MEET THE TEAM
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REGION 5 TEAM MEMBERS:​
Mara has expertise in program development and management, project based learning, building and sustaining successful collaborations, team building, grant writing, strategic planning and parent education.
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Top 5 Strengths: RESPONSIBILITY | CONNECTEDNESS | LEARNER | ACHIEVER | POSITIVITY
Mara Wold, Region 5 Lead
Assigned to Santa Clara, Monterey Counties & High School ASSETs Grantees
Phone: (408) 313-6059
Fax: (831) 755-0367
Email: mwold@montereycoe.org​​
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Lety has program management experience in education, youth prevention, intervention and community services, building organizational and structural systems, team building, strategic planning and project based learning. She is also our Region 5 ReV Up Conference Coordinator.
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Top 5 Strengths: ACHIEVER | RESPONSIBILITY | RELATOR | INCLUDER | LEARNER
Lety Gomez-Gong, Region 5 Program Coordinator
Assigned to Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties
Phone: (831) 237-0053
Fax: (831) 755-0367
Email: lgomezgong@montereycoe.org
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Judy is our Region 5 independent consultant working mainly with our charter schools receiving Expanded Learning funds. Judy has been an elementary and middle school principal as well as a district office administrator. She has taught at elementary through university levels and is bilingual in Spanish.
Top 5 Strengths: Developer | Belief | Achiever | Learner | Responsibility​​
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Judy Crates, Region 5 Consultant
Email: judycrates@gmail.com
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Maria is responsible for Region 5 contracts, OMS training and conference registrations, listserv maintenance and data management.
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Maria Ramirez, Region 5 Program Assistant
Phone: (831) 755-0369
Fax: (831) 755-0367
Email: maramire@montereycoe.org
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CALIFORNIA DEPT OF EDUCATION (SACRAMENTO) TEAM MEMBERS:
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Lindsay Blomberg-Johnson, CDE Education Programs Consultant
Expanded Learning Division
Phone: (916) 319-0289
Email: Lblombergjohnson@cde.ca.gov
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Jennifer Horan, CDE Fiscal Analyst
Expanded Learning Division
Phone: (916) 319-0620
Email: jhoran@cde.ca.gov
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