Jim White

Representing Ventura County Transportation Commission

Jim White serves on numerous boards and commissions. He serves as a Commissioner for the Ventura County Transportation Commission and is a Board Member for the California Vanpool Authority. He was recently elected to the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency and the Coast Rail Coordinating Council. Jim was past president of Partners in Housing, an organization that provides homes for persons with special needs in Ventura County. Jim is past Chair Elect, and a former member of the Ventura Family YMCA Board where he received the Golden Triangle of Distinguished Service Award in 2019. He is past Chair and served as Commissioner for the City of Ventura Parks and Recreation Commission. He is Vice-Chair of the City of San Buenaventura Housing Authority, is a former Chair of the Ventura County Leadership Academy’s Steering Committee and received the Alumni of the Year Award in 2017. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau. In addition, Jim is aa former Administrative Surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and past Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors for the Consortium for the Educational Advancement of Travel Instruction (CEATI). CEATI is a national organization that supports and promotes the continuing development of the academic and profession of travel instruction to enable persons with mobility limitations to travel safely and independently. Jim is most proud of his involvement and development of the Ventura County Community Park that includes soccer and baseball fields, walking and jogging trails and the Ventura Aquatic Center that opened in 2005.He enjoys long distance bike riding and running and has run numerous marathons and participated in several century bike rides. Jim has been married to his wife, Diane, for 46 years.