VENTURA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
EIN 95-1905685 · Labor Unions (J40)
What they do
VENTURA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (VCEDA) is A NON-PROFIT, REGIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WHOSE MISSION is to MAINTAIN and ENHANCE, THROUGH EDUCATION and AWARENESS, A STRONG ECONOMY IN VENTURA COUNTY. PRIMARY FOCUS is ON ADVOCACY for LEGISLATION and GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE OVERALL BUSINESS CLIMATE. THIS is ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH BY SPONSORING PROGRAMS ON BUSINESS ISSUES, CONDUCTING SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES FOCUS ON BUSINESS ISSUES IN AN ATTEMPT to RETAIN BUSINESSES, ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES to THE REGION. OUR EVENTS, OUR COMMITTEES, and PROJECTS WE FACILITATE ARE AN INTEGRAL PART of THE ACTIVITIES for WHICH WE HAVE AN EXEMPT STATUS.
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Board and leadership roster (30)
JOE KREUTZLIFE MEMBER
VLAD VAIMANDIRECTOR
TRACY PEREZDIRECTOR
SUZANNE CHADWICKLIFE MEMBER
STACY ROSCOEDIRECTOR
PETER ZIERHUTDIRECTOR
NAN DRAKEDIRECTOR
MITCH SLOANDIRECTOR
MITCH KAHNLIFE MEMBER
MIKE SILACCITREASURER
MARC CHARNEYLIFE MEMBER
LORENA GOMEZDIRECTOR
LETITIA AUSTINDIRECTOR
KASSIDY JOHNSONDIRECTOR
JULIA JUSTUSDIRECTOR
AMY FONZODIRECTOR
JIM MEANEYDIRECTOR
IAN ANDERSONDIRECTOR
HENRY DUBROFFLIFE MEMBER
HELEN ELOYANDIRECTOR
ELLEN BROWNLIFE MEMBER
ELIZABETH PANIAGUADIRECTOR
ED LYONLIFE MEMBER
DENISE SUTTONDIRECTOR
DAN REVETTODIRECTOR
CELINA ZACARIASDIRECTOR
BRENDA ACOMB FORBESDIRECTOR
BLAKE KREUTZDIRECTOR
BILL CAMARILLOCHAIRMAN
AMY FUKUTOMIDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1970
- Location
- PO Box 2744, Camarillo, CA 93011
- County
- Ventura
- In care of
- Bill Camarillo
- Primary officer
- Bill Camarillo, Chairman
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- MICHAEL DREWS CPA TAX AND WEALTH PLANNER
- NTEE classification
- Labor Unions (J40)
- IRS tax category
- Labor Unions