Regional EL Specialist

Regional EL Specialist

Regional COE English Learner Specialist & FMTA Consultant Assignments by Region

Through partnership, the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California County Superintendents' Educational Services Association (CCSESA) designate Regional COE English Learner Specialists to provide technical assistance to the local educational agencies (LEAs) within each of the 11 County Superintendent regions. 

RELs provided guidance and support to LEAs in the implementation and improvement of Title III programs as well as the development of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Addenda.

The Focused Monitoring and Technical Assistance (FMTA) Consultants are assigned geographically and by quality assurance activity to align with the eleven California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) regions.

The FMTAs are responsible for coordinating all monitoring and technical assistance activities for the local educational agencies (LEAs) and special education local plan areas (SELPAs) in their assigned counties, providing information, and facilitating access to technical assistance related to program monitoring and program implementation.

Click on the numbered regions to view the corresponding Regional County Office of Education English Learner Specialists (RELs) and on the collapsable tables to view FMTAs by county assignment at the bottom of the map.

Region 1

REL Contact Information

Jenn Guerrero
Sonoma County Office of Education 5340 Skylane Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-524-2852
jguerrero@scoe.org

Region 2

REL Contact Information

Rindy DeVoll
Butte County Office of Education 2491 Carmichael Drive, Suite 500 Chico, CA 95928
530-532-5806
rdevoll@bcoe.org

Region 3

REL Contact Information

Graciela Garcia-Torres
Sacramento County Office of Education, P.O. Box 269003 Sacramento, CA
916-228-2478
gtorres@scoe.onet

Region 4

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Lilia Tsui
Contra Costa County Office of Education 77 Santa Barbara Road Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
925-942-5316
ltsui@cccoe.k12.ca.us

Region 5

REL Contact Information

Eric Scharer
Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Drive, MC 221 San Jose, CA 95131-2304
408-453-6687
escharer@sccoe.org

Region 6

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Annie Duong
San Joaquin County Office of Education P.O. Box 213030 Stockton, CA 95213-9030
209-468-4865
aduong@sjcoe.net

Region 7

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Gabriela Guzman
Tulare County Office of Education 7000 Doe Avenue, Suite A Visalia, CA 93291
559-302-3638 x3306
gabriela.guzman@tcoe.org

Region 8

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Lisa Vargas
Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office 1300 17th Street - City Centre Bakersfield, CA 93301
661-636-4235
anvargas@kern.org

Region 9

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Antonio "Tony" Mora
San Diego County Office of Education 6401 LInda Vista Raod #321N San Diego, CA 92111-7399
858-295-8832
amora@sdcoe.net

Region 10

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Lisa Winberg
Riverside County Office of Education 38670 Sky Canyon Drive Murrieta, CA 92563
951-249-8822
lwinberg@rcoe.us

Region 11

REL Contact Information

Devon Guerra
Los Angeles County Office of Education Multilingual Academic Support Unit Education Center West 12830 Columbia Way Downey, CA 90242
562-922-6332
guerra_devon@lacoe.edu

Region 2 Region 1 Region 3 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10 Region 11 Region 4-1 Region 4-2 Region 4-3

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 1

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma Katrina Tupper KTupper@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3535

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma David Foldvary DFoldvary@cde.ca.gov 916-445-2994

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma Vicky Tucker VTucker@cde.ca.gov 916-322-4269

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma Nonpublic Schools Unit NPSA@cde.ca.gov 916-322-3153
916-445-4585

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma Patricia Astin PAstin@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3509

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 2

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity Bernd Reynolds BReynolds@cde.ca.gov 916-445-0789

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity D'Andrea Chapman DChapman@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0491

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity Vicky Tucker VTucker@cde.ca.gov 916-322-4269

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity Nonpublic Schools Unit NPSA@cde.ca.gov 916-322-3153
916-445-4585

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity Carissa LaGasca CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3656

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 3

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Jim Durgin JDurgin@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3537
El Dorado Charter Bernd Reynolds BReynolds@cde.ca.gov 916-445-0789

