Jenelle Osborne…

was elected to Lompoc City Council in November 2016 and Mayor in 2018, 2020, and 2022. At 57, she is a Texas transplant who has been a resident of Lompoc since 2000 with her husband, Jason Osborne, a physicist. Izzy, a Brittany Spaniel, joined the family in 2022. Jenelle has a Bachelor of Science in History with a focus on public administration, graduating summa cum laude, from Texas Woman’s University. As a small business owner since 2005, Jenelle provides event planning and professional organizing services. Her service on various committees and commissions across the local, state, and national level has been vital to Lompoc’s recent improvements and change via her advocacy and relationships across all levels of government.

Community Service:

• Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) - Executive Committee Member 2021-current, Chair 2024, Vice Chair 2022-2024; Vice Chair of Legislative and Regulatory Committee, 2022-2024, voting member 2018-current; alternate 2016-2018

• Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee, Secretary, 2024

• Transmission Area Network Commission (TANC) - voting member 2018-current; alternate 2016-2018

• Santa Barbara County Area Government Board (SBCAG) - voting member 2020-current, Chair 2023, Vice-Chair 2022; Broadband Ad-hoc committee member 2021-2023; alternate 2018-2020

• Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) Board Member - alternate 2018-2020 and 2023, voting member 2020-2022

• CalCities (formerly League of CA Cities ) Transportation, Communication, and Public Works Policy Committee , 2019-current

• FUTURE for Lompoc Youth, Advisory Board Member, 2019-current

• Project Opioid Committee by Santa Barbara County Sheriff, 2022 - current; Steering and Public Outreach Subcommittees

• The Active People, Healthy Nation℠ Champions Institute Cohort, Class of 2022-23, focusing on Complete Streets Policies

• Santa Barbara County Elected Leaders Forum on Homelessness, Vice Chair 2023 - current

• 2021 Public Service Award from the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International-Iota Nu Chapter of Lompoc for the all-inclusive play and workout area at Beattie Park as well as multiple committee services aimed at a better quality of life for Lompoc

• EconAlliance Board Secretary, 2016-2018, Volunteer Executive Director, 2019

• C3H, now known as Home For Good, 2017-2020

• 2017 Valley of the Flowers Peace Prize nominee

• City of Lompoc Economic Development Committee, 2012-2016; Vice Chair and Chair

• 805 Criterium Race Weekend Committee benefiting the Lompoc Police Foundation, Sponsorship and Vendor Chair 2014 & 2015

• American Association of University Women Lompoc-Vandenberg Branch Member 2015-current, Board Secretary 2016-2018

• Lompoc Theatre Project Board Member 2015-2018, Development Chair 2015-2017

• Lompoc Valley Community Health Organization’s Creative Crossings Committee, and Open Streets Committee, 2013-2014

• Leadership Lompoc Valley Class of 2014 & Dick DeWees Leadership Award 2014

• Broadband Consortium of the Pacific Coast - Santa Barbara County Member, Steering Committee 2017

• Turducken Dinner Group (Nonprofit for Lompoc Library, retired after 14 years of raising over $400,000), President 2015 & 2016