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.

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
Kathleen Porter
State Past ​President
​Southern Section
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Grace Sauser
Member-at-Large
Northern 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​
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
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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Carlos Rodriguez
State Legislative Chair
LA Metro Section
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