Highlighting the amazing Administration, Faculty, Classified Professionals, and Students that make up our pirate family.
This month's highlights include:
Mark Huff (student), Elizabeth Vasquez (classified), Eddie Beltran (administrator), Czarina Gutierrez (faculty)
Name: Mark Huff
Role at VC: ASVC President
Major: Nursing/Applied Mathematics
Years at VC: 2 ½ years
Hobbies: Hike, play guitar, make and record music, watch Horror films, thrifting, vinyl hunting at Amoeba, go to concerts and festivals, travel and sightsee
Favorite Food: Tacos de al pastor, suadero, chorizo, nopales, el adobó estilo Jalisco
Favorite Movie:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Mulholland Drive (2001), Dir. David Lynch
Suspiria (1977), Dir. Dario Argento
Favorite Song:
“Sometimes” by My Bloody Valentine (Loveless, 1991)
“Wildflower” by Beach House (Depression Cherry, 2015)
“Hyperballad” by Björk (Post, 1995)
Something Fun, interesting, and/ or unique about you: I love seeking out music from every genre and I myself play guitar and piano. One day I would like to record and release music under a solo project and one day perform live, if possible, at my favorite festival like Coachella or Lollapalooza.
Name: Elizabeth Vasquez
Primary Role: Program Coordinator I for Veterans Resource Center
Years of Service: (almost) 7 months in this role
Family: My immediate family is a family of 5 with me as the youngest of 3 kids. My brother and sister are 10 & 13 years older than me! I also have a beautiful niece and nephew.
Hobbies: As of recently, I'm into playing Tennis!
Favorite Food: In-N-Out and Sushi
Favorite Movie: Rudy
Favorite Song: Anything Bad Bunny or Maluma
Something Fun/unique: I am a self-proclaimed French Toast connoisseur. 😋
Name: Czarina Gutierrez
Role at VC: Articulation Officer
Years at VC: 1 month
Family: Oldest sibling of 4 kids (2 sisters and one brother) My family is from Oxnard but I now live in Woodland Hills with my boyfriend and our two puppies 😊
Hobbies: Going to Disneyland, Traveling, Playing Video Games (Nintendo Switch) and Board Games, Binge watching shows (my fav is The Office), Going to sporting events (mainly baseball and football)
Favorite food: Sushi, In n Out, or Mexican food
Favorite Movie or book: 50 First Dates and Just Go with It
Favorite Song: I listen to a lot of different genres but my go to artists are either The Weeknd or Dua Lipa
Something unique or interesting about you: I played soccer for almost 18 years before I stopped due to an ACL injury, but during that time I had the opportunity to train with both the US Women’s National Team and the Mexico Women’s National Team.
Name: Eddie Beltran
Primary role at the college: Interim Dean, VCEC
Years of Service: 7 years w/ VCCCD, First year with Ventura College
Family: Wife Rosemary, two daughters Olivia (7) and Emily (5)
Hobbies: All things food related, I especially enjoy a good food tour when traveling. Big Dodger and Laker fan, as I'm writing this Fernando Valenzuela is having his #34 Jersey retired. I enjoy anything sports related, have recently become an avid camper. Began surfing during the pandemic, many wipeouts, but many more memories building community and floating around staring into the horizon. I enjoy family get togethers, a good binge on Netflix, guessing which movie a line is from, but most of all raising my two beautiful daughters and trying to be the best husband and Girl Dad possible.
Favorite Food: I have two simple favorite dishes, my mom’s rajas tacos (green chile slices in a corn tortilla with melted Monterey cheese, and second, a hot bowl of frijoles de la hoya (pinto beans soup).
Favorite Movie: Tombstone because “I’m your huckleberry.”
Favorite Song: All things Pearl Jam, Album: Ten, Song: Alive
Something fun, interesting, and/or unique about you: Prior career in the Music Industry, Tour Management. Someone clearly missed my impressive air guitar skills.