Fernando Albert Salinas is an Adjunct Professor of English at Ventura College. He is also the Ventura County Area Coordinator and a Master Poet-Teacher for California Poets in the Schools, the Ventura County Area Coordinator and a recitation coach for the California Arts Council’s Poetry Out Loud program and the Editor-In-Chief for Spit Shine Publishing. As Director of Literary Arts programs for the Ventura County Arts Council, he focuses on enhancing the presence and appreciation of poetry and the literary arts, raising awareness of the power of literature, poetry, and the spoken word. In 2012, Salinas initiated the Groundswell Committee: a small collection of local poets, with the support of the Ventura County Arts Council, and created the County’s poet laureate program. Most recently, he has implemented a youth poet laureate program for the county. His written poetry has appeared in several publications, including Askew Poetry Journal, Solo Poetry Journal, Miramar, and Lummox Press. He has performed his spoken word internationally.

In January of 2000, Stacy Sloan Graham became an adjunct faculty member at Ventura College. At the time, the "speech" department was housed within the English Department and only offered Public Speaking courses and an Argumentation course that was offered once a year. In 2005, she became a full time faculty member. Shortly afterwards, the Communication Studies department was created and now offers a full curriculum that fulfills both general education requirements as well as transfer requirements. Professor Sloan Graham specializes in the area of applied communication and regularly teaches courses in Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication and Small Group Communication. She enjoys helping her students get out of their "comfort" zone to face the fears that most students have of speaking in front of others. She teaches both in-person as well as online classes.