Our learning communities, largely led by our Bay Region Key Talent Team, composed of Regional Directors of Employer Engagement, K-14 Technical Assistance Providers, Regional Joint Venture Leads, and Guided Pathway Coordinators, are comprised of interested stakeholders identifying opportunities and sharing best practices around a common sector and discipline.
Below is a list of the over forty (40) Bay Area networks, organized by sector, convening weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Membership includes K-12, adult school, and college faculty and counselors, industry partners, workforce development boards, and other key members tasked with preparing students for regional workforce needs.
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Machining
Welding
Industrial Maintenance
Electricity / Electronics
CAD
Mark Martin
Regional Director, Employer Engagement
Advanced Manufacturing
C: 650.248.7728 | mark.martin@design4x.com
Automotive
Aviation
Heavy Duty Diesel
Pamela Gutman
Regional Director, Employer Engagement | ATL
C: 925.872.9356 | pamela.gutman@peralta.edu
Animal Science
Business
Forestry / Natural Resources
Mechanics
Water / Wastewater
Horticulture / Plant Science
Fred Sconberg
Regional Director, Employer Engagement Agriculture
C: 916.759.9627 | fredagdsn@gmail.com
Marketing
Accounting
Real Estate
Business Law
Management
Entrepreneurship
Micah Merrick
Regional Director, Employer Engagement
Business & Entrepreneurship
C: 267.481.2246 | micah@meritmark.co
Xavier Nazario
Regional Director, Employer Engagement
Business & Entrepreneurship
C: 707.569.3622 | xavier@bayareadsn.com
Culinary
Hospitality Regional Advisory Meeting
Audrey Le Baudour
Regional Director, Employer Engagement
Retail, Hospitality, & Toursim
C: 707.292.5754 | audrey@bayarearht.com
Early Childhood Education / Education
ECE co-sponsored by CCCECE and EDU part of TPP RJV
Construction
Carlos Santamaria
Regional Director, Employer Engagement | ECU
C: 650.642.4516 | csantamaria@cees-advisors.com
Nursing / Medical Assisting
Respiratory Therapy, Rad Tech, Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, “Other Programs”: Physical Therapy (1 program), Surg Tech (2 programs)
Nanette Solvason
Regional Director, Employer Engagement | Health
C: 650.440.2890 | solvasonnanette@fhda.edu
ICT-DM
ICT-DM Apprenticeships
ICT - Remote Labs
ICT - Professional Development
ICT - Cyber Security Pathways
ICT - Model Curriculum
ICT - Business Advisory
Richard Grotegut
Regional Director, Employer Engagement | ICT-DM
C: 925.354.8785 | rgrotegut@gmail.com
Life Sciences / Biotech
Josie Sette
Regional Director, Employer Engagement
Life Sciences / Biotech
C: 510.742.3159 | jsette@ohlone.edu
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Fire
Law
Natalie Hannum
Los Medanos College | nhannum@losmedanos.edu
Counselor
COE / K12 Faculty
Dual Enrollment
Job Placement RJV
Carrie Portis
RJV Lead | crportis@gmail.com
Earn & Learn (Work-based Learning)
Drew Douglass
RJV Lead | DDouglass@4cd.edu
Gina Del Carlo
RJV Lead | gina@earnlearn.us