Bev Dransfeldt (Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Board District 3, California, candidate 2024)
Bev Dransfeldt ran for election to the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Board District 3 in California. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Dransfeldt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Bev Dransfeldt provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024:
- Birth date: February 12, 1988
- Birth place: Lodi, California
- Bachelor's: University of California, Berkeley, 2010
- Gender: Female
- Religion: Christian
- Prior offices held:
- Director, Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District (2020-Prsnt)
- Incumbent officeholder: Yes
- Campaign slogan: Progress for parks through community, collaboration and connection.
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Elections
General election
General election for Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Board District 3
Bev Dransfeldt and Pamela Krausz ran in the general election for Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Board District 3 on November 5, 2024.
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Over the past decade, she has made a name for herself in the business world as a music tour marketing & special events manager for Capitol Records, served as an administrative clerk for the City of Thousand Oaks Cultural Affairs Department, and as a Recreation Specialist of Outdoor Education & Camps for Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District. In 2020, Bev was elected as a Director for the Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park Board.
She and her husband Cory, a Camarillo native whose great-grandfather was the first Fire Chief in the Firehouse in Old Town Camarillo, knew that Camarillo would be the home for their growing family. Bev is a mother to 2 children, 3 rescue pups, and a guinea pig named Moo Moo. Cory and Bev just celebrated their 10-year anniversary. As a family, their core memories are rooted in PVRPD parks, programs, classes and events.- COMMUNITY: Community comes first. I will ensure that our parks are a welcoming and safe space. Making headway on the Senior Center will continue to be a priority of mine.
- COLLABORATION: We are so much better working together. I will build upon partnerships across organizations and businesses to better meet your needs.
- CONNECTION: Connecting with each person in the District is integral to developing a shared vision. I will work on making it easier to hear from constituents regarding their concerns while also being able to relay progress on current projects available online and posted around each pertinent facility.
- Increasing accessibility to our playgrounds and facilities
- Preserving and protecting our open space
- Meeting the needs of the community
- Enacting fiscally responsible and sustainable decisions to provide a stable foundation for current and future generations
My first job upon graduating from UC Berkeley was as a music contract assistant for Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in Los Angeles. I worked there for 2 years before becoming a Tour Marketing & Special Events Manager at Capitol Records.
However, what jumps to mind is Phoebe Buffay (Friends) for her generosity and complete selflessness, quirkiness, authentic friendship, and resilience.
From the CSDA.net website:
The California Special District Association (CSDA) views Special Districts as "The most local of local government."
Paraphrased:
"Special districts are local governments created by the people of a community to deliver specialized services essential to their health, safety, economy and well-being...A community forms a special district... to provide specialized services the local city or county do not provide.
[PVRPD] operates on a small share of property taxes. [The District] does not receive any shares of sales taxes..."
Many will ask, "Why is it recreation & parks and not parks & recreation?" "Recreation & Parks" is a distinction that the district is a Special District. "Parks & Recreation" (much like the beloved show) means that it is a department through the city.
Jacqui Irwin \n Assemblymember, CA 44th Assembly District*
Erik Nasarenko \n District Attorney, Ventura County*
Vianey Lopez \n Supervisor, Ventura County*
Jordan Roberts \n Director, Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District*
Susan Santangelo \n Councilmember, Camarillo*
Dr. Martita Martinez-Bravo \n Councilmember, Camarillo*
Dr. Mark Lisagor \n Board President, Ventura County Office of Education*
Karen Sher \n Trustee, Oxnard Union High School District*
Bob Rust \n Trustee, Pleasant Valley School District*
Brian Dennert \n Committee Member, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee and Director, Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District*
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See also
2024 Elections
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