Lori Jacobs - Treasurer

I am a SoCal girl from the San Fernando Valley, and have been enjoying life in Paradise Valley Center since 1990. I have a BA in Political Science from UCLA and my career has included politics, government, banking and accounting. I have worked at a north county CPA firm for twelve years, serving as firm administrator and managing various client accounts.

The rural character and agricultural heritage of the Valley Center area attracted me here, and I especially appreciate the sense of place and community the residents share. My husband Steve and I enjoy our hilltop Peaceful Hill Ranch with our horse, dogs, cats and ducks. We have paths and trails all around our five acres: through Manzanita, alongside boulders, winding under trees – they give character to the property, draw us out to experience it with our animals and they help to tell its story. I feel the same way about trails for our community – they help define our rural lifestyle and sensibility, and invite us to get out, share a walk and enjoy the neighborhood.

As a weekend life-cycle Celebrant, I create ritual and ceremony that speaks to our common life passages and that serves to build bridges among participants; and as a yoga and meditation teacher, I work with ways to live mindfully and in spirit. Personal sustenance rituals of walking, hiking, biking and riding are healthy whole body-mind activities too: good for us inside and out.

I love riding the southern California trails with my horse Cheeftan, and we would be thrilled to ride safely out along our own road and around our neighborhood. The Trails Association has worked diligently to lay out a wonderful network of trails throughout the Valley Center area. I joined up to help implement this visionary pathway system because I see trails as an asset for everyone to utilize and enjoy, and as a way to enrich and unify the community as it grows. What better symbol for community could there be than pathways that serve to connect us all! I look forward to having more local options for safely exercising and enjoying the beauty and diversity of our area while hiking, biking and riding out with Cheefie. Please contact one of the VCTA Board members if you would like to help out, too.