A Product of Orange

31 Years in the Making

AJ Ricci

Civil Service

  • Leadership Orange Class of 2024

  • Adopt-a-Street 2024 - 2026

  • Costa Mesa Police Department Aide

  • CERT Class #17

  • Traffic Commission Vice-Chair

  • Downtown Merchant’s Association President (2025/2026)

  • Orange Economic Development Roundtable

  • Orange Citizens Police Academy

officer in uniform posing in front of an American flag. The officer is smiling and has a badge and patches on his uniform, which includes a shoulder patch reading "Costa Mesa Police" and an "Aide" patch. The background is dark grey.
Two firefighters: one in yellow gear, and one actively spraying water, with a red fire truck in the background on a sunny day.
A man in a suit and tie sitting at a desk with a monitor labeled "PLANAR" and a water bottle, speaking or making a point, in a wooden-paneled room. The nameplate on the desk reads "AJ Ricci, Vice-Chair."
A man wearing an orange safety vest and beige shirt is smiling and holding a trash picker, standing on a sidewalk next to a street with parked cars. Behind him are residential houses, trees, and clear blue sky. There is a street sign with an orange sign encouraging keeping Orange clean and beautiful, and a white sign indicating street sweeping hours.
A woman and a man holding an award certificate on stage at an event, with a woman in a brown plaid dress standing beside them and smiling.

Business Engagement

  • National Association of Realtors (State & Local Policy Issues Region 13)

  • California Assocation of Realtors (Commercial Investments Vice-Chair)

  • Costa Mesa Police Department Aide

  • Commercial, Residential Real Estate & Adaptive Reuse Projects including consulting 80+ business openings

  • Downtown Merchant’s Association Leader (2025/2026)

  • First Job at Disneyland Resort (Ride Operator)

Group of five men standing outside a building with a sign that reads 'Old Colony Paints', some wearing safety vests and hard hats, with construction equipment and caution tape in front of them.
A woman and a man holding a large birthday sign and a certificate, standing in front of curtains with an American flag in the background.
Two men dressed in business attire standing outdoors on a patio, with a house and city skyline in the background.
A person dressed in a vintage pilot or explorer costume holding a telephone receiver to their mouth, standing in a rustic setting with a ship's wheel and navigation equipment nearby.
Man in orange safety vest standing next to a small white mobile office truck with a red neon sign reading 'Ricci Realty Mobile Office' attached to the roof.

Education

  • Linda Vista Elementary

  • Cerro Villa Middle School

  • Villa Park High School Class of 2013

  • Santiago Canyon College Transfer

  • Chapman University B.A Political Science (Cum Lade)

  • Chapman University M.S. Real Estate

Personal Life

  • Street Fair, Concerts in the Park, May Parade

  • Orange County Amateur Radio Operator W6OTO

  • 6 Chickens: Rose, Lavender, Bok-Choy, Machiatto, Pistachio, & Kimchi

  • Larger than Life Holiday Yard Decor

  • Orange Farmer’s Market

A man standing next to a person in a large, colorful costume of a smiling, anthropomorphic jar or container with big eyes and a wide smile, at an outdoor event on a sunny day.
Two smiling call center workers with headsets working at a table inside a tent outdoors, with laptops, monitors, and a cardboard privacy screen.
Two men standing inside, one holding a framed certificate. Flags are visible in the background.

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