Lisa Snider

Lisa was brought to Ojai by the Ojai Valley Inn in early summer 1999. She was recruited from the Four Seasons San Diego for a junior executive position at the Inn where she served until early 2003. After a total of 15 years in hotel management, she intrepidly jumped off the glamorous roller coaster of celebrity, champagne, and Egyptian cotton linens to learn something new, do something more meaningful, and work less than 70 hours a week. She now works for the Ventura Housing Authority.

Lisa grew up in the rural backcountry of San Diego County where her keen appreciation for small town life and a passion for writing were first nurtured. So it was only natural that it was love at first sight when she came to Ojai. The quirkiness of the town and the eccentricities of the hotel business have given her much fodder for writing. Lisa has a passion for writing, particularly in a local format, and has found her voice in self-deprecating humor.

Her publishing successes include several local print media, a national writing award, regular assignments with Santa Barbara Wine and Dine magazine, the Sierra Club’s local paper, the VC Reporter, the Ojai Valley News Blog and a quarterly column in the Ojai Visitors Guide. Her latest project, writing, producing and directing the documentary, The Price of Paradise, yielded her first foray into filmmaking. A website featuring her writing is at www.findingojai.com.

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science from Cal Poly University, Pomona. She volunteers from time to time for local non-profit special events. She is thirtysomething and is married to her husband, Bill, of 16 years. Together they enjoy vacations abroad, dinner with friends and playing fetch with their 13-year-old Labrador Retriever, Sydney.

Lisa is host of Radio Ojai, which features music and talk of the Central Coast.

