Service Regions and Leadership Contacts
The California County Superintendents Arts Initiative leverages the California County Superintendents’ eleven service regions to build capacity in the state for arts education and support implementation of 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 Curricular and Improvement Support 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: Arts Education 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: Lizzy Dostal
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 Lead: Brett Taylor
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
Lizzy Dostal, Regional Arts Lead
Arts Learning Specialist, ArtsSEL Project Coordinator
Humboldt County Office of Education
Email: ldostal@hcoe.org
Thomas Kissinger
Del Norte County Arts Lead
Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
Maia Steward
Mendocino County Arts Lead
Continuous Improvement Specialist, Educational Services
Mendocino County Office of Education
Email: msteward@mcoe.us
Nzinga Woods
Sonoma County Arts Lead
Project Coordinator for VAPA
Sonoma County Office of Education
Email: nwoods@scoe.org
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
Glenn County Arts Lead
Ed Services Reading Coordinator
Glenn County Office of Education
Email: egreen@glenncoe.org
James Hall
Lassen County Arts Lead
Program Manager Prevention and Expanded Learning
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 County Arts Lead
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
Plumas County Office of Education
Email: kwarren@pcoe.k12.ca.us
Lauren Stroud
Shasta County Arts Lead
Director of School & District Support
Shasta County Office of Education
Email: lstroud@shastacoe.org
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, Continuous Improvement
Tehama County Department of Education
Email: dbrent@tehamaschools.org
Joanne Tucker
Trinity County Arts Lead
Instructional Support Specialist
Trinity County Superintendents of Schools
Email: jtucker@trinitycoe.org
Region 3: Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
Steven Winlock, Regional Arts Lead
Executive Director, Visual and Performing Arts
Sacramento County Office of Education
Email: swinlock@scoe.net
Ken Burkhart
Robert "Bob" Kirkman
Ed Manansala
Nancy Jackson
Nevada County Arts Lead
Continuous Improvement Instructional Specialist for English Language Arts & the Arts
Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Email: njackson@nevco.org
Daniel Mendoza
Placer County Arts Lead
Program Manager, Early Education Teacher Development
Placer County Office of Education
Email: dmendoza@placercoe.org
James Berardi
Kristi Johnson
Sutter County Arts Lead
Senior Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Accountability
Sutter County Superintendent of Schools
Email: kristij@sutter.k12.ca.us
Stan Mojsich
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
Lucy Edwards
Napa County Arts Lead
Director of Continuous Improvement
Napa County Office of Education
Email: ledwards@napacoe.org
Amy Robinson
Solano County Arts Lead
Program Manager, English Language Development, Curriculum and Instruction
Solano County Office of Education
Email: arobinson@solanocoe.net
Melissa Guerrero
Marin County Arts Lead
Assistant Project Consultant, Educational Services
Marin County Office of Education
Email: mguerrero@marinschools.org
Tracy McManus
Contra Costa County Arts Lead
STEAM Coordinator Educational Services
Contra Costa County Office of Education
Email: tmcmanus@cccoe.k12.ca.us
Ron Machado
San Francisco County Arts Lead
Director Visual and Performing Arts/SFUSD
San Francisco Unified School District
Email: machador@sfusd.edu
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
Audrey Sirota
Santa Cruz County Arts Lead
Visual and Performing Coordinator
Santa Cruz Office of Education
Email: asirota@santacruzcoe.org
Tony Balbas
San Benito County Arts Lead
Coordinator, Instructional Support
San Benito County Office of Education
Email: tbalbas@sbcoe.org
Maria Parker
Monterey County Arts Lead
Program Coordinator II, STEAM
Monterey County Office of Education
Email: mparker@montereycoe.org
Region 6: Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Amy Bultena, Regional Arts Lead
Michelle Pechette
Amador County Arts Lead
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Email:
michelle.pechette@acusd.org
Karen Vail
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 County 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
Tawnya Larkin
Kings County Arts Lead
VAPA Lead, ELD/ELA Consultant
Kings County Office of Education
Email: tawnya.larkin@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
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
Brett Taylor, Regional Arts Co-Lead
Director, Local District Support
Ventura County Office of Education
Email: btaylor@vcoe.org
Jamie Viveros
Kern County Arts Lead
Steam Coordinator
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Email: javiveros@kern.org
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
Imperial County Arts Lead
Curriculum Coordinator
Imperial County Office of Education
Email: michael.garcia@icoe.org
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
Assistant Superintendent of Education Services
Inyo County Superintendent of Schools
Email: itwomey@icsos.us
Tammy Nguyen
Mono County Arts Lead
Assistant Superintendent of Education Services
Mono County Office of Education
Email: tnguyen@monocoe.org
Patrice Cooley
San Bernardino County Arts Lead
Arts Education Coordinator, Curriculum/Instruction and Academic Enrichment
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
