About the Foundation

The mission of the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College is to develop philanthropic support to assist the College in providing accessible educational programs that assure academic and vocational excellence for the students of Santa Barbara City College, and that enrich the cultural, economic and civic life of the South Coast community.

Board of Directors

Neil Kreisel, President
Stan Fishman, Vice President
Ken Pash, Vice President
Michael Giles, Treasurer
Kandy Luria-Budgor, Secretary

Ofelia Arellano, Ph.D
Brett Caine
Sue Colin, Ph.D.
Steve Cushman
Deanna Dehlsen
Jack Friedlander, Ph.D.
Joanne Funari
Marilyn Gevirtz

Michael Giles
Jane Habermann
Peter Haslund, Ph.D.
Madeleine Jacobson
Len Jarrott
Morrie Jurkowitz
Claudia Lapin
Steve Lew
Dean Nevins
Scott Pollard
Bobbie Rosenblatt
Elna Scheinfeld
Suzi Schomer

Vicki Mann Simms
Jim Villanueva
Nicholas Vincent, M.D.

Emeritus Members

Silvio Di Loreto
Perri Harcourt
Peter MacDougall, Ed.D.
John Romo
Richard Schall
Joseph Scher
Hal Thornton
Michael Towbes

Vanessa Patterson
Executive Director