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CCAE Leadership Teams.

CCAE continues to achieve success in growth and impact largely thanks to the many fine adult-ed leaders across California who each give their brilliant gifts of time, wisdom, and diverse experiences to support the CCAE mission.
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EXECUTIVE STATE LEADERSHIP.

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Sonya Ramirez
State ​President
​LA Metro Section
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Tom Reid
State President-Elect
Bay Section

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Ed Schmalzel
State Secretary
Central Section
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Kathleen Porter
State Past ​President
​Southern
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Grace Sauser
Member-at-Large
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Judy McFadden
Member-at-Large
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STATE BOARD LEADERSHIP.

​STATE BOARD MEMBERS
Comprised of members across all six Section Board leadership teams who serve as CCAE State board voting representatives from their respective local Sections; the number of voting representatives is proportionate to the Section Membership size at the prior fiscal year end.
Bay
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Crystal Korbas
Pleasanton Adult & Career Education
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Angela Taylor
San Mateo Adult & Career Education
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Beth Cutter
Castro Valley Adult & Career Education

Central
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​Karyn Ruiz
Section President
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​​Sherri Watkins
Section VP and Pres-Elect​
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John Werner
Section Past President
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Ken Kurts
Section Secretary
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Courtney McMahon
Section Treasurer ​

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Crystal Rodriguez
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Membership Chair​
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Tiffany Bridgwater-Rowe
Legislative Chair​
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Sylvia Sanchez
Member-at-Large
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Lenora Chavez
Member-at-Large

LA Metro
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Elizabeth “Liz” Penuela
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Christine Ramirez
North Valley Occupational Center​
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Aaron Saenz

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Martha Martinez
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Carlos Rodriguez
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Northern
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​Patricia Bradshaw
Charles A. Jones Career &
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Patricia Oliva
Elk Grove Adult Education

South Coast
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Gale Ard
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​Valerie Clifford
HLP Adult Ed​
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Veronika Delvaux
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​Virginia Espana
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Bob Lynch
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Southern
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Michelle Dullea
San Ysidro Adult School​
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​Pam Garramone
Poway Adult School​
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​Anel Martinez
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Dana Carter

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EX-OFFICIO STATE BOARD MEMBERS.

​Comprised of non-voting State Board Members who chair a State Committee, serve on the CCAE State Staff, or serve as representatives from key Affiliate Partners.

Partner Representatives (Ex-Officio)

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John Werner
CAEAA/COABE​​
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​Carolyn Zachry, Ed.D.
CDE
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Renee Collins
OTAN/CAEP TAP​
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Mariann Fedele-McLeod
CALPRO
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Jay Wright
CASAS
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Margarita Ortiz-Minett
CTA
Madelyn Arballo
ACCE​
Anthony Burik
CATESOL​
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Adriana Sánchez-Aldana
Executive Director
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Darlene Neilsen
​Executive Assistant
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Dawn Koepke
​​Legislative & Government Budget Advocate
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James Hayes
Office & Technology Manager
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Jim Turnbough
​Financial Manager
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