Board of Directors
Mark Mooring
President
Mark Mooring has been a Ventura County ranch owner since 1990. In 2006 he planted an olive orchard that has now grown to over 3200 trees. New to farming, he has learned the value of stewardship of the land and the natural resources that abound in Ventura County. Managing the ranch has many facets that are shared throughout Ventura County’s agriculture community. The intense work and ever challenging environment prompted Mark to seek assistance from the Ventura County Resource Conservation District. This relationship developed when Mark was appointed as a board member, with him ultimately agreeing to serve as the Board President.
William L. Morris III
Vice President
Bill is the Chairman of the Fillmore-Piru Veterans Memorial District and also a Board Member of the Bardsdale Cemetery District. Bill is a graduate of the University of Southern California and is a local businessman who also farms citrus and avocados in Fillmore since 1988. He is also currently the owner of the Fillmore Area Transit Corporation.
Kevin Cannon
Treasurer
Kevin has been on the board since 2012. He retired from Amgen in 2006 after a 30 year career in applied computer science. Kevin has been farming avocados at his home in the Santa Rosa Valley since 1995 and is a benefactor of both VCRCD and NRCS conservation programs. He has also served as a council member on the Santa Rosa Valley Municipal Council since 2013.
Roy Talley
Director
Roy recently retired after 40 years with Solar Electronics Company in North Hollywood where he was the Chief Operating Officer. Roy is a former City Councilmember and Planning Commissioner for the city of Moorpark. He served as a member of the Ventura County Waterworks District 1 Citizen Advisory Board from 1995 to 2022. Roy is a long time resident of Ventura County moving to the county compliments of father being transferred to Oxnard Air Force Base (currently Camarillo Airport) 1952. Moving to Moorpark in 1958 after father retired. Roy is educated in electric and electronic engineering specializing in Electromagnetic Interference.
Tom Crocker
Director
Tom Croker is a cattle rancher based out of Moorpark, where he grows lemons and avocados. Committed to preserving agriculture in Ventura County, he has served as past President of the Ventura County Cattlemen’s Association and as an active member and past board member of the California Cattlemen’s Association. He is currently serving as Committee Chairman of the Santa Barbara/Ventura Farm Service Agency.
Sean Anderson, Ph.D
Director
Sean is a professor of environmental science and resource management at the California State University Channel Islands. Sean holds a Ph.D in Marine Population Biology from UCLA. Sean also holds positions on the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee, CA’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative Panel and the Council on Ocean Affairs.
Mike Mobley
Director
Mike manages citrus and avocado ranches throughout Ventura County with his company Progressive Land Management, Inc., which was started in 1987. Currently he serves as Board President of United Water Conservation District, and Board Chairman for the Mound Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency. He is also a Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency board member.