Housing and Development Newsletter “In joining the Santa Barbara Foundation as a trustee I aim to broaden the scope of my community involvement,” said Rowe. “SBF devotes its resources to tackling the most pressing needs within our community, and I wanted to be a part of shaping and delivering that key service. "Santa Barbara County has been a wonderful place for my family and me to live, and I feel strongly about giving back and making it a better place for all of its residents.” Rowe is a financial advisor and certified investment management analyst, with a bachelor of commerce and bachelor of laws from Monash University, Australia. He was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, where he practiced law for a brief period before immigrating to the U.S. in 2000.