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Matthew Bidou grew up in Benicia, California, and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Vallejo. Matthew went on to serve two enlistments in the United States Army as an Infantry man and then a career in law enforcement, 26 years with the Solano County Sheriff Office and 13 years as a reserve Police Officer with the City of Rio Vista. Matthew for 4 years was the director of athletics at Vanden HS. Matthew has served on the Rio Vista City Council and is currently serving on the Travis Unified School District School Board as the Board President. Between the City of Rio Vista and Vacaville Matthew has over 25 years as a youth sports coach.
As Ranch Manager, Matthew works with our ranching, farming and residential tenants to steward and protect 65,000+ acres of our lands in southeastern Solano County.
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