Ventura College Academic Senate Presidents

Years of Service[1]        Name                                       Discipline_____________________

Spring 2024                Rachel Johnson                       Child Development and Education

Fall 2023                       Alex Kolesnik                            Math    

2020-2023                    Dan Clark                                  Biological Sciences

2017-2020                     Lydia Morales                           Math

2015-2017                      Alex Kolesnik                           Math

2014-2014                      Peter H. Sezzi                          Library Science

2013-2014                      Art Sandford                           Spanish

2008-2013                      Peter H. Sezzi                         Library Science                      

2005-2008                      Kathryn Schoenrock              English,Reading

2003-2005                      Becky Santillian-Hull             Counseling

2001-2003[2]                  Richard Goff                          Criminal Justice

2000-2001[3]                  Lydia Cosentino                     English

1998-1999[4]                  Octavio Sifuentes                   Library Science

1997[5]                          Luke Hall                             Geology

1994-1996[6]                  Deborah Ventura                   English

1993-1994[7]                  Bill Robinson                         Mathematics

1991-1993[8]                  Steve Tobias                         P.E., Health, Athletics

1989-1991[9]                  David Breslin                         Library Science                      

1988-1989[10]                Mayo De La Rocha                  History

1986-1988[11]                Don Villeneuve                       Anthropology, Biological Sciences

1984-1986[12]                Bill Thieman                           Biological Sciences

1982-1984[13]                Nicholas Ochoa                      Counseling

1980-1982[14]                William Fox                            Biological Sciences

1978-1980[15]                Yvonne Bodle                         Business

1977-1978[16]                Ralph Smith                           Counseling     

1976-1977[17]                Tom O’Neil                             Biological Sciences                

1975-1976[18]                Bob Renger                            Anthropology

1974-1975[19]                Ruth McPherson                      Political Science

1973-1974[20]                Terry O’Neil                            History

1971-1973[21]                Winona Casey                         Business

1970-1971[22]                George Lanning                      Counseling

1968-1970[23]                Ruth Hemming                       Journalism, English                

1967-1968[24]                Joseph Hyde                           History, Political Science

1966-1967[25]                Tom 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?