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CAPPA Board of Directors 2020-21

PRESIDENT
Rick Richardson
President and CEO
Child Development Associates
Phone: (619) 427-4411  
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VICE PRESIDENT
Michelle Graham
Executive Director
Children's Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County 
Phone: (805) 925-7071
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SECRETARY
LaVera Smith
Human Resource Specialist 
Supportive Services Fresno
Phone: (559) 230-2030
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TREASURER
Beth Chiaro
Director, Subsidy Program
Child Care Resource Center
Phone: (818) 717-1000
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PAST PRESIDENT & PUBLIC POLICY ADVISOR
Martin Castro 
Executive Director 
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation 
Phone: 323-278-3645 
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NOMINATING CHAIR
Tina Barna 
Director 
Catalyst Community
Phone: (530) 541-5848 
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PUBLIC POLICY CHAIR
Gina Fromer
Chief Executive Officer
Children's Council of San Francisco 
Phone: (415) 343-3333 
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MEMBER AT LARGE 
Leslie Reece
Director of Program Services
Family Resource & Referral Center
Phone: (209) 461-2951
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MEMBER AT LARGE
Abby Shull
Alternative Payment Department Head 
YMCA Childcare Resource Service
Phone: (619) 521-3055
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MEMBER AT LARGE
Mike Michelon
Executive Director
Siskiyou Child Care Council
Phone: (530) 938-2748
[email protected]   

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Jeanne Fridolfs
Enrollment and Health Specialist, Early Childhood Services
Napa County Office of Education
Phone: (707) 253-6915
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MEMBER AT LARGE
Marco Jimenez
Subsidized Program Manager 
Central Valley Children's Services Network
Phone: (559) 456-1100
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MEMBER AT LARGE
Joie Owen
Family Services Division Manager
Glenn County Office of Education- Child and Family Services
Phone: (530) 865-1267
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MEMBER AT LARGE 
Tracey Strack
Executive Director
Child Action, Inc.
Phone: (916) 369-0191
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MEMBER AT LARGE 
Kendall Hirai
Director of Operations
Crystal Stairs
Phone: (323) 421-1661 
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
Denyne Micheletti Colburn
Chief Executive Officer
California Alternative Payment Program Association (CAPPA)
Phone: (916) 567-6797
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CAPPA STAFF

Denyne Micheletti Colburn, MBA, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
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Danielle Metzger
Manager, Events & Operations
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Jason Zamarron
Government Affairs
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