Entries by this author:
June 28, 2009 - OJAI-VENTURA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR 10th ANNIVERSARY
June 24, 2009 - 10th ANNUAL OJAI-VENTURA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
June 19, 2009 - Watershed Revolution Documentary
June 04, 2009 - Celebration of Nature and Song
June 02, 2009 - Stop, Drop & Roll: 3 Nights of Plays at Theater 150
May 22, 2009 - Cellist Jami Sieber Returns to Ojai 6/7
May 21, 2009 - HELP of Ojai Fundraiser 5/28
May 16, 2009 - Dishing Ojai: Hakane
April 18, 2009 - What's New on Radio Ojai
April 14, 2009 - The Place to Be for “TEA” & Tennis
April 08, 2009 - “Noises Off!” at Ojai ACT
March 28, 2009 - Ojai Wild!
March 10, 2009 - Happy International Women's Day! Come to the VC Women's EXPO 3/13-15
February 18, 2009 - Dishing Ojai: Wine
January 25, 2009 - Benjamin Button is a complete rip-off!
January 23, 2009 - Updated Inconvenient Truth Comes to Ojai
January 19, 2009 - Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 13, 2009 - Ojai Valley Inn Cut 700 Jobs
December 22, 2008 - Festivus and Champagne!
December 06, 2008 - Hiking, Chatting and Eating in Ojai
November 23, 2008 - Radio Ojai Musicians Get Nod From MAVRIC
November 07, 2008 - Radio Ojai and the Ojai Film Festival
November 02, 2008 - Decision '08 Guest Editorial
October 31, 2008 - Radio Ojai: Sergio Aragones
October 26, 2008 - Obama's Loss Traced to Non-Voter
October 18, 2008 - Ojai Day on Radio Ojai
October 15, 2008 - ANOTHER VIEW
October 13, 2008 - New Music on Radio Ojai from Chronic Stew
October 12, 2008 - Dishing Ojai: World Flavor Café
October 08, 2008 - The Book Boogie Woogie on Radio Ojai
September 20, 2008 - Local Song Gets National Attention
September 17, 2008 - Best of Ojai on Radio Ojai
September 16, 2008 - Ojai OK Drill Tomorrow
September 15, 2008 - Delaney Gibson's CD Release Show 9/19 at Zoey's
September 10, 2008 - October Classic 10/4
September 07, 2008 - Getting to Know Brian Cox
August 24, 2008 - Hospital CEO Comes Out...Against Gay Marriage
July 16, 2008 - Tuscany
July 13, 2008 - Dishing Ojai: Coffee...and Radio Ojai's Latest
June 02, 2008 - Sydney Remembered
April 30, 2008 - Dishing Ojai: The Martini Debate
April 21, 2008 - Pouring Tradition Continues at 108th Ojai
March 13, 2008 - The Phone Book Wars
March 06, 2008 - Rubicon Theatre: Plays and Classes
February 20, 2008 - Dishing Ojai: Regal’s Wine & Spirits
February 14, 2008 - Happy Valentine's Day! Favorite Love Songs?
February 07, 2008 - It's This or Jail: 6 Great Plays This Weekend at T150
January 29, 2008 - Homeless Art
January 26, 2008 - Tonight: Joe Reilly
January 17, 2008 - Azure Sol to Play the Village Jester
January 11, 2008 - Champion Mine Detection Dog to Visit Ojai
January 04, 2008 - A Pedicure, Full of Beans and Al Westcott
December 08, 2007 - Dishing Ojai: The Village Jester
November 02, 2007 - 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
October 24, 2007 - Women of Ojai Calendar Release
October 12, 2007 - MAVRIC Awards!
October 04, 2007 - Best of Ojai
September 30, 2007 - It's All Happening: Film Festival, Comedy and Running
August 30, 2007 - Dishing Ojai: Farmer and the Cook, Fred Schmitt
August 22, 2007 - Food For Thought Ojai's Locally Grown Concert Goes Green!
August 21, 2007 - Myridian is Back in Ojai for 2 Nights!
August 12, 2007 - Food For Thought Announces Battle of the Bands Winners!
August 07, 2007 - "Momma, what's vacation?"
July 22, 2007 - Dishing Ojai: Oak Tree Cafe, Theater 150 & Bodies Unbound
July 07, 2007 - Several Random Thoughts: Bands, TW Cable, Radio Ojai, The Best & Walking
July 01, 2007 - Dishing Ojai: Feast and Champagne
June 26, 2007 - Food For Thought Brings Locally Grown Concert Back to Libbey Bowl!
June 21, 2007 - Battle of the Bands!
June 13, 2007 - Farmer John Brings the Real Dirt to the Ojai Playhouse
May 31, 2007 - Myridian UPDATE
May 17, 2007 - Myridian Rocks Ojai!
May 08, 2007 - Your Hub
April 26, 2007 - The 107th Ojai Tennis Tournament
April 20, 2007 - Dishing Ojai: Progressive Dining
April 10, 2007 - Dishing Ojai: Sunset Mag Dishes Ojai!
March 25, 2007 - Ojai Music
March 10, 2007 - Saving Daylight
February 03, 2007 - How I Spent Groundhog Day!
January 21, 2007 - The Price of Paradise Screens in Santa Barbara
January 06, 2007 - Jami Sieber Comes to Ojai! (without the elephants)
December 29, 2006 - Millennium Dreams
December 20, 2006 - Oldies vs. Newbies - The Debate Rages On!
December 12, 2006 - New Ventura Blog Thinks We're Funny!
December 02, 2006 - Dishing Ojai: Foodie Gifts
November 19, 2006 - Bart's Books & Childhood Memories
November 12, 2006 - Dishing Ojai: Iron Pan
October 30, 2006 - Dialing for Dems in Ojai
October 15, 2006 - Sunday Morning
October 09, 2006 - Lighten Up Ojai! The Ojai Film Festival
October 01, 2006 - Dishing Ojai: Pre Hibernation Binge
September 25, 2006 - Nike LA and the Ojai Classic 10K
September 12, 2006 - Best of Ojai on Radio Ojai
September 07, 2006 - The Price of Paradise
September 07, 2006 - London Singer/Songwriter Steve Dagleish to play Coffee Connection
September 06, 2006 - The Ojai Moment on Radio Ojai!
August 23, 2006 - Return to the Grapevine
August 15, 2006 - Summer Slowly Slides Away, as does O-Hi Frostie
August 06, 2006 - Dishing Ojai: Key Limes
July 30, 2006 - Idiosyncratic Ojai
July 23, 2006 - Dishing Ojai: Feast Bistro
July 18, 2006 - Bloggers Get Nod From Wall St. Journal
July 16, 2006 - Fruit Hawkers
July 12, 2006 - Hey, Tyler, I've Got a Paper Clip, Wanna Trade?
July 10, 2006 - June Allyson, Actress and Ojai Resident, Dies at 88
July 09, 2006 - Summer Reading
July 05, 2006 - Teenage Obesity
June 26, 2006 - Censorship for Whose Own Good?
June 23, 2006 - Santa Barbara Writers Conference This Weekend
June 16, 2006 - INXS at the Lobero
June 08, 2006 - Radio Show
June 04, 2006 - Ojai Valley Land Conservancy Celebrates 20 Years
June 02, 2006 - Wagner Backs Off
May 23, 2006 - Live Eagle Cam!
May 22, 2006 - Backstage at the Ojai Global Groove Fest
May 20, 2006 - How 80's Girl Got Her Groove On
May 17, 2006 - Definitely Post-Worthy
May 15, 2006 - Ojai's Chain Debate Hits LA Times
May 13, 2006 - Particle to Play at Global Groove Fest
May 02, 2006 - POV: The Santa Barbara Immigrant Protest March
May 01, 2006 - The Ball Boy Diaries
April 29, 2006 - April Tennis Madness
April 28, 2006 - Interview with Tennis Pro Brian Wilson
April 28, 2006 - Tennis and Tea
April 25, 2006 - Ojaians' DVD Rental Habits Uncovered
April 23, 2006 - Prohibition in Ojai?
April 21, 2006 - Tennis Anyone? The Ojai Tennis Tournament Returns!
April 20, 2006 - Ode to Ojai Spring
April 18, 2006 - Strickland Scandal?
April 16, 2006 - Hike the Ilvento Preserve
April 11, 2006 - The Beat of a Different Drummer
April 09, 2006 - Choosey About Business? At What Cost?
April 03, 2006 - A Few of My Favorite Sites
March 26, 2006 - Q&A with Michael McFadden
March 24, 2006 - What's News?
March 22, 2006 - One-Act Festival
March 21, 2006 - Cars and Tri-Tip
March 20, 2006 - Oklahoma Comes To Ojai!
March 16, 2006 - Ojai Society of Zen Knitters
March 13, 2006 - Where Am I?
March 10, 2006 - Just For Fun - A Bit of Fiction
March 09, 2006 - Markers for the Blind on Ojai Trail
March 07, 2006 - New Ojai Restaurants
March 03, 2006 - What IS Wagner Up To?
February 28, 2006 - Finally: A New Local Media Choice!