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CCAE Membership 

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CCAE Membership: Built For People Who Care About Adult Education​

Join CCAE if you are an adult education teacher, classified professional, counselor, administrator, student, retiree, or supporter who wants to stay informed, connected, and represented.

Your membership helps you:
  • Strengthen California’s voice for adult education
  • Access professional learning and statewide events
  • Connect with colleagues across regions and roles
  • Receive COABE national membership at no added cost
  • Find leadership, recognition, scholarship, and advocacy opportunities
  • Support the association working to protect, promote, and strengthen adult education

​When you join CCAE, you are not just purchasing a membership. You are joining the statewide association working to protect, promote, and strengthen adult education.
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​Why CCAE Membership Matters.

Adult Education is one of the most powerful yet least understood parts of California’s education system. It helps adults earn diplomas, improve English language skills, prepare for college and career pathways, support their families, and participate more fully in their communities.

CCAE gives the people who care about this work a statewide voice.
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As a member, you help strengthen the visibility, influence, and future of adult education. You also gain access to professional learning, connections, advocacy updates, recognition opportunities, and national membership benefits.
CCAE membership connects you to a statewide network of adult education professionals working to expand access, strengthen programs, and elevate the field. Whether you are an educator, classified professional, administrator, student, retiree, institutional member, or an adult education ally, CCAE helps you stay informed, engaged, and represented.

What Your CCAE Membership Includes:

A Stronger Voice For Adult Education​

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CCAE gives adult education professionals a stronger voice in statewide and national conversations about funding, policy, and program support.

Members benefit from:
  • Opportunities to participate in CCAE Legislative Advocacy Day
  • Timely advocacy updates and action alerts
  • Tools to communicate with elected officials
  • State and national representation through CCAE and COABE
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Professional Learning & Events​

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Membership supports ongoing growth through access to learning opportunities, webinars, conferences, and resources connected to adult education practice.

Members benefit from:
  • CCAE events and professional learning opportunities
  • COABE webinars and national learning resources
  • Access to research, promising practices, and field updates
  • Conference discounts and virtual learning opportunities

Connection & Community

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CCAE helps members build relationships across California’s adult education system.

Members benefit from:
  • Statewide and regional networking
  • Section-level involvement and events
  • Connections with educators, administrators, classified professionals, and partners
  • ​Opportunities to share ideas, challenges, and solutions
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Recognition & Leadership Opportunities

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CCAE and COABE provide ways to recognize excellence and support leadership development across the adult education field.

Members benefit from:
  • Award nomination opportunities
  • Scholarship and incentive grant opportunities
  • Leadership pathways through sections, committees, and elections
  • Opportunities to highlight adult learner and program success

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Free COABE National Membership.

All CCAE Members receive a complimentary membership to COABE (Coalition on Adult Basic Education), our Adult Education affiliate with a national focus.
As a member of CCAE, you receive and enjoy the benefits of COABE Membership, a $55 annual value bundled with your CCAE Membership, giving you exclusive access to:
  • Policy Tools: Leverage COABE Ignite for rapid advocacy and the Educate & Elevate toolkit to amplify your program’s story.
  • Research & Publishing: Read or contribute to the COABE Journal with discounted digital and print options.
  • Funding Opportunities: Apply for incentive grants—over $10,000 awarded annually to advance innovation in Adult Education.
  • Resources & Collaboration: Access and share lesson plans, apps, and videos with adult educators across the nation.

To tap into these additional benefits on us, just make sure the box is checked for COABE communications when you join or renew your CCAE membership.

Membership Options​.

Membership Type
Best For
Key Benefits
Value
Individual
Administrators, teachers, counselors, classified professionals, retirees, students, and supporters
Personal membership, advocacy updates, professional learning, and COABE membership included​
Priced by role or membership category
Institutional
Schools, agencies, and adult education programs that want to invest in staff development, stay connected statewide, and increase program visibility
Two staff memberships, school/agency listed on the CCAE website, and full member benefits
Strong option for staff support and program visibility
Platinum Institutional
Schools and agencies that want everything included in Institutional Membership, plus added student engagement, student recognition, logo visibility, and statewide promotion.
Two staff memberships, 15 student memberships, enhanced CCAE website visibility with your school/agency logo and direct webpage link, State Conference program recognition, and exposure in the monthly Communicator.
Highest overall member value
 

New CCAE Member Benefit: VSP Vision Coverage.

