Board of Directors

Position: Board President - Division C
Term: November 2028
Appointing Authority: Registered Voters
Email Address: jploetz@vistafpd.org
Mailing Address:
450 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92084

The Vista Fire Protection District is governed by a 5-member board of directors who are elected by District Residents to serve 4 year terms.

John Ploetz - President (Division C)

A man in a suit with glasses smiles in front of a U.S. flag.

John Ploetz has lived in the Buena Creek area of the District since 1983.  A graduate of Michigan State University, he is a landscape designer and nurseryman.  A volunteer hike leader for the San Diego Natural History Museum, he has a special interest in the ecology of the chaparral.  Married for 45 years, he is the father of two sons. 

Term Expires: December 2028