Thank you to all of you who have dedicated your time and energy to leading, facilitating, engaging, and/or supporting this work on behalf of children and youth, and their families and communities across California.

Work Group Leads & Members

• Kasey Blackburn-Jiron – Expanded Learning Coordinator, West Contra Costa Unified School District
• Christina Sepulveda – Vice President, Community Impacts, Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove, CAN Leadership Team Co-chair
• Amira Resnick – Manager of Cross-Sector Engagement, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, CAN Health and Wellness Action Team Co-Chair
• Aleah Rosario – Senior Specialist, Workforce Development, Foundation for California Community Colleges
• Steve Fowler – Partner, FowlerHoffman LLC
• Nora Hana – Director, California Healthy Kids Resource Center, San Joaquin County Office of Education
• Rebecca Mendiola – CEO, Collective Impact Solutions
• Vanessa Hernandez – Co-Founder, JVH Empower Consulting Firm
• Rocio Abundis – Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children Services, Social Services Agency
• Tony Smith – CEO and Founder, Whyspeople
• Jenny Hicks – Co-founder, JVH Empower Consulting Firm
• Susan Foerster – Founder, Network for a Healthy California, Center for Collaborative Solutions
• Bruno Marchesi – California State Director, U.S. Soccer Foundation, CAN Health and Wellness Action Team Co-Chair

Support Team Members

• Rosa Guzman – Associate, Glen Price Group
• Megan Noble – Support Associate, Glen Price Group
• Glen Price – Founder, Glen Price Group

Kick-Off Convening – Leadership Team, Facilitators, & Presenters

• Aleah Rosario – Senior Specialist, Workforce Development, Foundation for California Community Colleges
• Amira Resnick – Manager of Cross-Sector Engagement, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, CAN Health and Wellness Action Team Co-Chair
• Andi Fletcher - Senior Advisor, California Health Policy Strategies, CAN Leadership Team
• Ayala Goldstein - Program Manager, CalSAC
• Bruno Marchesi – California State Director, U.S. Soccer Foundation, CAN Health and Wellness Action Team Co-Chair
• Caitlin Vaccarezza – Vice President, Glen Price Group
• David Yusem – Restorative Justice Program Coordinator, Oakland Unified School District
• Diego Arancibia – Director, ASAPconnect
• Femi Vance – Researcher, American Institutes for Research
• Glen Price – Founder, Glen Price Group
• Daniel Hatcher – Director of Community Partnerships, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
• Isabelle Mussard - Executive Director, CalSAC
• Jason Riggs – Executive Director, Extended Child Care Coalition of Sonoma County, CAN Leadership Team Co-Chair
• Maggie Steakley – Senior Associate, Glen Price Group
• Megan Noble – Support Associate, Glen Price Group
• Randy Mehrten - Consultant, Fresno Madera United Way, CAN Leadership Team
• Tony Smith – Former Illinois State Superintendent of Education and Oakland Unified School District Superintendent

