Bud grew up in the Ojai Valley and has been a Ventura County Deputy Sheriff for 20 years.  He is currently assigned as the school resource officer at Nordhoff High School.  As a member of the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation's Board of Directors and co-chair on the Youth Foundation's Mentoring Program, Bud feels that it a privilege to work with today's youth.
 
Bud would like to share his law enforcement expertise with today's youth to build a better partnership between law enforcement and our community.