Building Community with State Partners in the Southern Region

An Afternoon with CA’s Early Learning Support Agencies


Wednesday, March 18, 2026
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM (PDT)

Join EveryChild California for a Southern Region convening that brings together leaders from the California Department of Education, California Department of Social Services, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the Community Care Licensing Division for an informative and forward-looking conversation on California's mixed delivery system for child care and early learning. This afternoon will feature timely policy updates, cross-agency insights, and an outlook on priorities shaping the year ahead—paired with meaningful opportunities to connect. 

Designed to foster dialogue and relationship-building, this meeting provides an opportunity to network with state agency partners and fellow EveryChild CA members, thereby strengthening shared understanding, collaboration, and community in support of children, families, and the programs that serve them.

Members, non-members, supporters, and colleagues are invited. If you consider yourself part of the early childhood education community, we invite you to join us! Lunch will be provided.

Registration Options

Credits Price
Member Ticket
$99.00
Non-Member Ticket
$179.00

Attendees (35)

Minerva Alvarez

FCCH Site Director

City of La Habra

Frances Avila

Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles

Laura Cardenas

Head Start Director

Crystal Stairs, Inc

Janet Castaneda

Eligibility Coordinator

California Children's Academy

Alecia Coutee

The Children's Collective, Inc.

Octavio Cuevas-Hernandez

Pomona Unified School District

Andrea Fernandez Mendoza

Vice President of Education

California Children's Academy

Erika-Andrea Franquez

California Children's Academy

Elizabeth Gallion

Associate Program Director

Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles

Stephanie Garcia

Director

Maryvale Early Education Center

Berenice Gonzalez

Child Care Resource Center, Inc.

Bobby Guerrero

Associate Director, Child Development

Pomona Unified School District

Claudia Gutierrez

Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles

Adriana Hernandez

Glendale Unified School District

Rosalee Hormuth

Sr Administrator

Orange County Department of Education

Marcie Houchen

Director

Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Dawn Kurtz

Los Angeles Education Partnership

Erynn Laurent

Program Manager

The Children's Collective, Inc.

Brooke Loeffler

The Discovery Source

Angela Marceau

Program Specialist/School-Age

City of La Habra

Rosa Marez

Director of Eligibility

California Children's Academy

Christina Moore

Chief Program Officer

Maryvale Early Education Center

Mayra Orozco

Coordinator

Orange County Department of Education

Johanna Perez

Executive Director

City of La Habra

Maritza Perez

Family Enrollment and Recruitment Manager

THINK Together

Reyna Perez

Options for Learning

Haydee Portillo

Director of Education

California Children's Academy

Nellie Rios-Parra

Director of State Preschool

Lennox School District

Ancelma Sanchez

Program Director

Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles

Evelyn Sanchez

Child Care Resource Center, Inc.

Sarah Soriano

Executive Director

Young Horizons

Pamela Torres

Director of Program and Operations

Think Together

3 Other Registered Attendees

Renee Marshall - Administrator, Professional Services Division at the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing

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Deborah Rawson - Education Administrator in Policy Office at the California Department of Social Services

Lupe Jaime-Mileham - Deputy Director, Child Care and Development Division at the California Department of Social Services

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Lya Johnson - Licensing Program Manager at the Community Care Licensing Division, California Department of Social Services

Jennifer Brekke - Licensing Program Manager at the Community Care Licensing Division, California Department of Social Services

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Andrea Fernandez Mendoza - Southern Region Co-Chair

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Christina Moore - Southern Region Co-Chair

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Adam North - Director of Professional Development and Innovations

Sarah Soriano - Direct Contacting Chair