Economic Development Program Advisory Committee (EDPAC)
Strategic Direction and Focus
The California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) meets three to four times per year on a quarterly basis, and guides overall program development, recommends resource development and deployment and strategies for implementation and coordination of regional business resources. The Committee represents all stakeholders involved in delivering the services (colleges and faculty), receiving the services (workers, students and business), its government partners (state agencies) and economic development experts including interested foundations.
Meet Our Members
Meeting Schedule, Agendas & Minutes
Meet our Members
- Dr. Patrick Ainsworth - Associate Superintendent and Director, High School
Leadership Division
Department of Education Representative - Dr. Edna Baehre - Napa Valley College, Superintendent/President
College CEO Representative, Region 4 - Mr. Bruce Baron - San Bernardino Community College District, Chancellor
College CEO Representative, Region 9 - Ms. Yolanda Benson - Government Strategies
Co-Chair, Networks & Legislation Subcommittee - Mr. Eric Chisler - Butte College, Student Senate for California Community Colleges
Student Representative - Mr. John Chocholak -Small Manufacturers' Institute
Business/Industry Representative - Chancellor's Appointee - Mr. Jeff Cummings - College of the Redwoods, Dean, Career & Technical Education
Faculty Representative - Ms. Barbara Davis-Lyman - Board of Governors, California Community Colleges
Board of Governors Representative - Dr. Benjamin Duran - Merced College, Superintendent/President
Co-Chair, Networks & Legislation Subcommittee
College CEO Representative, Region 5 - Dr. Douglas B. Houston - Yuba Community College District, Chancellor
College CEO Representative, North Region 2 - Dr. Patricia Hsieh - San Diego Miramar College, President
Chair, Advisory Committee
Chair, Strategic Review & Advance Subcommittee
College CEO Representative, Region 10 - Ms. Laurel Jones - Mission College, Santa Clara, President
College CEO Representative, Region 3 - Mr. Jerry Levine - U.S. Export Council, Chair Emeritus
International Trade Representative - Ms. Shari Little - Employee Training Panel, Economic Development Director
ETP Representative - Dr. Erlina Martinez - Santa Ana College, President
College CEO Representative, Region 8 - Ms. Renee Martinez - East Los Angeles College, Vice President, Workforce Education
Chief Instructional Office, Region 7 - Mr. Marty Mechsner - Industrial Metal Supply Company, General Manager
Business/Industry Representative - Chancellor's Appointee - Ms. Lupe Mercado - Communications Workers of America, Local 9421, Executive Vice President
Labor Representative - Dr. Jamillah Moore - Los Angeles City College, President
College CEO Representative, Region 7 - Mr. Wheeler North - San Diego Miramar College
Academic Senate Representative - Ms. Alice Perez - Board of Governors, California Community Colleges
Board of Governors Representative - Dr. Jessica Pitt - Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative, San Francisco Foundation, Coordinator
Foundation Representative - Senator Richard Polanco (Ret.) - Chairman of the CA Latino Caucus Institute
- Mr. Ken Quesada - California Workforce Investment Board
CA Workforce Investment Board Representative - Ms. Marlene Ruiz - Kaiser-Permanente, Director of Education & Consulting
Business/Industry Representative - Chancellor's Appointee - Mr. Wayne Schell - California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED), President & CEO
CALED Representative - Mr. Dennis Trujillo - Business, Transportation & Housing (BTH), Deputy Secretary for External Affairs
BTH Representative - Ms. Van Ton-Quinlivan - California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Vice Chancellor
- Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook - College of the Canyons, Chancellor
College CEO Representative, Region 6 South Central Coast - Mr. Jeffrey Williamson - Economic and Workforce Development Program
International Trade Development, Director
Initiative Director Representative - Mr. Spencer Wong - California Employment Development Department, Deputy Chief, Labor Market Information
- Mr. Ray York - CCC Chancellor's Office
Dean, Economic and Workforce Development and Nursing & Allied Health
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