Pete Parker Named Ventura College Foundation Director of Development
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VENTURA, Calif. - Californer -- Pete Parker has been named the Ventura College Foundation's Director of Development. He is responsible for acquiring major gifts and managing the planned giving program. His efforts are designed to build a solid college donor base for both unrestricted and restricted needs.

Parker is a product of the community college system and knows the barriers to education that students face. Parker utilized this knowledge during his tenure as executive director of the Oxnard College Foundation.

"While the Ventura College Foundation has created a significant impact, needs continue to grow," says Parker. "Students seek financial support at a high rate, and campus programs are continually expanded. The foundation must regularly generate new support to help fund current initiatives and pave the way toward future special campaigns. Every person, company, community group, and foundation is a potential donor. My job is to connect as many as possible to Ventura College."

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During his 35-plus years in the nonprofit sector, Parker has served in a number of capacities in nonprofits in California and Nevada. He was executive director at the nonprofit Pathways to Aviation in Reno, Nevada. He served as board chair for My Hometown Heroes, a national scholarship fund for college-bound cancer survivors.

Parker is active in the West Ventura County Business Alliance, where he was named Ambassador of the Year in 2023 and is currently board president of Kappa Sigma Educational Foundation of Arizona.

"Pete's experience in the nonprofit sector and his major gift fundraising skills are extensive," says Anne Paul King, Ventura College Foundation executive director. "We are fortunate and excited to have him lead our donor relations and planned giving program."

For more about donation opportunities, go to https://venturacollegefoundation.org/giving.