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Childhood Advisory Council Members

CAC members reflect the demographics of our county

Members of the CAC of Santa Cruz County represent five categories within the early learning and after school care field. To learn how to become a CAC member, please see the application link below.

The CAC has a membership of individuals from 5 categories:

  • Parents/Child Care Consumers
  • Child Care Providers
  • Public Agency Representatives
  • Community Representatives
  • Public/Discretionary Members (descriptions are noted below)

Committee Members serve four-year terms. All meetings are open to the public. Each member serves on at least 1 CAC committee: Executive, the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Leadership, UPK Mixed Delivery Workgroup, and the Subsidized Program Consortium.

List of current CAC members and affiliations

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Cryscal Gonzalez
Semillitas Program
Vicki Boriack
First 5 Santa Cruz County
Alison Steinberg
UCSC Early Education Services
Maria Guadalupe Cortes
PVUSD, Migrant & Seasonal Head Start
Irene Freiberg
First 5 Santa Cruz County
Lorena Gonzalez
Encompass, Head Start
Julie Macecevic
Walnut Ave. Women’s & Family Ctr.
Sonia Diego Martinez
YWCA of Watsonville
Olesya Kalinowska
The Secret Garden Preschool
Caryn Lane
Director of Early Childhood, SCCOE
Linda Orosco
PVUSD, Child Development Programs
Tricia Pastor
Cabrillo College Children's Center
Phoebe Boyd
Early Education Consultant
Christina Valentin
Child Development Resource Center
Nicole Young
Optimal Solutions Consulting