CCAE is pleased to offer members access to VSP vision coverage. This benefit includes an annual WellVision Exam with a $10 copay, prescription glasses benefits with a $25 copay, frame allowance, contact lens allowance, and access to VSP network providers and additional member savings.

Simple Sign-Up Instructions
  1. Download the VSP Enrollment Application.
  2. Fill in your enrollee information.
  3. If you are enrolling dependents, include spouse and dependent information on the form.
  4. Email the completed form directly to Steve at Vanguard Insurance: [email protected].
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Join CCAE Today

If adult education matters to you, CCAE membership gives you a practical way to stay informed, stay connected, and help strengthen the field. Join today and be part of California’s statewide adult education association.
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​CCAE Diamond Members

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  • Aaron Saenz
  • Adam De Loera
  • Adriana Sánchez-Aldana
  • Alejandra Salcedo-Rodriguez
  • Alice Yoshioka
  • ​Alma Alvarez
  • Alma Blanco
  • Alma Rubio
  • Ana Herrera
  • ​Anthony Haye
  • Antionnette Haddad
  • Blanca Rochin​​​
  • ​​Christian Nelson
  • Christina Ciatti
  • ​Christine Ramirez​
  • ​​Clifford Bentley
  • ​​Crystal Korbas 
  • Darlene Neilsen​​​
  • ​​​​​​Dave Coleman
  • ​De Anne Susino
  • Deborah Bordador
  • Deborah Phillips
  • Eddy Carias​
  • Elizabeth Penuela
  • ​Emilio Mendez
  • Francisco Narciso
  • Gale Ard​
  • ​Gale Lee
  • Gana Yadam
  • Gina Paiz
  • Hector Davis​
  • ​Jimmy Weber
  • ​​John Fuentes
  • John Werner
  • Jorge Hernandez Rojas
  • Josh Borja​
  • ​​Judy McFadden
  • ​​​​​​Karyn Ruiz
  • Kathleen Porter​
  • Latasha Hawthorne
  • Lizbeth Rubio​
  • Lorena Alvarado
  • Lynda Farnsworth
  • Margaret Alvarez
  • Maria Tellez
  • ​Mariana Pacheco
  • Mark Washington
  • Martha Martinez
  • Marycruz Loria
  • Matthew Oberlander​
  • Megan Carroll​
  • Melissa McCarthy
  • ​Mitch Rosin
  • Nazaret Ramirez
  • Osiris Ley Saldana​
  • ​Pamela Garramone
  • ​​​​Paula Barrow-Howard
  • ​​Refugio Rios​
  • Rocelia Beard
  • ​Ross Wickham
  • ​Roxana Sanchez
  • Sandra Jimenez
  • Sandra Lopez Orozco
  • Sergio Calderon​
  • Sonya Ramirez
  • Steve Curiel
  • Susan Gilmore, Ph.D.
  • Sybil Gonzales
  • Tom Allison
  • Valerie Clifford
  • Vanessa Squadrito
  • ​Victor Pinedo
  • ​Vladimir Tigno
  • ​William Johnson​

