New Board Members Announced By Ventura College Foundation

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In a June 17 meeting, the Ventura College Foundation Board of Directors approved three new board members for the 2024-25 term.

One of the new board members is Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib, president of Ventura College, who began her tenure at the college earlier this month.

“I’m so excited to be part of both the college and the foundation,” says Lourido-Habib. “These two arms of education have had a strong partnership for 40 years since the foundation began. As the college heads towards its 100th anniversary in 2025, we’ll continue to work together to remove educational barriers and give students the tools and hope they need to succeed.”

The other new board members are Adrienne Arguijo, project director at Ventura College for Servingness: Aspiration, Identity, and Learning in Hispanic Serving Institution, STEM and Articulation Programs and Marcos Garcia-Razo, the new Associated Students of Ventura College (ASVC) president. Part of the ASVC president’s duties is to serve on the foundation board and provide student input.

Continuing to serve as board chair is Nicole Kreutz, vice president, senior portfolio manager at Montecito Bank and Trust and vice-chair, Rob van Nieuwburg, business relations director at Ventura Toyota.