Richard Handley, President of the Board

        Division 4

        Phone:(805)646-4505

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• Has lived in the Ojai Valley since 1980, is married to Ellen Hall and has a 21 year old daughter named Serena.
• Holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
• Worked for nine years with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in California and Alaska as a fire management supervisor.
• Has taught high school civics and history, was the editor of the Ventura County Reporter newspaper and currently serves as the Preserve Manager for the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, managing nearly 2,000 acres of open space in the Ojai Valley, including 3 miles of the Ventura River.
• Has been active in numerous environmental organizations over the past 25 years including the Citizens to Preserve the Ojai and the Surfrider Foundation.
• Was co-founder of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy in 1987.
• Currently serving his first term as a director for the Casitas Municipal Water District.

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