, Manny was
selected to serve as Chairman of the California State Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee.
