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	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
1	Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma	Nancy DeArmond	916-906-5790	ndearmon@cde.ca.gov
2	Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity	Shellie MacColl	916-906-5794	smaccoll@cde.ca.gov
3	Alpine	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
3	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, Napa, Solano	Nancy DeArmond	916-906-5790	ndearmon@cde.ca.gov
4	San Mateo	Deborah Wacker	916-982-2168	dwacker@cde.ca.gov
4	Marin, San Francisco	Amy Silva	916-906-5779	asilva@cde.ca.gov
5	San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz	Birgit Monks	916-323-6441	bmonks@cde.ca.gov
5	Monterey	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
6	Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
6	San Joaquin	Joycelyn Ward-Richardson	916-906-5784	jward-richardson@cde.ca.gov
6	Stanislaus	Birgit Monks	916-323-6441	bmonks@cde.ca.gov
7	Merced	Yer Xiong	916-445-4703	yxiong@cde.ca.gov
7	Fresno, Madera, Mariposa	Yer Xiong	916-445-4703	yxiong@cde.ca.gov
7	Kings, Tulare	Joycelyn Ward-Richardson	916-906-5784	jward-richardson@cde.ca.gov
8	Kern	Joycelyn Ward-Richardson	916-906-5784	jward-richardson@cde.ca.gov
8	San Luis Obispo	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
8	Santa Barbara	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
8	Ventura	Michael Benton	916-906-5791	mbenton@cde.ca.gov
9	Imperial, Orange	Erica Vega	916-319-0915	evega@cde.ca.gov
9	San Diego	Richard Miller	916-906-5786	rmiller@cde.ca.gov
10	Inyo, Mono	Erica Vega	916-319-0915	evega@cde.ca.gov
10	Riverside	Interim Consultant - Sandra Flores	916-906-5792	sflores@cde.ca.gov
10	San Bernardino	Interim Consultant - Yer Thao	916-858-9689	ythao@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, (Agency Assignments for Silvia Figueroa) SPA 1, SPA 6, SPA 8	Silvia Figueroa	916-906-5785	sfigueroa@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, (Agency Assignments for Sandra Flores) SPA 3, SPA 5, SPA 7	Sandra Flores	916-906-5792	sflores@cde.ca.gov
11	Los Angeles, (Agency Assignments for Yer Thao) SPA 2, SPA 4	Yer Thao	916-858-9689	ythao@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)

Nancy DeArmond, CDC
Cassandra Lewis, CDC
Shellie MacColl, CDC
Amy Silva, CDC
Deborah Wacker, CDC
Alice Ludwig, AGPA
Adam High, OT

PQI Central Unit

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

Michael Benton, CDC
Birgit Monks, CDC
Joycelyn Ward-Richardson, CDC
Yer Xiong, CDC
Vacant, CDC
Marcia Smith, AGPA

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

Silvia Figueroa, CDC
Sandra Flores, CDC
Richard Miller, CDC
Yer Thao, CDC
Erica Vega, CDC
Vacant, CDC
Vacant, CDC
Olivia Quezada, SSA
Roxann Slivatz, OT

Eligibility and Support Services Office

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

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

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