Supervisor Janet Wolf
Biography
Supervisor Janet Wolf is a Southern California native and 25 year resident of the Second District. Along with her husband Harvey, she has raised three daughters in the Eastern Goleta Valley. Wolf received a Bachelors of Arts degree from UC Santa Barbara and a Masters Degree and Teaching Credential from UCLA. Wolf subsequently worked as a teacher and counselor in San Francisco and Goleta. From 1988 until her election to the Board, she ran a successful Vocational Rehabilitation Consulting business with offices in both Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.
Supervisor Wolf’s career in public service began in 1993 when she was elected to the Goleta School Board. She served for three terms, and concluded her service in 2005. Wolf was also a member of and served for two terms as the President of the Board of the Santa Barbara County School Boards Association, and was also the Second District representative on the Committee for School District Reorganization.
Supervisor Wolf’s extensive community involvement includes serving as the Board President of National Charity League and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. She is also on the board of the Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara and an active member and supporter of numerous other local community-based, philanthropic and environmental organizations.
Appointments and Commissions
Supervisor Wolf represents the Second District and the County of Santa Barbara on these commissions and committees:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
http://www.sbcapcd.org/
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG)
http://www.sbcag.org/default.htm
CenCal Health (Formally Santa Barbara Regional Health Authority)
http://www.cencalhealth.org/
Beach Erosion Authority Control Operations and Nourishment (BEACON)
http://www.beacon.ca.gov/
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
http://www.countyofsbq.org/probation/default.aspx?id=1072
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
http://www.sblafco.org/
Library Advisory Committee
South Coast Homeless Advisory Committee of Santa Barbara County
Debt Advisory Committee