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Consultant Regional Assignments

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

Early Learning and Care Division (ELCD) 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 ELCD 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 E-mail
1 Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino Shellie MacColl 916-445-7353 smaccoll@cde.ca.gov
1 Sonoma Nancy DeArmond 916-323-1328 ndearmon@cde.ca.gov
2 Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskyou, Tehama, Trinity

Shellie MacColl

 916-445-7353 smaccoll@cde.ca.gov
3 Alpine

Deborah Wacker

 916-322-1461 dwacker@cde.ca.gov
3 Colusa, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Cassandra Lewis 916-323-8524 clewis@cde.ca.gov
3 El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento Joycelyn Ward-Richardson 916-319-0278 jwardrichardson@cde.ca.gov
4 Contra Costa, Napa, Solano Nancy DeArmond 916-323-1328 ndearmon@cde.ca.gov
4 Marin, San Francisco Monica Grimes-Burger 916-323-1345 mgrimesburger@cde.ca.gov
4 Alameda

Marijayne Patterson

 916-322-5140 mpatterson@cde.ca.gov
4 San Mateo Megan Jones 916-445-1014 mjones@cde.ca.gov
5 Santa Cruz Megan Jones 916-445-1014 mjones@cde.ca.gov
5 Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara Deborah Rawson 916-323-1312 drawson@cde.ca.gov
6 Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne Megan Jones 916-445-1014 mjones@cde.ca.gov
6 San Joaquin, Stanislaus Cassandra Lewis 916-323-8524 clewis@cde.ca.gov
7 Fresno, Mariposa, Merced Christina Toney 916-319-0625 ctoney@cde.ca.gov
7 Kings, Madera Rosanne Pitz 916-322-4241 rpitz@cde.ca.gov
7 Tulare Deborah Wacker 916-322-1461 dwacker@cde.ca.gov
8 Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Rosanne Pitz 916-322-4241 rpitz@cde.ca.gov
8 Ventura Crystal Devlin 916-323-0216 cdevlin@cde.ca.gov
9 Imperial Richard Miller 916-319-0546 rmiller@cde.ca.gov
9 Orange Richard Miller 916-319-0546 rmiller@cde.ca.gov
9 San Diego Sandy Patitucci 916-323-1355 spatituc@cde.ca.gov
10 Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino Deborah Wacker 916-322-1461 dwacker@cde.ca.gov
10 Riverside Crystal Devlin 916-323-0216 cdevlin@cde.ca.gov
11 Los Angeles, (Agency Assignments for Katina Boulai) SPA 1, SPA 4 Katina Boulai 916-323-1309 kboulai@cde.ca.gov
11 Los Angeles, (Agency Assignments for Lupe Lopez) SPA 3, SPA 5 Lupe Lopez 916-322-4275 llopez@cde.ca.gov
11 Los Angeles, (Agency Assignments for Linda Morales) SPA 2, SPA 6 Linda Morales 916-319-0318 lmorales@cde.ca.gov
11 Los Angeles, (Agency Assignments for Jonathen Yang) SPA 7, SPA 8 Jonathen Yang 916-445-7374 joyang@cde.ca.gov

Field Services Office

Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7

Lisa Velarde, Administrator
Phone: 916-324-6164
E-mail: lvelarde@cde.ca.gov

Consultants

  • Nancy De Armond
  • Monica Grimes-Burger
  • Margo Hunkins
  • Megan Jones
  • Cassandra Lewis
  • Shellie MacColl
  • Marijayne Patterson
  • Deborah Rawson
  • Christina Toney
  • Joycelyn Ward-Richardson
Governance and Administration Unit B

Vanessa Saunders, Manager
Phone: 916-324-1602
E-mail: vsaunders@cde.ca.gov

Analysts
  • Michelle Clavecilla
  • Jumaane Cowan
  • Vina Nguyen
  • Esmerelda Ramirez
  • Marcia Smith
  • Miguel Zuloaga

Regions 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11

Erica Otiono, Administrator
Phone: 916-319-0338
E-mail: eotiono@cde.ca.gov

Consultants

  • Katina Boulai
  • Crystal Devlin
  • Lupe Lopez
  • Richard Miller
  • Linda Morales
  • Sandy Patitucci
  • Rosanne Pitz
  • Deborah Wacker
  • Jonathen Yang
Governance and Administration Unit A

Paul Saucedo, Manager
Phone: 916-323-5089
E-mail: psaucedo@cde.ca.gov

Analysts
  • Bounthay Bouttavong
  • Alice Ludwig
  • Tracey Maupin
  • Christopher Valenzuela
  • Magdalena Vega

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Questions:   Early Learning and Care Division | 916-322-6233
Last Reviewed: Thursday, August 8, 2019
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