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Hello!
Happy Summer and Happy Warrior Wednesday! We're enjoying a little bit of quiet on campus as we plan for our upcoming year. Onboarding new Foundation Board members; activating scholarships for fall 2025; budget planning; and we even squeezed in some Board of Directors fun at Red Car Brewery & Restaurant. We are ready to take on the fall semester and the excitement it brings to our campus. Let's all continue to enjoy a few more long days of summer!
Warmly,
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Andrea Sala
Executive Director
| | Foundation Spotlight: Welcome Our New ECCF Board of Directors and Representatives | | Please join us in welcoming our newest El Camino College Foundation Board of Directors who just began their first three-year Board term on July 1st. We thank you in advance for your service, helping to serve our campus community while supporting student success initiatives at El Camino College! | | |
Karla Harness Brown, PhD Behavioral Health Consultant
& Retired Counselor
| | Ralph Felix | California Water Service | | Heath Gregory | Baron Equities | | |
Charlie Mitchell | ECCCD Student Trustee
ECC Foundation Student Rep
| | | Additionally, we would like to bid farewell to Board Members Mark Burton, Gino DiGregorio, Angie Gilbride and Ann O'Brien, as well as our Student Trustee Representative Wesley Marshall, who will be transferring to Stanford University. Thank you very much for your time, resources and talent. We enjoyed working with all of you and wish you the best in your future endeavors. | | Mark Burton | 3 Leaf Realty | | |
Gino DiGregorio | Accenture Management Consulting (Retired)
| | | Ann O'Brien | El Camino College Alumnus | | |
Wesley Marshall | ECCCD Student Trustee
ECC Foundation Student Rep
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On July 22nd, the El Camino College Foundation Board of Directors held its first board meeting of the new year at Red Car Brewery & Restaurant in Torrance. A little business and team building, along with a whole lot of fun, was had by all as we welcomed our newest members. And congratulations to our new Board President, Dr. Laurie Love, for leading this phenomenal group of dedicated board members!
And a very special shout-out to Laurie and Bob Brandt of Red Car Brewery for hosting our Board kick-off meeting and social. Laurie, we appreciate you serving on our Board of Directors for the last three years, and Red Car's continued community partnership. Cheers to all!
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View the current ECC Foundation Board of Directors list HERE.
| | Student Spotlight: Congratulations to El Camino's Student Trustee, Wesley Marshall and ASO President, Danielle Kabboul! | | |
Wesley Marshall, El Camino’s 2024-25 student trustee, will transfer to Stanford University in the fall, where he plans to continue his studies in management science and engineering. When asked how El Camino College prepared him for the future, Marshall stated, “I hope to enter engineering leadership to use technical engineering and advocacy for policies to enable scientific discovery.”
Additionally, El Camino’s 2024-25 Associated Student Organization President Danielle Kabboul reflected on how the college played a role in her self-actualization. “After being immersed in the student organizations, academic programs and vibrant communities that El Camino has to offer, I know a lot more about what community colleges can do,” said Kabboul, who plans to transfer to Yale University this fall and pursue her interests in global affairs and international human rights.
Good luck to Wesley and Danielle. Once A Warrior, Always A Warrior!
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Campus Spotlight: 2025 Aerospace Summer Games Hosted at
El Camino College for the Second Year
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This year, SpaceX won the 21st annual 2025 Aerospace Summer Games on July 12th held at El Camino College, reclaiming the title after back-to-back wins by Northrop Grumman. With nearly 10,000 attendees and an estimated 2,000 South Bay aerospace employees competing, it was the largest attended games in the competition's history. Teams participated in sports such as soccer, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, basketball, volleyball, and tug-of-war.
The games, which pit employees of South Bay aerospace companies against each other in nearly a dozen sporting event competitions, moved from Dockweiler Beach to El Camino College last year. All events are co-ed, except for elements of the two-person sports. Leading up to the games, team captains organize and hold practices for their company. The opening night bonfire was held at Dockweiler Beach as an homage to the Olympic torch, with an official sunset lighting.
The Aerospace Summer Games originated in 2002, as an informal event among a group of Boeing employees. This year, 78 companies forming 56 teams competed, up from 46 teams last year. Congratulations to all teams!
| | SpaceX athletes and volunteers accepted the award on behalf of the company. | | | Campus Spotlight: Basic Needs Center Relocated to the El Camino Commons in Lot L | | |
El Camino's Basic Needs Center, Warrior Pantry, and Warrior Closet will be closed until August 1st as they relocate to their new location at the El Camino Commons in Parking Lot L.
Important Dates:
Basic Needs Office will reopen Monday, August 4th
Warrior Pantry and Warrior Closet will reopen Tuesday, August 5th
Warrior Pantry & Warrior Closet Summer Hours:
Tuesday: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Warrior Pantry and Warrior Closet accept both monetary and item donations year round.
For monetary donations, please visit Donate Now.
For more information or to schedule a date/time to drop off food or clothing items, contact Sharonda Barksdale at sbarksdale@elcamino.edu or call 310-660-3593 x6350.
The Basic Needs Center looks forward to continuing to serve ECC students and the greater South Bay community.
| | Community Partners Spotlight: SKECHERS Supports El Camino and Education in the South Bay | | |
SKECHERS has generously supported El Camino College and the ECC Foundation for 10 years. Their annual SKECHERS Scholars scholarships and sponsorship of our Community Partners program and Foundation events, have provided over $100,000 in critical support to our students.
The 17th annual SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk will be held on October 19, 2025. Since 2009, the Walk has raised nearly $28 million, with over $23 million in contributions to local education foundations in the South Bay.
To learn more about the Walk or to view the event sizzle reel, click HERE.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to view the marketing brochure, click HERE.
To register, click HERE.
Walk for friendship. Walk for education. Walk to make a difference. Go the extra mile for the children of the South Bay!
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This summer, please consider giving to the
El Camino College Foundation.
Your gift will support student success programs at El Camino College.
Don't delay, donate TODAY!
| | | The El Camino College Foundation (EIN 95-3874302) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to fund and support student success programs at El Camino College. | | | | |
