Highlighting the amazing Administration, Faculty, Classified Professionals, and Students that make up our pirate family. 

This month's highlights include:

Bledar Gashi (Student),  Joseph Cordero (Outreach Specialist), Phillip Briggs (Dean of Institutional Effectiveness), Ryan Petitfils (Mathematics Professor)

Bledar Gashi, Student

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Name: Bledar Gashi

Role at VC: Student Activities Specialist - student employee

Years at Ventura College: 1 year. I am an International Student from Belgium and I play on the VC tennis team.

Family Life: Albanian parents with 2 older sisters.

Hobbies: Tennis, basketball, acting, movies, music and learning new languages

Favorite Food: Korean BBQ

Favorite Movie: Oldboy

Favorite Song: Be Alone by Blxst

Something fun, interesting, and/or unique about you: I know almost all of the High School Musical songs by heart.

 

Phillip Briggs, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
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Name: Phillip Briggs

Primary role at the College: Dean of Institutional Effectiveness – my office provides data and research to inform college decisions. Take a look the data dashboards on our webpage: VC IE Facts and Dashboards.

Years of Service: 7

Family:  I am married to my wonderful wife, Emily. We have 3 children.

Hobbies: Spending time with family, gardening, playing sports, watching my favorite NBA team, the Phoenix Suns.

Favorite Food: Toppers Pizza

Favorite Movie: Blade Runner

Something fun, interesting, and/or unique about you: I was the 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year.

 

Joseph Cordero, Outreach Specialist
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Name: Joseph Cordero

Primary role at the college: Outreach Specialist

Years of Service: 4 years

Family:  Wife Laura and 2 beautiful kids under 2 years old. Luca and Mila.

Hobbies:  Playing basketball, coaching basketball, watching basketball, collecting rare sports cards, playing chess.

Favorite food:  Pizza and CA Burrito at JV Mexican Restaurant in San Diego

Favorite movie:  Superbad and Into the Wild

Favorite song:  Sam Cooke - Change Gonna Come

Something fun, interesting, and/or unique about you:  I coach boys varsity basketball for Cate School in Carpinteria. I have coached since 2017.

Ryan Petitfils, Full Time Professor in the Mathematics Department
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Name: Ryan Petitfils

Primary role at the College: Full Time Professor in the Mathematics Department

Years of Service: 8 years

Family: Girlfriend, Jilly (cat)

Hobbies: Surfing, Hiking, Traveling, Camping, Kayaking

Favorite Food: Fish tacos from Spencer McKenzies

Favorite Movie: Star Wars, Casino Royale

Favorite Song: Foster the People - Sit Next to Me

Something fun, interesting, and/or unique about you: I love the beach and the Channel Islands! I plan a backpacking trip every year with my girlfriend and friends to visit Santa Cruz Island. I love to learn and I plan to become fluent in Spanish and also to obtain a second degree in Computer Science by the end of next year!

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