Board of Directors
The vision of CCCAOE is to be a leader and a convener for all members who are a part of Career Education and Economic Workforce across our Community College system. Our priority is to ensure that our members feel heard, connected and informed as we navigate through ongoing changes in our systems. We need our members to feel equipped and empowered as they serve our (2.1 mill) students who are looking to gain an education so they can gain employment and life-long careers. As leaders of this organization we take pride in serving our members. We want to ensure that all members feel welcome and that we create an environment where connecting is easy. Our goals are shared as we look to enrich and guide our members as they serve our STUDENTS. Students are a priority and the core of our conversations, our goals and our values.
– John Jaramillo
Leaders Advocating for California’s Community Colleges
Executive Board
John Jaramillo
President
Dean, Economic and Workforce Development and Business Science at Saddleback College
2800 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
EMAIL: jjaramillo@saddleback.edu
Eva Denise Jennings
Immediate Past President
Dean, CTE & Workforce Education at College of Alameda
555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy, Alameda, CA 94501
EMAIL: ejennings@peralta.edu
Eva Jimenez
President-Elect
Associate Vice President, Economic & Workforce Development at Shasta College
11555 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, CA 96049
EMAIL: ejimenez@shastacollege.edu
Blaine Smith
Communication Officer
Director, North Far North Regional Consortium at Los Rios Community College District
1410 Ethan Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
EMAIL: blaine.smith@losrios.edu
Jonathan Kropp
Treasurer
DSN, Advanced Transportation and Renewable Energy at Miramar College
10440 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 02126
EMAIL: jkropp@sdccd.edu
Robert Cabral
Deputy Treasurer
Faculty, Accounting at Oxnard College
4000 South Rose Ave., Oxnard, CA 93033
EMAIL: rcabral@vcccd.edu
Amy Christianson
Executive Director
The California Community College Association for Occupational Education
1800 21st Street PMB #205, Sacramento, CA 95811
EMAIL: executivedirector@cccaoe.org
Regional Vice-Presidents
Angela Cordell
VP North/Far North Region
Regional Director, Employer Engagement Business & Entrepreneurship Sector at Shasta College
1409 Market Street, Redding, CA 96001
EMAIL: acordell@shastacollege.edu
Maniphone Dickerson
VP San Francisco/Bay Region
Division Dean, Business and Workforce Development at Evergreen Valley College
3095 Yerba Buena Road, San Jose, CA 995135
EMAIL: maniphone.dickerson@sjcc.edu
Pedro Mendez
VP Central Region
Dean, CTE & Community Education & Workforce Development at Modesto Community College
435 College Ave, Modesto, CA 95305
EMAIL: mendezp@mjc.edu
Harriet Happel
VP South Central Region
Dean, Career and Technical Education and Integrative Learning at College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, San Clarita, CA 91355
EMAIL: harriet.happel@canyons.edu
Lynell Wiggins
VP Los Angeles/Orange County Region
Director, Adult Education & Workforce Development at Compton College
1111 E. Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA 90221
EMAIL: lwiggins@compton.edu
Tina Recalde
VP San Diego/Imperial Region
Dean, Health Sciences & Public Services at San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Drive, San Diego, CA 92111
EMAIL: trecalde@sdccd.edu
Melody Graveen
VP Inland Empire/Desert Region
Dean, CTE Instruction at Moreno Valley College
16230 Lasselle St., Moreno Valley, CA 92551
EMAIL: melody.graveen@mvc.edu
The Goals of this CCCAOE Board Fall Under 3 Broad Groups
Membership Engagement Goals
- Create attractive and easy to use technology tools and resources
- Content that is organized and easy to find
- Input processing is facilitated, develop a protocol for information sharing (reports, best practices, resource links, etc)
- Improve our Constant Contact and LinkedIn utilization
- Increase membership involvement for committee participation, local/regional/state leadership, and succession planning.
- Document/Develop a map of involvement opportunities (conference attendance, committee participation, committee chair, RAVP, RVP, Executive Board)
- Develop a presentation of CCCAOE Board participation (PPT on website, presented as slides to be delivered at Leadership Academy, conference, etc)
- Create a communication and implementation plan
Advocacy Goals
In 2021, CCCAOE will have developed a membership-vetted and approved, concrete platform which drives our activities on a grassroots, local, institutional, regional, state and federal level.
Professional Development Goals
For website to be used in outward facing communication.
Serve as the state wide leader in professional development for the CTE/EWD system, while continuously improving opportunities and increasing participation by 10% annually.
