ECS Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is extremely important because it is a mechanism to (1) improve communication; (2) solicit the confidence of the public; (3) obtain valuable input on the programs and services available to students with disabilities; (4) include the students’ voice in the process of maintaining a strong disability support program Authority cited: Sections 67312, 70901 and 84850, Education Code. Reference: Sections 67310- 67312 and 84850, Education Code
Contact Information
Thesa Roepke
Department Chair/Professor, Applied Behavioral Sciences
805-922-6966 ext. 3436
troepke@hancockcollege.edu
Members
- Chair - Thesa Roepke, Early Childhood Studies Program Coordinator
- Diana Borjas, Santa Maria Valley YMCA
- Patty Clarkson, CA Polytechnic State University-SLO
- Melissa Diaz, Pioneer Valley High School
- Michelle Graham, Children's Resource and Referral
- Jennifer McDonald, Communify Head Start/Early Head Start
- Maria Miramontes, Allan Hancock College
- Christian Patterson, Santa Barbara County Education Office
- Asael Picasso
- Vanni Rattanatray, Central Coast Children's Center
- Griselda Reyes, Reyes Family Childcare
- Maria Rojas-Cortez, California State University at Channel Islands
- Veronica Sanchez, Allan Hancock College
- Maria Suarez, Allan Hancock College
- Dr. Susan Walsh, CPIN PTF AHC
- Janelle Willis, Santa Barbara County Office of Education
Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Fall 2025