Sylvia joined VLT’s Board of Trustees in summer of 2019. An Oxnard native who traces her Ventura County heritage back to the early 20th century, Schnopp brings a breadth and depth of experience gained over a business and community service career spanning more than two decades. Sylvia currently serves as REI’s Central Coast Corporate Outreach Coordinator where she advocates for stewarding of the land using collaborative solutions. In addition, she owns Schnopp Consulting Group providing consulting services to an array of businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, and is currently working on publishing a historical fiction. During Sylvia's three-term tenure on the Port Hueneme City Council as councilmember and mayor, she set the stage for the city’s 70th anniversary celebration, helped the council and city keep focused in spite of contentions, and has been pivotal in working with city and state officials to ensure shoreline protection of Hueneme Beach. Sylvia, who has an MBA from California Lutheran University and B.S. in Business Administration from Cal State Northridge, is currently a longtime adjunct business and accounting professor at Oxnard College. She has served on many nonprofit boards and currently serves as a member of the Port Hueneme Water Agency, Ventura County Council of Government (VCOG), and CA Joint Powers Insurance Authority.