Agricultural education’s network includes a variety of specialized boards and advisory groups with roles ranging from fiscal oversight to programmatic recommendations. These boards work with members of the State Agricultural Education Staff in order to execute the mission and vision of agricultural education.
Learn more about each group below.
In 1981, legislation was passed and signed by the Governor that directed the State Director of Career Technical Education (CTE) to establish and convene an Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) representative of the various and diverse areas of the agriculture industry in California (Education Code Section 52453).
The primary role of this committee is to advise, in an ongoing manner, the State Supervisor of Agricultural Education, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the State Board of Education on policy matters pertaining to the state program of agricultural education. The advice of the AAC shall include, but not be limited to, the development of a curriculum and a strategy for the purpose of establishing a source of trained and qualified individuals in agriculture, a strategy for articulating the state program in agricultural education throughout the state school system, and a consumer education outreach strategy regarding the importance of agriculture in California. The State Supervisor of Agricultural Education shall serve as the committee consultant.
Committee Members:
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Employees of the California Department of Education work to implement programmatic objectives and supervise the growth and development of local agriculture programs.
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| State Ag Education Staff | ||||
| Charles Parker | State Supervisor and State FFA Advisor | 916-319-0673 | ||
| Jill Sperling | Central Region Supervisor/FFA Advisor | 916-319-0494 | ||
| JessaLee Goehring | North Coast Region Supervisor/FFA Advisor | 916-319-0486 | ||
| Shay Williams-Hopper | San Joaquin Region Supervisor/FFA Advisor | 559-278-5777 | ||
| Greg Beard | South Coast Region Supervisor/FFA Advisor | 805-756-2402 | ||
| Jackie Jones-Ioimo | Southern Region Supervisor/FFA Advisor | 909-869-5268 | ||
| Hugh Mooney | Superior Region Supervisor/FFA Advisor | 530-342-7541 | ||
| Assistant State FFA Advisor | 916-319-0507 |
With boots on the ground and a clear vision in mind, the staff of the FFA Association and FFA Foundation work tirelessly alongside the State Ag Education Staff to implement the organizational objectives through innovative programming.
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| Matt Patton | CATA Executive Director & FFA Center Manager | 209-744-1605 | ||
| Maria Maberto | Financial Services Director | 209-744-1600 | ||
| Trisha Chapman | Membership Services & Registration Coordinator | 209-744-1600 | ||
| Jennifer Van Conett | Office Assistant | 209-744-1600 | ||
| Maureen Funk | Fund Development Director | 209-744-1969 | ||
| Cari Brown | Office Assistant | 209-744-1600 | ||
| Hannah Chavez | Leadership Development Coordinator | 209-843-3671 |
Made up of the student leadership of the Association, the FFA Executive Committee includes members from each of the 6 regions as well as the State FFA Officer team. Charged with ensuring the business of the Association is conducted according to the State FFA Constitution, the group meets multiple times per year in order to best accomplish its work.
| Marc Cabeliza | Chair, State President | Santa Maria- Pioneer Valley | |||
| Hannah Kunkle | State Vice President | Apple Valley | |||
| Paul Horta Castaneda | State Secretary | McArthur- Fall River | |||
| Lesly Madriz | State Treasurer | Madera | |||
| Jake Dowell | State Reporter | O'Neals- Minarets | |||
| Reagan Denny | State Sentinel | Yuba City | |||
| Abigale Jacobsen | Central Region President | Elk Grove | |||
| Iyali Aguirre | North Coast Region President | Kelseyville | |||
| Isabella Ribeiro | San Joaquin Region President | Tulare | |||
| Gillian Villa | South Coast Region President | Santa Maria- Pioneer Valley | |||
| Brian Kavanagh | Southern Region President | Temecula- St. Jeanne | |||
| Hunter Haslem | Superior Region President | Durham | |||
| Dean Hill | Past State Officer | Templeton | |||
| Hugh Mooney | Assistant State FFA Advisor | California Department of Education | |||
| Charles Parker | State FFA Advisor | California Department of Education |
Charged with fiscal oversight of the FFA Association, the Adult Board's mission is to ensure the long-term financial viability of the Association through prudent planning and expenditure.
