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.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS.

Tom Reid
State ​President
​Bay Section

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John Werner
State President-Elect
Northern Section

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Grace Sauser
State Secretary
Northern Section

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Sonya Ramirez
State Past ​President
​LA Metro Section

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Kathleen Porter
Member-at-Large
Southern Section

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Judy McFadden
Member-at-Large
South Coast Section

CCAE STAFF/CONTRACTORS​.

Adriana Sánchez-Aldana
Executive Director

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Darlene Neilsen
​Executive Assistant

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Dawn Koepke
​​Legislative & Government Budget Advocate
​McHugh, Koepke, & Associates

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James Hayes
Office & Technology Manager
Sage Business & Education

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Jim Turnbough
​Financial Manager
South Coast Section

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.

Angela Taylor
Bay Section
​San Mateo Adult & Career Education

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Crystal Korbas
Bay Section
​Pleasanton Adult
& Career Education

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​Karyn Ruiz
Central Section

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​​Sherri Watkins
Central Section
State Center Adult Education Consortium​

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Elizabeth “Liz” Penuela
LA Metro Section
LAUSD, Venice Skills Center​

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Aaron Saenz
​LA Metro Section
LAUSD, East Los Angeles Occupational Center​

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Christine Ramirez
LA Metro Section
LAUSD, Maxine Waters EPC​​

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Patricia Oliva
Northern Section
​Sacramento County Office of Education

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Veronika Delvaux
 South Coast Section
Retired

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​Valerie Clifford
 South Coast Section
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education​

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Gale Ard
 South Coast Section
Retired​
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​Virginia Espana
 South Coast Section
Tri-Community Adult Education​
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Michelle Dullea
Southern Section
San Ysidro Adult School​​

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​​Anel Martinez
Southern Section
​Sweetwater, Division of Adult Education

STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS.

Tom Reid
Membership Chair
Bay Section

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Beth Cutter
​State Legislative Chair
Bay Section

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​Pam Garramone
Awards Chair
Southern Section

AFFILIATE PARTNER REPS.

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

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Anthony Burik
CATESOL​

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Emma Diaz
ACCE​