California Science Contacts
2021-2022
Effective 9-9-2021
California County Offices of Education
Science Contacts
Region 1 | | | |
| Del Norte | Rae Fearing Dir. of Innovation and Special Programs | rfearing@delnorte.k12.ca.us |
| Humboldt | VACANT | |
| Lake | Elisa Prather Education Specialist--STEAM | |
| Mendocino | VACANT | |
| Sonoma | Anna Babarinde (Region Lead) Curriculum Coordinator, Science | ababarinde@scoe.org |
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Region 2 | | | |
| Butte | Michelle Sanchez Senior Dir. of Special Projects and District Support | msanchez@bcoe.org |
| Butte | Ryan Van Roekel Coor. Continuous Improvement | |
| Glenn | Darren Massa STEM Coordinator | |
| Lassen | Patricia Gunderson Superintendent | pgunderson@lcoe.org |
| Lassen | Jodi Neuenschwander District Support & Improvement Director | |
| Modoc | Jennifer Andrade Program Specialist | |
| Plumas | Kristy Warren Asst. Supt | kwarren@pcoe.k12.ca.us |
| Shasta | Nathan Fairchild Dir. of Science Programs | nfairchild@shastacoe.org |
| Siskiyou | Marian Murphy-Shaw (Region Lead) Education Services Director | mshaw@siskiyoucoe.net |
| Tehama | Dale Porter Dir., Continuous Improvement & Support | |
| Trinity | Tim Nordstrom Director of Ed Services | tnordstrom@tcoek12.org |
California County Offices of Education
Science Contacts
Region 4 | | | |
| Alameda | Dawn O'Connor (Region Lead) Director of STEM | dawno@acoe.org |
| Alameda | Channon Jackson Program Manager, Science | cjackson@acoe.org |
| Alameda | Pam Schaffer Program Manager, Science | |
| Contra Costa | Hanna Ma STEAM Coordinator | |
| Marin | Christina Lunde Asst. Project Consultant | |
| Napa | Lucy Pearson-Edwards Dir. of Continuous Improvement | |
| San Francisco | Thomas Reinhardtt Science Supervisor | reinhardtt@sfusd.edu |
| San Mateo | Doron Marcus Science and Engineering Coordinator | dmarkus@smcoe.org |
| Solano | Lillibeth Pinpin Dir. of Innovative Programs and Student Success | lpinpin@solanocoe.net |
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Region 3 | | | |
| Alpine | Matthew Strahl Superintendent | mstrahl@alipinecoe.k12.ca.us |
| Colusa | Lorilee Niesen Director Ed Services | |
| El Dorado | Mary Jo Verbitsky Coordinator, Professional Development | mverbitsky@edcoe.org |
| Nevada | Andrea Marks K-8 Instructional Coach | amarks@nevco.org |
| Placer | Heidi Espindola (Region Lead) STEM Coordinator | hespindola@placercoe.k12.ca.us |
| Sacramento | Phil Romig Science Curriculum Specialist | promig@scoe.net |
| Sacramento | Jonathan Rhodea Science Curriculum Specialist | |
| Sierra | Megan Meschery Curriculum Coordinator | mmmeschery@spjusd.org |
| Sutter | Christie Beymer STEM Coordinator | |
| Yolo | Deborah Bruns (Region Lead) Dir, Curriculum and Instruction | deborah.bruns@ycoe.org |
| Yuba | Bobbi Abold Asst. Superintendent | bobbi.abold@yubacoe.k12.ca.us |
California County Offices of Education
Science Contacts
Region 5 | | | |
| Monterey | Will Franzell (Region Co-Lead) Educational Administrator, Science/STEM | |
| San Benito | Keith Thorbahn Asst. Supt. Educational Services | keiththorbahn@sbcoe.k12.ca.us |
| Santa Clara | Jennifer Mutch (Science Coordinator) | |
| Santa Cruz | Jennifer McRae (Region Co-Lead) Science Coordinator |
Region 6 | | | |
| Amador | Sean Snyder Asst. Superintendent, Educational Services | sgreiten@amadorcoe.k12.ca.us |
