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BBB Key Personnel


The Better Business Bureau of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

With a business membership of over 3,000, the BBB of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties serves our local communities through very experienced and skillful staff members who are dedicated to their work and believe in the BBB mission. Services to the public include issuing reliability reports on businesses, working to resolve customer complaints against businesses, Lemon Law arbitration through the Bureau's AutoLine program, arbitration of business-customer disputes through the Bureau's Business Arbitration program, and review of advertising as measured against Bureau standards for truth in advertising.

Key personnel in the Bureau's major departments are available to assist in a variety of ways:

Rick Copelan, President & CEO
(805) 963-8657

Carol Giamoni Copelan, Vice President/CFO/Director of Operations
(805) 963-8657


Accreditation & Marketing Departments

Tom Fefer, Director of Accreditation
(805) 845-7812 x201

Scott Maio, Accreditation Consultant
(805) 845-7812 x205

Ben Spradley, Accreditation Consultant
(805) 845-7812 x202

Scott Wall, Accreditation Consultant
(805) 845-7812 x206

Pat Copelan, Accreditation Consultant
(805) 531-9432

Robert Gregory, Accreditation Consultant
(805) 845-7812 x203

Don Burress, Accreditation Consultant
(805) 845-7812 x204


John Isola, Retention Consultant
(805) 931-0652