OXNARD CHAMBER WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES JEFF LAMBERT

A message from the Chair of the Board Stacy Miller

The Oxnard Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Jeff Lambert, the City of Oxnard’s new Director of Development Services.  In his new job, Jeff will oversee the City’s planning, building and engineering and code enforcement divisions. He will also be working with the City Manager’s office to participate in the City’s Economic Development priorities to ensure the City has a prosperous future.

“I am personally excited to work with Oxnard’s many and diverse stakeholders to move the City forward.  The City has so much to offer and my job will be to help put all the pieces together to realize the community and City Council’s vision for our future,” explains Jeff Lambert. 

“I love that I can use the word “our’ for Oxnard after being in Ventura County for nearly 10 years.  I am also excited to get to know the community, spend time in the neighborhoods and work with those interested in investing in Oxnard.  Our future depends on balancing neighborhood preservation and revitalization while seeking new opportunities to provide needed housing, jobs and amenities for our community,” Lambert continued.

​Jeff says he first brings a commitment to community to this job.  He promises to be engaged and accessible to the community and its stakeholders. Jeff has a long track record of bringing people together to get things done; this includes supporting and developing a staff team that shares this commitment and is equally excited about doing the community’s business. 

“I have had a unique career for a public servant in that I have worked in both the public and private sector; I understand first-hand what it is to be a customer of Development Services.  I believe this experience will serve me and the City of Oxnard well.”

 Jeff believes that cities, including Oxnard, cannot stay the same; they must look to a prosperous future and to do that it is important to support existing businesses with a strategy of business retention, expansion and attraction. 

“I know what it takes to revitalize our downtown and will do my part to ensure this long-held dream is a reality,” Lambert said.

Jeff earned a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University in Massachusetts in political science and psychology, and a Master’s degree in planning from USC.  Jeff Lambert can be reached via email at: jeffrey.lambert@oxnard.org.

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