About Vianey

Family and Education

Vianey Lopez immigrated to the U.S. at the young age of 4. As one of the youngest of 11 children, there were opportunities she was afforded that her siblings did not have. Raised locally, Vianey attended kindergarten through middle school in the Hueneme Elementary School District before graduating from Hueneme High School in 2005.

In 2009 Vianey graduated from Loyola Marymount University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. In April 2012 she completed a Masters in Public Policy from Pepperdine University where she emphasized her studies in international relations and state & local policy.

Community Involvement

Her connection to the community began when she attended a summer leadership camp with Future Leaders of America (FLA) the summer before her junior year of high school. As a young professional Vianey served on the board of directors for FLA from 2011-2022. Additionally, she is the former vice president of the Ventura County Women’s Political Council (VCWPC) where she also served as Political Action Committee Chair and Treasurer. As an active member of the Ventura County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), she supported the organization with communications to members.

Experience

She was elected to the Hueneme Elementary School District Board in 2012, where she served for 6 years. As a school board member she advocated for increased parent involvement, the dual language immersion program, and supported the work of teachers and staff to move education and the district forward. As a Trustee, for 3 years she participated as a delegate of Region 11 of the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly.

Vianey has over 10 years of experience in public service.  She served as District Director for State Senator and then-Assemblymember Monique Limón in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties from 2016-2022. Prior to joining the State office, she worked for former Congresswoman Lois Capps as a caseworker, district scheduler, and then District Director. 

In 2018 Vianey was elected Councilmember in the City of Oxnard to represent District 6. After serving a short two-year term, she was re-elected to City Council in 2020 for a full four-year term, which she served until her appointment to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. 

In 2022 she was recognized by the Central Coast Labor Council as the Working Families Champion for her work during the COVID-19 Pandemic to establish a grocery worker gratitude pay program in the City of Oxnard, volunteering at food distributions, and working on local tenant protection and rent control ordinances. Supervisor Lopez is committed to ensuring a healthy and sustainable future for working families and youth in Oxnard and Port Hueneme.