North Bay

Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Solano Counties

North Bay Region Contacts

Who to contact for workforce training needs in North Bay - click here for printable directory

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

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 more info » www.calagcc.org	Nancy Gutierrez 559.637.2530 nancy.gutierrez@reedleycollege.edu	David Esmaili 408.741.4693 david.esmaili@westvalley.edu
Retail/Hospitality/Tourism 'Learn and Earn' more info » californiaRHT.com	Philip Sutton 310.973.3172 psutton@elcamino.edu	Andrea Vizenor 650.766.5060 (Cell) 650.738.7124 (Office) vizenora@smccd.edu
Small Business more info » www.smallbusinesssector.net	Charles Eason 707.863.7846 Charles.eason@solano.edu	Molly Stuart 707.256.7255 mstuart@napavalley.edu

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 more info » www.makingitincalifornia.com	Jose Anaya 310.973.3163 janaya@elcamino.edu	Mark Martin 510.464.3444 mark.martin@design4x.com
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)/Digital Media more info » 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 & Renewable Energy more info » www.atreeducation.org	Peter Davis 619.473.0090 outrchpd@me.com	Gerald W. Bernstein 415.550.4437 gbernste@ccsf.edu
Energy, Construction & Utilities more info » ecusectordwm.com	Jim Caldwell 925.899.2665 jcaldwell@workforceincubator.org	Bruce Greenstein 415.305.5267 greensteinb@smccd.edu
Global Trade & Logistics more info » www.californiastep.org	Jeffrey Williamson 951.571.6458 jeff.williamson@rccd.edu	Petural “PJ” Shelton 925.575.0484 pshelton@peralta.edu Yvonne Reid 650.738.7117 Reidy@smccd.edu
Health more info » www.ca-hwi.org	Linda Zorn 530.879.9069 zornli@butte.edu	TBD
Life Sciences/Biotech more info » www.calbiotechcareers.org	Sandra Slivka 619.388.7490 sslivka@sdccd.edu	Josie Sette 510.979.7952 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 www.workforcealliance.net	Bruce Wilson bruce.wilson@countyofnapa.org
Solano	Solano Workforce Development Board www.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.

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