commander steve decesari
Steve DeCesari is a 33-year member of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Steve was raised in the Port Hueneme/Oxnard area and graduated from Hueneme High School. He started his law enforcement career as a cadet and Reserve Police Officer with the Port Hueneme Police Department in 1974. He was hired as a Ventura County Sheriff’s Correctional Officer in 1976 and promoted to Deputy Sheriff in August 1977. His law enforcement career includes working in custody, patrol, training academy, detectives, background investigations, watch commander, records management and administration. His first patrol assignment was in the City of Camarillo, from 1979 to 1981, where he received the 1981 Optimist’s Officer of the Year Award. From 2002 to 2004, he was again assigned to the City of Camarillo as the Patrol Station Captain responsible for the day-to-day operations.
Steve was promoted to Commander in February 2004 and assigned to the PTDF. He was reassigned to the Camarillo patrol station in September 2006 as its Acting Chief of Police. His goals are to become active within the community through Community Based Programs and maintaining the quality of life standards the citizens of Camarillo have come to enjoy and expect.
Steve is married to Hilary and they reside in Ventura County. Steve received his Master of Public Administration from the California State University, Northridge in 2000.
Steve is on the Camarillo Boys & Girls Club Board and a member of the Camarillo Noontime Rotary Club.