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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Region 11 | Los Angeles

Superintendent: Dr. Debra Duardo
Regional Lead: Jeannine Flores

Los Angeles County Office of Education
9300 Imperial Highway
Downey, CA 90242

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Region 1: Del Norte, Humbolt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma

Stacy Young, Regional Arts Lead

Thomas Kissinger

Lizzy Dostal

Humboldt County Arts Lead

Humboldt County Office of Education

Email: ldostal@hcoe.org

Dana Adams

Lake County Arts Lead, Education Specialist

Lake County Office of Education

Email: dadams@lakecoe.org

Maia Steward, ED.D.

Mendocino County Arts Lead

Mendocino County Office of Education

Email: msteward@mcoe.us

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

Lassen County Arts Lead, Program Manager

Lassen County Office of Education

Email: jdhall@lcoe.org

Misti Norby

Modoc County Arts Lead, Director of Student and Educational Services

Modoc County Office of Education

Email: mnorby@modoccoe.org

Kristi Warren

Plumas Co-County Arts Lead

Plumas County Office of Education

Email: kwarren@pcoe.k12.ca.us

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

Ed Manansala

Robert "Bob" Kirkman

Colusa County Arts Lead

Colusa County Office of Education

Email: rkirkman@ccoe.net

Nancy Jackson

Lori Grasberger

Placer County Arts Lead, Visual and Performing Arts Lead

Placer County Office of Education

Email:agrasberger@placercoe.k12.ca.us

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

Yuba County Office of Education

Email: bobbi.abold@yubacoe.k12.ca.us

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

San Francisco County Arts Lead

San Francisco Unified School District

Email: machador@sfusd.edu

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

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

Amador County Public Schools

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

Kings County Office of Education

Email: elizabeth.norris@kingscoe.org

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

Mariposa County Arts Council

Email: goger@mariposaartscouncil.org

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

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