The California Early Childhood Mentor Program (CECMP) proudly partners with community colleges across the state. Their efforts are to strengthen and support the early childhood workforce. To ensure meaningful regional support, the program is organized into seven regions. Each region is coordinated by dedicated faculty representatives who serve as local liaisons and advocates for quality early childhood education.
CECMP Coordinators connect students, mentors, and programs, helping to bridge classroom learning with real-world professional experience. Explore the regions below to find your college, regional or independent college coordinator, and email address for more information or support.
REGION A: NORTH/FAR NORTH
LOS RIOS REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Jeannette Mulhern, mulherj@crc.losrios.edu
American River Marie Jones, jonesme@arc.losrios.edu
Cosumnes River College
Jeannette Mulhern, mulherj@crc.losrios.edu
Sacramento City College
Lorraine Weatherspoon, weathel@scc.losrios.edu
YUBA DISTRICT REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Elaine Robinson, thelaneyr@yahoo.com
Regional Coordinator: Denice Burbach, dburbach@yccd.edu
Woodland College
Ed Lewis, elewis@yccd.edu
Yuba College
Elaine Robinson, thelaneyr@yahoo.com and
Denice Burba, dburbach@yccd.edu
The following colleges operate independently, not under a Regional Coordinator.
Butte Community College
Kim Nelms, nelmski@butte.edu
College of the Redwoods
Susan Rosen, susan-rosen@redwoods.edu
College of the Siskiyous
Cathy Scott, cscott@siskiyoucoe.net
Feather River College
Shelley Morrison, mountainshells@gmail.com
Shasta College
Jeanne Veich, jveich@shastacollege.edu and Bethany Sutton, bsutton@shastacollege.edu
Sierra College
Karin Ramirez, kramirez11@sierracollege.edu
REGION B: SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA
ALAMEDA COUNTY REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Bernadette Pilar Zermeno, bzermeno@chabotcollege.edu
Chabot College
Bernadette Pilar Zermeno, bzermeno@chabotcollege.edu
Las Positas College
Margie Costello-Chevis, mcostello-chevis@laspositascollege.edu
Merritt College
Michelle St.Germaine, mgermaine@peralta.edu
Ohlone College
Jackie Amo-Mensah, mom2teebadu@gmail.com
SANTA CLARA COUNTY REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Phyllis De Motta, pdemotta@gmail.com
Regional Coordinator: Jayanti Roy, jayanti.tambe@gmail.com
DeAnza College
Phyllis DeMotta, demottaphyllis@fhda.edu
Foothill Community College
Nicole Kerbey, kerbeynicole@fhda.edu
San Jose City College
Madhavi Sudarsarna, madhavi.sudarsan@gmail.com
SAN MATEO COLLEGES REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Maggie Barrientos, barrientosm@smccd.edu
Regional Coordinator: Kathryn Browne, brownek@smccd.edu
Canada College
Email: Regional Co-Coordinators
College of San Mateo
Email: Regional Co-Coordinators
Skyline College
Email: Regional Co-Coordinators
The following colleges operate independently, not under a Regional Coordinator.
Cabrillo College
Jean Gallagher Heil, jmgallag@cabrillo.edu
City College of San Francisco
Deborah Anaya, danaya@ccsf.edu
College of Marin
Shaquam Urquhart Edwards, sedwards@marin.edu
Contra Costa College
Michell Naidoo, mnaidoo@contracosta.edu
Diablo Valley College
Juan Huerta Villicana, jhuertavillicana@dvc.edu
Gavilan College
Claire Boss, cboss@gavilan.edu
Hartnell College
Tammy Boates, tboates@hartnell.edu
Los Medanos College
Randi Osburn, rosburn@losmedanos.edu
Mission College
Pedro Sousa, pedro.sousa@missioncollege.edu
Napa Valley College
Kari Powell, kpowell@napavalley.edu
Santa Rosa Junior College
Alice Hampton, ahampton@santarosa.edu
Solano College
Tony Ayala, Anthony.Ayala@solano.edu
REGION C: CENTRAL VALLEY/MOTHER LODE
CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Heather Boynton, heather.boynton@cloviscollege.edu
Clovis Community College
Heather Boynton, heather.boynton@clovis.edu
Madera College
Traci Triplitt, traci.triplitt@scccd.edu
Reedley College
Richell Swallow, richell.swallow@reedleycollege.edu
KERN REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Lily Pimentel, lipiment@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Bakersfield College
Lily Pimentel, lipiment@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Taft College
Rebecca Roth, broth@taftcollege.edu
The following colleges operate independently, not under a Regional Coordinator.
