EDC Board
The EDC Board of Directors sets policy priorities and provides oversight over the organization’s performance.
- Leadership: The EDC Board of Directors is a select group of leaders invited to the table for their vision, passion and ability for setting priorities and positively impacting our region’s economic vitality. Board positions are by nomination only.
- Impact: Board members participate peer-to-peer with visionary leaders, providing guidance and input into our organizational strategy and capacity for delivering outcome-driven economic development services in Ventura County.
- Public/Private Sector Collaboration: Board members work side-by-side with elected officials and top-level public sector staff in a way that fosters ongoing relationships and communication, contributing to public/private sector collaboration and influencing policy and resource allocation.
- Perspective: Board members contribute invaluable insight and understanding into the region’s business community and economic landscape, and of the assets, regionally and statewide, contributing to our economic competitiveness.
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2022 GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
Council Member Simone Alex
City of Fillmore
Council Member Vianey Lopez
City of Oxnard
Gerhard Apfelthaler, PhD
California Lutheran University
Stephanie Caldwell
Chambers of Commerce Alliance
Council Member Dee Dee Cavanaugh, Vice-Chair
City of Simi Valley
Kristin Decas
The Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District
Skyler Ditchfield
GeoLinks
Nan Drake
E.J. Harrison Industries
Carole Drulias
Mechanics Bank
Henry Dubroff
Pacific Coast Business Times
Harold S. Edwards, Chair
Limoneira Company
Mayor Bob Engler
City of Thousand Oaks
Martin Erickson, Advisor
Ventura County Transportation Commission
Amy Fonzo
Aera Energy
Council Member Suza Francina
City of Ojai
Monica Gibbs
AT&T
Anthony Goff, Advisor
Calleguas Municipal Water District
Jeremy Goldberg
Central Coast Labor Council
Council Member Daniel Groff
City of Moorpark
Randal Hernandez
Verizon
Cynthia Herrera
Ventura County Community College District
Supervisor Bob Huber
County of Ventura
Alan Jaeger, Advisor
Naval Surface Warfare Center-Port Hueneme Division
Mary Jarvis
Kaiser Permanente
Council Member Mike Johnson
City of Ventura
Jey Lacey
Southern California Edison
Supervisor Kelly Long
County of Ventura
Sarah McLelland
Montecito Bank & Trust
Chris Meissner
Meissner Filtration Products, Inc.
Will Mitchell
Strata Solar Development
Mayor Shawn Mulchay
City of Camarillo
Rosie Ornelas, Liaison
Economic Development Round Table Representative
City of Ojai
Council Member Misty Perez
City of Port Hueneme
Tracy Perez
VCEDA
Jim Scanlon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance
Alex Schneider
The Trade Desk
Law Offices of Nancy Kierstyn Schreiner
Legal Counsel
Vice Mayor Andy Sobel
City of Santa Paula
Bruce Stenslie
EDC President/CEO
TBD
I.B.E.W. - Local 952
Trace Stevenson
AeroVironment, Inc.
Sim Tang-Paradis
City National Bank
Brian Tucker, Advisor
Ventura County Coast
Barry Wolfman
St. John's Regional Medical Center/Dignity Health
Celina Zacarias
California State University
Channel Islands
Peter Zierhut, Secretary/Treasurer
Haas Automation, Inc.
