Committee Charge: 

The Budget and Resource Committee (BRC) is an operational committee responsible for making recommendations to the College Planning Committee and the Ventura College Executive Team.  The faculty Co-Chair of the BRC or designee serves as a member of the Accreditation Steering Advisory Group and makes a budget report to the College Planning Committee about Ventura College budget and resource activities.  The BRC meets regularly to consider and recommend program review resource requests that support the goals of Ventura College and the District Educational Master Plans, performs usage analysis of College resources to support a sustainable budget, considers strategic and budget planning, accountability issues, social justice and equity, and analyzes total cost of ownership issues for Ventura College.  The sub‐committees of the BRC are the Facilities Oversight Advisory Group and the Technology Advisory Group, which prepare reports and make recommendations to the BRC.

Adopted Goals for 25-26

  • Goal #1: Formalize budget communication plan including communication on topics such as timeline, methods for sharing information with the campus community, planned workshops, and feedback mechanisms for campus constituents.   

  • Goal #2: Expand BRC Members’ understanding of all sources of funding, including categorical programs, grants, special funds, and capital projects. 

  • Goal #3: Establish procedures for reviewing Out-of-Cycle budget requests (non-personnel). 

  • Goal #4: Clarify relationship between FOG, TAG, and BRC.  

  • Goal #5: Establish Equipment Refresh Process. 

2026-2027 Meeting Times: 1st Wednesday, 2:30 - 4:00 PM, MCW-312

September 2nd, 2026

October 7th, 2026

November 4th, 2026

December 2nd, 2026

January 6th, 2027  

February 3rd, 2027

March 3rd, 2027

April 7th, 2027

May 5th, 2027

 2026-2027 Voting Members

Faculty (6):

  1. Brent Wilson (Tri-Chair)
  2. Steve Paladino (representing FOG)
  3. Sandra Melton
  4. Jimmy Walker
  5. Dan Clark
  6. Christopher Lonner

 Student (1):

  1. ASVC Director of Finance

 Classified (5):

  1. Michelle Arias
  2. Katheryn Solorio
  3. Felicia Torres (SEIU appointed)
  4. Jayni Martinez
  5. Jamie Birkett

  Classified Supervisors (2):

  1. David Casas (Tri-Chair)
  2. Alma Rodriguez

 Administrators (2):

  1. Career Ed, Academic Dean - Felicia Duenas
  2. College Information Technology, Director - Grant Jones

 Non-Voting Members:

  1. Business & Admin. Services, Vice President - James Zavas (Tri-Chair)
  2. FM&O, Director - Jesse Sluder
  3. Institutional Effectiveness, Dean - Phillip Briggs
  4. Dean, Health, Kinesiology, Athletics - Jeffery Alexander
  5. Interim Dean, Student Services - Sergio Gonzalez
  6. Faculty - History, Colleen Coffey