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Stay engaged with your fellow Leadership VC alumni & other community leaders throughout our community. Join us in continuing to live our mission & purpose of connecting people and issues to strengthen our county.
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Founding Members
Brad "Brick" Conners
Brittney & Erick Elhard
Crystal Stratton
Drew & Pat West
Flo La Manno
Iris L Siegel
Jennifer Caldwell
Dr. Julius O. Sokenu
Marc & Marcia Charney
Michael Paule
Mike Silacci
Pattie Braga
Professor de la M, Ret.
Robert S Harrell
Rudy Gonzales
Steven Elson, Ph.D.
Tim Gallagher
Members
Abiel & Cristina Acosta
Al Lowe, Class of 2024
Adam Johnson, Classs of 2010
Ali Sadreameli, Class of 2023
Angus Simmons, Class of 2014
Arthur Valenzuela, Class of 2017
Banks Pecht, Class of 2018
Bernie & Sue Bauer, Class of 2013 & 2012
Bev Dransfeldt, Class of 2022
Candice Tang Nyholt, Class of 2025
Carlene Saxton, Class of 2023
Carlos O. Lopez, Class of 2018
Carrie Hughes, Class of 2015
Cláudia Wilroy, Class of 2019
Cyndee Foscue
Cynthia Salas, Class of 2025
David Tennessen, Class of 2000
Deanna Weik, Class of 2023
Deborah Meyer-Morris, Class of 2020
Denise Adams, Class of 2024
Dhruv Pandya, Class of 2021
Dianne McKay, Class of 2025
Elena Waller, Class of 2020
Eric Knight, Class of 2019
Erika Rivera, Class of 2020
Felipe Flores, Class of 2016
Gavin Bradley, Class of 2020
Gerry Pantoja, Class of 2023
Gopi Nadella, Class of 2024
Graciela Garcia, Class of 2025
Hollee Winegar, Class of 2023
Ingrid Hardy, Class of 2025
Jay Doniaz, Class of 2024
Jeffrey Lambert
Jennifer Duston, Class of 2021
Jessica Buckley, Class of 2019
Jim White, Class of 2000
John Lockhart
John Marquez, Class of 2023
Jonathan Royas, Class of 2024
Joslynn Skelton, Class of 2024
Kate McLean
Kayla Ancheta Chey, Class of 2025
Kevin Gillogly, Class of 2009
Laura Ortega, Class of 2025
Leanne Neilson
Lia Fortier, Class of 2023
Linda Jordan, Class of 2022
Linda Rossi, Class of 2015
Loretta Merewether
Lynnette Coverly, Class of 2025
Marc & Marcia Charney
Mark Denham, Class of 2026
Mark Lisagor
Mark Stadler, Class of 2022
Meg Cipolla, Class of 2024
Meggan McCarthy, Class of 2024
Melissa Miller, Class of 2021
Michael Shanklin, Class of 2022
Michele A. Wilson, Class of 2021
Mike Marostica, Class of 2005
Mike Powers
Mike Sanders, Class of 2023
Mike Saum, Class of 2025
Natalie Eubanks
Natalie Yanez, Class of 2014
Niki Richardson, Class of 2017
PJ Gagajena, Class of 2022
Rachel McIver, Class of 2024
Rene Camper-Stewart, Class of 2028
Robin Britt, Class of 2019
Rudy Gonzales, Class of 1997 & 2019
Seleta Dobrosky, Class of 2018
