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VENTURA COUNTY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INC

Connecting People and Issues to Strengthen Our County

aka VCLA   |   Ventura, CA   |  www.VCLeadership.org

Mission

Connecting people and issues to strengthen our county.

Ruling year info

2016

Principal Officer

Patricia Braga

Main address

PO Box 537

Ventura, CA 93002 USA

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EIN

47-5675277

NTEE code info

Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (S20)

Adult, Continuing Education (B60)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Oftentimes, people and industries work in silos. Business members talk to business members, educators talk to educators. Ventura County Leadership Academy (VCLA) works to break down those silos and foster relationships across all industries, across the county. We strive to bring people together and provide a ten session program where they hear from subject matter experts in all the areas that impact our county. That way, we are all starting from a point of education, before we debate and discuss these issues. Our graduates work together to build a more connected community - one that respects the other side so that we can move forward, together.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Ventura County Leadership Academy

The Ventura County Leadership Academy connects and cultivates a diverse network of passionate, capable leaders through an immersion in both critical issues shaping Ventura County and opportunities for personal and professional growth. VCLA’s comprehensive program ignites awareness and inspiration, helping cohort members discover their individual pathway toward impacting our region.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of new organizations signing on as collaborators

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Ventura County Leadership Academy

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of students who feel their program structure provides opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary work

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Ventura County Leadership Academy

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our 2024 strategic planning goals are to:

1. Possibly rebrand, to better address what we do.
2. Hire additional staff, to increase outreach and programs.
3. Continue and expand our scholarship program.
Further engage (and track) our alumni's involvement and impact on the community.

As stated previously, we work toward educating and connecting people from across the county, to build a stronger and thus more resilient community.

We have completed our strategic plan (2024) and throughout 2025 and into 2029 we will work on each of these goals. As of this writing in the winter 2024, we have formed committees to hire someone, do a possible rebrand, and already have 9 committee members to roll out our Alumni Engagement Committee.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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VENTURA COUNTY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INC

Board of directors
as of 10/30/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jennifer Caldwell

Food Share of Ventura County

Term: 2020 - 2024

Dhruv Pandya

Wistia

Steve Elson

Retired Executive

Crystal Stratton

VC Fire Department

Robert Harrell

Financial Planner

Timothy Gallagher

Consultant

Melissa Miller

VC Credit Union

Julius Sokenu

Moorpark College

Brad "Brick" Conners

City of Ventura

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/16/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data