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District Host Contacts for Webinars

Participants can request a certificate of attendance by contacting their SELPA/district office from the list below. Participants must attend the webinar in full and complete an evaluation form. Certificates will be processed by the hosting district after the 15th and 31st of each month. If your SELPA/district is not on this list, please contact ledrosa@dcs-cde.ca.gov.

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Region 8: Kern, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties

SELPA / District Name Registration / Certificate Contact Administrator
Santa Barbara County SELPA Brian Helt
Clerical Assistant
selparegistration@sbceo.org   
Jennifer Connolly
SELPA Coordinator
jconnolly@sbceo.org
Ventura County SELPA Barbara Rush
Administrative Assistant
BRush@vcoe.org 
Regina Reed
Director of Personnel Development
RReed@vcoe.org 

Region 9 North: Orange County

SELPA / District Name Registration / Certificate Contact Administrator
Buena Park School District Sheryl Burgess
Administrative Secretary
sburgess@bpsd.us 
Lori M Smock
Director of Special Services
lsmock@bpsd.us 
Newport-Mesa USD Candy Barela
Administrative Director Special Education
cbarela@nmusd.us 
Candy Barela
Administrative Director Special Education
cbarela@nmusd.us 
Ocean View School District Simi Sardana
Coordinator, Special Ed
ssardana@ovsd.org 
Simi Sardana
Coordinator, Special Ed
ssardana@ovsd.org 
Orange Unified Sarah Dalton
Special Ed TOSA
sdalton@orangeusd.org 
Kassy Makena
Special Ed Coordinator
kmakena@orangeusd.org 
Santa Ana Unified School District  David Villalobos
Curriculum Specialist
david.villalobos@sausd.us 
Gabriela Palosaari
Coordinator of Special Ed
gabriela.palosaari@sausd.us 

Region 9 South: San Diego and Imperial Counties

SELPA / District Name Registration / Certificate Contact Administrator
East County SELPA Britany Mann
Program Specialist
britany.mann@sdcoe.net 
Heather DiFede
Executive Director, SELPA
hdifede@sdcoe.net 
Imperial County SELPA Lynn Salcedo
Clerical Assistant
lynnrd@icoe.org 
Deborah Montoya
Sr. Director
dmontoya@icoe.org 
North Coastal Consortium for Special Education (NCCSE) Fabiola Vasquez
Professional Development Assistant
fvasquez@sdcoe.net 
Jill Gonzalez
Coordinator
jill.gonzalez@sdcoe.net 
South County SELPA Kimberly Roberts
Program Secretary
kroberts@sdcoe.net 
Diana Lynn
Special Education Coordinator
dilynn@sdcoe.net 

Region 10: Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties

SELPA / District Name Registration / Certificate Contact Administrator
East Valley SELPA Tami Goldstein
SELPA Services Specialist
tami.goldstein@sbcss.net   
Patty Metheny
Administrator
patty.metheny@sbcss.net 
Moreno Valley USD SELPA Dora Conrad
Behavior Specialist
dconrad@mvusd.net 
Jason Ramirez
Executive Director
jason.ramirez@mvusd.net 

Region 11: Los Angeles County (GLAAS)

SELPA / District Name Registration / Certificate Contact Administrator
Antelope Valley SELPA Lisa Reasoner
SELPA Secretary
lareasoner@palmdalesd.org 
Monika Gylys
SELPA Program Specialist
mggylys@palmdalesd.org 
Downey-Montebello SELPA Geri Townsend
Senior Secretary
gtownsend@dusd.net 
Vicky Sciacca
Program Specialist
vsciacca@dusd.net 
East San Gabriel Valley SELPA Maria Davis
Administrative Assistant
mdavis@esgvselpa.org 
Scott Turner
Senior Executive Director
sturner@esgvselpa.org 
Hacienda La Puente USD Esther Melendez
SELPA Office Manager
ealvarez@hlpusd.k12.ca.us 
Kitty Louie
SELPA Director
klouie@hlpusd.k12.ca.us 
LACOE Court and Charter SELPAs Damali Thomas
Project Director II
thomas_damali@lacoe.edu 
Jim Anderson
SELPA Director III
anderson_jim@lacoe.edu 
Mid-Cities SELPA Susana Ruiz
Admin Assistant
sruiz@busd.k12.ca.us 
Veronica Vallecillo
Interim SELPA Director
Santa Clarita Valley SELPA Lisa Nakutin
SELPA Secretary
lnakutin@hartdistrict.org 
Tracy Peyton-Perry
Director
tpeyton@hartdistrict.org