Sharon Cromartie, Class of 2014
Steve Yapp
Stuart Orlinsky, Class of 2022
Sue Tatangelo, Class of 2001
Susana Lopez-Garcia, Class of 2022
Tara Caruth, Class of 2018
Theresa McKenrick, Class of 2020
Dr. Tiffany Morse, Class of 2012
Dr. Tom McCoy
Tina Wang, Class of 2024
Tracy Blois
Tracy Hudak, Class of 2012
Vanessa Bechtel
Vincent Stewart, Class of 2023
Vlad Vaiman
William Ayub, Class of 2018
Leadership Ventura County Alumni
Class of 2026
Haidi Ahmed
Luisa Arzate
Sabrina Ashjian
Berenize Ayala
Zach Baliva
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
Brad Blue
William "Sean" Britt
Kevin Coe
Mark Denham
Jason Flame
John Forbes
Roberto Gonzalez
Jeanette Green
Michele Guzman
Josiah Houck
Rachel Jacobs
Sandra Jennings
Virginia Kelsen
Amber Landis
Lucy Marrero
Alfredo Martinez
Jennifer McCormick
Greg Monterrosa
Elisabeth Paniagua
Clarissa Paz
Maricela Reyes
Roxanna Reynoso
Lorri Santamaria
Sacheen Swan
Jacquelyn Syndergaard
Dustin Tondreau
Jason Valsamis
Alice Villarreal Redit
Terri Wallace
Class of 2025
Dani Anderson
John Bandek
Daniel Bednar
Kelly Brown
Francisco Camarena
Kayla Ancheta Chey
Lynnette Coverly
Sonia Escobar
Alex Gallardo
Graciela Garcia
Alondra Gaytan
Laura Hanson
Ingrid Hardy
Traci Holt
Jessica Hug
Martha Johnson
Justin Karbowski
Kendra King
Teo Lopez
Diana Lopez
Kathleen Mallory
Rhett Mauck
Dianne McKay
Brett McMurdo
Alicia Morales-McKinney
Veronica Nava
Katie Norris
Candice Tang Nyholt
Laura Ortega
Nicolas Palacios
Ozzie Rios
Cynthia Salas Salgado
Michael Saum
James Schuelke
Danica Selvaggio
Christin Shatzer Román
Cynthia Torres
Gabrielle Vignone
Ethan Walker
Heather Williams
Class of 2024
Vickie Achee
Denise Adams
Waheed Akberzie
Kimberley Ballard
Jennifer Brickey
Meg Cipolla
Carrick DeHart
Jay Doniaz
Aaron Ferguson
Charles Genkel
Brenda Heredia
Joslynn Jarrett-Skelton
Melia Keller
Nate La Russo
Al Lowe
Meggan McCarthy
Rachel McIver
Melissa McMurdo
Gopi Nadella
Sheila Norman
Mary Noor
Curtis O'Shaughnessy
Sara Omanovic
Natalie Pavia
Amy Peake
Taylor Penny
Timothy Ragan
Dr. Raul Ramirez
Jonathan Royas
Chelsee Russell
Jeff Shultz
Cynthia Soto
Vanessa Stotler
D'annah Taday
Andrew Thomas
Zach Tinker
Dr. Jesus Vaca
Tina Wang
Matt Wyatt
Class of 2023
Reina Bejerano
Nelson Buss
Rene Camper-Stewart
Adonis Campillo
Marleen Canniff
Chris Chaleunrath
Devon Cichoski
Denise Cortes
Dr. Lorelle Dawes
Justin Doering
Laura Everest
Lia Fortier
Tammie Helmuth
Nathan Hickling
Lauren Lafferty
Erin Larner
Cindy Liu
Greg Margetin
John Marquez
Brian McGrath
Kyle McIntosh
Tom Means
Erin Meister
Manuel Minjares
Jake Munyon
Gerry Pantoja
Marilyn Peake
Misty Perez
Jordan Roberts
