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FMTA Consultant Assignments by Region

The Focused Monitoring and Technical Assistance (FMTA) Consultants are assigned geographically and by quality assurance activity to align with the eleven California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) regions.

The FMTAs are responsible for coordinating all monitoring and technical assistance activities for the local educational agencies 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.

Regional Map

California Counties by Region: Region 1 - Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties; Region 2 - Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties; Region 3 - Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties; Region 4 - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Solano Counties; Region 5 - Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties; Region 6 - Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties; Region 7 - Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare Counties; Region 8 - Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties; Region 9 - Imperial, Orange, and San Diego Counties; Region 10 - Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties; Region 11 - Los Angeles County

 

County Assigned Consultants


CCSESA Region Counties Consultant(s) Email Telephone Number

1

 Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma Heidi Brahms HBrahms@cde.ca.gov

916-322-0373

2

 Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity Jasmine Ayten JAyten@cde.ca.gov 916-322-1849

3

 Alpine, Colusa, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Bernd Reynolds BReynolds@cde.ca.gov 916-445-0789
3 Sacramento Radene Girola RGirola@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3537
3 El Dorado Jasmine Ayten JAyten@cde.ca.gov 916-322-1849

4

 Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano Rose Penrose RPenrose@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3674

5

 Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Peggy Hernandez
 PHernandez@cde.ca.gov
 916-323-2616
5 Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Matt Wilkins MWilkins@cde.ca.gov 916-445-4559

6

 Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Brad Lacy BLacy@cde.ca.gov 916-327-4219

7

 Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare Jim Durgin JDurgin@cde.ca.gov 916-445-7303

8

 Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Linda Moscatelli LMoscatelli@cde.ca.gov 916-323-2491

9

 Orange Sean Howland SHowland@cde.ca.gov 916-445-4547
9 Imperial, San Diego Aaron Christensen AaChristensen@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0668

10

 Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino Shirley Waegell SWaegell@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3533

11

 Los Angeles

Jim Durgin

JDurgin@cde.ca.gov

916-445-7303
11 Los Angeles Monica Pecarovich MPecarovich@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3535
11 Los Angeles Matt Wilkins MWilkins@cde.ca.gov 916-445-4559

Administrators

Comprehensive Review:
Jack Brimhall, JBrimhall@cde.ca.gov, 916-445-9772
Lisa Stie, LStie@cde.ca.gov, 916-324-8898

Disproportionality Review:
James Johnson, JamJohns@cde.ca.gov, 916-327-6966

Performance Indicator Review:
Donna DeMartini, DDeMartini@cde.ca.gov, 916-445-4632

Data Identified Noncompliance Review:
Theresa Costa Johansen, TCostaJohansen@cde.ca.gov, 916-323-2409

Nonpublic Schools:
Tina Tranzor, TTranzor@cde.ca.gov, 916-322-1645

Questions:   Special Education Division | 916-445-4613
Last Reviewed: Thursday, November 15, 2018
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