Service Regions and Leadership Contacts
Eleven service regions of the California County Superintendents serve as a statewide mechanism for the design and implementation of programs to identify and promote quality, cost-effective, educational practices and services, and provide support to school districts. The California County Superintendents Arts Initiative leverages this infrastructure to build capacity in the state for arts education and implement a full curriculum that includes dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Each service region designates a regional arts lead county office and names a regional arts lead from that office to implement the goals of the California County Superintendents Arts Initiative and to serve on the Arts Subcommittee – which is part of the state Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee (CISC). We invite you to view representative examples of how county offices of education provide service and support to schools and districts through the California County Superintendents Arts Initiative in this publication: Counties on the Move Toward Arts Edcation for All Students
Interactive Regions Map
Roll over a region number to see the contacts and regional leads in that region.
Region 1 | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma
Superintendent: Michael Davies-Hughes
Regional Lead: Stacy Young
Humboldt County Office of Education
901 Myrtle Avenue
Eureka, CA 95501
Region 2 | Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama, Trinity
Superintendent: Mary Sakuma
Regional Lead: Jennifer Spangler
Butte County Office of Education
1859 Bird Street
Oroville, CA 96965
Region 3 | Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
Superintendent: David W. Gordon
Regional Lead: Dr. Steve Winlock
Sacramento County Office of Education
10474 Mather Boulevard (street address)
PO Box 269003 (mailing address)
Sacramento, CA 95826-9003
Region 4 | Napa, Solano, Marin, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo
Superintendent: Alysse Castro
Regional Lead: Bernie Phelan
Alameda County Office of Education
313 West Winton Avenue
Hayward, CA 94544
Region 5 | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey
Superintendent: Dr. Mary Ann Dewan
Regional Lead: Sofia Fojas
Santa Clara County Office of Education
1290 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95131-6500
Region 6 | Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Superintendent: Scott Kuykendall
Regional Lead: Amy Bultena
Stanislaus County Office of Education
1100 H Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Region 7 | Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare
Superintendent: Michele Cantwell-Copher (Fresno) and Tim A. Hire (Tulare)
Regional Leads: Aaron Bryan (Fresno) and Kate Stover (Tulare)
Fresno County Superintendents of Schools
111 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93721-2000
Tulare County Office of Education
7000 Doe Avenue, Suite A, Visalia, CA 93291
Region 8 | Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Superintendent: Dr. César Morales
Regional Leads: Lisa Salas Brown and Brett Taylor (Ventura)
Venture Office of Education
5189 Verdugo Way, Camarillo, CA, 93012
Region 9 | Imperial, Orange, San Diego
Superintendent: Dr. Paul Gothold
Regional Lead: Pauline Crooks
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road, 321S, San Diego, CA 92111
Region 10 | Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino
Superintendent: Dr. Edwin Gomez
Regional Lead: Louisa Higgins
Riverside County Office of Education
3939 13th St, P.O. Box 868, Riverside, CA 92502
Region 11 | Los Angeles
Superintendent: Dr. Debra Duardo
Regional Lead: Jeannine Flores
Los Angeles County Office of Education
9300 Imperial Highway
Downey, CA 90242
Region 1: Del Norte, Humbolt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma
Stacy Young, Regional Arts Lead
Arts Program Manager
Humboldt County Office of Education
Email: syoung@hcoe.org
Thomas Kissinger
Lizzy Dostal
Dana Adams
Lake County Arts Lead, Education Specialist
Lake County Office of Education
Email: dadams@lakecoe.org
Maia Steward, ED.D.