Michelle Rogers
Natalie Hernandez
Ali Sadreameli
Mike Sanders
Dr. Sam Saxena
Carlene Saxton
Nick Sondgeroth
Dorina Timbol
Ricardo Torres
Deanna Weik
Hollee King Winegar
Class of 2022
Jes Alaniz
Jim Beck
Laurie Bennett
Marcelo Bermudez
Edith Campa
Robert Canko
Gloria Martinez
Michelle Glueckert D'Anna
Bev Dransfeldt
Brian Fisher
PJ Gagajena
Monica Gibbs
Connie Marie Gutierrez
Richard Gutierrez
Jenn Harkey
Daniel Hulst
Linda Jordan
Kirk Lagerquist
Susy Lopez-Garcia
Murtaza Mogri
Robert O'Riley
Stuart Orlinsky
Darrin Peschka
Monica Phillippe
Atticus Ford Reyes
James Rosolek
Michael Shanklin
Kasey Sirody
Mark G. Stadler
Eric Starna
Vincent Stewart
Meridith Thompson
Jennelyn Tumalad
Beckie Willhite
Phin Xaypangna
Maya Zumaya
Class 2021
Robert Albertson
Terri Anderson
Caitlin Brooks
Jeff Chism
Jennifer Duston
Matt Escobedo
Julia Fogg
Angel Garcia
Amber Hahn
Oscar Hernandez
Harry Mapanda
Alejandra Martinez
Teresa McAulay
Melissa Miller
Shari Mogridge
Nick Odenath
Dhruv Pandya
Rabiah Rahman
Erika Rivera
Susan Santangelo
Jeremey Shumaker
Katlyn Simber-Clickener
Julius Sokenu
Betsy Swanson Hollinger
Shant Taslakian
Eric Tennessen
Christina Tokatlian
Sarene Wallace
Jess Weihe
Class of 2020
Inlakesh Amor
Sabrina Anderson
Annette Baldwin
Caitlin Barringer
Christopher Beck
Gavin Bradley
Joshua Damigo
Rob Davidson
Bryan Dodds
Brittney Elhard
Carlos Evans
James Forsythe
Emma Frawley
Mike Hartmann
Michael Kumazawa
Jesse Landry
Colleen Malone
Edwin Marinez
Deborah Meyer-Morris
Theresa Miller McKenrick
Rachel Olsen
Katie Pfeiffer Polen
Claudia Raiti
Michael Ramirez
Sofía Rubalcava
Jessica Ruiz
Crystal Stratton
Alejandra Tellez
Carolina Ugarte
Elena Waller
Drew West
Rachel Wintz
Trevor Zierhut
Class of 2019
Greg Amantia
Lauren Arzu
Ashley Bautista
Patti Blair
Danielle Borja
Robin Britt
Jessica Buckley
Robyn Daniels
Eric Dowd
Lisa Eklund
Jon Gathman
Rudy Gonzales
Rosa Gonzalez
Darrell Gooden
Becky Haycox
Juliet Herman
Jennifer Ho
Brad Hughes
Danielle Keys
Eric Knight
Alma Medina
Kristin Ockert
Theresa Plante
Carol Ramirez
Kat Selm
Merrill Whatley
Monica White
Franki D Williams
Claudia Wilroy
Arturo Zaragoza
Class of 2018
Amanda R. Aaron
Liege O. Ayub
William J. Ayub
Tami Barnett
Michael Blumenberg
Jennifer Caldwell
Tara Carruth
Anthony Cappuccino
Rodrigo A Cardenas
Kimberly Coley
Marika Collins
Greg A. Cooper
David Deutsch
Seleta I. Dobrosky
Amanda L. Fagan
Wendy Gerber
Alicia Gomez
Eva Gomez
Carlos O. Lopez
Christina Kendrick
Leslie E. Miranda
Joe Morelli
Jim R. Norris
Irene V. Ornelas
Banks Pecht
Patricia Quiroz
Edmond R. Sahakian
Jessica Silva
Sukran "Suki" Sir
Nerissa Stacey
Mary Victoria
Leslie J. Webster
