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Employment Connection
Committee
The Employment Connection Committee is dedicated to fostering an environment of customer-centricity, trust, innovation, and collaboration within our workforce development initiatives. Our committee plays a pivotal role in ensuring that every aspect of the Employment Connection experience aligns with our core values and commitments to our customers and staff.
Committee Members
Vacant
ECC Chair
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Krishna Adams
Tulare Joint Union High School District-
Tulare Adult School
Mary Rodarte
Workforce Investment Board of
Tulare County
Jonna Schengel
College of the Sequoias
Carla Calhoun
Community Services Employment Training (CSET)
Larriann Torrez
Porterville Adult School
Michelle Miller-Galaz
Porterville College
Michelle Engel-Silva
Proteus Inc.
Victoria Guzman
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School
District
Aleyda Montenegro
Tulare County Health & Human
Services (HHSA)
Misty Bond
Porterville Sheltered Workshop
Tami Olson
Visalia Adult School
Paul Prado
Parenting Network
Nuvia Varela
America Works of California, Inc.
John Werner
Sequoias Adult Education Consortium (SAEC)
Teri Dobson
Tule River Tribal Council
Jean Cardenas
SER, Jobs for the Progress, Inc.
Esbeydy Ruvalcaba
Employment Development Department (EDD)
Meeting Schedule
The Employment Connection Committee meetings are held Quarterly.
Meetings are held at at 10:00 a.m. and located at 4025 W. Main St. Suite B. Visalia, CA 93277 unless otherwise noted.
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February 26, 2026
May 14, 2026
August 13, 2026
November 12, 2026