Council Member Sylvia Muņoz Schnopp
Ms. Schnopp represents the city on the board of directors and executive committee of the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County (EDC-VC), the California Joint Powers in Insurance Authority and the Ventura County Council of Government (VCOG). Elected to a four-year term on the Port Hueneme City Council November 2008, she has served on the city’s Audit Committee, Water Rate Committee and Branding Committee. She owns Schnopp Consulting Group, providing general and segmented business consulting, marketing, public and external affairs strategies. Her business leadership has impacted numerous entrepreneurs, small businesses, international corporations, government and notable nonprofit organizations. Ms. Schnopp is an adjunct business and accounting professor for Oxnard College and leads small business accountability groups. Ms. Schnopp was active with the Ventura County Economic Development Association (VCEDA) and the Ventura County 2005 BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) Taskforce. She was chosen as district delegate by Congresswoman Lois Capps 23rd District for the 2004 Congressional Small Business Forum on Capitol Hill, received the 2005 Community Advocate Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and other notable national and regional awards. She spent eight years at AT&T Wireless Services where she held a variety of regional, multi-state and national positions in marketing, public relations and external affairs, culminating as the National Director for Multi-Cultural Initiatives. Before AT&T, she was Marketing Director for United Way of Ventura County where she created and implemented the nationally acclaimed “Day of Caring” volunteer campaign kick-off event, directed award-winning marketing campaigns, and is credited with launching the first issues-oriented donor choice program. Ms. Schnopp earned an MBA from California Lutheran University; BS in Business Administration from Cal State Northridge, and Ministry Studies and Licensing from World Reaching Faith, Inc. She serves on the St. John’s Regional Medical Center Community Board, The Museum of Ventura County Board of Directors and the Resource Center for Nonprofit Leadership with the Ventura County Community Foundation. She’s a published writer, guest columnist and currently editing her first novel, Abandoned Angels, based on her family’s true story. A native of Oxnard and resident of Port Hueneme, she traces her Ventura County heritage to the end of the 19th Century. |
