Ariane Perez grew up in Oxnard and has always considered Ventura County as her home. She graduated from Oxnard High School and earned a B.A. in Anthropology from UC Santa Barbara.

She has over 15 years of administrative support experience, with prior employment for KPMG International and UCSB Davidson Library as a Librarian Assistant III Supervisor. She has customer service experience in retail and restaurant staff positions, and strongly believes in the importance of delivering professional level customer service. She values the importance of education and is passionate about helping others to succeed in their pursuits.

Ariane has been working as the Office Assistant since August 2017, and in a permanent capacity since July 2019. She maintains the office operations, assists with technology troubleshooting, and manages social media marketing and websites.

Lois is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), EMDR Trained Therapist, Board Certified Professional Counselor (BCPC), and Registered Dietitian (RD). She has worked in the substance use and eating disorder field for 40 years at all levels of care. Lois has been teaching part-time at Oxnard College since the early 1990s then full-time since 2016. She is now the Addictive Disorders Studies (ADS) Program Director and Department Chair for Law & Community Department. Lois is also active with our campus shared governance by serving on the Academic Senate.

Dr. Amy Fara Edwards earned her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership with an emphasis on community college policy (2016), a Masters (2001) and Bachelors (1998) in Communication Studies all from California State University, Northridge. She served as a tenured Communication Studies professor at Oxnard College since 2004, as well as the Academic Senate President, Academic Senate Vice-President, and Academic Senate Secretary. Serving as spokesperson for all Academic Senate matters with Board of Trustees, district-wide committees, media, and statewide organizations gives her a unique perspective on the fundamentals of VCCCD.

Dr. Edwards has served as the Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair for eight years, Director of OC LIVE since 2017, and sat on over 25 district and campus committees, including multiple tenure and evaluation committees. She published an article in the New Directions for Community College journal (2017) on women in academic leadership, and has held multiple leaderships positions in professional organizations like the Western States Communication Association.

Her philosophy on education and leadership is college- and student-centered, and she hopes that she can collaborate with the Condors to enhance inclusion at the college. As the Dean of the Library and Liberal Studies, she hopes to become a more pivotal and equitable servant leader in higher education.

In her free time, she loves spending quality time with her husband, Guy, her two kitties, Winston and Rusty, and she loves to sing, dance, knit, read, and listen to true crime podcasts.