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FMTA Contact Information

Focused Monitoring and Technical Assistance (FMTA) contact information for county assigned consultant(s).

The FMTA Consultants are assigned geographically. They are responsible for coordinating all monitoring and technical assistance activities for the districts and Special Education Local Plan Areas in their assigned counties, providing information, and facilitating access to technical assistance related to program monitoring and program implementation. The contact information is below and is also available by linking to a map of California displaying the regions (Updated 15-May-2008; PDF; 135KB; 4pp.).

County Assigned Consultants

County	Name	E-mail	916
Alameda	Michael Hancock John Ellis	mhancock@cde.ca.gov jellis@cde.ca.gov	327-3637
Alpine	TBD		445-9772
Amador	Anne Murray	amurray@cde.ca.gov	323-4961
Butte	Bobbi Pooley	bpooley@cde.ca.gov	327-3681
Calaveras	TBD		445-9772
Colusa	Shirley Geddes	sgeddes@cde.ca.gov	327-0863
Contra Costa	Michael Hancock John Ellis	mhancock@cde.ca.gov jellis@cde.ca.gov	327-3637
Del Norte	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
El Dorado	TBD		445-9772
Fresno	Kenneth Freedlander	kfreedlander@cde.ca.gov	327-9626
Glenn	Shirley Geddes	sgeddes@cde.ca.gov	327-0863
Humboldt	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
Imperial	Betsy Rogalla	brogalla@cde.ca.gov	327-3671
Inyo	Bill Lundquist	blundquist@cde.ca.gov	327-0839
Kern	James Johnson	jamjohns@cde.ca.gov	322-2235
Kings	Bill Lundquist	blundquist@cde.ca.gov	327-0839
Lake	Karen Neilsen	kneilsen@cde.ca.gov	322-3268
Lassen	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
Los Angeles	Matthew Hill Shirley Waegell	mhill@cde.ca.gov swaegell@cde.ca.gov	445-7336 445-7303
Madera	Kenneth Freedlander	kfreedlander@cde.ca.gov	327-9626
Marin	Karen Neilsen	kneilsen@cde.ca.gov	322-3268
Mariposa	Kenneth Freedlander	kfreedlander@cde.ca.gov	327-9626
Mendocino	Karen Neilsen	kneilsen@cde.ca.gov	322-3268
Merced	Barbara Ray	bray@cde.ca.gov	327-4219
Modoc	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
Mono	Bill Lundquist	blundquist@cde.ca.gov	327-0839
Monterey	Deborah Reath	dreath@cde.ca.gov	327-0296
Napa	Shari Presnall	spresnall@cde.ca.gov	327-3665
Nevada	Michele Shimek	mshimek@cde.ca.gov	327-0864
Orange	Lisa Stie	lstie@cde.ca.gov	323-2616
Placer	Michele Shimek	mshimek@cde.ca.gov	327-0864
Plumas	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
Riverside	Terence Williams	twilliam@cde.ca.gov	327-3703
Sacramento	Bobbi Pooley	bpooley@cde.ca.gov	327-3681
San Benito	Barbara Ray	bray@cde.ca.gov	327-4219
San Bernardino	Dennis Self	dself@cde.ca.gov	327-3655
San Diego	Betsy Rogalla	brogalla@cde.ca.gov	327-3671
San Francisco	Allison Greenwood	agreenwood@cde.ca.gov	322-0373
San Joaquin	TBD		445-9772
San Luis Obispo	Deborah Reath	dreath@cde.ca.gov	327-0296
San Mateo	Ruby Smith	rsmith@cde.ca.gov	445-4547
Santa Barbara	Deborah Reath	dreath@cde.ca.gov	327-0296
Santa Clara	TBD		445-9772
Santa Cruz	Karen Neilsen	kneilsen@cde.ca.gov	322-3268
Shasta	TBD		445-9772
Sierra	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
Siskiyou	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
Solano	Shari Presnall	spresnall@cde.ca.gov	327-3665
Sonoma	Karen Neilsen	kneilsen@cde.ca.gov	322-3268
Stanislaus	Barbara Ray	bray@cde.ca.gov	327-4219
Sutter	Michele Shimek	mshimek@cde.ca.gov	327-0864
Tehama	Waldon Williams	wwilliams@cde.ca.gov	445-0789
Trinity	TBD		445-9772
Tulare	Bill Lundquist	blundquist@cde.ca.gov	327-0839
Tuolumne	TBD		445-9772
Ventura	James Johnson	jamjohns@cde.ca.gov	322-2235
Yolo	Shari Presnall	spresnall@cde.ca.gov	327-3665
Yuba	Michele Shimek	mshimek@cde.ca.gov	327-0864
CA Department of Developmental Services	Michele Shimek	mshimek@cde.ca.gov	327-0864
Division of Juvenile Justice	Bobbi Pooley	bpooley@cde.ca.gov	327-3681