Archive for September 2020
VCLA Inspires
Caitlin Barringer VCLA Alumni, Cohort XXV Development Manager, Kids & Families Together The mission and purpose of Ventura County Leadership Academy (VCLA) is “connecting people & issues to strengthen our county” and it is something that they embody well. As a recent graduate of Cohort 25 (Aptly named “We Survived”, due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreReflections on a Patriots’ Day Session
Jeremey Shumaker VCLA Cohort XXVI Regional Director of Operations for American Medical Response On September 11th, 2020 the 26th cohort of the Ventura County Leadership Academy met for their first of ten sessions. The date was not lost on me nor was it on the rest of my fellow leaders. As a veteran and as…
Read MoreThe Beginning – Cohort XXVI, Alumni Reflection by Melissa Miller
The mission of Ventura County Leadership Academy is connecting people and issues to strengthen our county. And today, on Patriots Day, Cohort XXVI did just that. With the task of taking a deeper dive into ten of the largest cities in Ventura County, each team had the opportunity to connect with many key individuals that…
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