Leadership & Backbone

Tri-Chairs

Oscar Hernandez

Rio School District

Maria Rocha-Ruiz

UC Santa Cruz

Matt Wetstein

Cabrillo College

Steering Committee Representatives

  • Andrew Lawson

    California State University Monterey Bay

  • Dr. Cal Gordon

    Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency

  • Dr. Chance Hoellwarth

    California Polytechnic State University

  • Dr. Consuelo Williams

    Ventura County Office of Education

  • Dr. Cristine Chopra

    Santa Cruz County Office of Education

  • Donna Beal

    Allan Hancock College

  • Doug Erickson

    Santa Cruz Works

  • Gretchen Anderson

    CalTeach

  • Dr. Heather Contreras

    Pajaro Valley Unified School District

  • Dr. Jason Curtis

    Cuesta College

  • Dr. Keith Lombardo

    NPS, Southern California Research Learning Center

  • Keith Thorbahn

    San Benito County Office of Education

  • Maria Rocha-Ruiz

    University of California Santa Cruz

  • Mario Castellanos

    University of California Santa Barbara

  • Martin Enriquez

    Hewlett Packard

  • Matt Wetstein

    Cabrillo College

  • Michael Gutierrez

    Hartnell College

  • Michael Specchierla

    San Luis Obispo County Office of Education

  • Dr. Michelle Hasendonckx

    California State University Monterey Bay

  • Oscar Hernandez

    Rio School District

  • Dr. Paul Robinson

    Santa Maria Joint Union High School District

  • Dr. Pedro Avila

    Gavilan College

  • Ramon Flores

    NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command)

  • Randy Bangs

    Soledad Unified

  • Robert Cabral

    Ventura County Community College District

  • Roberto Nuñez

    Monterey County Office of Education

  • Sarah Cameron

    Santa Barbara County Education Office

  • Vincent van Joolen

    Monterey Peninsula College

Central Coast K-16
Operational Backbone

A sincere thank you all the individuals and institutions that participated in the pre-planning and planning phases of this work.