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 (May 2009)
| Name | Term | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Arciniega | 2008-2010 | Labor |
| Ron Asquith | 2009-2011 | Agriculture (production) |
| Yissel Barajas | 2009-2011 | Agriculture (other) |
| Scott Beylik | 2009-2011 | Agriculture (production) |
| Brett Chandler | 2007-2009 | Agriculture |
| Sandy Curwood | 2006-2009 | Civic |
| Dulanie Ellis | 2003-2009 | Civic |
| Marty Fujita | 2005-2009 | Environment |
| Andres Garcia | 2009-2011 | Labor |
| Rita Graham | 2008-2011 | Agriculture (other) |
| Gus Gunderson | 2006-2008 | Agriculture (production) |
| 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) |
| Edgar Terry | 2009-2011 | Agriculture (production) |
| Rigoberto Vargas | 2009-2011 | Civic |
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 |
| 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 |
| Mary Haffner | 2008 | Environment |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Henry Vega | 2000-2003 | Agriculture |
| Elise Wright | 2000-2001 | Environment |
| Larry Yee | 2000-2004 | Ag/Education |
Current Committee Members (May 2009)
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
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