​CCAE Lifetime Members

  • Adriana Figueroa
  • Adriana Sánchez-Aldana
  • Ailene Genoff
  • Al Tolle
  • Alice Quan Yoshioka
  • Ann Vroom
  • Annette Beck
  • Barbara Copplin
  • Barbara Leal
  • Barbara Lehman
  • Barbara Steele
  • Beth Cowlham
  • Bettie Swan
  • Betty Gerhardt
  • Bob Harper
  • Bob McCarthy
  • Brian Kelley
  • Candace Lee
  • Carmina Stepp
  • Carolyn Zachry
  • Charlene Bader
  • Charles Peterson
  • Charlotte Crandall
  • Chastine Peterson
  • Cherry Bordelon
  • Christian Nelson
  • Cindy Milina
  • Colette Fleming
  • Cristopher Johnson
  • Cynthia Eagleton
  • Cynthia Parulan-Colfer
  • Dale Dodson
  • Dan Stilson
  • Daniel Neppel
  • Darlene Neilsen
  • David Abbott
  • Dawn Luyendyk
  • Dianne Punkay
  • Dolores Diaz-Carrey
  • Dolores Fowler
  • Dom Gagliardi
  • Domenic Signorelli
  • Donald Martin
  • Dynell Rocha
  • Ed Schmalzel
  • ​Efrain (Tony) Arellano
  • Eloise (Lynne) Nicodemus
  • Enis Harrison
  • Estella Ybarra
  • Eva Green
  • Fernando Ledesma
  • Florine Parke
  • Frances Armenta
  • G. Vittoria Abbate
  • Gale Ard
  • Gary Dehrer
  • Gary Ingraham
  • Georgianna Schales
  • Gerald Osterholt
  • Glen Farrell
  • Gloria Klug-Morataya
  • Harlan Barbanell
  • Hendrika Benbow
  • Holda Dorsey
  • ​Holly Bennett
  • Irv Rem
  • James Figueroa
  • Jan Arney
  • Janet MacLeod
  • Janice Brittain
  • Janice Roselius
  • Jerry Green
  • Jill Rojas
  • Jo Ann Malone
  • Joan Drerup
  • Joan Keith
  • Joan Ririe​
  • Joan (Mike) Sloan
  • Joanna McConaghy
  • Joanne Durkee
  • JoDee Slyter
  • John Ballinger
  • Josephine Smith
  • Judith Sosnowski
  • Judy Starbuck
  • Karen Angarano
  • Kathleen Porter
  • Kathleen Sinner
  • Kathy Brendzal
  • Kathy Secan
  • Kay Hartley​
  • Keven Haddix​​
  • Lanny Nelms
  • Larry Timmons
  • Lee Clark
  • Lenora Neely
  • Linda Calderon
  • Linda West
  • Lispeth Sierra
  • Loralin Cave
  • Loretta Walker
  • Lori McClintick
  • Lorraine Christie
  • Louie Pontrelli
  • Louise Halpin
  • Lupe Reyes
  • Lynn Bartlett
  • Lynne Robinson
  • Margaret Scott
  • Margarita Parulan
  • Marie Gagliardi
  • Marilyn Knight-Mendelson
  • Mark O'Brien
  • Mary Burbery
  • Mary Hernandez
  • Mary Kernodle
  • Mary Louise Ross
  • Maryann Radigonda
  • Mattie Walker​
  • Maxine Hammond
  • Melinda Holt
  • ​​Merle Chadbourne
  • Michael Lateano
  • Michael Wada
  • Nancy Arnold
  • Nancy Compton
  • Noreen Hanna
  • Norman Yaggie
  • Ogarita De Los Santos
  • Pamela Garramone
  • Pamela Norgaard
  • Patricia Welty
  • Patrick Longan
  • Patsy Dubrick
  • Paul Arnold
  • Paul Belomy​
  • Paul Goldman​
  • Penny Pearson
  • Phyllis Ruth
  • Rachelle Wilson
  • Rhonda Slota
  • Richard Allen
  • Richard Kerr
  • Richard Whiteman
  • Robert Beck
  • Robert Benbow
  • Robert Murio
  • Robert Reilly
  • Roberta Vigil
  • Rock Smith
  • Roland Attebery
  • Roland Braga
  • Ruby Wieck
  • Rudy Kastelic
  • Sandra Cropper
  • Sandra Price
  • Sharron Porter
  • Sherri Watkins
  • Shirley Aney
  • Shirley Buchanan
  • Shirleyan Carlisle
  • Stacey Campo
  • Steven Prantalos
  • Susan Stanley
  • Susanne Wong
  • Susie Passeggi
  • Sydney Farr
  • Sylvia Rhoades
  • Sylvia Sanchez
  • Thomas Reid
  • Timothy Shaw
  • Tom Allison
  • Vaden Riggs
  • Vicki Gagliardi
  • Virginia Eberhard
  • Wade Crawford
  • Wallace Copeland
  • Walter Engstrom
  • Wilfred Hopp
  • William Johnston
  • William Stitt, Jr.
  • Yvonne Tomblin
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