Archive for March 2023
Community Engagement in Public Safety
Marleen Canniff Human Services Agency, Communications Manager – County of Ventura I have no doubt that Cohort XXVIII’s recent session visiting the Todd Road Jail facility and the City of Ventura Police Department left positive impressions and maybe even gave us all a new perspective on public safety and policing in Ventura County. All too…
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Congratulations to Mike Silacci (VCLA Class III), for joining the team at the Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF), serving as Chief Philanthropy Officer. Mike is a former VCCF Board Member bringing years of expertise and passion in serving the philanthropic sector in Ventura County. Mike was also named VCLA’s Distinguished Community Leader in 2002.
Read MoreLia Fortier
Ventura County Leadership Academy (VCLA) thus far has been a pivotal experience for me this year. I have been afforded a peek into the nuts and bolts -the heart of Ventura County. I am uncovering and deepening my understanding of the gaps between the “system set in place to provide relief to the communities” which…
Read MoreDaring Fearlessly
Deanna Weik Human Services Agency, HR Director – County of Ventura “High stakes. Political powerbrokers. Government insiders. Public affairs. There were multiple prominent and substantive speakers at our Sacramento session, but Jennifer Fearing’s presentation stood out the most to me. Not because she’s a fellow UC Davis alumnus, but because of why she launched Fearless…
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The Pacific Coast Business Times recently came out with their “Who’s Who in Nonprofits & Foundations” and it’s not suprising that so many of our alumni were included on this list. Congratulations to Margo Byrne (cohort XIII) with the Channel Islands YMCA, Yvonne Guiterrez (cohort VIII) with El Concilio Family Services, Tammie Helmuth (cohort XXVIII)…
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