Data and Tools and Community Engagement Advisory Boards Meeting Agenda

This meeting will be hosted via Zoom. A link will be provided 15 minutes prior to the meeting here: https://c2c.ca.gov/board-meetings/.

Teleconference Meeting

The meeting may be accessed virtually through Zoom. Senate Bill (SB) 544 was enacted and provides an alternative set of provisions under which a state body may hold a meeting by teleconference and/or remote participation.

Addressing the Advisory Board

The public may speak at the meeting during the periods for public comment. Each speaker is invited to speak for up to two minutes per agenda item. Three or more individuals who are present may pool their time for one speaker. Please note that the Advisory Boards may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. [Government Code Sections 11125, 11125.7(a)]

Meeting Materials

This Agenda and any supplemental meeting materials may be accessed at the following website address: https://c2c.ca.gov/board-meetings/.

All meetings shall be accessible to Governing Board members with disabilities and members of the public with disabilities. To request accessible format materials, or auxiliary aids/services to participate in the meeting, please contact Arti Wasu at info@c2c.ca.gov, (279) 220-6638. American Sign Language and Spanish interpretation services are provided for the meeting.

Providing your accommodation request at least 7 (seven) calendar days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Any requests received after this date will be given prompt consideration, but logistical constraints may not allow for their fulfillment.

Data and Tools Advisory Board Members*

Lisa Catanzarite, PhD
Tina Cheuk, PhD
Diana Harlick
Ritu Khanna, PhD
Renay Mehta

Daniel Millán, PhD
Helen Norris
Myrtha Ortiz Villar
Diana Phuong
Jacob (Oliver) Schak

Cameron Schmidt-Temple
Iulia Tarasova
Viviana Unda, PhD
Winnie Yee

*All members will be participating remotely.

Community Engagement Advisory Board Members*

Durriya Ahmed
Omar Butler
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz
Natalia Gonzalez
Adam Gottlieb

Abigail Grattidge
Marisa Johnson
Dar’rell Jones
Karina Lopez
Carla Lopez-Valdes, EdD

Juliet M. Maestas, EdD
Danielle McCullough-Carmesin
Mike Nguyen
Vincent J. Rasso
Alexis Takagi, EdD

*All members will be participating remotely.

Agenda

Action may be taken on any item listed on the agenda. Meeting times and order of agenda items are subject to change. Please see Meeting Information for additional information on public participation.

Call to Order, Establishment of Quorum, and Welcome – Marykate Cruz Jones, Chief of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Approval of the Data and Tools and Community Engagement Advisory Boards Consent Calendar (Information/Action) – Marykate Cruz Jones, Chief of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

2.1 Approval of the Minutes from the March 25, 2026 Data and Tools Advisory Board Meeting

2.2 Approval of the 2027 Proposed Data and Tools Advisory Board Meeting Dates

2.3 Approval of the Minutes from the April 8, 2026 Community Engagement Advisory Board Meeting

2.4 Approval of the 2027 Proposed Community Engagement Advisory Board Meeting Dates

Note: These matters are routine in nature and are usually approved by a single vote. Prior to action by the Advisory Board, Advisory Board members and the public will be given the opportunity to remove any item from the Consent Calendar. Items removed from the Consent Calendar may be heard immediately following approval of the Consent Calendar or set aside until later in the day.

Update from the Office of California Cradle-to-Career Data System (Information) – Mary Ann Bates, Executive Director, Ryan Estralledo, Director of Data Programs, Ana Luz González-Vásquez, PhD, and Christopher J. Nellum, PhD, Governing Board Members

Discussion of 2026 Advisory Board Proposal Process (Information) – Marykate Cruz Jones, Chief of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Report out of Community Ambassador Work of Advisory Board Members Related to Cradle-to-Career Mission and Vision (Information) – Marykate Cruz Jones, Chief of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

General Public Comment
- Note: the Advisory Boards may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. [Government Code Sections 11125, 11125.7(a)]

Adjournment – Marykate Cruz Jones, Chief of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Date of Meeting Posting: July 1, 2026

The mission of the Cradle-to-Career System is to be California’s source of actionable data on education, economic, and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities; to expand access to tools and services to navigate the education to employment pipeline.