Candidate for
Supervisor; County of Humboldt; Supervisorial District 5

Ben Shepherd's Background and History

Born: Eureka, CA, Jan. 8, 1942

Family: Wife, Wendy Wahlund, four children and six grandchildren. Great-grandfather homesteaded in Humboldt County in the late 1860's.

Education:

Elementary School: Janes School (Now Pacific Union)
High School: Arcata High, Class of 1960
College: Humboldt State University, Class of 1965, B.S. in Education

Trinidad Union School District 1965 to 1998
Positions: Classroom teacher grades 5 through 8, Vice Principal, Director of Special Programs and Instructional Technology.

Owner Split Rock Ventures, economic and demographic data analysis.

Presently operate A&L Feed and Garden Supply, his wife's business.

McKinleyville Community Services District Board of Directors 1979 to 1999
Redwood Region Economic Development Commission 1979 to 1999, Member of the Executive Committee 1980-1999.
McKinleyville Community Advisory Committees 1985 and 1995
Member of the Measure A Committee (Recreation powers for MCSD)
Member of the Measure B Committee (Recreation funding for MCSD)
Chair of the Measure J Committee (Library Powers for MCSD)
Served as Chair of the MCSD Recreation Advisory Committee

Volunteer:

Member of the Board of the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Willow Creek Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Orick Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Trinidad Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Friends of the McKinleyville Library
Friend of the Clark Museum
Humboldt County Historical Society
Humboldt County History Circle
Friends of the China Flat Museum
Mad River Rotary Club
Buckeye Conservancy