Newbury Park man named to board

Newbury Park resident Michael Silacci, executive director of external affairs for AT&T in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, has been elected to the Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) board of directors.

"The board of directors plays a critical role in helping the foundation fulfill its mission and make Ventura County a better place to live and work," said Mary Schwabauer, VCCF chair of the board. "Mike has been active on various VCCF committees, including serving as founding chair of the Ventura County Civic Alliance; he has served faithfully and generously. We are delighted to have him join the Community Foundation in a more formal leadership position. We look forward to working with him in the coming years."

Silacci has more than 23 years in various management assignments in corporate accounting, information systems, finance, regulatory and external affairs.

He has a long history of community involvement and is active with several organizations including California State University at Channel Islands Alumni and Friends Association and the Camarillo Health Care District. Silacci is currently chair of the board of United Way of Ventura County .

Silacci has a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Cal Poly San Luis Opisbo.

The Ventura County Community Foundation is a family of charitable funds. Their mission is to promote and enable philanthropy and to build long-term capital to benefit Ventura County.

For more information, visit www.vccf.org .