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Community Experts and Liaisons

Debra Baetz, Social Services Agency
Dr. Clayton Chau, Orange County Health Care Agency
Dr. Dan Cooper, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Jeff Nagel, Orange County Health Care Agency
Candi Kern, Parent Teacher Association, 4th District OC
Dr. Michael Weiss, CHOC Children’s
Dr. Nicole Quick, former Orange County Health Officer
Dr. Matt Zahn, Orange County Health Care Agency

Committee Chairs

Al Mijares, Ph.D., Orange County Superintendent of Schools (Chair)
Dean West, Orange County Department of Education (Chair)
Jeff Hittenberger, Ph.D., Orange County Department of Education (Co-Chair)
Christine Olmstead, Ed.D., Orange County Department of Education (Co-Chair)
Kerrie Torres, Brea Olinda Unified School District (Co-Chair, Educational Services)
Jason Viloria, Ed.D., Laguna Beach Unified School District (Superintendent)
Jami Parsons, Ed.D., Orange County Department of Education (Co-Chair, Pupil Support Services)
Sonia Llamas, Ed.D., Santa Ana Unified School District (Co-Chair, Pupil Support Services)
Pamela Kahn, Orange County Department of Education (Chair, Nurses)
Anthony Saba, Samueli Academy (Chair, Charter Schools)
Analee Kredel (Co-Chair, OCDE Special Education Services)
Melanie Hertig, Irvine Unified School District/Orange County SELPA Chair (Co-Chair, Special Education Services)
Nancy Nien, Los Alamitos School District (Chair, Child Care Services)
Rick Nakano, Garden Grove Unified School District (Co-Chair, Child Nutrition)
Jennifer Root, Ed. D., Anaheim Union High School District (Co-Chair, Child Nutrition)
David Rivera, Orange Unified School District (Chair, Transportation)
Connie Cavanaugh, Saddleback Valley Unified School District (Co-Chair, Human Resources)
Renee Hendrick, Orange County Department of Education (Co-Chair, Human Resources)
Tim McLellan, Ed.D., Cypress School District (Chair, Advocacy, Funding and Flexibility)
Clark Hampton, Capistrano Unified School District (Co-Chair, Facilities and Operations)
Timothy Holcomb, Newport-Mesa Unified School District (Co-Chair, Facilities and Operations)

Other Contributors

John Fogarty, Irvine Unified School District
David Giordano, Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District
Ian Hanigan, Orange County Department of Education
Michael Krause, Anaheim Elementary School District
Jeff Riel, Orange County Office of Education

Orange County Superintendents

Christopher Downing, Ed.D., Anaheim Elementary School District
Michael Matsuda, Anaheim Union High School District
Brad Mason, Ed.D., Brea Olinda Unified School District
Ramon Miramontes, Ed.D., Buena Park School District
Kirsten Vital, Capistrano Unified School District
Norma Martinez, Centralia School District
Anne Silavs, Cypress School District
Mark Johnson, Ed.D., Fountain Valley School District
Scott Scambray, Ed.D., Fullerton Joint Union High School District
Robert Pletka, Ed.D., Fullerton School District
Gabriela Mafi, Ed.D., Garden Grove Unified School District
Gregg Haulk, Huntington Beach City School District
Clint Harwick, Ed.D., Huntington Beach Union High School District
Terry Walker, Irvine Unified School District
Joanne Culverhouse, Ed.D., La Habra City School District
Jason Viloria, Ed.D., Laguna Beach Unified School District
Andrew Pulver, Ed.D., Los Alamitos Unified School District
Jim Coombs, Lowell Joint School District
Frank Donavan, Ed.D., Magnolia School District
Fred Navarro, Ed.D., Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Carol Hansen, Ed.D., Ocean View School District
Gunn Marie Hansen, Ph.D., Orange Unified School District
Greg Plutko, Ed.D., Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Crystal Turner, Ed.D., Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Jerry Almendarez, Santa Ana Unified School District
Sue Johnson, Ed.D., Savanna School District
Greg Franklin, Ed.D., Tustin Unified School District
Cyndi Paik, Ed.D., Westminster School District