Charles J. Woodruff
Class of 2017
Cristian Arrieta
Chris Barrett
Michael Bourgeois
Jonnalyn Cabarles
Lorendana Carson
Oscar Cobian
Leisa Contreras
Michael Couchman
Neil Cribb
Robin Fielding
Neal Fisch
Megan Gately
Matt Guthrie
Rondi Guthrie
C.J. Keavney
Lauren Knutson
Jennifer Lopez
Myra Medina
Matt Miller
Suz Montgomery
Charlotte Parry
Kim Prillhart
Niki Richardson
Eric Rodriguez
Heather Sumagaysay
Peter Sheydayi
Jody Skenderian
Arthur Valenzuela
Raul Zapata
Class of 2016
Gabriella Asamsama
Emily Barany
Aaron Bonfilio
Meagan Chiaramonte
Nicole Cozzi
Tara Diller
Cynthia Duque
Erick Elhard
Debra Erdmann
Fernando Estevez
Amanda Evans
Felipe Flores
Morris Franklin
Joshua Gallenberger
Dustin Gardner
Jenny Guy-Frankart
Georgina Guzman
Jessica Hasson
Hilary Howard
Gina Jaeger
Deanna Leslie
Jennifer Lobenhofer
John McNeil
Mike McReynolds
Emma Mosher
Joe Paul
Cecilia Perez
Tim Pompey
Patrick Stock
Alondra Suarez - Serna
Anne Thille
Maria M Ventura
Barbara Weir
Michele A. Wilson
Terri Yanez
Class of 2015
Daniel Amaro
Kristina Boero
Frank Bonner
Kevin Brannon
Amanda Burwick
Ashley Chelonis
Bradford Conroy
Sara Cook
Manuel Correia
Amisha De Young-Dominguez
Wendy Delgadillo
Stacie Galang
Daniel Goldberg
Shalene Hayman
Renee Higgins
Jessie Hochhalter
Carrie Hughes
Jacob Jenkins
Rachel Lindgren
Andy Mack
Evelyne Oros
Tracy Phillips
Dee Pupa
Melissa Remotti
Laura Romano
Linda Rossi
Selfa Saucedo
Cari Shore
Bill Stratton
AnnMarie Williams
Stephanie Young
Class of 2014
Cynthia Alexander
David Anaya
Massoud Araghi
Thomas Bullers
Barbara Cavalli-Barratta
Cynthia Coler
Sharon Cromartie
Michele Dean
Joanne Ferguson-Wotawa
Mary Galvin
Brian Gilpatrick
Beau Godtel
Claire Grasty
Ashley Humes
Paula Johnson
Joe Joyce
Kelsie Langley
James Mason
Pattie Mullins
Andrew Pattison
David Seagraves
Ken Sherwood
Angus Simmons
John Tannaci
Ramona Truwe
Byron Ward
Derrick Wilson
Natalie Yanez
Alex Zaretsky
Class of 2013
Sheryl Abayon
Pamela Adams
Tiffany Allegro Cicolello
Kelly Baker
Bernard Bauer
Jeffrey Blum
Ruben J Clement
Olga Diaz
Terrance Dixon
Nicole Durr
Rick Eberst
Bob Harrell
Gary Kinsey
Jeff Landis
Linda Catherine Le
Julie Marquez Gift
Sergio Martinez
Scott Mastroianni
Mark Noble
Jennie Pittman
Christine Porter
Alvaro Pulido
Llewellyn Somers
Katie Stahl
Elizabeth Thasiah
Mike Thomas
Christine Thompson
Lili Tomen
Sharon Wiggins
Class of 2012
Pamela Abbott-Mouchou
Melissa Baffa
Stephanie Boggins
Pattie Braga
Sue Bauer
Arnulfo Carbajal
Karen Carey
Armando Casillas
Tracylee Clarke
Robert Dennis
Karen M. Engelsen
Sam Hirschberg
Tracy Hudak
Keith Kowalski
James Joyce
Bola King-Rushing
Lisa Lopez
Christy Madden
Tiffany Morse
