Consultant Regional Assignments

This is a list of California counties by region and the Early Education Division Consultants assigned to each region.

Early Education Division (EED) Consultants are available to provide assistance and answer questions about early education and support, and are assigned by region. Find the county in the list below to identify the assigned EED Consultant to contact.

Map of California displaying the 58 counties grouped into 11 regions. The region number, county names, and contact information of the EESD Consultants for each region are listed in the following table.

Region	Counties/SPAs	Consultant	Phone	Email
1	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
1	Sonoma	Nicole Garibaldi	916-319-0464	ngaribaldi@cde.ca.gov
2	Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
2	Tehama, Trinity	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
3	Alpine, El Dorado, Sierra, Yolo	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
3	Colusa, Nevada, Sutter, Yuba	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
3	Sacramento	Cassandra Lewis	916-906-5782	clewis@cde.ca.gov
4	Alameda	Cassandra Lewis	916-906-5782	clewis@cde.ca.gov
4	Contra Costa	Joycelyn Ward-Richardson	916-906-5784	jward-richardson@cde.ca.gov
4	Marin, Napa, Solano, San Joaquin	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
4	San Francisco, San Mateo	Nicole Garibaldi	916-319-0464	ngaribaldi@cde.ca.gov
5	Monterey	Vanesa Gutierrez	916-323-1355	vgutierrez@cde.ca.gov
5	San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz	Lisa Vue	916-319-0915	lvue@cde.ca.gov
6	Calaveras, Tuolomne	Lisa Vue	916-319-0915	lvue@cde.ca.gov
6	Amador, Stanislaus	Vanesa Gutierrez	916-323-1355	vgutierrez@cde.ca.gov
7	Fresno, Mariposa, Merced	Yer Xiong	916-445-4703	yxiong@cde.ca.gov
7	Kings, Madera	Lisa Vue	916-319-0915	lvue@cde.ca.gov
7	Tulare	Vanesa Gutierrez	916-323-1355	vgutierrez@cde.ca.gov
8	Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura	Joycelyn Ward-Richardson	916-906-5784	jward-richardson@cde.ca.gov
8	San Luis Obispo	Lisa Vue	916-319-0915	lvue@cde.ca.gov
9	Imperial, San Diego	Richard Miller	916-906-5786	rmiller@cde.ca.gov
9	Orange	Yer Thao	916-858-9689	ythao@cde.ca.gov
10	Riverside, San Bernadino	Birgit Monks	916-323-6441	bmonks@cde.ca.gov
10	Inyo, Mono	Silvia Figueroa	916-906-5795	sfigueroa@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, SPA 1, SPA 2	Yer Thao	916-858-9689	ythao@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, SPA 3, SPA 5, SPA 7	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, SPA 4, SPA 8	Silvia Figueroa	916-906-5795	sfigueroa@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, SPA 6	Birgit Monks	916-323-6441	bmonks@cde.ca.gov

California State Preschool Program (CSPP) Monitoring Offices

Child Development Consultant (CDC)
Child Development Assistant (CDA)

PQI North Unit

Crystal Devlin, Education Administrator
Phone: 916-906-5783
Email: cdevlin@cde.ca.gov

Cassandra Lewis, CDC
Amy Silva, CDC
Deborah Wacker, CDC
Nicole Garibaldi, CDC
Vacant, CDC

PQI Central Unit

Monique Williams, Education Administrator
Phone: 916-323-7833
Email: mwilliams@cde.ca.gov

Vanesa Gutierrez, CDC
Lisa Vue, CDC
Joycelyn Ward-Richardson, CDC
Yer Xiong, CDC

PQI South Unit

Linda Morales, Education Administrator
Phone: 916-906-5785
Email: lmorales@cde.ca.gov

Silvia Figueroa, CDC
Richard Miller, CDC
Birgit Monks, CDC
Yer Thao, CDC

Guidance and Regulations Office

Danielle Davis, Education Administrator
Phone: 916-322-4883
Email: ddavis@cde.ca.gov

Michael Benton, CDC

Eligibility and Support Services Office

Ramona Bermudez, Supervisor I
Phone: 916-323-2211
Email: rbermudez@cde.ca.gov

Huy (Kevin) Nguyen, Analyst I
Diane Edwards, Analyst II
Jesse Her, Analyst II
Kiana Richardson, Analyst II

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