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, Sonoma	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
1	Mendocino	Shellie MacColl	916-906-5794	smaccoll@cde.ca.gov
1	Lake	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
2	Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity	Shellie MacColl	916-906-5794	smaccoll@cde.ca.gov
3	Alpine, El Dorado, Placer, Sierra, Yolo	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
3	Colusa, Nevada, Sutter, Yuba	Shellie MacColl	916-906-5794	smaccoll@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, San Mateo	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
4	Solano	Shellie MacColl	916-906-5794	smaccoll@cde.ca.gov
4	Marin, Napa, San Francisco	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
5	Santa Clara	Yer Xiong	916-445-4703	yxiong@cde.ca.gov
5	Santa Cruz	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
5	San Benito, Monterey	Yer Thao	916-858-9689	ythao@cde.ca.gov
6	Amador, Calaveras	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
6	San Joaquin	Cassandra Lewis	916-906-5782	clewis@cde.ca.gov
6	Stanislaus, Tuolomne	Shellie MacColl	916-906-5794	smaccoll@cde.ca.gov
7	Fresno	Yer Xiong	916-445-4703	yxiong@cde.ca.gov
7	Madera, Merced	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
7	Mariposa	Yer Xiong	916-445-4703	yxiong@cde.ca.gov
7	Kings, Tulare	Yer Thao	916-858-9689	ythao@cde.ca.gov
8	Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
9	Imperial	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
9	Orange, San Diego	Richard Miller	916-906-5786	rmiller@cde.ca.gov
10	Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino	Birgit Monks	916-323-6441	bmonks@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, SPA 1, SPA 7	Birgit Monks	916-323-6441	bmonks@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, SPA 2, SPA 5	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles SPA 3	Yer Thao	916-858-9689	ythao@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, SPA 4, SPA 6, SPA 8	Silvia Figueroa	916-906-5785	sfigueroa@cde.ca.gov

Program Quality Implementation (PQI) Office

PQI North Unit

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

Child Development Consultant (CDC)
Child Development Assistant (CDA)
Associate Government Program Analyst (AGPA)
Staff Services Analyst (SSA)
Office Technician (OT)

Cassandra Lewis, CDC
Shellie MacColl, CDC
Amy Silva, CDC
Deborah Wacker, CDC
Yer Xiong, CDC
Vacant, CDC
Alice Ludwig, AGPA
Adam High, OT

PQI Central Unit

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

Joycelyn Ward-Richardson, CDC
Vacant, CDC
Dawit Bekele, SSA

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) will be supported by the following CDC's for all counties:

Johana Cabeza, 916-982-2210, JCabeza@cde.ca.gov
Yvette Martin, 916-982-2212, YMartin@cde.ca.gov

PQI South Unit

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

Michael Benton, CDC
Silvia Figueroa, CDC
Richard Miller, CDC
Birgit Monks, CDC
Yer Thao, CDC
Vacant, CDC
Vacant, CDC
Olivia Quezada, SSA

Eligibility and Support Services Office

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

Diane Edwards, AGPA
Jesse Her, AGPA
Kiana Richardson, AGPA
Vacant, AGPA
Vacant, AGPA

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