{"id":8,"date":"2023-06-28T20:16:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T20:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/civil-service-commissioners\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:44:38","slug":"civil-service-commissioners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/civil-service-commissioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Service Commissioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdaae14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdaae14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69439cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69439cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commissioners<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4692cc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4692cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af551a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af551a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359324e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359324e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99f02b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e99f02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">District 1 Appointee - Vacant<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1f9bb elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c1f9bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add6ae4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"add6ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520a874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"520a874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Becker-Don.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-72\" alt=\"Becker Don\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ba345 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4ba345\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ee812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10ee812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DON BECKER<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0539c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0539c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retired consultant; during career provided services in employer\/employee relations for cities, counties, school districts, community colleges and special districts including the presentation of management\u2019s case for fact findings, arbitrations, and unfair practice charges.<\/p><p>Supervisor Steve Bennett, District 1, first recommended Commissioner Don Becker; First appointed 03-03-09; Subsequent recommendation by Supervisor Matt LaVere, fifth term expires 5-31-25.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a061a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89a061a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b54689 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b54689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1993417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1993417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Farris-MIchael.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-73\" alt=\"Farris MIchael\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c1a6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54c1a6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdffb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfdffb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MIC FARRIS<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8cde2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8cde2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior level data science executive with over 30 years of industry experience in technology and data-driven decision making, currently Director of Business Intelligence at The Trade Desk. He has public service experience as a member of the City of Thousand Oaks planning commission, traffic commission, and County Tobacco Settlement Allocation Committee.<\/p><p>Supervisor Linda Parks, District 2, recommended Commissioner Mic Farris; First appointed 09-14-21, first term expires 05-31-23.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1830df5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1830df5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4b8dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d4b8dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1782890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1782890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Parham-Patricia-S.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74\" alt=\"Parham Patricia S\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50945b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50945b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2387fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2387fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PATRICIA S. PARHAM, VICE-CHAIR<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fb894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1fb894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Human resources professional with experience in both public and private sector educational institutions providing internal management services in the areas of employee relations, recruiting\/employment, classification and compensation, labor relations, performance management, legal compliance, benefit administration and policy and procedure formulation.<\/p><p>Supervisor Kathy Long, District 3, first recommended Commissioner Patricia S. Parham; First Appointed 9-13-16; Subsequent recommendation by Supervisor Kelly Long, fourth term expires 05-31-29.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d5152 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70d5152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0101c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b0101c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652e96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"652e96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/JOEL-PRICE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-173\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9274d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9274d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352f61f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"352f61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOEL R. PRICE, CHAIR<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14422d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14422d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joel Price served with the Los Angeles Police Department a total of 37 years retiring in 2015 as the Officer in Charge of the West Valley Homicide &amp; Sexual Assault Units. Joel also served on the Thousand Oaks City Council from March 2012 to December 2018, serving as Mayor in 2016. As a member of the council Joel was active with both the League of California Cities and the National League of Cities serving on the Public Safety Committees of both organizations. Joel Also served as a Director on the National League of Cities Board and as the League of California Cities, Channel Counties Division President. Joel currently serves as the Communications Director for Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin.<\/p><p>Supervisor Jeff Gorell, District 2, recommended Commissioner Joel Price; First appointed 09-12-23; First term expires 5-31-27.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76dcc21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76dcc21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4c9c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc4c9c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a37fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a37fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Stewart-Vincent-R.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75\" alt=\"Stewart Vincent R\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f6d8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f6d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98935c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98935c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VINCENT R. STEWART\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0710a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0710a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retired senior systems security engineer. Served for 14 years as Reserve Police Commander for the Oxnard Police Department. Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. Member of Ventura County chapter of the NAACP. Currently attending Oxnard College pursuing degree in chemistry and biology.<\/p><p>Supervisor John Zaragoza, District 5, first recommended Commissioner Vincent R. Stewart. First Appointed 3-12-19; Subsequent recommendation by Supervisor Carmen Ramirez second\u00a0 term expires 05-31-26.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f15f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1f15f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6f98d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc6f98d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c317e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c317e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/civil-service-commission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Vandenberg-James-L.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76\" alt=\"Vandenberg James L\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a16253 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a16253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577320e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"577320e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JAMES L. 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Vandenberg ; First appointed 07-03-08; Subsequent recommendation by Supervisor Janice Parvin, fifth term expires 05-31-27.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioners District 1 Appointee &#8211; Vacant DON BECKER Retired consultant; during career provided services in employer\/employee relations for cities, counties, school districts, community colleges and special districts including the presentation of management\u2019s case for fact findings, arbitrations, and unfair practice charges. 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