Jeff Ohlson

Jeff was born and raised in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. In 1966 he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering. He then worked in Boeing’s Commercial Airplane Flight Deck Design and Flight Crew Operations departments until retiring in 2004.

Jeff first volunteered for the Historical Society in 2012 and is currently serving a third term on the Board. As a CVHS Historian, he has authored over a dozen diverse histories on Carmel Valley. He has also curated several exhibits, serves as docent, and is responsible for the Society’s website and History Center’s facility and maintenance work. Jeff is a regular contributor to the Society’s Historian newsletter and regularly gives talks to the Community on the history of Carmel Valley. In 2022, he was awarded the Community’s Good Egg award.

Jeff and his wife Cherie now live in Carmel Valley Village where he is the family historian and enjoys woodworking, photography, and maintaining and showing his 1960s classic cars.