Cerro Coso College
Frank Guevara, frank.guevara@cerrocoso.edu
College of the Sequoias
Catherine Kemp, catherinekemp05@yahoo.com
Columbia College
Adrienne Seegers, seegersa@yosemite.edu
Fresno City College
Martina Marquez Ramirez, martina.marquez@fresnocitycollege.edu
Merced College
April Heft, April.heft@mccd.edu
Porterville College
Mary Jo Jordan, mjordan@portervillecollege.edu
San Joaquin Delta College
Suzanne Coleman, scoleman@deltacollege.edu
West Hills Community College Coalinga
LeeAnn Ramsey, leeanneramsey@fcacoalinga.com
REGION D: SOUTH CENTRAL COAST
Antelope Valley College
Stephanie Peoples, stephanie.peoples@avc.edu
College of the Canyons
Co-Coordinators: Sharon Eyrich, sharoneyrich@yahoo.com and Anne-Marie (Mimi) Leach, mimi.leach@canyons.edu
Cuesta College
Co-Coordinators: Katie Mervin, katie_mervin@cuesta.edu and Patricia K. Clarkson, pkclarks@calpoly.edu
Moorpark College
Co-Coordinators: Shannon Coulter, scoulter@vcccd.edu and Cindy Sheaks-McGowan, csheaksmcgowan@vcccd.edu
REGION E: SAN DIEGO / IMPERIAL
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Robin Sepulveda, robin.sepulveda@gcccd.edu
Cuyamaca College
Nicole Hernandez, nicole.hernandez@gcccd.edu
Grossmont College
Robin Sepulveda, robin.sepulveda@gcccd.edu
San Diego City College
Denise Blaha, dblaha@sdccd.edu
San Diego Mesa College
Ida Cross, icross@sdccd.edu
San Diego Miramar College
Wai-Ling Rubic, wrubic@sdccd.edu
Southwestern College
Jenny Sabas, jsabas@swccd.edu
The following colleges operate independently, not under a Regional Coordinator.
MiraCosta College
Co-Coordinators: Yi-Cheng Hu, ychu@miracosta.edu and Ashley Davis, ajdavis@miracosta.edu
Palomar College
Tanessa Sanchez, tsanchez@palomar.edu
REGION F: INLAND EMPIRE / DESERT
HIGH DESERT REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Annette Franquez, annette.franquez@vvc.edu
Regional Coordinator: Deydalia Fraydealfaro, deydalia.fraydealfaro@vvc.edu
Barstow College
Sarah ShaBazz-Ugwumba, sshabazzugwumba@barstow.edu
Victor Valley College
Annette Franquez, annette.franquez@vvc.edu
THE VALLEY/CRAFTON REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Kellie Barnett, kbarnett@valleycollege.edu
Crafton Hills College
Meridyth McLaren, mmclaren@craftonhills.edu
San Bernardino Valley College
Kellie Barnett, kbarnett@valleycollege.edu
The following colleges operate independently, not under a Regional Coordinator.
College of the Desert
Maria Avalos, maavalos@collegeofthedesert.edu
Mt. San Jacinto College
Co-Coordinators: Shawnte Tamasoaalii, stamasoaalii@msjc.edu and Cheyla Garcia, chgarcia@msjc.edu
Norco College
Amy Blandford, amy.blandford@norcocollege.edu
REGION G: LOS ANGELES / ORANGE COUNTY
CERRITOS/RIO HONDO REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Dionne Gibson, dgibson@cerritos.edu
Cerritos College
Dionne Gibson, dgibson@cerritos.edu
Rio Hondo College
Guadalupe Roque, groque@riohondo.edu
FOOTHILL REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Bobbie Chavez, cecmpfoothillregion@gmail.com
Citrus College
La’Kisha Simpson, lsimpson@citruscollege.edu
Glendale College
Jeanette Tashiro, jtashiro@glendale.edu
Mt. San Antonio College
Estela Mejia-Gonzales, emejiagonzalez@mtsac.edu
Pasadena City College
Adora Nuttall, anuttall@pasadena.edu
ORANGE REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: Laura Vidal, lvidal2@saddleback.edu
Fullerton College
Jennifer Kinkel, jkinkel@fullcoll.edu
Irvine Valley College
Donna Stephens King, dking@ivc.edu
Orange Coast College
Laurie Campbell, lcampbell@occ.cccd.edu
Saddleback College
Emily Blumenthal, eblumenthal@saddleback.edu
Santa Ana College
Email: Regional Coordinator
Santiago Canyon College
Kisha Williamson Champion, champion_kisha@sccollege.edu
SWAT REGIONAL:
Regional Coordinator: LaShawn Brinson, brinsoll@lasc.edu
Regional Coordinator: Dawn Robinson, robinsdl@lasc.edu
Los Angeles Southwest College
Gail Amos, amosge@lasc.edu
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
Peggy Velasco, velascp@lattc.edu
The following colleges operate independently, not under a Regional Coordinator.
Compton College
Co-Coordinators: Samitha Givens, sgivens@compton.edu and Pamella West, pwest@compton.edu
East Los Angeles College
Martha Gayton, gaytonmm@elac.edu
El Camino College
Co-Coordinators: Valerie Marquez, vmarquez96@yahoo.com and Janice Jefferis, jjefferis@elcamino.edu
Long Beach City College
Cathie Fountain, cfountain@lbcc.edu
Los Angeles City College
Co-Coordinators: Keli Miller, millerkm@lacitycollege.edu and Aykanush Ter-Pogosyan, terpoga@lacitycollege.edu
Los Angeles Harbor College
Co-Coordinators: Lizette Lopez, lopezl3@lahc.edu and Marco Marano, maranom@lahc.edu
Los Angeles Mission College
Rita Grigoryan, grigorr@laccd.edu
Los Angeles Pierce College
Lila Snow, snowls@piercecollege.edu
Los Angeles Valley College
Madlen Aslanian, aslanimd@lavc.edu
Santa Monica College
Co-Coordinators: Ellen Khokha, ellen@growingplace.org and Marybeth Murray, murray_marybeth@smc.edu
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