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
Central Section

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Kayce Reitz
Interim 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

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.

Crystal Korbas
Bay Section
​Pleasanton Adult
& Career Education

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Karyn Ruiz
Central Section
Visalia Adult School

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LaTasha Hawthorne
​LA Metro Section
Abram Friedman Occupational Center​

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Victor Gomez
LA Metro Section
LAUSD, Harbor Occupational Center​

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Neda Anasseri ​
Northern Section
​Sacramento County Office of Education

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Gale Ard
 South Coast Section
Retired​​

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

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Darlene Hillman
 Southern Section
Inland Career Education Center​

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STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS.

John Werner
Membership Chair
Central Section

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Beth Cutter
State Legislative Chair
Bay Section

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Stefanie Wright
Awards Chair
Bay 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​