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Ventura County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Russ Baggerly

Candidate for
Board Member; Casitas Municipal Water District; Division 5

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RUSS BAGGERLY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Elected Official, Policy and Political Analyst, Environmental Consultant

  • Record of effective policy research and development for county and state legislation.
  • Legal knowledge of topics from air quality to zoning.
  • Possesses skills for developing public policy to fit real world situations, directing effective meetings, and developing consensus between conflicting interests.
  • Involved in various political campaigns and initiative actions.
  • Experienced in reviewing environmental documents, public administrative issues, and effective public speaking.

POSITIONS Elected/Appointed/Volunteer Public Positions
Elected Official, Casitas Municipal Water District - 2004 to present.
Received the endorsement and support of S.E.I.U. Local 721, 2004.

Executive Committee.
Water Resources Committee.
Ventura River Watershed Council.
Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County +
Steering Committee.

Elected Official, Ojai Valley Sanitary District 1996 to present.

Executive Committee.
Environmental Committee.
Ventura River Nutrient Assessment Committee.
Unpermitted Connection Committee.
Habitat Conservation Plan Committee.

California Sanitation Risk Management Authority .

Executive Board Member 2006-2012.
Executive Board President 2011 to present.
CSRMA Workers Compensation Subcommittee 2000-2002
& 2004-2006 .
Elected Official, Ojai Valley Municipal Advisory Council 1996 to 2012.

Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency, 2004 to present. Watershed U, University of California Cooperative Extension,

Presenter/Moderator, Ventura, CA 2012.
Air Pollution Control District Clean Air Advisory Committee. Friends of the Santa Clara River, Board Member. Ormond Beach Task Force, Chairman. Citizens to Preserve the Ojai, Administrative Director,
1988 to 1989.
Environmental Coalition, Board Member, 1987to1990,
President 1990 to 2005.
Environmental Defense Center, Board Member, Santa Barbara,
1989 to1990.
Southern California Association of Governments,
Commissioner Regional Advisory Commission,
1989 to1990.

Political

Senior Administrative Assistant, Supervisor Maria VanderKolk, District 2, Ventura County, January 1991 to July 1994.

  • Supervised development of policy and legislation on resources, land use, and administrative issues.
  • Served on state and local committees and boards for the supervisor.
  • Developed reputation for unique problem solving skills for complicated constituent and governmental issues.
  • Developed personal working relationships with federal, state, county, and local elected officials and staff.

Co-Campaign Manager, Kevin Sweeney for U.S. Congress, 1992. Political consultant for Patagonia, Inc., City of Ventura
election, 1989.

Environmental

Environmental Coalition, intervention in the proposed

So.Cal.Edison/SDGE Merger 1990 .
Citizens Environmental Quality Analysis (Owner and operator
environmental document consultant). March 1989 to
December 1990.
Environmental Consultant for Patagonia, Inc., 1988-1989. Administrative Assistant, Los Padres Forest
Association/Sunbow Ecology Center, 2000-2003.
David Magney Environmental Consulting, Analyst, 2008 to
2009.

Business

Baby Boot Company (owner involving the design,

fabrication, marketing and wholesale distribution of a
quality baby shoe line) 1982 to 1989.
Professional Flamenco Guitarist, 1963 to present.

Education

Association of California Water Agencies Continuing Legal

Education Workshop San Francisco, 2010.
Environmental Planning & Site Analysis, UCSB, March 1994. Land Use & Environmental Planning, UCSB, October 1991. California Wetlands, UCSB, November, 1991. Ventura County Resource Management Agency CEQA
Seminars1987-2011.
Subdivision Map Act, UCSB, 1987. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), UCSB, 1986. Attended numerous seminars on air quality, energy resources,
environmental planning and conservation at various
public and private institutions.
University of Seville, Seville, Spain, 1969-1971. Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, 1961-1963.

Additional Skills

Fluent in Spanish.

Produced private video productions for local Public Access TV Station.

Personal

Southern California native and married. U.S. Army, Honorable Discharge, 1966-1968. Vietnam Veteran. Fly fishing, hiking, camping, and birding. Professional Flamenco Guitarist.

For more background, please go to: http://www.russbaggerlyonwater2012.net

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