Nomination of Henry M. Ventura To Be Deputy Director of ACTION

The President today announced his intention to nominate Henry M. Ventura to be Deputy Director of the ACTION agency. He would succeed Betty H. Brake.

Mr. Ventura is currently executive director of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education. Previously, he was director of development, University of California, San Diego (1981-1982); program director, Brakeley, John Price Jones, Inc., Los Angeles (1980-1981); director of development, special programs (1973-1979) and director of planning, university Imbraries (1973-1979), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and assistant dean of student affairs, Whittier College (1970-1973).

Mr. Ventura graduated from Los Angeles City College (A.A., 1966) and California State University (B.A., 1968; M.A., 1970). He is married, has one child, and resides in Bethesda, MD. He was born September 4, 1945, in Los Angeles, CA.