John C. Zaragoza was elected to the Oxnard City
Council in 1996, and served as Mayor Pro Tem in
1998. Mr. Zaragoza represents the City on
several Boards, Commissions, and Committees,
including:
- Las Cortes, Inc. Housing Authority
- Neighborhood Conservation Taskforce
- Ormond Beach Property Oversight Ad Hoc
Committee
- Oxnard Airport Authority
- Oxnard Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Mr. Zaragoza serves as liaison to:
- Association of Water Agencies for
Ventura County
- Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans
& Nourishment
- Joint Oxnard/Ventura Cooperative
Committee
- Point Mugu Regional Airport Authority
- Regional Defense Partnership for the
21st Century
- Ventura County Animal Regulation
Commission
- Ventura County Local Agency Formation
Commission
- Ventura Regional Sanitation District
John Zaragoza also participates in a number
of community organizations, including the Oxnard
Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce of Ventura County, Oxnard Kiwanis,
Oxnard Board of Realtors, National Association
of Realtors, National Association of Notaries,
Taxtor Education of Income Tax Preparers, and
Sunset Little League Board. He is also a past
member of the American Red Cross of Ventura
County Fundraising Committee, the Los Angeles
Times Summer Camp Fund Committee and the CWEP
Committee. Mr. Zaragoza was recently nominated
for the El Concilio Award for Latino Business
Man of the Year.
In recognition of his community involvement,
Oxnard Kiwanis awarded him “Kiwanian of the
Year, 1995-1996.”
Mr. Zaragoza was raised locally and attended
elementary through high school in Oxnard. He
earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration at University of La Verne. He was
employed by the City of Oxnard for over 31
years; including 15 years as Division head for
the Solid Waste Division, retiring from the City
in 1993. He currently owns a real estate and tax
business in Oxnard.
John Zaragoza and his wife, Mary Ellen,
raised their family in Oxnard. Their children
are now grown and married.
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