Chris Njunge
Bob Olson
Mike Paule
Sara Rivera
Mary Sawyer
Karen Schomaker
Catherine Svitek
Jennifer Wells
Class of 2011
Cristina Acosta
Meredith Benton
Merrill Berge
Gary Binas
Rosario Cuevas
Nikki Chairez
Marielle DeFazio
Genevieve Evans Taylor
Mark Franke
Yesenia Gonzales
Nina Higashi
Kristy Hirschberg
Bob Hussey
Heather Lacayo
Susan Lefevre
Marisa Lopez
Dave Lynn
John Maile
Mary Moreno
Sharon Nelson
David Perez
Aracely Preciado
Ronnalee Riley
Keri Rushing King
Mar Stahlhuth
Diana Trinh
Wendy Vickers
Scott Zeller
Class of 2010
John Asuncion
Lorena Alvarez
Bob Babbitt
Susan Craig
Chris DeVan
Yvonne Duarte
Kim Foster
Joanna Iwata
Adam Johnson
Shauntar Jones
Dave Morse
Ron Oatman
Rick Politte
Steve Ramirez
Rosa Rodriquez
Suzanne Scar
Margie Steigerwald
Sam Thomas
Class of 2009
Margaret Ambrose
Vicki Boswell
Erin Brockus
Carmen Camarillo
Richard Carter
Danah DeVries Palmer
Susan Duenas
Julie Duran
Becky Erickson
Kevin Gillogly
Dalia Guerrero-Espinosa
Sher Heard
Tom Hoener
Effie Karacali
Tricia Keen
Catherine Lee
Cindy Leon
Lance Livermore
Eduardo Mendoza Miranda
Alex Rangel
Silvia Rodriquez
Andrew Salinas
Norbert Tan
Richard Torres
Tina Torres
Sunil Trevidi
Kay Wigton
Class of 2008
Patty Brown
Margo Byrne
Kim Clarke
Sharon Daly
Maria de la luz Flores
Jarrod DeGonia
Caroline Doll
Lisa Fisher
Maria Flores
Ellis Green
Jill Haney
Eve Liebman
Chris Martinez
Frank Michel
Susie Pantoja
Chris Reeve
Su-lin Rubalcava
Diana Slias Washburn
Hoa Tran
Becki Walker
Charlene Williams
Laraine Yates
Les Ybarra
Class of 2007
Letitia Austin
Norman Beebe
Kathryn Benner
Meredith Catalini
Priscila Cisneros
Kevin Daly
Marisue Eastlake
Sonja Flores
Vanessa Frank
Tom Froelich
Tom Givens
Keith Grim
Cynthia Hutchison
Heather Kaplan
Victory Kitamura
Elizabeth Larios
Randy Latimer
Jaime Lopez
Tiffany Lopez
Marilyn Miravete-Smith
Heather Santos
Marilyn Smith
Peter Tunis
Carolyn Whalen
Marina Zamarron
Class of 2006
Travis Carlsen
Robert Cox
Maria De Los Angeles Arroyo
Auggy Donlon
Cindy Eaves
Pam Eddinger
Angela Fentiman
Norman Griffaw
Dora Hartman
Dennis Hatland
Christopher Landavazo
Ken Nelson
Diana Ortuno
Rick Perez
Theodore Provencio
Elodia (Gloria) Roman
Kesa Ryono
Mitchel Sloan
Catherine Smith
Patricia Swisher-Schulz
Candace Webb
Katherine Wertheim
Joyce Wilde
Christopher Williams
Class of 2005
Lorrie Brown
Russ Goodenough
Patrick King
Norma Maidel
Mike Marostica
David Migocki
Karin Quimby
Margaret Reyes
Marilyn Rios
Tom Ritch
Matt Rosenberg
Nikki Sloan
Steve Smith
Carolyn Triebold
David Villanueva
Veronica Vera-Vargas
Celeste Weingardt
Judith White
Class of 2004
Joan Allen
Lynn Anderson
Jessica Arciniega
Denice Atcheson
