Founders & Advisory

Dr. Rebecca Sapien-Melchor
FERIA Partnership | Conference Coordinator | Senior Founder
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Jose M. Melchor
FERIA Partnership | Senior Founder | Community Outreach
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Patricia Flores-Charter
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Co-Founder
Retired, Disability Support Services Director, Southwestern Community College

Dr. Anne Graves, Ph.D.
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Co-Founder
Professor Emerita, College of Education, San Diego State University
graves2mail.sdsu.edu

Dr. Angie Hawkins
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Co-Founder
Retired, Director of Special Education, Sweetwater Union High School District
Bonita Optimist Foundation & Club

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Manuela B. Valdez
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Co-Founder, Parent Facilitator
Exceptional Family Resource Center (EFRC)
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Maria Elizabeth Arce-Garcia
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Co-Founder
Teacher, Chula Vista School District
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Dr. Alberto Ochoa
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Advisory Member
Co-Founder, Parent Institute for Quality Education

Professor Emeritus, Dual Language and English Learner Education, SDSU
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Dr. Francisco Escobedo
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Advisory Member
Superintendent, Chula Vista Elementary School District

Dr. Sera J. Hernández
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Advisory Member
Department Chair & Associate Professor, Dual Language and English Learner Education, SDSU

Michelle Sturm Gonzalez
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Advisory Member
Director of Special Education, Sweetwater Union High School District

Debbie Marshal
FERIA Partnership | Committee Member
Advocate, State Council of Developmental Disabilities
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Laura Cervantes
South County SELPA | Resource Parent
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Joe Goyos
FERIA Partnership | Committee Member
Program Specialist, Exceptional Resource Center
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Raquel Arce-Vasquez
FERIA Partnership | FERIA Co-Founder, Community Member, & Translator
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Feria Partnership Advisory Board