Since 2014 The Ojai Chautauqua has provided forums for intelligent and civil discussion.
And this is only the beginning.
Onsite Event:
Ojai City Council Candidate Forum
OaK Grove School – 220 West Lomita in Ojai
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 – 5:30-7:30PM
Co-Sponsored by the Agora Foundation (the Ojai Chautauqua series), the Ojai Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Ojai Valley News, this will be a great opportunity to hear from the candidates for Ojai’s City Council and to ask your own questions. The event is free and will also be live streamed on to various outlets.
Schedule:
5:30-7:30PM PDT
Moderators:
Andy Gilman of the Agora Foundation and Laura Rearwin Ward of the Ojai Valley News
Location:
Oak Grove School – 220 West Lomita in Ojai
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Erika Beck – President of CSU Channel Islands
Jodi Grass – Head of Oak Grove School
Paul Lazenby – Director of Mother of Divine Grace School
Tiffany Morse – Superintendent of Ojai Unified School District
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Jim Bailey – Co-Founder of Rock, Tree, Sky
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Elizabeth Reyes – Professor (tutor), Thomas Aquinas College
Richard Yao – Vice President of Student Affairs, CSUCI
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David Bearman, MD – Medical Director of Zona Seca
Ryan Blatz – Ojai City Council
Christopher Danch – Hoban Law Group
James Fryhoff – Chief of Police
Daniel Hicks – Manager, Ventura County Behavioral Health
Chelsea Sutula – CEO of Sespe Creek Collective
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Sean Anderson – Professor at CSUCI
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Will Castagna – Chair of the Ojai Fire Safe Council
John McNeil – Ventura County Fire Division Chief
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Stephanie Pincetl – Director of California Center for Sustainable Communities
Jim Word – Board Director of Casitas Municipal Water District
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Tom Ash – Water Conservation Expert and Horticulturalist
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Richard Hajas – Member of the Ojai Valley Water Advisory Group
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Shakari Byerly – Managing Partner of EVITARUS, INC.
Ana Cubas – Founder of the Latina Public Service Academy
Ted Johnson – Senior Editor at Variety Magazine
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Tom Krause – President of the Ojai Chautauqua Committee
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John Thomas – Founder and President of Thomas Partners Strategies
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