Who We Are
CAVC Staff
CAVC Leadership Team
Susana "Susy" Lopez-Garcia
Executive Director
Susana "Susy" Lopez-Garcia
Susy Lopez-Garcia became the Executive Director of Community Action of Ventura County (CAVC) on January 2, 2020.
Susy started with CAVC in 2014 as a Cal-Fresh outreach staff member. She then became the Medi-Cal outreach team manager while completing her Master of Public Policy & Administration from California Lutheran University at the same time. She then became CAVC’s Manager of Community Services, in which she oversaw agency-wide reporting and compliance with the Community Service Block Grant. She also led Community Development workshops, marketing, and fund development efforts for CAVC.
Susy is a Ventura County native, having been born and raised in Oxnard to immigrant parents from Oaxaca, Mexico. She attended Oxnard High School and then earned a BA in Liberal Studies and Spanish from California State University, Northridge. After graduating, Susy worked for Southern California nonprofits before joining CAVC.
Susy lives in Oxnard with her husband, son, and four dogs. In her free time, she enjoys reading, attending local events, and finding new restaurants to try.
Fe De Leon
Controller
Fe De Leon
As CAVC’s Controller, Fe De Leon is responsible for overseeing CAVC’s financial statements, general ledger, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and various accounting duties. She prides herself on the accuracy of her work. Fe earned a degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the Philippines School of Business Administration in Manila. She’s also taken accounting courses at Ventura College.
Fe enjoys watching basketball, especially her beloved Los Angeles Clippers. She also lists walking as her favorite exercise.
Fanni Azueta
Energy Services Manager
Fanni Azueta-Lee
Fanni Azueta has 17 years of experience working with Community Action of Ventura County. She started in 2005 as a coordinator for the HEAP program, where she assisted families with utility bill payments. Soon after, she was promoted to the Weatherization department, where she ensured the quality of work was consistent with mandated regulations, standards, policies, and procedures at four different municipal levels. She has continued to lead the Weatherization program since and has made a deep impact in the lives of so many Ventura County families when they needed support.
In her free time, she enjoys reading good books and planning trips around the world with her family and friends.
Maria Ramirez
HEAP Manager
Maria Ramirez
With over 10 years of experience working with Ventura County communities, Maria Ramirez oversees assigned components of the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). Helping those in need is extremely gratifying for Maria and her team, especially when it comes to offering support for basic needs such as utility bills. Treating the individuals who come to HEAP as people, not merely numbers or data, is a priority for Maria and the HEAP team.
You can find Maria spending quality time with her family and facilitating workshops for her local church in her free time.
Claudia Lozano
Manager of Community Services
Claudia Lozano
Claudia Lozano is the Community Services Manager for Community Action of Ventura County. Her duties include overseeing the administration of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the programs under the grant, such as the Food Program, Homeless Services, and Community Workshops. Claudia also works for our partner agency MICOP (Mixteco Indigenous Community Organizing Project), where she provides Indigenous Healing modalities and workshops through the Healing the Community program. She currently serves as a board member for the Oxnard Film Society and Friends of Campus Park and is on the Advisory Board for Teatro de Las Americas. In her free time, she loves spending quality time with her family.
Lorenzo Bislig
Facilities & IT Manager
Lorenzo Bislig
Lorenzo Bislig is CAVC’s Facilities Manager. In this role, he has a hand in overseeing grounds maintenance, disaster preparedness, construction management, facilities maintenance engineering, safety and risk management. Lorenzo enjoys spending time with his family and local church, and he also manages his family’s small business – a printing shop – during his time off as its creative consultant.
Catalina Solis
Development Coordinator
Catalina Solis
Catalina Solis supports CAVC leadership with high-level administrative work. She has supported high-level executives at nonprofits for over 25 years. Before entering the nonprofit sector, she started in printing, where she eventually became an Assistant Plant Manager before entering the nonprofit sphere.
As an active social justice supporter, she has been on the boards of COLOR (Community Organized for Liberty, Opportunity and Respect & VC Cool (Ventura Climate Care), lending her minute-making secretary skills. A collector and seller of 50’s vintage goods, you can find her at the Ventura Fairgrounds Flea Market selling her wares. She is also an inventor, writer, and comedian. You can also find her at local venues of Karaoke, belting out Bill Withers’ tunes!
Catalina considers Ventura her new permanent home, residing here for 25 years, and wants to make sure our way of life is the best it can be. Working for CAVC and helping its mission is a rewarding way to accomplish this!
julia luis
Administrative Assistant
Julia Luis
Julia Vanessa Luis became Administrative Assistant of Community Action of Ventura County on August 23th, 2022.
While being Administrative Assistant at CAVC, Julia seamlessly juggles her professional commitments while pursuing her higher education as a dedicated full-time student at California Lutheran University, where she is on the cusp of completing her bachelor's degree in Political Science. In addition to her role as an Administrative Assistant, Julia proudly serves as the recording secretary for CAVC's esteemed board of directors and provides invaluable support to the leadership team in the execution of significant initiatives and projects.
Born and raised in Oxnard, Julia attended Pacifica High School and earned her A.A. in Political Science from Ventura Community College. Outside of her professional and academic pursuits, Julia enjoys staying active and pursuing her passions. She finds joy in embarking on new adventures, and spending time with loved ones.
English 
Spanish