Please help us welcome the members of VCLA's Cohort XXVII

2021-2022

Jes Alaniz, Risk Analyst - County of Ventura

Jim Beck, Director of Operations & Maintenance - Gold Coast Transit District

Laurie Bennett, Vice President/Co-Owner - Arbee, Inc. (Holding Co. for Fence Factory & C&W Construction Specialties)

Marcelo Bermudez, Chief Executive Officer - Shōkunin, Inc.

Edith Campa, Fin. Inclusion & Ed. Manager - Ventura County Credit Union

Robert Canko, Sustainability & Outreach Manager - Bayer

Gloria Martinez, Economic Vitality Manager - County of Ventura

Michelle Glueckert D'Anna, Community Relations Officer - City of Camarillo

Bev Dransfeldt, Director - Pleasant Valley Rec. & Park District

Brian Fisher, Chief Operations Officer - Food Share of Ventura County

PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager - City of Moorpark

Monica Gibbs, Area Director - External Affairs - AT&T

Connie Marie Gutierrez, Sr. Program Specialist, Academic Partnerships - The Trade Desk

Richard Gutierrez, Chief Financial Officer - Casa Pacifica

Jenn Harkey, Program Administrator - County of Ventura

Daniel Hulst, Preserve Director - Ventura Land Trust

Linda Jordan, Public Information Officer - Ojai Unified School District

Kirk Lagerquist, Chief Staff Officer - Naval Base Ventura County

Susy Lopez-Garcia, Executive Director - Community Action of Ventura County

Murtaza Mogri, Director, Business Dev. & Market Access - V-Wave Medical

Robert O'Riley, Chief of Staff for BOS Carmen Ramirez - County of Ventura

Stuart Orlinsky, Program Operations Analysis Officer - Child Development Resources of Ventura County, Inc.

Darrin Peschka, Program Manager, Government & Community Relations - Ventura County Transportation Commission

Monica Phillippe, Director of Career Education - Oxnard Union High School District

Atticus Ford Reyes, Field Representative - Office of CA Asm. Steve Bennett

James Rosolek, Manager of Administration - Global Medical Response

Michael Shanklin, Executive Director - kidSTREAM Children's Museum

Kasey Sirody, Executive Director - Ventura County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association

Mark G. Stadler, CIT Program Administrator - Ventura County Sheriff’s Office

Eric Starna, Police Sergeant - City of Port Hueneme

Vincent Stewart, Community Activitist/Volunteer

Meridith Thompson, Assistant Corporate Controller - The Trade Desk

Jennelyn Tumalad, Program Specialist - Center for Nonprofit Leadership

Beckie Willhite, Human Resources Director - Ventura County Sheriff’s Office

Phin Xaypangna, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer - County of Ventura

Maya Zumaya, Community Liaison - Vista del Mar Hospital

Cohort XXVII Dates (2021-2022) 

Cohort Connection – September 8^th, 2021 (via Zoom)

Cohort Mixer - September 9, 2021 (Thurs eve) (does not count for overall attendance)

First Session - September 17, 2021

Second Session - October 7, 2021 (Thurs)

Third Session - November 12, 2021

Fourth Session - December 3, 2021

Fifth Session - January 7, 2022

Sixth Session - February 4, 2022

Seventh Session - Sacramento – February 27-March 1, 2022 (Sun-Tues)

Eighth Session - March 18, 2022

Ninth Session - April 8, 2022

Tenth Session - May 6, 2022

Graduation - May 12, 2022 (Thurs eve)