| FFA Adult Board | |||||
| Kristann Mattes | Chair, FFA Foundation Board Rep. | O'Neals-Minarets | |||
| Debbie Benson | Vice President, South Coast Region Rep. | King City | |||
| Kevin Woodard | Secretary, San Joaquin Region Rep. | Reedley College | |||
| Sam Meredith | Central Region Representative | Atwater | |||
| Jason Bretz | Central Region Representative | Los Banos | |||
| Sandy Dale | North Coast Region Representative | Fortuna | |||
| Randy Mendes | North Coast Region Representative | St. Helena | |||
| John Williams | San Joaquin Region Representative | Fresno State | |||
| Rosemary Cummings | South Coast Region Representative | Nipomo | |||
| Troy Van Bavel | Southern Region Representative | Lucerne Valley | |||
| Tim Hively | Southern Region Representative | Riverside-Norte Vista | |||
| Tim Brown | Superior Region Representative | Tulelake | |||
| Tom Vazquez | Superior Region Representative | Cottonwood-West Valley | |||
| Nicole Ray | CA Ag Teachers Assn (CATA) Rep. | Tulare County Office of Education | |||
| Samuel Rodriguez | Community College Representative | Reedley College | |||
| John Moffatt | Past State Officer Representative | 1994-95 State President | |||
| Dr. Steve Rocca | Teacher Education Representative | CSU Fresno | |||
| Reese Gonsalves | State FFA Treasurer (Ex-Officio) | California Association FFA | |||
| Charles Parker | State FFA Advisor | California Department of Education | |||
| Hugh Mooney | Assistant State FFA Advisor | California Department of Education | |||
| Matt Patton | CATA Executive Director | California Association FFA |
Responsible for reviewing and providing guidance on the implementation of student leadership objectives, the FFA Advisory Committee includes the valuable perspectives of agriculture instructors from each of the 6 regions.
| Rick Neugebauer | Chair, Superior Region Representative | McArthur-Fall River | |||
| Monique Reid | Central Representative | Hilmar | |||
| Sherry Johns | Central Representative | Ripon | |||
| Wesley Hunt | North Coast Representative | Healdsburg | |||
| Judy Aschwanden | North Coast Representative | St. Helena | |||
| Stephanie Goeb | San Joaquin Representative | Tulare | |||
| Julie Luxon | San Joaquin Representative | Madera | |||
| Marc DeBernardi | South Coast Representative | Santa Maria | |||
| Jodi Evans | South Coast Representative | San Luis Obispo | |||
| Rhonda Fuller | Southern Representative | Riverside-Rubidoux | |||
| Tracy Putnam | Southern Representative | Riverside-Norte Vista | |||
| Janice Lohse | Superior Representative | Hamilton City-Hamilton | |||
| Max Jones | Ag Advisory Representative | Holt Caterpillar | |||
| Maico Ortiz | State FFA Sentinel | California Association FFA | |||
| Charles Parker | State FFA Advisor (Ex-Officio) | California Department of Education | |||
| Dane White | Assistant State FFA Advisor (Ex-Officio) | California Department of Education |
| Business & Industry | ||||
| Toosje Koll | CPA/Ag Industry | Chairman | ||
| Emily Rooney | Agricultural Council of California | Vice Chairman | ||
| Toni Lindeleaf | Ag Industry | Secretary | ||
| Jeana Hultquist | American Ag Credit | Treasurer | ||
| Dennis Albiani | California Advocates, Inc. | Past Chair | ||
| Matt Angell | US Water Well | |||
| Tyler Blagg | Petersen & Company Real Estate Services | |||
| Patricia Stever Blattler | Tulare County Farm Bureau | |||
| Louie Brown | Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLC | |||
| Mike Bradley | MHB Productions | |||
| Jay Colombini | Farmers & Merchants Bank | |||
| George Gomes | Ag Industry | |||
| Jim Houston | California Farm Bureau Federation | |||
| Kristann Mattes | Agriculture Instructor, Minarets High School | FFA Adult Board | ||
| Jake Parnell | Cattlemen's Livestock Market, Parnell Dickinson | |||
| Ray Prock, Jr. | Ray-Lin Dairy | |||
| Renee Rianda | The Morning Star Packing Co. | |||
| Brad Scott | Scott Bros. Dairy | |||
| Beau Williamson | Greater Potential Leadership/Adisseo | |||
| Wayne Zipser | Stanislaus Farm Bureau | |||
| Education & Program Oversight | ||||
| Charles Parker | State FFA Advisor, California Dept. of Education | State FFA Advisor | ||
| Hugh Mooney | Interim Assistant State FFA Advisor, California Dept. of Education | State FFA Assistant Advisor | ||
| Mike Albiani | Agriculture Instructor, Elk Grove High School | FFA Advisor | ||
| Jake Dunn | Agriculture Instructor, Petaluma High School | CATA Representative | ||
| Robin Grundmeyer | Agriculture Instructor, Norco High School | |||
| Mike Mederos | Agriculture Instructor, Tulare High School | |||
| Marc Cabeliza | California Association, FFA | State FFA President | ||
| Foundation Staff | ||||
| Matt Patton | California FFA Foundation | Executive Director | ||
| Maureen Funk | California FFA Foundation | Fund Development Director | ||
| Cari Brown | California FFA Foundation | Office Assistant |
Working with the National FFA Alumni Association, the California FFA Alumni strives to implement alumni groups in each of California's local FFA programs.
| Travis Cardoso | President | Turlock, CA | ||
| Ellie Michel | Vice President | Davis, CA | ||
| Colleen Lawson | Secretary | Elk Grove, CA | ||
| Jessica Forster | Treasurer | Elk Grove, CA | ||
| Hugh Mooney | Alumni Advisor | Elk Grove, CA |