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Kari Hudson KHudson@cde.ca.gov 916-322-2235
El Dorado (El Dorado County Charter SELPA) Vincent Pastorino VPastorino@cde.ca.gov 916-327-0839

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Everett Start EStart@cde.ca.gov 916-445-7474

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Nonpublic Schools Unit NPSA@cde.ca.gov 916-322-3153
916-445-4585

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Carissa LaGasca CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3656

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 4

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alameda (Dublin Unified and Pleasanton Unified), Marin, Solano Bernd Reynolds BReynolds@cde.ca.gov 916-445-0789
Alameda (all other LEAs), Napa Jasmine Ayten JAyten@cde.ca.gov 916-322-1849
Contra Costa Jim Durgin JDurgin@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3537
San Francisco, San Mateo Aaron Christensen AaChristensen@cde.ca.gov 916-323-3308

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano David Grundon DGrundon@cde.ca.gov 916-327-0296

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano Julie Miller JMiller@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2616

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano Steve Perez StPerez@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0581

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano Carissa LaGasca CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3656

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 5

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Kishaun Thorntona KThorntona@cde.ca.gov 916-445-5727
Santa Clara Josh Rucker JRucker@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2491

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Libbey Durkee LDurkee@cde.ca.gov 916-327-0863

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Julie Toy JToy@cde.ca.gov 916-322-1767

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Melissa Elvidge MElvidge@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2590

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Melissa Goude MGoude@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0668

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 6

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Katrina Tupper KTupper@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3535

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne David Grundon DGrundon@cde.ca.gov 916-327-0296

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Sherry Rickenbach SRickenbach@cde.ca.gov 916-323-9782

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Steve Perez StPerez@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0581

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Melissa Goude MGoude@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0668

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 7

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare Andrea Gallagher AGallagher@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3684

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare D'Andrea Chapman DChapman@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0491

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare Emily Bunnell EBunnell@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3536

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare Melissa Elvidge MElvidge@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2590

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare Melissa Goude MGoude@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0668

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 8

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare Andrea Gallagher AGallagher@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3684

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Nicole Garibaldi NGaribaldi@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0298

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Sherry Rickenbach SRickenbach@cde.ca.gov 916-323-9782

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Melissa Elvidge MElvidge@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2590

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Patricia Astin PAstin@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3509

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 9

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Imperial, Orange, San Diego Sean Howland SHowland@cde.ca.gov 916-445-4547

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Imperial, Orange, San Diego Jacqueline Stewart JStewart@cde.ca.gov 916-445-1064

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Imperial, Orange, San Diego Erin Rodrigues ERodrigues@cde.ca.gov 916-445-4559

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Imperial, Orange, San Diego Melissa Elvidge MElvidge@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2590

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Imperial, Orange, San Diego Ellen Hayes EHayes@cde.ca.gov 916-323-4124

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 10

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino Lorraine Garcia LGarcia@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3533

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino Vanessa Espinosa VEspinosa@cde.ca.gov 916-445-4601

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino Emily Bunnell EBunnell@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3536

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino Melissa Elvidge MElvidge@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2590

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino Ellen Hayes EHayes@cde.ca.gov 916-323-4124

County Assigned Consultants - CCSESA Region 11

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Los Angeles Bret Galeste BGaleste@cde.ca.gov 916-445-7303
Los Angeles Katrina Tupper KTupper@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3535

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Los Angeles Tamara McMillan TMcMillan@cde.ca.gov 916-322-1852
Los Angeles Unified School District Charters, Los Angeles County Office of Education Charters Lynne Boone LBoone@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3703

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Los Angeles Samantha Roan SRoan@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3674

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Los Angeles Michele Donahue MDonahue@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0769

Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number
Los Angeles (A-F) Patricia Astin PAstin@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3509
Los Angeles (G-Z) Ellen Hayes EHayes@cde.ca.gov 916-323-4124