Karen McGahey
Region 2: Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
Jennifer Spangler, Regional Arts Lead
Arts Education Coordinator
Butte County Office of Education
Email: jspangler@bcoe.org
Emily Green
James Hall
Misti Norby
Modoc County Arts Lead, Director of Student and Educational Services
Modoc County Office of Education
Email: mnorby@modoccoe.org
Kristi Warren
Helen Lemnah
Plumas Co-County Arts Lead, Co-County Visual and Performing Arts Lead
Plumas County Office of Education
Email: hlemnah@pcoe.k12.ca.us
Trudy Pellizzari
Marian Murphy-Shaw
Siskiyou County Arts Lead, Educational Services Director
Siskiyou County Office of Education
Email: mshaw@siskiyoucoe.net
Dana Brent
Tehama County Arts Lead, Curriculum Consultant
Tehama County Department of Education
Email: dbrent@tehamaschools.org
Joanne Tucker
Region 3: Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
Dr. Steven Winlock, Regional Arts Lead
Executive Director, Visual and Performing Arts
Sacramento County Office of Education
Email: swinlock@scoe.net
Ken Burkhart
Ed Manansala
Robert "Bob" Kirkman
Nancy Jackson
Lori Grasberger
Placer County Arts Lead, Visual and Performing Arts Lead
James Berardi
Christine McCormick
Deborah Bruns
Yolo County Arts Lead, Director, Curriculum, Instruction and Student Services
Yolo County Office of Education
Email: deborah.bruns@ycoe.org
Bobbi Abold
Yuba County Arts Lead, Assistant Superintendent, Alternative Education
Region 4: Napa, Solano, Marin, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo
Bernie Phelan, Regional Arts Lead
Program Manager, Arts Learning
Alameda County Office of Education
Email: bphelan@acoe.org
Tracy McManus
Contra Costa Co-County Arts Lead, STEAM Coordinator Educational Services
Contra Costa County Office of Education
Email: tmcmanus@cccoe.k12.ca.us
Patrick Martin
Contra Costa Co-County Arts Lead
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Email: pmartin@wccusd.net
Melissa Guerrero
Marin County Arts Lead, Assistant Project Consultant Educational Services
Marin County Office of Education
Email: mguerrero@marinschools.org
Lucy Edwards
Napa County Arts Lead, Continuous Improvement Director
Napa County Office of Education
Email: ledwards@napacoe.org
Ron Machado
Amy Robinson
Allison Gamlen
San Mateo County Arts Lead, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator
San Mateo County Office of Education
Email: agamlen@smcoe.org
Region 5: Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey
Sofia Fojas, Regional Arts Lead
Arts Coordinator
Santa Clara Office of Education
Email: sfojas@sccoe.org
Christian Woods
San Benito County Arts Lead, Instructional Support Services
San Benito County Office of Education
Email: cwoods@sbcoe.org
Audrey Sirota
Santa Cruz County Arts Lead, Visual and Performing Coordinator
Santa Cruz Office of Education
Email: asirota@santacruzcoe.org
Dr. Rosa Hernandez
Monterey County Arts Lead, Director of Teaching and Learning
Monterey County Office of Education
Email: rohernandez@montereycoe.org
Region 6: Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Amy Bultena, Regional Arts Lead
Project Coordinator, VAPA, & STEAM
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Email: abultena@stancoe.org
Sean Snider
Amador County Arts Lead, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Email: ssnider@acusd.org
Karen Vail
Superintendent, Instructional Support Services
Calaveras County Office of Education
Email: kvail@ccoe.k12.ca.us
Erika Chapman
San Joaquin County Arts Lead, Coordinator Student Event and Activities
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Email: echapman@sjcoe.net
Diana Harford
Tuolumne County Arts Lead, Director of School and District Support
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools
Email: dharford@tcsos.us
Region 7: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare
Aaron Bryan, Regional Arts Co-Lead
Program Manager, Visual and Performing Arts
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Email: abryan@fcoe.org
Kate Stover, Regional Arts Co-Lead
Staff Development & Curriculum Specialist Visual and Performing Arts
Tulare County Office of Education
Email: kate.stover@tcoe.org
Elizabeth Norris
Kings County Arts Lead, CISC/VAPA Lead
Susan Pennell
Madera County Arts Lead, Manager Library Media Services
Madera County Superintendent of Schools
Email: spennell@mcsos.org
Cara Goger
Mariposa County Arts Lead, Executive Director of Mariposa County Arts Council
Noelle Chandler
Merced County Arts Lead, Arts Education Consultant
Merced County Office of Education
Email: nchandler@mcoe.org
Region 8: Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Lisa Salas Brown, Regional Arts Co-Lead
Associate Superintendent, Educational Services
Ventura County Office of Education
Email: lsbrown@vcoe.org
Brett Taylor, Regional Arts Co-Lead
Jamie Viveros
Kai Tepper
Santa Barbara County Arts Lead, Executive Director of the Children’s Creative Project
Santa Barbara County Office of Education
Email: ktepper@sbceo.org
Region 9: Imperial, Orange, San Diego
Pauline Crooks, Regional Arts Lead
Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator
San Diego County Office of Education
Email: pauline.crooks@sdcoe.net
Scott T. Fitzpatrick
Orange County Arts Lead, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator
Orange County Department of Education
Email: stfitzpatrick@ocde.us
Michael Garcia
Region 10: Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino
Louisa Higgins, Regional Arts Co-Lead
Visual and Performing Arts Administrator
Riverside County Office of Education
Email: lhiggins@rcoe.us
Ilissa Twomey
Inyo County Arts Lead, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Inyo County Superintendent of Schools
Email: itwomey@icsos.us
Tammy Nguyen
Mono County Arts Lead, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Mono County Office of Education
Email: tnguyen@monocoe.org
Patrice Cooley
San Bernardino Co-County Arts Lead
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
Email: patrice.cooley@sbcss.net
Region 11: Los Angeles
Jeannine Flores, Regional Arts Lead
Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Email: flores_jeannine@lacoe.edu
