Introduction

Strong Workforce Program legislation created the K12 Pathway Coordinator positions to support vital connections between the K–12 sector and community colleges in order to strengthen Career Technical Education (CTE) programs and pathways that align with regional workforce needs.  

  • The Bay Region has 17 K12 Pathway Coordinators on board, hosted by Local Education Agencies (LEAs) across the region. 
  • K12 PCs are assigned to each community college district’s service area, to work with the community colleges and the K-12 LEAs.
  • Collaboratively our K12 team will provide technical assistance as needed to strengthen and expand CTE programs, and to be go-to resources for K-12 Strong Workforce and the Career Technical Education Incentive grants.

Strong Workforce Program legislation created the K12 Pathway Coordinator positions to support vital connections between the K–12 sector and community colleges in order to strengthen Career Technical Education (CTE) programs and pathways that align with regional workforce needs. 

The Bay Region has 17 K12 Pathway Coordinators (PCs) on board, hosted by Local Education Agencies (LEAs) across the region. 

K12 PCs are assigned to each community college district’s service area to work with the community colleges and the K-12 LEAs.

This team provides technical assistance as needed to strengthen and expand CTE programs, and to be go-to resources for K-12 Strong Workforce and grants.

North Bay
Marin County Napa County Sonoma County Solano County
Ivan Diaz

Ivan Diaz

Marin County Office of Education

idiaz@marinschools.org

Service Area: Marin County

College: Marin

Lori Gonzalez

Napa County Office of Education

lgonzalez@napacoe.org

Service Area: Napa County

College: Napa Valley

Kimberly
Lane

Solano County Office of Education

klane@solanocoe.net

Service Area: Solano County

College: Solano

Chris
Catelli

Sonoma County Office of Education

ccatelli@scoe.org

Service Area: Sonoma County

College: Santa Rosa

San Francisco & Mid-Peninsula
San Francisco County San Mateo County

Karen Li Lahe

San Francisco Unified School District
 

Service Area: San Francisco County

College: City College of San Francisco

Cindy Dominguez

San Mateo County Office of Education

cdominguez@smcoe.org

Service Area: San Mateo County

Colleges: San Mateo, Cañada, Skyline

Santa Cruz & Monterey Peninsula
Santa Cruz County Monterey County

Abelardo DeLeon

Mission Trails ROP

abelardo.deleon@salinasuhsd.org

Service Area: Gonzales, Monterey Peninsula, North Monterey County, Soledad USDs, Salinas UHSD, South County Joint UHSD

College: Hartnell

Ivonne Glenn

Carmel Unified for Mission Trails ROP

iglenn@carmelunified.org

Service Area:

Carmel Unified, Pacific Grove Unified, Monterey Peninsula Unified and Charter schools in the Peninsula, Monterey County. 
 
Colleges: Monterey Peninsula College

 

Jack Michael

Santa Cruz County Office of Education

jack.michael@baccc.net

Service Area: Scotts Valley, San Lorenzo Valley, Pajaro Valley USDs, Santa Cruz City Schools

College: Cabrillo

East
Bay
Oakland County Tri-Valley County

Rona Zollinger

Oakland Unified School District

rona.zollinger@ousd.org

Service Area: Alameda County Office of Education, Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emery, Oakland, Piedmont USDs, and charter schools.

Colleges: Berkeley City, Alameda, Laney, Merritt

Terresa Williams, Ph.D.

Tri-Valley ROP

twilliams@tvrop.org
 626-533-7144

Service Area: Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo USD, Pleasanton USD, Dublin USD, Livermore Valley Joint USD

College: Chabot, Las Positas

Erin Pulley

Contra Costa County Office of Education

epulley@cccoe.k12.ca.us

Service Area:Contra Costa County

Colleges: Contra Costa, Diablo Valley, Los Medanos

Vacant

Newark Unified School District

Service Area: Fremont USD, New Haven USD, Newark USD

CollegeOhlone

 

Silicon
Valley

Santa Clara County

Vacant

Metropolitan Education District

Service Area: Los Gatos-Saratoga, Campbell, Santa Clara

Colleges: Mission/West Valley

Vacant

Santa Clara County Office of Education

 

Service Area: PAUSD, MVLA, Fremont Unified

Colleges: Foothill/De Anza

Christine Salloom

Metropolitan Education District

csalloom@metroed.net

Service Area: San Jose Unified, East Side Union HS, Metropolitan Education District

Colleges: San Jose-Evergreen

Vacant

Santa Clara County Office of Education

 

Service Area: Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister Districts

College: Gavilan