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CAMARILLO — The West Ventura County Business Alliance, the chamber of commerce serving Camarillo and Oxnard, will host the State of the University address by President Richard Yao, Ph.D., of California State University Channel Islands on Friday, April 28.
Each year the president addresses the business community at the CSUCI Connection Luncheon with updates from the University, one of the major economic engines in the region. Yao will discuss highlights from the University’s 20th Anniversary last year as well as major plans, projects and initiatives for the next decade.
Yao became the fourth president of CSUCI in January 2022 after serving the previous year as interim president. He was previously the University’s vice president for student affairs.
The luncheon is from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Spanish Hills Club (999 Crestview Avenue Camarillo, CA 93010). Tickets must be reserved by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, and are $70 for WVCBA members and $85 for non-members. Reservations can be made online at https://bit.ly/csuciconnection23 or over the phone at (805) 738-9100.
The 2023 CSUCI Connection Luncheon is sponsored by Title Sponsor E.J. Harrison & Sons; Major Sponsor Southern California Edison; and Supporting Sponsors American Medical Response/ Gold Coast Ambulance, Dignity Health St. John’s Hospitals, TOLD Corporation, and UCLA Health.
ABOUT THE WEST VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS ALLIANCE — The West Ventura County Business Alliance (WVCBA) is the chamber of commerce serving the cities of Camarillo and Oxnard in California. In March 2021, the membership of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce voted to unite with the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce and form the WVCBA. The WVCBA is the voice for the interest of business with government, promotes economic development, works to improve the regional economy, and protects the interests of the two communities. Learn more at wcvba.org