Ventura County Community Foundation annoncerer to nye bestyrelsesmedlemmer

Ventura County Community Foundation annoncerer to nye bestyrelsesmedlemmer

Earlier this month, Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) welcomed Venkat Yepuri and Meryl Chase, two long-time Ventura County community members, to their Board of Directors.

Venkat Yepuri has been with Amgen for over 19 years and currently serves as its Vice President of Global Business Solutions and Chief Procurement Officer. Prior to that, he had broad experience in the healthcare industry both in the U.S. and globally. A resident of Ventura County for 25 years, he has actively volunteered locally along with his family and has previously served on the Dean’s Leadership Council at California State University, Channel Islands. Yepuri holds a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Delhi University.

“It is a privilege to be on the Board of VCCF, and I am looking forward to serving the community and our donors in my role as a fiduciary. I am excited to support VCCF’s mission to promote and enable philanthropy to improve our community,” said Yepuri.

“I am honored to welcome Venkat’s strategic insights and vision to our Board of Directors and know he will be a valued voice at the table,” said VCCF President & CEO Vanessa Bechtel.

Also joining the VCCF Board is Meryl Chase, co-owner of Clearmont, LLC, a family-owned real estate investment company. Chase considers serving the community her primary vocation. She was recently awarded Emeritus status by the Board of Directors of kidSTREAM, a Camarillo-based museum and nonprofit serving Ventura County’s children. Additionally, Chase served a three-year term as kidSTREAM’s Founding VP of Finance. She is also involved with such local organizations as Women’s Economic Ventures and Women United, and especially enjoys her involvement with her son’s school.

Chase considers joining Ventura County Community Foundation’s board as “an opportunity to serve philanthropists and charitable organizations throughout Ventura County, and an extraordinary honor.”

Efter at have giftet sig ind i en vidunderlig tredjegenerations landmandsfamilie i Ventura County flyttede Meryl til Camarillo i 2007 og efterlod sig en karriere inden for reklame-, film- og tv-produktion. Hendes firma, LA-baserede Zystar Films, Inc. arbejdede med giganter som Ford, Acura, Intel, Toyota, Fox og Imagine Entertainment. Meryl mener, at UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management har givet hende den økonomiske indsigt, der skal til for at opbygge en succesfuld virksomhed i en meget konkurrencepræget branche, og hun har fundet ud af, at hun trives i miljøer, der kombinerer økonomisk forvaltning med at tjene andre.

“As an active dedicated community member and supporter of VCCF, Meryl has helped shape our vision of a better Ventura County for all,” said Bechtel, “I am thrilled to welcome her to our board.”

Om Ventura County Community Foundation 

Ventura County Community Foundation blev etableret i 1987 og opbygger filantropi i regionen ved at forvalte arv gennem omhyggelig forvaltning af velgørende kapital. Fonden respekterer donorernes intentioner ved at beskytte legater. Nonprofit-organisationen har specialiseret sig i at forbinde filantropiske ressourcer med samfundets behov til gavn for alle. Organisationen tjener også samfundet gennem stipendier, tilskud og samarbejdspartnerskaber. For mere information, besøg venligst www.vccf.org.