The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Ventura County Community College District (“District”) is inviting qualified and interested executive management search firms to submit their proposals to provide consulting services to support the Board of Trustees in a national recruitment for the position of Chancellor. The services requested are detailed in the enclosed Request for Proposal (“RFP”). Copies may also be obtained in PDF forms at https://purchasing.vcccd.edu, click on “Current” and select RFP 734 Executive Management Search Firm Consultant for Chancellor.
Responses shall be pursuant to the instructions and guidelines in the enclosed RFP packet.
All responses must be electronically signed by a person authorized to act on behalf of the firm and submitted electronically no later than the date and time specified below. Submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted. The subject line of the email should read: "Proposal—[Name of Search Firm] – VCCCD Chancellor Search" and directed to:
Chelsee Benté Russell
Executive Director of Operations, Office of the Chancellor
761 E. Daily Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
cbenterussell@vcccd.edu
Questions must be submitted in writing and emailed to: Joseph Sanchez District General Counsel Best Best & Krieger LLP joseph.sanchez@bbklaw.com
Questions must be submitted by July 23, 2026 at 5 p.m. PDT. Responses to questions of general interest will be distributed to all firms that have expressed interest in this RFP no later than July 29, 2026.
