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 three 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 (May 2010)

Name Term Affiliation
Yissel Barajas 2009-2011 Agriculture (other)
Scott Beylik 2009-2011 Agriculture (production)
Brett Chandler 2007-2009 Agriculture
Sandy Curwood 2006-2009 Civic
Jose De Soto 2010-2012 Agriculture (support)
Dulanie Ellis 2003-2009 Civic
Sonja Flores 2009-2012 Labor
Andres Garcia 2009-2011 Labor
Henry Gonzales 2010-2012 Agriculture (support)
Rita Graham 2008-2011 Agriculture (other)
Rose Hayden-Smith 2010-2012 Agriculture (support)
Arcenio Lopez 2009-2011 Labor
Marty Melvin 2009-2011 Civic
Doug Nelson 2009-2011 Civic
John Nichols 2009-2011 Civic
E.J. Remson 2005-2009 Environment
Larry Rose 2008-2010 Agriculture
Chris Sayer 2005-2009 Agriculture (production)
Karen Schmidt 2004-2009 Environment
Sean Stevens 2008-2010 Agriculture (production)
Amy Storm 2010-2012 Agriculture (support)
Edgar Terry 2009-2011 Agriculture (production)
Bonnie Weigel 2010-2012 Distribution

Past

Name Term Affiliation
Doug Adrianson 2000-2002 Civic
Jessica Arciniega 2008-2009 Labor
Ron Asquith 2009 Agriculture (production)
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
Oleg Daugovish 2009 Agriculture (other)
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
Gus Gunderson 2006-2010 Agriculture
Mary Haffner 2008 Environment
Cesar Hernandez 2000-2003 Labor
Janel Huff 2002-2003 Civic
Sue Kelley 2000-2003, 2006-2008 Civic
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
Pat McCart Malloy 2007-2008 Civic
Eileen McCarthy 2000-2004 Labor
Joe McClure 2000 Civic
Lisa McKinnon 2008 Civic
Monique Meyers 2007-2008 Environment
Philip McGrath 2004-2007 Ag/Environment
Maricela Morales 2004-2008 Civic
Richard Pidduck 2000-2003 Agriculture
Josh Pinkerton 2003-2006 Agriculture
Victor Rodriguez 2008 Agriculture
Rob Roy 2000-2003 Agriculture
Lori Schiraga 2000-2002 Environment
Steve Sprinkel 2003 Ag/Environment
Kim Uhlich 2006-2008 Environment
Rigoberto Vargas 2009-2010 Civic
Henry Vega 2000-2003 Agriculture
Elise Wright 2000-2001 Environment
Larry Yee 2000-2004 Ag/Education

In Memoriam

Name Term Affiliation
Sheri Klittich 2000-2007 Ag/Education
Marty Fujita 2005-2009 Environment

Current Committee Members (Jan 2010)

Farm Worker Housing Task Force

Jessica Arciniega
Yissel Barajas
Linda Braunschweiger
Ellen Brokaw, Chair
Gail Weller Brown
Cathy Brudnicki
Julie Bulla
Karen Flock
Sonja Flores, Project Coordinator
Henry Gonzales
Sal Gonzalez
Rita Graham
Al Guilin
Martin Hernandez
Vanessa Hernandez
Susan Johnson
Sue Kelley
John Krist
Leslie Leavens-Crowe
Alice Linsmeier
Arcenio Lopez
Pauline Louie
Barbara Macri-Ortiz
Christy Madden
Paul Magie
Eileen McCarthy
Mike Merewether
Doug Nelson
Nicole Norori
Nancie Paquin
Benjamin Phillips
Hugh Ralston
Doug Riley
Victor Rodriguez
Rob Roy
Chris Sayer
Karen Schmidt
Betty Stapleford
Nancy Stehle
Sean Stevens
Stacy Swanson
Hoa Tran
Connie Tushla
Keith York

Land Use

Scott Beylik
Brett Chandler
Gus Gunderson
Rita Graham
Marty Melvin
Doug Nelson
E.J. Remson
Larry Rose
Karen Schmidt
Edgar Terry

Stewardship

Ron Asquith
Yissel Barajas
Scott Beylik
Brett Chandler
Sandy Curwood
Oleg Daugovish
Marty Fujita
Marty Melvin
John Nichols
Chris Sayer
Karen Schmidt
Sean Stevens

Past Members Farm Worker Housing Task Force

Jessica Arciniega
Dora Crouch
Ralph De Leon
Dulanie Ellis
Tom Hardison
Kathy Kramer
Rex Laird
Ann Levin
Gabrial McCurtis
Paul Montgomery
Jesse Ornelas
Kathy Rafaelli
Ralph Ramos
Kathy Richards
Catherine Serros

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