Invest in Success

Donor Honor Roll

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our community, the Ventura College Foundation has reached 93% of our $7 million Invest in Success goal. We are deeply grateful to the visionary leaders and early supporters who have propelled this campaign forward. Every donation, of any amount, makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our students, removes barriers to food, housing, and tuition.

All gifts will be permanently recognized on a 7-foot Donor Wall outside the Ventura Campus’s Basic Needs Center, honoring your commitment to keep students nourished, enrolled, and thriving.

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Distinguished Visionary ($1 M and above)

  • Warren Wise* In his memory by Barbara Wise
  • Bill Faulkner*

Campaign Champions ($500,000 to $999,999)

  • The John and Glenda Hammer Family
  • Lynn Wan*

Chancellor’s Club ($250,000 to $499,999)

  • Joy Kobayashi and Peter Madnick*
  • Mary Saputo*
  • TOLD Foundation

President’s Club ($100,000 to $249,999)

  • Richard and Kristin Taylor*
  • Jennifer O’Toole*
  • Lester Tong and Mae Wan Tong*
  • Dr. Ruth M. Hemming
  • Bill and Elise Kearney

Dean’s Club ($50,000 to $99,999)

  • Abra Pilar Flores*
  • Elizabeth and Dave Kraus*
  • Anne Paul King*
  • Ellyn & Jim Dembowski
  • Anonymous*
  • Chuck and Kim Hoffmans*
  • Anonymous*
  • C. Robert (Bob) Reeves*
  • Joe and Kyle Kreutz
  • Ed Summers*

Compassionate Leaders ($25,000 to $49,999)

  • Betsy Blanchard Chess
  • Kenneth S. Collin
  • Rob van Nieuwburg*
  • Peter and Maria Zierhut
  • Jean Wise* In her memory by Ronald Wise
  • Mike & Loretta Merewether

Partners in Success ($10,000 to $24,999)

  • Dr. Cynthia Herrera
  • Matt and Alicia LaVere
  • Rick and Theresa MacLennan
  • Bill and Stacey Ayub
  • Hon. Colleen Toy White in her memory by Art Bliss
  • Janet and Charles Curtis in memory of George McNeely
  • Felicia Dueñas & Oscar Cobian
  • Mike and Loretta Merewether
  • Neal and Sandy Lassila
  • Col. Michael Ewens in memory by Lydia Martinez-Collins
  • Ventura County Credit Union

Benefactors ($5,000 to $9,999)

  • The Kreutz Family
  • George and Laurie Leis
  • Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib
  • John and Gina Marquez
  • Jill Murakoa
  • Linda Rossi
  • Harald Wulff
  • Denise Baylor
  • John and Sharon Woolley

Community Gifts ($1 to $4,999)

• Carl T. Allen III and Sara Diaz-Jones
• Anonymous
• Romie and Louie Arguijo in Memory by Adrienne Arguijo
• Gerry Pantoja and Amy Banas
• Katherine Benscoter
• Chloe Boswell-Dondorf
• Ricardo and Rachel Bravo
• Firman Brown
• Trustee Joshua Chancer
• Mark Dufresne
• William Fedde
• Grace Falzone-Miller and Jack Miller
• William and Catherine Falzone
• Tara Hahn
• Doug Halter and Randall Encinas
• Herb Hemming

• Ronald Henry Raschke
• Kara Hillock
• Becky and Leonard Hull
• Esmeralda Juarez
• Juarez/Velazquez Family
• Lydia Mathews-Morales
• Rebecca Merrell
• Aubrey and Alex Montgomery
• Vincent and Sally Mujica
• Montecito Bank & Trust
• Andrew Peake
• Pete and Heidi Parker
• Ashley Pope

• The Rambo Family
• Isabella Giselle Rodriguez
• Alma Rodriguez
• Diane Zakian Rumbaugh
• Eleanor Tillquist
• Dustin Tondreau
• Dr. Ashley M. Walters
• Melissa and James Zavas

*Includes a Legacy Gift