Regional Representatives are elected to represent the CAG members in each of the 11 regions. Two positions are available every two years: one being a teacher who represents the educators in the region; and the other, a parent who speaks for the parents and families who are CAG members. The eleven parents also meet together during Board meetings with the Parent Chair to consider areas of specific interest to parents of gifted children.
California Regional Representatives
Bay Area Region
Counties: San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Mateo
Educator Representative: Amy Romem
Parent Representative: Beth Litrell
Affiliates:
Capitol Region
Counties: Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, San Joaquin, Alpine, Mono, Nevada, Amador, Placer, Sierra, Tuolumne, Calaveras, and El Dorado
Educator Representative: Stephanie Shaughnessy
Parent Representative: Darleen Saunders
Affiliates:
- Capitol Region GATE Consortium
- EDGE Advocates
- Tracy Association for the Gifted
Joshua Tree Region
Counties: San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo
Educator Representative: Marie Thornsberry
Parent Representative: Julie Alba
Mission Region
County: Los Angeles
Educator Representative: Susan McNamara
Parent Representative: Richard Shope
Affiliates:
• Central Cities Gifted Children Association
• Eastside Association for Gifted Children
• Gifted Childrens' Association of San Fernando Valley
• Parent Advocates for Gifted Education Professional Advocates
• Santa Clarita Valley Association for Gifted and Talented
Mt. Shasta Region
Counties: Siskiyou, Modoc, Tehama, Shasta, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Trinity, Plumas, Lassen
Educator Representative: Janet Starcevich
Parent Representative: Heidi Brahms
Affiliates:
• Northstate for GATE
Orange Region
County: Orange
Educator Representative: Beth Andrews
Parent Representative: Kimberley Gullo
Affiliates:
• GATE Parent Advocates of Orange County
• Orange County Council-GATE - www.occgate.org
Pacific Region
Counties: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Las Virgenes School District
Educator Representative: Linda Brug
Parent Representative: Carolyn Triebold
Affiliates:
• Parents and Advocates for Gifted Education-Ventura
• Tri-County GATE Council
• SAGE of Santa Barbara County
Palomar Region
Counties: San Diego, Imperial
Educator Representative: Julianne Smith
Parent Representative: Jamie Ginsberg
Affiliates:
• Association of San Diego Educators of the Gifted
Redwood Region
Counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Napa, Sonoma
Educator Representative: Deborah Nevius Kinney
Parent Representative: Joe Hamp
San Joaquin Region
Counties: Stanislaus, Merced, Mariposa, Fresno, Tulare, Madera, Kings, Kern
Educator Representative: Joan Kerr
Parent Representative: Cheryl Brown
Affiliates:
• GATE Parents & Teachers of Oakdale
Santa Lucia Region
Counties: Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey
Educator Representative: Steven Kahl
Parent Representative: Jan G. Williams
Santa Lucia Region website
