 
I have been a resident of Eastern Madera County for five decades, having moved to the area as a teenager in 1958. My family settled in North Fork a year later, and I have continued to live there ever since. I am the proud father of three and grandfather of two.
For 30 years, I managed the 4,500-acre Frank Wyle's Circle W. Ranch. I also own and manage my own, private business. I coached youth soccer for ten years. For more than eighteen years, I served as a trustee on various school boards including Sierra High School, North Fork Elementary School, and the Chawanakee and Minarets Boards. I am a recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Education, was selected North Fork Citizen of the Year, chaired the North Fork Loggers Jamboree for a number of years, and won the Champion Logger title five times.
I was elected to the Madera County Board of Supervisors in 2006. Since then, I have strived to uphold my political ideology of conservation, property rights and common sense. I have and will continue to support policies that help the people better their lives economically. I encourage business that brings well-paying jobs to our communities so young adults can afford to live here. I am also an adamant supporter of property rights.
In addition, I believe a person should give back to the community. As such, I have been involved in numerous committees and organizations. Over the last thirty years, I was elected President of the California Association Resource Conservation District and President of the Coarsegold Resource Conservation District. I have been a member of the Eastern Madera County Water Oversight Advisory Committee, The General Plan Update Committee, the North Fork Community Development Council, Farm Service Agency Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of the Mountain Area Youth Soccer League.
As a County Supervisor, I currently serve on the following committees and boards:
Central Sierra Watershed Committee (01/02/2007)
CSAC Policy Committee-Gov Finance & Operations — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Crane Valley Project (01/02/2007)
Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Fresno/Madera Board of Supervisors Joint Meeting (01/27/09)
Jackass Rock Board of Directors (01/08/2008)
Madera County Transportation Commission (01/27/2009)
Native American Liaison Committee (01/27/09)
Oakhurst Community Advisory Council (01/02/2007)
Resource Conservation & Development (01/02/2007)
Road Impact Fee Committee (01/08/2008)
SB621 Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit (01/27/09)
Sierra Forest RAC — Member (01/02/2007)
Sierra National Forest Committee — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Sierra Nevada Conservancy (01/02/2007)
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation Strategy (YARTS) (01/02/2007)
Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau (05/01/2007)
BOARD MEETS AS:
Flood Control & Water Conservation Agency (monthly)
In Home Supportive Services (as needed)
Public Financing Authority (monthly)
Madera County Redevelopment Agency (as needed)
Madera County Industrial Development Authority (as needed)
PAST PARTICIPATION:
Board Legislative Committee (01/02/2007)
Central Sierra Watershed Committee — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Coalition Committee of the Board of Supervisors, MUSD and Cities (01/02/2007)
Community Action Partnership of Madera County — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Community Development Block Grant Committee (CDBG) Committee (01/02/2007)
Flood Control/Water Conservation Agency Advisory Board (1/5/1999) (Disband 9-2007)
Foreign Trade Zone Advisory Board — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Juvenile Justice Committee — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Madera County Transportation Commission — 2nd Alternate (01/08/2008)
Regional Council of Rural Counties — Alternate (01/02/2007)
Revenue Neutrality Technical Advisory Committee (01/02/2007)
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