Board of Directors
The Pauma Valley Community Services District is governed by a five-member board that is accountable to the electorate in the same manner as city councils and County Board of Supervisors.
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Directors must be property owners as well as registered voters of the District and stand for election every four years. The Board President and Vice-President are elected by the Board to serve a two-year term.
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The Board of Directors sets policy that directs the activities of the Management Team of the District. The General Manager of the District is appointed by the Board to oversee the activities of the District.
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Written correspondence for the Board may be sent to:
Pauma Valley CSD
Board of Directors
33129 Cole Grade Road
Pauma Valley, CA 92061
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The District's current Board Members are:
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President Roland Skumawitz
Appointed: March 2022 • Term Expires: December 2024
Mr. Skumawitz holds a master's degree in public administration from USC and a Bachelor of Science degree in social studies from Cal Poly Pomona. He has 35 years of experience in education, with 19 years of service as a superintendent of the Romoland School District.
While superintendent Mr. Skumawitz worked closely with Eastern Municipal Water District on projects involving the school district. In the years of actively working in the public sector, he had the good fortune of serving in a variety of roles including; Board President of Sycamore Academy Board, a Charter School, in which he is currently serving his 6th year as President.
Besides having served the public through education, Mr. Skumawitz contributes to the local community by participating on the HOA 1 Board, currently as the Treasurer, Member of the Temecula Chamber of Commerce, and Rancho California Water District board.
Vice President Mike Esparza
Appointed: January 2021 • Term Expires: December 2024
Mike and his wife Tammy lived in the Riverside area before moving into their retirement home in Pauma Valley. They have two sons and two grandchildren.
Mike started his career at 20 years of age serving as a volunteer firefighter in the La Habra Heights Volunteer Fire Department. He then worked for the Los Angeles County Fire department before being hired as a full-time firefighter with the City of Riverside Fire Department. During Mike’s career, he promoted up the ranks from Firefighter to Interim Fire Chief. Amongst the many emergencies, he responded to in his career, two were historic, the World Trade Center collapse and Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Mike has volunteered as a youth mentor in several programs, including Youth Education Mentoring Program (YEMP) for middle school students, High School Business Academy, and Riverside Community College’s “Puente” program. He served as the Vice-Chair of the California State Board of Fire Services, Director on the State’s Office of Emergency Services FIRESCOPE Board, and on the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission Taskforce which addressed protecting Californians from wildfires. Mike earned dual Bachelor degrees in Fire Administration and Fire Prevention Technology.
After retiring from the City of Riverside, he served as a Retired Annuitant, in the capacity of an Assistant Chief for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), Fire & Rescue Branch. His primary job with OES was to help coordinate the master mutual aid system at large scale fires, ensuring that mutual assistance is operating within the parameters in the California Fire Assistance Agreement.
Mike is grateful to live in this special community and appreciates the opportunity to contribute by serving on the Pauma Valley CSD.
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Treasurer Richard R. Collins
Elected: December 2022 • Term Expires: December 2026
Rich and his wife Janice have been members of Pauma Valley Community since 2004.
He started his company in 1976 and grew it up to 100 employees. He retired in 2021 after turning the company into an Employee-Owned Company, owned by approximately 40 employees.
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Rich was very active in the industry, serving on the Board Of Directors (SDPHCC) San Diego Plumbing and Cooling Contractors and serving 2 terms as President, also 2 years on the State of California Board of (PHCC) Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, Chairman of the State Education Committee (1994-1997), President of (ABC) Associated Builders and Contractors, Chairman of the Apprentice Trust for (ABC) 1995-2000.
He is currently on the Board of Director for the San Diego Country Credit Union (2000-Present).
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Rich has been married since 1976, has 3 children, 7 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.
Rich is proud to be a Navy Veteran 1970-1974.
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Director Jodie Lawston
Elected: December 2022 • Term Expires: December 2026
Jodie Lawston, a native New Yorker, moved to San Diego in 1999. After living on the San Diego coast for many years, she moved to Pauma Valley with her partner and cocker spaniel in 2016. She has been involved in community work since college, and moving to Pauma Valley afforded her the opportunity to become active in her HOA, first on the architectural committee and then as president. She is now thrilled to serve the community on the board of CSD.
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Jodie earned her bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University and her MA and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, San Diego. She is Chair and Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, San Marcos and is well-published in her field. Most recently, she authored the textbook, Sociology: Structure and Change, published by Pearson in 2018. She is Pearson's first female introduction-to-sociology textbook author.
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Jodie has extensive board and leadership experience, having chaired many committees to help in the administration of academic and community engagement activities for CSU San Marcos. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors for several 501c(3) organizations and has over a decade of leadership experience in the public sector.
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Secretary Larry Curtis
Elected: October 2023 • Term Expires: December 2024
Larry, a native Texan, began learning about business from his parents at a very young age. After college, he joined his family’s business and managed his own retail store in Albuquerque, New Mexico for 10 years. Moving on, he worked for Color Tile as an Administrative Trainer, training store managers for over 300 stores in the Western Division and eventually, opened 4 Color Tile franchise stores. With the corporate failure of Color Tile, he persevered with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2001 started a Home Remodeling business with a partner. It’s still a thriving business today where he still works part time as a consultant .
Through the years, he has served and held Board positions as the President of the Montgomery Mall Merchants Association, President of the Color Tile Franchisee’s Association, Secretary of the Pauma Valley Roadway Association, and on the Pauma Pala County Advisor Board.
Larry is a California Licensed Real Estate Broker and General Contractor. Before the internet, he was a self-taught computer geek and has built computer networks for numerous businesses.
After being widowed in 2009, Larry met Rhonda and they began a new life together building a new business––remodeling and selling homes. In 2014, when they purchased a house in Pauma Valley Country Club to remodel, they soon realized that Pauma Valley was exactly where they belonged. Together they have built a strong sense of community, have made lifelong friendships and feel blessed to call this beautiful valley home. It is an honor for him to serve on the Board of Pauma Valley CSD.
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