| Amador | Sinead Klement Teacher on Special Assignment, Secondary | |
| Calaveras | Karen Vail Asst. Supt. Instructional Support Services | kvail@ccoe.k12.ca.us |
| San Joaquin | Bret States STEM Coordinator | bstates@sjcoe.net |
| San Joaquin | Kirk Brown (Region Lead) Director of STEM Programs | kbrown@sjcoe.net |
| San Joaquin | Lissa Gilmore Science Coordinator, Science Camp | |
| San Joaquin | Steve Callahan Technology Coordinator | |
| San Joaquin | Dean Reese Outdoor Education and Environmental Literacy | |
| San Joaquin | Kristine Stepping Outdoor Education and Environmental Program Manager | |
| San Joaquin | Tamara Basepayne Science Coordinator | |
| Stanislaus | Jose Marquez STEM Coordinator | jmarquez@stancoe.org |
| Stanislaus | Rudy Escobar STEM Coordinator | |
| Tuolumne | Cathy Parker Superintendent | cparker@tcsos.us |
| Tuolumne | Tricia Dunlap (STEM Consultant) |
California County Offices of Education
Science Contacts
Region 7 | | | |
| Fresno | Jennifer Weibert (Region Lead) Science Coordinator | jweibert@fcoe.org |
| Fresno | Lesley Gates Science Consultant | |
| Kings | Daniel Cantelmi Curriculum Consultant, Science and Technology | |
| Madera | VACANT | |
| Mariposa | Jeff Aranguena Interim Superintendent | jaranguena@mcusd.org |
| Merced | Adrienne Nau Science/STEM Coordinator | |
| Tulare | Jared Marr Staff Development and Curriculum Specialist, STEM | jared.marr@tcoe.org |
| Tulare | Nicole Ray Staff Development and Curriculum Specialist, STEM | |
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Region 8 | | | |
| Kern | Michelle Roy Science Coordinator | |
| San Luis Obispo | Laura Flessner Science Coordinator | |
| Santa Barbara | Scott Spector Coordinator of STEAM Innovations and Academic Events | |
| Ventura | Nathan Inouye (Region Lead) Science Coordinator | nathan.inouye@vcoe.org |
California County Offices of Education
Science Contacts
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Region 10 | | | |
| Inyo | Ilissa Twomey Dir. of Curriculum and Instruction | itwomey@icsos.us |
| Mono | Tammy Bennet Nguyen Asst. Supt. Educational Services | tnguyen@monocoe.org |
| Riverside | Yamileth Shimojyo Administrator, STEM Science | yshimojyo@rcoe.us |
| Riverside | Greg Nicholas (Region Lead) Administrator, STEM Science | |
| San Bernardino | Mariano Aranda Curriculum Coordinator, Science Programs | |
Region 11 | | | |
| Los Angeles | Anthony Quan (Region Lead) Coordinator III, STEM | quan_anthony@lacoe.edu |
| Los Angeles | Shaun Hawk Project Director, Outdoor & Marine Science Field Studies |
Region 9 | | | |
| Imperial | John Lazarcik Science Coordinator | john.lazarcik@icoe.org |
| Imperial | Ana Murphy Math Coordinator | |
| Orange | Christie Pearce STEM Coordinator | cpearce@ocde.us |
| Orange | Meredith Casalino STEM Coordinator | |
| Orange | Katie Beck STEM Coordinator | |
| Orange | Julie Roney STEM Coordinator | |
| San Diego | Chelsea Cochrane Science Coordinator | chelsea.cochrane@sdcoe.net |
| San Diego | John Spiegel (Region Lead) Director of Curriculum and Instruction | john.spiegel@sdcoe.net |
| San Diego | Crystal Howe Science Coordinator/Region 9 CREEC Coordinator |
Statewide Director (Region 10) | UCR | Maria C. Simani | maria.simani@ucr.edu |
San Fernando Valley Science Project (Region 11) | CSUN | Virginia Vandergon | virginia.vandergon@csun.edu |
Norman Herr | norm.herr@csun.edu | ||
Matthew d'Alessio | matthew.dalessio@csun.edu | ||
