FOUNDATION BOARD ADDS NEW MEMBERS.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - The College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. Foundation board of directors has inducted five new board members - Mike Dugan, Dan Goetz, Dean Ogrin, Adrian Simon and Gary Saenger - who will actively aid in fundraising activities to meet the financial goals of the college's foundation. Dugan is vice president and laboratory director for Specialty Laboratories, Inc. a Valencia-based company that provides cutting-edge specialized clinical laboratory testing in fields such as immunology and infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. . Dugan was interested in becoming a board member in order ``to develop a strong local allied health educational program particularly to address needs in laboratory science, and to serve local and national hospitals, regional laboratories, and the bio-pharmaceutical industry.'' Goetz is president of UltraViolet Devices, Inc., a company in Valencia that manufactures air- and water-purification devices. Goetz expressed an interest in becoming a board member in order to continue the education for his company's employees. Goetz has also been involved with the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. School and Business Alliance and the Chamber of Commerce. Ogrin has been an attorney since 1990 and is a partner with the law firm Nicastro, Piscopo & Ogrin, which has offices in Valencia and Orange County. A resident of Valencia since 1994, Ogrin also coaches various local sports teams, such as the Hart PONY League The Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League, also known as the PONY League, was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that played from 1939 through 1956. The forerunner of the modern Class A New York - Penn League, the PONY served as the first professional baseball address of Baseball and Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Warriors Football. ``We have lived in the Santa Clarita Valley for 11 years, and will continue to do so indefinitely. Education is very important to us,'' Ogrin said. Simon is the managing director of Quantum Capital Partners, Inc., which offers comprehensive wealth management and family office services, such as financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against , real estate consulting and risk management. Simon is a member of the Weizman Institute of Technology in Rehovot, Israel, and sits on the board of directors for the Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Definition Hepatitis B is a potentially serious form of liver inflammation due to infection by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It occurs in both rapidly developing (acute) and long-lasting (chronic) forms, and is one of the most common chronic Foundation and for Hebrew Union College The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (also known as HUC, HUC-JIR, and The College-Institute) is the oldest Jewish seminary in the New World and the main seminary for training rabbis, cantors, educators and communal workers in Reform Judaism. . He wished to become a board member to ensure the constant increase and development of education in the area. Saenger, a U.S. Air Force veteran, is the owner and president of Saenger Associates, a company that engages in executive recruitment of qualified executive managerial and professional candidates across industries in manufacturing, distribution, and professional services. Saenger, a resident since 1987, is also involved with the local Boys & Girls Club, as well as Big Brothers. For information regarding the College of the Canyons Foundation and how to donate or become involved, visit www.canyons.edu or call (661) 362-3434. |
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