About Us - Jerusha Schmalzel

Director of Fund Development, Email: Jerusha Schmalzel Phone: (805) 988-0196, Ext. 132 Fax: (805) 988-3397

Jerusha oversees all donor engagement, new fund development and the Associates and Century Circle of VCCF.

Jerusha’s current focus is to raise funds and awareness for the Young Artists Scholarship Fund, Ventura County Veterans Fund and the Scholarship Fund for Ventura County.

Jerusha graduated from the University of Arizona with her bachelor’s degree in theater history and dramaturgy and a minor in Africana history and literature. Before coming to VCCF in 2010, Jerusha worked in the nonprofit theater for five years. She is proud of her past service on the Arizona Governor’s Commission on Violence Against Women and her current work as a volunteer for the Alliance for Children’s Rights, an advocacy and service organization serving foster youth in Los Angeles County.

Jerusha says of her job, "I am proud to help our donors reach their philanthropic goals with the confidence and ease that are uniquely available through VCCF."

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