Ag Futures Alliance

Ventura County

Ventura County Leaders Involved in the AFA

Over 100 leaders in Ventura County have been, or are currently, active members of the AFA, serving on the Roundtable and/or one of its four active committees. Committees are formed to draft Community Issue Papers that define the AFA consensus on a policy issue and then to creatively and consistently advocate for implementation of the changes recommended.

Below are lists of participants past and present. You will note that many past Roundtable members are still active in committees. These lists do not include the dozens of additional volunteers that are participating in city-based farm worker housing advocacy committees who show up at planning commission and council meetings to testify in support of farm worker housing construction projects.

Ventura County AFA Roundtable

Current

Name Term Affiliation
Jessica Arciniega 2008-2011 Labor
Brett Chandler 2007-2010 Agriculture
Sandy Curwood 2006-2008 Civic
Dulanie Ellis 2003-2008 Civic
Marty Fujita 2005-2008 Environment
Rita Graham 2008-2011 Agriculture
Gus Gunderson 2006-2008 Agriculture
Mary Haffner 2008-2011 Environment
Pat McCart Malloy 2007-2010 Civic
Lisa McKinnon 2008-2011 Civic
Maricela Morales 2004-2008 Civic
E.J. Remson 2005-2008 Environment
Victor Rodriguez 2008-2011 Agriculture
Larry Rose 2008-2011 Agriculture
Chris Sayer 2005-2008 Agriculture
Karen Schmidt 2004-2008 Environment
Sean Stevens 2008-2011 Agriculture

Past

Name Term Affiliation
Doug Adrianson 2000-2002 Civic
Eric Barragan 2005-2006 Labor
Jan Berk 2007-2008 Agriculture
Jake Blehm 2000-2003 Agriculture
Ron Bottorff 2000-2003 Environment
Ellen Brokaw 2000-2007 Agriculture
Eric Cárdenas 2003-2007 Environment
Jim Churchill 2000-2002 Ag/Environment
Rob Corley 2003-2005 Civic
Scott Deardorff 2003-2005 Agriculture
Ralph De Leon 2000-2001 Agriculture
Lolita Echeveria 2000-2001 Environment
Vanessa Frank Garcia 2006-2008 Labor
Ann Gist Levin 2004-2006 Civic/Environment
John Grether 2003-2004 Agriculture
Cesar Hernandez 2000-2003 Labor
Janel Huff 2002-2003 Civic
Sue Kelley 2000-2003, 2006-2008 Civic
Sheri Klittich 2000-2007 Ag/Education
John Krist 2003-2006 Civic
Bill Kupfer 2005-2006 Environment
Santos Gomez 2005-2006 Labor
Claudia Jensen, MD 2002-2003 Environment/Healthcare
Susan Johnson 2000-2007 Agriculture
Rex Laird 2000-2007 Agriculture
Leslie Leavens-Crowe 2003-2006 Agriculture
Felix Gomez 2005-2006 Agriculture
Barbara Macri-Ortiz 2004-2007 Labor
Craig Mason 2003-2004 Agriculture
Eileen McCarthy 2000-2004 Labor
Joe McClure 2000 Civic
Monique Meyers 2007-2008 Environment
Philip McGrath 2004-2007 Ag/Environment
Richard Pidduck 2000-2003 Agriculture
Josh Pinkerton 2003-2006 Agriculture
Rob Roy 2000-2003 Agriculture
Lori Schiraga 2000-2002 Environment
Steve Sprinkel 2003 Ag/Environment
Kim Uhlich 2006-2008 Environment
Henry Vega 2000-2003 Agriculture
Elise Wright 2000-2001 Environment
Larry Yee 2000-2004 Ag/Education

Current Committee Members

Farm Worker Housing Task Force

Ellen Brokaw, Chair
Al Guilin
Ann Levin
Barbara Macri-Ortiz
Ben Phillips
Catherine Serros
Chris Sayer
Christy Madden
Dora Crouch
Dulanie Ellis
Gabrial McCurtis
Jesse Ornelas
Karen Flock
Kathy Kramer
Kathy Rafaelli
Kathy Richards
Leslie Levens-Crowe
Nancy Stehle
Paul Montgomery
Ralph De Leon
Ralph Ramos
Rex Laird
Sue Kelley
Tom Hardison
Vanessa Hernandez
Sonja Flores, Project Coordinator

Farm Worker Health Care

Maricela Morales, Chair
Al Barkley
Barbara Macri-Ortiz
David Borchard
Dennis Migliazzo
Edgar Terry
Ellen Brokaw
Eric Barragan
Harold Edwards
Henry Salas
Henry Vega
John Broome
Jose Mendoza
Josh Pinkerton
Kirk Watson
Larry Yee
Mario De La Piedra
Mike Dennington
Milly Trevino
Pat Luis
Phil McGrath
Ralph De Leon
Rex Laird
Richard Pidduck
Rob Roy
Roland Ouellete
Scott Deardorff
Susan Englund
Stan Carmichael
Tony Alatorre
Veronica Gomez
Yvonne Gutierrez

Land Use

Gus Gunderson
Rita Graham
E.J. Remson
Larry Rose
Karen Schmidt

Stewardship

Sandy Curwood
Marty Fujita
Phil McGrath
Chris Sayer
Karen Schmidt

Ag Futures Alliances are helping to build a food system that we can be proud of. By bringing together diverse local interests we foster collaboration that makes change.

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