Congratulations to former Monterey County Supervisor Marc Del Piero, who was honored with a Reel Vision Award by the Lighthouse District's own Monterey County Film Commission in December 2015. When the idea of creating a Monterey County Film Commission was being considered by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 1987, it was then-Supervisor Marc Del Piero—along with Supervisor Sam Karas—who championed the cause. They hoped the county would benefit from the economic boost that on-location film production could bring to the area. Little did they know that by 2015 film productions would have meant more than $92 million in economic impact for Monterey County’s communities.

Pictured with Marc Del Piero is MCFC Board President Jeff Clark and MCFC Board Chair Gloria Gargiulo at the awards ceremony.