Candidate for
County Supervisor; County of San Luis Obispo; Supervisorial District 2

A fifth-generation Californian, I live in rural Cayucos with my wife, Grace Crittenden. We have two sons, Brian, 22, and Scott, 18. I was born in 1952 and grew up in the San Fernando Valley. My family moved to Santa Barbara when I was in high school.

After attending Pomona College, I completed my master's degree in geophysics at the University of Hawaii. In 1976 I took a job in Houston doing research in exploration seismology. After 8 years there, I then helped establish a seismic exploration program at Rice University, where I also completed my doctorate in geophysics.

In 1989, our family moved to Cambria. Since 1990, we have owned a ranch in rural Cayucos, where I have farmed the county's oldest commercial orange grove.

Off the ranch, I have been active in a number of community organizations including,

• Various committees of the Cambria and Cayucos schools,
• The Cayucos Citizens Advisory Council,
• The Boards of the Land Conservancy of SLO County and the Cayucos Land Conservancy, and
• Hearst Ranch Conservation NOW. I have served SLO County on the Ag Preserve Review Committee and am currently the Planning Commissioner for District 2.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Born San Fernando, CA. Married to Grace Crittenden, 2 sons (Brian and Scott)

EDUCATION: B.A., 1973, Pomona College, Claremont, CA M.S., 1975, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI Ph.D., 1989, Rice University, Houston, TX

EMPLOYMENT:

1973 - 1976 Research Assistant, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.

1976 - 1984 Sr. Research Geophysicist, Western Geophysical Co., Houston, TX.

1984 - 1989 Research Scientist, Rice University, Houston, TX. Director of Data Processing, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics.

1989-present Self-employed rancher/farmer, Cayucos.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

1992 - 1993 Member, School Site Council, Cambria Grammar School.

1994 - 2003 Member, Cayucos Citizens Advisory Council, a community organization advising the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. President 1994-1996 and 2001-2003.

1995 - 2003 Member, Board of Directors, Santa Paula Orange Association, a grower-owned cooperative packing house within the Sunkist Growers system.

1998 - 1999 Member, Facilities Advisory/Oversight Committee, Coast Union School District, Cambria, CA.

1998-present Member, Board of Trustees, The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, a private, non-profit land trust. President, 1999-2001 and 2002-2004.

2000 + 2003 Ag Preserve Review Committee, San Luis Obispo County advisory committee for Williamson Act contract applications.

2001-present Member, Board of Directors, Cayucos Land Conservancy, a private non-profit land trust.

2004 Co-chair, Hearst Ranch Conservation NOW, an independent advocacy group.

2004 Member, Cayucos Educational Support Committee, promoting the successful passage of a school bond for the Cayucos Elementary School District.

2005-present Environmental Awards Selection Committee, SLO County Community Foundation

2005-present Planning Commissioner, District 2, San Luis Obispo County