2025 is a milestone year for the Cordova Community Council. We're in our 65th year of making Rancho Cordova a special place to live. It's cause for celebration ~ and celebrating is what the Cordova Community Council does best.


While we may pause now and then to reflect upon our many golden moments enjoyed over the past 65 years, we really believe that in may ways we are just getting started. Rancho Cordova has undergone a remarkable transformation over the decades, and the Cordova Community Council has been there every step of the way. There is much to celebrate, and we can hardly wait to get started. But looking ahead is what really matters.

Who are we?

The Cordova Community Council was founded in 1959 as an “organization of organizations,” a forum for citizens to meet, dream about the future and plan community celebrations like fireworks on the Fourth of July. The legacy of mutual support and collaboration nurtured by the Cordova Community Council has become a hallmark of Rancho Cordova community life for more than six decades and has earned our reputation as a place of collaboration and innovation.


Together with the City of Rancho Cordova and many community partners, the Cordova Community Council has continued to spread its wings to help Rancho Cordova soar to even greater heights. We're a curator of the community calendar and champion of our wonderful city, twice named an “All-America City” by the National Civic League. As we like to say, “We Make the Magic!”


The Cordova Community Council Foundation is recognized by the federal government as a 501 (c) 3 public benefit non-profit organization. We are headquartered within Rancho Cordova City Hall. Our “can do” spirit is reflected in the inspiring work of our many member organizations and active citizen and business members. Our spirited, high-quality community events, passionate art and history experiences, and “all in” attitude toward improving youth sports continue into the milestone year of 2025. Join us as we pause and reflect on the past 65 years, while keeping the focus forward! Connect with citizens and customers in every sector of our wonderful, vibrant city where community life is often surprising... and always fun.


Help us celebrate 65 years as we continue to surge forward.

Welcome to the Cordova Community Council!

David Sander, Ph. D.

President of the Board of Directors

Shelly Blanchard

Executive Director

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