UCLA Science Project (Region 11) | UCLA | Jon Kovach | kovach@gseis.ucla.edu |
CSP at UCI (Region 9) | UCI | Hosun Kang | hosunk@uci.edu |
Kelley Le | kellel2@uci.edu | ||
San Diego Science Project (Region 9) | UCSD | Kathryn Schulz | kschulz@ucsd.edu |
John Spiegel | john.spiegel@sdcoe.net | ||
Central Coast Science Project (Region 8) | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Lola Berber-Jimenez | lberberj@calpoly.edu |
Seth Bush | sbush@calpoly.edu | ||
South Coast Science Project (Region 8) | UCSB | Darby Feldwinn | feldwinn@chem.ucsb.edu |
Delta Sierra Science Project (Region 6) | University of the Pacific | James Hetrick | jhetrick@pacific.edu |
Kirk Brown | kbrown@sjcoe.net | ||
East Bay Science Project (Region 4) | CSU East Bay | Dawn O'Connor | dawno@acoe.org |
Science and Health Education Partnership (Region 4) | UCSF | Katherine Nielsen | Rebecca.Smith@UCSF.edu |
Rebecca Smith | katherine.nielsen@ucsf.edu | ||
Bay Area Science Project (Region 4) | UCB | Joanna Totino | jtotino@berkeley.edu |
Sacramento Area Science Project (Region 3) | CSUS | Richard D. Hedman, Jr. | hedmanrd@csus.edu |
Inland Northern Science Project (Region 2) | CSU Chico | Anne Stephens | akstephens@csuchico.edu |
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@K12Alliance
Staff | ||
Karen Cerwin | Regional Director | kcerwin@wested.org |
Jill Grace | Statewide Director | jgrace@wested.org |
Jo Topps | Regional Director | jtopps@wested.org |
Susheela Valdez | Regional Director | svaldez2@wested.org |
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Emeritus Staff | ||
Kathy DiRanna | Statewide Director Emeritus | kdirann@wested.org |
Jody Sherriff | Regional Director Emeritus | jskidmo@wested.org |
California Association of Science Educators 950 Glenn Drive, #150 • Folsom, CA 95630 916.979.7004 cascience.org • @cascience | ||
Board of Directors Email: bod@cascience.org | ||
President | Shawna Metcalf | smetcalf@gusd.net |
President-Elect | Peter A’Hearn | |
Past President | Jill Grace | gracejill@mac.com |
Treasurer | Shay Fairchild | |
Secretary | Leena Bakshi | Leena219@gmail.com |
Primary Director | Michelle Baker | mcbaker626@gmail.com |
Middle School/Jr. High Director | Maralee Thorburn | |
Intermediate Director | Alyssa Nemeckova-Fairfield | |
High School Director | Melissa Marcucci | |
2-Year College Director | Amal Amanda Issa | |
4-Year College Director | Rich Hedman | |
Informal Science Director | Sasha Stallard | |
Region 1 Director | Kelli Quan-Martin | |
Region 2 Director | Jennifer Mutch | |
Region 3 Director | Gail Atley | |
Region 4 Director | Debbie Gordon | |
CASE Staff | ||
Executive Director | Camron King | |
Deputy Executive Director | Michele Holcomb | |
Conference Manager | Beth Bettencourt | |
Membership/Registration Coordinator | Zi Stair | |
Communications/Marketing Coordinator | Will Valentine | |
Staff Accountant | Lori Borges | |
Region 1: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba Counties | ||
Region 2: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Solano Counties | ||
Region 3: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura Counties | ||
Region 4: Imperial, Inyo, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties |
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
Jessica Howard | Executive Director | |
Glennon Stratton | STEAM Program Director | |
Karyn Warner | STEAM Program Manager |