Board of Directors
Brad "Brick" Conners, President
City Manager, City of Port Hueneme
Steven E. Elson, Ph.D., Treasurer
CEO Emeritus, Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families
Rudy Gonzales, Secretary
Government Relations Manager, Southern California Edison
Jennifer Caldwell, Director
Chief Development Officer, Food Share of Ventura County
Bob Harrell, Director
Financial Planner, Independent Capital Management
Darren Kettle, Director
Executive Director, Ventura County Transportation Commission
Leadership
In Memoriam
Pattie Braga
Executive Director
Dr. Pricilla Partridge de Garcia
Founder/Director - Ventura County Leadership Academy
Olympic Torch Bearer for Ventura County, 1996
University of Southern California, Helen of Troy
President, AIM: Partridge Garcia Group, Inc.
Woman of the Year, Conejo Chamber of Commerce
Woman of the Year, Camarillo Chamber of Commerce
Clinical psychologist, author, international speaker & workshop leader, educator, previous TV & radio host
VCLA Advisory Council
Co-Chair - Connie Young - Retired Banker
Co-Chair - Patty Brown, Dottie's Sweet Delights
Sue Chadwick - Retired, SBBT/Union Bank
Marc Charney - Law Office of Marc Charney
George Corbin - Adjunct Instructor, Cal Lutheran University
Everette Garmon - Retired Sr Financial Analyst, City of Ventura
Jacqui Irwin - Assemblymember, 44th District
Kathy Long - Former VC BOS, 3rd District, Co-Founder, VCLA
Margaret de la M - Educator Co-founder, VCLA
Michael Powers - CEO, County of Ventura
Kathy Rafaelli - Retired, United Way Ventura County
Suzanne Scar - Owner, Central Coast Imaging Solutions
Mike Silacci - External Affairs, AT&T
Bart Stern - Ventura Investment Company