Kick-Off Convening Attendees

• Adrian Williams – Youth Development Specialist, Sacramento City Unified School District
• Alex Briscoe – Principal, California Children’s Trust
• Amanda Dickey – Director of Intergovernmental and Legal Affairs, CCSESA
• Amber Blackwell – Executive Director, Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp.
• Amber Pack – Supervising Behavioral Health Education Specialist, Butte County Behavioral Health Prevention Services
• Amy Cranston – Executive Director, SEL4CA
• Andrea Nava – Youth Services Specialist, Sacramento City Unified School District
• Angelica Ramirez – Program Associate, Education, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
• Ashley Rosales – Director, Nutrition Science, Dairy Council of CA
• Ashlye Durrell – Program Associate, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
• Bernadette Austin – Acting Director, UC Davis Center for Regional Change
• Beth Chaton – Program Coordinator, Humboldt County Office of Education
• Carina Bell – Project Implementer, Elk Grove Unified School District
• Carly Smith – Senior Specialist, Equity, Foundation for California Community Colleges
• Caroline Courter – Sr. Director of Program Innovation, Think Together
• Carolyn Gray – Project Coordinator, CCSESA
• Charles Wilson – Director of Educational Services, Sonoma Valley Unified School District
• Christina Sepulveda – Vice President, Community Impacts, Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove
• Christine Carrera – Program Specialist, ASES Programs, San Diego County Office of Education
• Christine Stoner-Mertz – CEO, California Alliance of Child and Family Services
• Cole Forstedt – Program Manager, Equity Programs, Foundation for California Community Colleges
• Cynthia Palmerin – Project Manager, The Opportunity Insitute
• Danelle Campbell – Program Manager, Butte County Behavioral Health Prevention Services
• Daniel Kim – Supervising Public Health Educator, San Joaquin County Public Health Services
• Donnell Jordan – Human Rights Consultant, California Teachers Association
• Drew Furedi – President and Chief Executive Officer, Para Los Niños
• Elizabeth Chushing – President, Playworks
• Elizabeth Moreno – Nutrition Education Administrator, CA Department of Education
• Eric Gurna – President and CEO, LA’s BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program 
• Erica Otiono – Education Administrator, California Department of Education
• Erika Hernandez – Project Coordinator, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
• Erin Harrison – Coordinator, San Joaquin County Office of Education
• Erin Sipes – Program Specialist, Elk Grove Unified School District
• Ernesto Duran – Director, Region 8 Expanded Learning Services, Ventura County Office of Education
• Gloria Halley - Region 2 Expanded Learning Lead, Butte County Office of Education
• Haden Springer – Manager, Workforce Development, Foundation for California Community Colleges
• Harold Dichoso – Student Support Services Supervisor, West Contra Costa Unified School District – Expanded Learning
• Heather Reed - CA School Wellness Policy Collaborative Co-Chair, California Department of Education
• Iris Aguilar – Senior Director, Equity and Community Impact, Foundation for California Community Colleges
• Dr. James Golden - Project Director, Tarzana Treatment Centers
• Janet Walden – President & CEO, Center for Collaborative Solutions
• Jen Moore – Senior Program Director, YMCA Superior California
• Jenny Hicks – Co-founder & Partner, JVH Empower
• Jeremy Hoffman – Assistant Principal, Alliance Burton Technology High School
• Jim Keddy – Executive Director, Youth Forward
• Jen Dietrich – Director of Policy, Partnership for Children and Youth
• Jennifer Skinner - Supervising Behavioral Health Education Specialist, Butte County Behavioral Health Prevention Services
• Jessica Sawko - Associate Director, California STEM Network, Children Now
• JJ Lynch – District Coordinator Extended Learning, San Rafael City School District
• Jonathan Brack – Director of Collaborative Impact Programs, Foundation for California Community Colleges 
• Joseph Bishop – Director, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
• Juan Vila – Program Manager, The Food Trust
• Judi Stadler – Director of Clinical Services, Para Los Niños
• Kasey Blackburn-Jiron - Expanded Learning Coordinator, West Contra Costa Unified School District
• Katie Brackenridge – Partnership Director, Turnaround for Children
• Kelsey Neff – Program Coordinator, Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center (The Center)
• Kristal Shelden – Project Manager, Nutrition Service, Dairy Council of California
• Laura Beebe – Director of Public Partnerships, LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program
• Leslie Fritz – Director of Education, California Parks & Recreation Society
• Libby Sagara – Health Care Policy and Technology Consultant, BluePath Health
• Lindsay Callahan – President and CEO, United Way Fresno and Madera Counties
• Lisa Melhouse – Associate Director, CA Dept of Education Nutrition Services Division
• Lora Gilmore – Senior Advisor, CalHPS
• Mara Madrigal-Weiss – Director of Student Wellness/Positive School Climate, San Diego County Office of Education
• Marcus Strother – Director of Youth Development, Sacramento City Unified School District
• Mariana Lopez Quintanilla – Program Manager, Bay Area Community Resources 
• Mary Briggs – Education Policy Analyst, California School Board Association
• Mary Jo Ginty – System for Support for Expanded Learning, Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Matt Regan – Senior Vice President, Bay Area Council
• Meribe Martin – Policy Team Administrative Coordinator, California Youth Connection 
• Migdalia Wade – Manager, California Department of Social Services
• Mike Witte – Chief Medical Officer, California Primary Care Association
• Naomi Ondrasek – Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor, Learning Policy Institute
• Nikki Curry – Founder and Owner, Grace and Zen, Children’s Yoga and Dance
• Nora Hana – Director, California Healthy Kids Resource Center, San Joaquin County Office of Education
• Normandie Nigh – CEO, A World Fit for Kids!, CAN Leadership Team
• Onda Johnson – Education Administrator, Expanded Learning Division, California Department of Education
• Ra’Nisha Haynes -  Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Rebecca Mendiola – Assistant Superintendent, San Diego County Office of Education
• Richard Knecht – Integrated Services Advisor, CDSS
• Robby Franceschini – Director of Policy, BluePath Health
• Robert Byrd – Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center
• Robert Sindelar – Regional Executive Director, Playworks
• Rogelio Sanchez – Principal, Alliance Burton Technology High School
• Sara Marques - Co-founder and Principal, Health Plus Studio
• Sarah Neville-Morgan – Deputy Superintendent, California Department of Education
• Shannon Roth – Director, The Center
• Stacey Ault – Assistant Professor, Sacramento State University
• Stacey Daraio – Co-Director, Temescal Associates, CAN Leadership Team
• Stephanie Thornton – Policy Fellow, The Children’s Partnership
• Stephen Propheter – Division Director, California Department of Education
• Steve Fowler – Partner, FowlerHoffman LLC
• Stu Semigran – President and Co-Founder, EduCare Foundation
• Sue Foerster – Board Member, Center for Collaborative Solutions 
• Vanessa Hernandez – Deputy Director of Policy & Training, California Youth Connection
• Vanessa Hernandez – Co-Founder, JVH Empower
• Wendy Youngsmith – Clinical Director, Child Abuse Prevention Council of San Joaquin County
• Yuritza Sanchez - Unaccompanied Minors Case Manager, St. John’s Well Child and Family Center