Christpher Espinosa
Rosalinda Figueroa
Evie Greene
Karen Hall
Ken Humphrey
Marcos Lupian
Terry Moran
Thomas Olson
Monica Orozco
Stacy Peterson
Mark Ripplinger
Barbara Santos
Brenda Skeate
Ramona Tovar
Warren Veasey
Scott Whitney
Barbara Wulf
Class of 2003
Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh
Kenisha Batiste
Jay Berger
Maria Cobian
Paloma Garcia-Lopez
Efren Gorre
Yvonne Gutierrez
Michael Johnson
Suzanne Luce
Damaris Martinez-Warkentien
Cheryl Monzon
Connie Owens
Adriana Pulido
Lisa Ragone
Iris Siegel
James Waterbury
Class of 2002
Maria Aldana
Ruben Andrade
Shirley Cobb
Myrna Cook
Aurora de la Selva
Lin Holzinger
Janel Huff
Gregory Kuske
Guadalupe Martinez
Jack Miller
Brent Morris
Larry Rice
Laura Rocha
Sylvia Samano
Robert Schaefer
Leslie Skinner
Maria Vargas
Barbara Weinberg
Class 2001
Stephanie Acosta
Eric Barragan
Paul Baskin
Terri Belkin
Kashka Bryson
Kenneth Cozzens
Sandra de Curiel
Jay Duncan
Ernesto Franco
Cary Gray
Michele Judd
Peter Karlan
Patty Kistler
Sandra Lozano
Judy Rivera
Linda Rubenstein
Ira Schoenwald
Karen Smith
Sue Tatangelo
Connie Young
Class 2000
David Aguirre
Susan Bricker
Cathy Brudnicki
Deborah Clark
Karen Draper
Robert Erickson
Nancy Feltman
Heather Frankle
Catherine Garnica
Ellen Gaynor
Jose Gonzalez
Mary Johnson
Angela Marquez
Jennifer Miller
Mark Pearson
Norma Perez-Stanford
Marty Rouse
Louanne Shahandeh
Bob Taylor
David Tennessen
Norman Weitzel
Eileen Welser
Jim White
Class 1999
Raymond Abbott
Constance Baker
Robert Cabral
Michael Carney
Eva Conrad
Mary Galindo
Karen Gorback
Stan Hibdon
Peggy Hughes
Carrie Kim
Kenneth Kossoff
Virginia Lawson
Lisa Miranda
Dina Ontiveras
Kathy Raffaelli
Pattie Ridenour
Fred Robinson
Deborah Sutherland
Phillip Thackoorie
Beverly Viola
Class of 1998
Terrie Andrade
Phyllis Boynton
Sharon Dwyer
Lori Franco
Ina Frank
Grace Gabaldon
Ray Gonzales
Mary Hurley
Suzanne Kitchens
Jimmy Lee
Lyn MacConnaire
Maricela Morales
Lori Norton
Deborah Pell
Daniel Seemiller
Mike Silacci
Class of 1997
Evie Bystrom-Hererra
Elizabeth Callahan
Jackie Chang
Linda Ehrlich
Forrest Frields
Lynda Fulford
Rudy Gonzales
Tanya Gonzales
Melissa Grisales
Julie Helm
Joe Howry
Charles Kubasek
Margaret de la M
Ronald Merson
Monica Nolan
Michael Pilla
Anthoula Randopoulos
Kim Scott
Ernest Thurmond
Thomas Trigg
Alisa Washington
Class of 1996
Michael Alexander
David Bury
Bryce Cahill
Patricia Cavanaugh
Sherry Cole
Thomas Cordova
Stephanie Dillon
Richard Elias
Steven Elson
Bertha Garcia
David Goldstein
Lisa Gordon
David Keith
Dinah Lockhart Palmer
Daniel Lyon
Reese Martin
Pamela Nishimoto
Rita O'Connor
Nancy Rapoport
Diane Scrivo
Rigoberto Vargas
James Williams