Women appointed to county commission
      Janet Barron of Ventura has been elected chair of the Ventura County Commission for Women. She is an advocate for social justice issues and serves as co-chair of the Ventura-Oxnard chapter of the National Organization for Women.
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Executives named to workforce board
     WORKING TOGETHER—The newly elected members of the Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County include, from left, John Zieglgansberger, board chair and vice president, and relationship manager of Ventura Commercial Banking Office for City National Bank; Steve Kinney, board vice chair and president of the Economic Development Corp. of Oxnard; Hugh Ralston, president and CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation; George Cogswell III, president and publisher of the Ventura County Star; Michelle Pettes, public affairs manager with Southern California Gas Company; Celina Zacarias, director of community and government relations at California State University Channel Islands; John Bibby, vice president of human resources at St. John's Regional Medical Center and Pleasant Valley Hospital Catholic Healthcare West System; and Alex Teague, senior vice president of Limoneira Company. The WIB offers programs and services to help bring together local employers with county job seekers.
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