Overall governance of S4C is provided by a steering committee comprised of Superintendents of each county school district along with a representative from UCSC, CSUMB and the President of Cabrillo College. While the committee is chaired by the Executive Director, all decisions are consensus-based.
Steering Committee
2016 Executive Director S4C
Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Director
LEAD Center (Leading for Equity and Achievement Design)
marty@krovetz.net
831-239-9612
Contracted Partner for S4C
Director of Early Outreach and Support Programs
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
Joy Brittain serves as the director of early outreach and support programs at California State Unversity Monterey Bay. Prior to joining CSUMB, Brittain was the director of the Upward Bound Math/Science Program at Pasadena City College.
Dr. Brittain has a B.A. in Biology and Religion, M.Div in Theology/Family Counseling, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
Superintendent
Santa Cruz City Schools
Kris Munro currently serves as the superintendent of Santa Cruz City Schools. Munro has served in a variety of leadership postions in the district, most recently as assistant superintendent for educational services.
Superintendent
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
Laurie Bruton is Superintendent of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School Disctrict. Prior to joining the district, she was assistant superintendent of human resources for Whittier City School District.
Vice President, Advocacy & Thought Leadership
Silicon Valley Education Foundation
info@svef.com
408-790-9400
Contracted Partner, S4C
Executive Director of the Educational Partnership Center (EPC)
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
She brings an amazing wealth of experience. Maria became the EPC Executive Director in 2012 -- she joined the EPC in 2006 as an Assistant Director, and in 2007 was promoted to director of GEAR UP programs in Pajaro Valley and North and South Monterey County.
Executive Director
Your Future is Our Business
Mary Gaukel Forster has been a teacher and an administrator for over 27 years. She taught grades 1-12 and has been an elementary principal, a high school assistant principal, an alternative school principal and a director of curriculum and instruction. Mary holds a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Santa Clara University, a Teaching Credential and a Bachelors Degree in English and Spanish from San Jose State University.
Superintendent of Schools
Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Michael Watkins began his teaching career with the Oakland Public Schools and from there went to work for the Alameda County Office of Education. He holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology, Life-Time Teaching Credentials in secondary and special education, and a Masters in School Administration.
Dean of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
Cabrillo College
B.A. Psychology from UC Santa Cruz
M.S. Environmental Studies from San Jose State University
With Cabrillo College since 2013