Ventura College Academic Senate Presidents

Years of Service1NameDiscipline
2024-2026Jennifer GarnerBiological Sciences
2024-2025Rachel JohnsonChild Development and Education
Fall 2023Alex KolesnikMath
2020-2023Dan ClarkBiological Sciences
2017-2020Lydia MoralesMath
2015-2017Alex KolesnikMath
2014-2014Peter H. SezziLibrary Science
2013-2014Art SandfordSpanish
2008-2013Peter H. SezziLibrary Science
2005-2008Kathryn SchoenrockEnglish, Reading
2003-2005Becky Santillian-HullCounseling
2001-20032Richard GoffCriminal Justice
2000-20013Lydia CosentinoEnglish
1998-19994   Octavio SifuentesLibrary Science
19975Luke HallGeology
1994-19966Deborah VenturaEnglish
1993-19947Bill Robinson  Math
1991-19938Steve Tobias  P.E., Health, Athletics
1989-19919David BreslinLibrary Science
1987-198910Mayo De La Rocha  History
1986-198811Don VilleneuveAnthropology, Biological Sciences
1984-198612  Bill Thieman Biological Sciences
1982-198413Nicholas Ochoa Counseling
1980-198214 William Fox Biological Sciences
1978-198015Yvonne BodleBusiness
1977-197816Ralph Smith Counseling     
1976-197717Tom O’NeilBiological Sciences
1975-197618Bob RengerAnthropology
1974-197519Ruth McPhersonPolitical Science
1973-197420Terry O’NeilHistory
1971-197321  Winona Casey Business
1970-197122George LanningCounseling
1968-197023Ruth HemmingJournalism, English
1967-196824Joseph HydeHistory, Political Science
1966-196725Tom O’Neil Biological Sciences

These dates of service were determined by using the bound Board of Trustees minutes found in the VC Library. Some assumptions were made on start/end dates using these BOT minutes. For more detail than you probably would ever want, see this Excel document.  

1. Term of service was from the day after graduation in one academic year until the next academic year’s May graduation ceremony date, unless otherwise noted.

2. Aug 2001? – May 2003

3. Jan 2000 – June 2001?

4. Jan 1998 – Dec 1999

5. Jan 1997 – Dec 1997

6. Dec 1994 – Dec 1996

7. Feb 1993 – Dec 1994

8. March 1991 – Jan 1993

9. Feb 1989 – Feb 1991

10. Feb 1988 – Jan 1989?

11.  Feb 1986 – Jan 1988

12. Feb 1984 – Jan 1986

13. Feb 1982 – Jan 1984

14. Jan 1980 – Jan 1982?

15. Feb 1978 – Jan 1980?

16. March 1977 – Jan 1978

17. Feb 1976 – Feb 1977

18. Feb 1975 – Jan 1976

19. Feb 1974 – Jan 1975

20. Feb 1973 – Jan 1974

21. June 1971 – Feb 1973

22. June 1970? – May 1971

23. June 1968 – June 1970?

24. Sept 1967? – May 1968

25. Nov 1966 – June 1967?