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Acknowledgments
The California Adult Education Digital Learning Guidance was developed with contributions from statewide stakeholders including educators, content experts, and professional organizations. We gratefully acknowledge the efforts of the individuals and organizations listed below.
Lead Agency: Outreach and Technical Assistance Network
- Renee Collins, Director of Adult Education
- John Fleischman, Project Lead
- Penny Pearson, Coordinator—Distance Learning Projects
- Neda Anasseri, Coordinator—Technology Projects
Lead Organizations
International Society for Technology in Education
- Richard Culatta, Chief Executive Officer
- Brandon Olszewski, Director of Research
- Caroline McKinnon, Senior Program Manager—Adult Education
- Caitlin McLemore, Lead Consultant and Writer
- Lea Downing, SkillRise Project Manager
- Joey Lehrman, SkillRise Project Manager
California Department of Education
- Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Pete Callas, Director, Career and College Transition Division
- Carolyn Zachry, Education Administrator/State Director, Adult Education Office
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
- Sandra Sanchez, Interim Vice Chancellor—Workforce and Economic Development
- Gary Adams, Dean of Workforce Development
Partner Organizations
American Institutes of Research
- Marianne Fedele-McLeod, Practice Area Director of Adult Learning
- Paul J. Giguere, Principal Project Specialist
- Sudie Whalen, Technical Assistance Consultant
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems
- Jane Egüez, President
- Patricia Rickard, Senior Director
WestEd
- Randal Tillery, Director of Postsecondary Pathways and Career Mobility
- Blaire Willson-Toso, Senior Program Manager—Workforce Development and Postsecondary Education
Advisory Group Members
- Gary Adams, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
- Maren Anton, Mt. Diablo Unified School District
- Barry Bakin, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Stacey Campo, Ed to Career Network
- Cayanna Good, Georgia Office of Adult Education
- Monica Cueva, San Diego Community College District
- Elisia Doonan, San Diego Community College District
- Jane Egüez, Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems
- Ref Gonzalez, El Monte Union High School District
- Jamie Harris, World Education
- Kelly Henwood, San Diego Community College District
- Kelly Hunkins, Amador County Unified School District
- Kim Jones, Oakland Unified School District
- Lydia Jones, Grossmont Union High School District
- Neil Kelly, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
- Kathy Kiely, Ukiah Unified School District
- Jodi Loeffler, Kern High School District
- Fabian Lopez-Rivera, Oxnard Union High School District
- Adele McClain, Apple Valley Unified School District
- Courtney McMahon, Clovis Unified School District
- Jennie Mollica, High Road Alliance
- Usha Narayanan, Campbell Adult School
- Will Neddersen, Adult School Coordinator, Tustin Unified School District
- Tamara Olson, Visalia Unified School District
- Veronica Parker, California Adult Education Project
- Cory Rayala, California Department of Education—Adult Education Office
- Kristi Reyes, Mira Costa College
- Matt Rhoads, Education to Career Network
- Angela Rodriguez, Elk Grove Unified School District
- David Rosen, Newsome Association
- Thoibi Rublaitus, Corona-Norco Unified School District
- Karyn Ruiz, Visalia Unified School District
- Lynne Ruvalcaba, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Sandra Sanchez, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
- Shannon Swain, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Alisa Takeuchi, Garden Grove Unified School District
- Roz Tolliver, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
- John Werner, Sequoias Adult Education Consortium
- Sherri Watkins, State Center Adult Education Consortium
- Blaire Willson-Toso, WestEd
- Carolyn Zachry, California Department of Education—Adult Education Office
Reviewers
- Maria Alfaro, Sacramento City Unified School District
- Lydia Jones, Grossmont Union High School District
Adult Educators
A special thanks to the following individuals for sharing their
experiences as educators of adult learners within the state of California.
Video Vignettes
- Ryan de la Vega, Torrance Unified School District
- Yecsenia Delgado, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
- Ref Gonzalez, El Monte Union High School District
- Kerry Marini, Instructor, Folsom Cordova Adult School
- Courtney McMahon, Clovis Unified School District
- Oscar Medina, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Alisa Takeuchi, Garden Grove Unified School District
- Lila Young, Clovis Unified School District
Written Vignettes
- Elisia Doonan, San Diego Community College District
- Pete Gonzalez, San Bernardino Valley College
- Suzy Kelly, Berkeley Unified School District
- Jaemi Naish, Tamalpais Union High School District
- Archana Nekkar, Campbell Union High School District
- Francisco Pinedo, Soledad Unified School District
- Lynne Ruvalcaba, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Merari Weber, Santa Ana College
Filming Locations
A thank you to the following site locations, which generously agreed to open their
campuses to filming for video vignettes.
- Clovis Adult School
- Hacienda La Puente Adult Education—Willow Center
- Sacramento County Office of Education
NOTE:
The names, titles, and affiliations of the individuals listed in the acknowledgements were current at the time of publication.