North Bay

Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Solano Counties

North Bay Region Contacts

Who to contact for workforce training needs in North Bay

Regional Consortia Chair/Vice Chair	Regional TA Providers	Community College CEO Serving as Regional Liaison
Chair: Rock Pfotenhauer 831.479.6482 \| rock@baccc.net Director: Kit O’Doherty 650.560.9798 \| kitodoherty@gmail.com Website: baccc.net	Centers of Excellence in Labor Market Research: John Carrese 415.452.5529 \| jcarrese@ccsf.edu Guided Pathways: Katherine Bergman, kbergman@cccco.edu Krista Johns, kjohns@cccco.edu Laurie Scolari, lscolari@ccccco.edu K-14 Pathways (formerly SB1070 Directors): Janine Kaiser 510.542.9138 \| kaiser@compasspolicy.com Other Statewide TA Providers	Judy Miner

Priority Sectors in the North Bay Region

Industry sectors that are a priority focus in the region; these sectors have training program investments that are either in the start-up phase (e.g. enrolling clients) or are currently delivering training and/or other services to job seekers and employers

Sector	Sector Navigator	Deputy Sector Navigator
Agriculture, Water & Environmental Technologies www.calagcc.org agnrcurriculum.com	Nancy Gutierrez 559.637.2530 nancy.gutierrez@reedleycollege.edu	Fred Sconberg 916.759.9627 fredagdsn@gmail.com
Business & Entrepreneurship www.smallbusinesssector.net	Charles Eason 707.863.7846 Charles.eason@solano.edu	Micah Merrick 267.481.2246 micah@meritmark.co Xavier Nazario 707.596.3622 Xavier@bayareadsn.com
Retail/Hospitality/Tourism 'Learn and Earn'	Joy Hermsen 415.758.1077 Hermsen_Joy@rsccd.edu	TBA

Emergent Sectors in the North Bay Region

Investments in training programs for these industry sectors are in the planning phase

Sector	Sector Navigator	Deputy Sector Navigator
Advanced Manufacturing www.makingitincalifornia.com	Gurminder Sangha 559.688.3047 gurminders@cos.edu Twitter: @gurminder2014	Mark Martin 650.248.7728 markmartin@peralta.edu
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)/Digital Media ict-dm.net	Stephen Wright 805.496.8583 steve@wrightca.com	Richard Grotegut Cell: 925.354.8785 rgrotegut@gmail.com

Other Sector Resources in the North Bay Region

Sector	Sector Navigator	Deputy Sector Navigator
Advanced Transportation & Logistics www.atreeducation.org	Jannet Malig 562.860.2451 x2912 jmalig@cerritos.edu	Pamela Gutman 925.872.9356 ce_pgutman@ccsf.edu
Energy, Construction & Utilities ecusectordwm.com	James Morante 530.760.5270 morantecomms@gmail.com	TBA
Global Trade citd.org	Leah Goold-Haws 562.938.3240 lgoold-haws@lbcc.edu	TBA
Health www.ca-hwi.org	John Cordova 661.259.7800 x3074 562.505.4409 (cell) - preferred john.cordova@canyons.edu	TBA
Life Sciences/Biotech www.calbiotechcareers.org	Terri Quenzer 619.388.7284 tquenzer@sdccd.edu	Josie Sette 510.742.3159 jsette@ohlone.edu

Regional Data Resources

Economic Indicators

Labor Market Research

Sector Reports
For questions or to commission follow-on custom reports, please contact: Laura Coleman, Centers of Excellence for Labor Market Information, Email: colemal@losrios.edu

Workforce Development Board Contacts

County	WDB/Website	WDB Director
Marin, Napa, Lake	Workforce Alliance of the North Bay http://workforcealliancenorthbay.org/	Bruce Wilson bruce.wilson@countyofnapa.org
Solano	Solano Workforce Development Board solanowdb.org	Robert Bloom rbloom@solanowdb.org
Sonoma	Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board www.sonomawib.org	Sherry Alderman salderma@schsd.org

Community College Resources

For workforce training needs at a specific college, you may want to contact the CEO (also known as President, Chancellor, or Superintendent) of the college. The Dean or Vice President of CTE/Workforce Development/Contract Education are additional titles that can be of help to you. If you cannot find a contact, consider emailing the Regional Consortia Chair above for assistance.