Welcome to the Employment Development Department

Education and Employment Subcommittee

Communications and Outreach Subcommittee | Education and Employment Subcommittee
Policy and Planning Subcommittee

Purpose: The Education and Employment Subcommittee will make employment preparation and supports available and accessible for people with disabilities to enable them to be successful on the job and to advance in their careers.

Goal B2 - Youth with disabilities will have the resources and supports they need to complete their education and transition to employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency and independent living.

Goal B3 - People with disabilities seeking self-employment options will have a variety of micro-enterprise and entrepreneurial opportunities available to them.

Goal B4 - Youth and adults with disabilities will have the academic, literacy and work-readiness skills that the labor market requires.

Goal B5 - Youth and adults with disabilities have exposure to a range of experiences in order to make informed choices about work and career options.

Goal B7 - Sufficient services are in place for disabled veterans to obtain and retain employment.

Education and Employment Subcommittee Members
CO CHAIR
MARIA NICOLACOUDIS
Executive Director
TransAccess
MICHAEL JANUSE
California State Council on
Developmental Disabilities
CO CHAIR
TOM LEE
Department of Social Services
PAM NEWKOM-MOORE
California Community Colleges
MICHELLE ALFORD-WILLIAMS
Department of Rehabilitation
PATRICIA O’SULLIVAN
Patty O'Sullivan Consulting Services
ANTHONY ANDERSON
The Arc of California
ANN RUTH
Five Star Legal and Compliance, Inc.
MARGARET ANDERSON
Department of Developmental Services
SANDRA SMITH
Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth With Disabilities
CAROL BERNARDO
Cosumnes River College
SCOTT VALVERDE
California Community Colleges
CATHERINE CAMPISI, Ph.D.
California Community Colleges
JOSEPH WERNER
Monterey County Workforce Investment Board
LANA FRASER
Department of Rehabilitation
KEVIN VU
Youth Leadership Forum Alumni
PAMELA HAYES, Ph.D
Valley Light Industries
 

For comments and questions or to become more involved, contact:

California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 826880, MIC 21
Sacramento, CA 94820-0001

Voice: (916) 654-8055
Toll Free: (800) 695-0350
TTY: (916) 654-9820
Fax: (916) 654-9821