School-Community Partnerships Staff

The Department of School-Community Partnerships reaches out to provide and coordinate a variety of support services to students, teachers, schools, families, and community members throughout Kern County and statewide. A key component is the development of collaborative partnerships to build capacity between school districts and communitiy partners. These partnerships are the building blocks for a safe, healthy, positive and educationally sound future for all of our children and families.

Director

• Ann Georgian, Director, (661) 636-4522
  email: angeorgian@kern.org
• Esther Ozeta, Secretary II, (661) 636-4724
  email: esozeta@kern.org

BTSA Induction Program

• Malaika Bryant, Coordinator – Beginning Teacher Support Assessment Program (BTSA), (661) 636-4301
  email: mbryant@kern.org
• Rhonda Langley, Secretary I, (661) 636-4315
  email: rhlangley@kern.org
• Jason Crossley, Program Specialist (661) 636-4302 jacrossley@kern.org

Health Services

physical location: Blanton Ed Center, 300 E. Truxtun Ave, Suite B
mailing address: KCSOS, 1300 17th Street – SCP Blanton, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533

• Shelley Northrop, Health Services Coordinator, (661) 852-5648
  email: shnorthrop@kern.org
• Justin Roberts, Teacher – PEP Grant, (661) 852-5657
  email: juroberts@kern.org
• Elizabeth Velasco-Ramirez, Program Facilitator – NHC Grant, (661) 852-5662
  email: elvelasco@kern.org
• Esmeralda Victoria-Galvez, Prevention Services Facilitator – PTC Grant, (661) 852-5658
  email: esvictoria@kern.org

KernServe

coming soon…

Student Assistance Programs / Project 180

• Daryl Thiesen, Coordinator II, Prevention Programs, (661) 636-4757
  email: dathiesen@kern.org
• Salvador Arias, Prevention Specialist – Project 180, (661) 636-4242
  email: saarias@kern.org
• Kevin Keyes, Prevention Specialist – Project 180, (661) 636-4243
  email: kekeyes@kern.org

Safe Schools

coming soon…

Safe Schools/Healthy Students

• Jeff Coomber, Coordinator, (661) 636-4523
  email: jecoomber@kern.org

Blanton Center

• Denise Slusser, Secretary I (661) 852-5650
  email: deslusser@kern.org
• Graciela Garcia, Secretary I (661) 852-5647
  email: grgarcia@kern.org
• Tatia Hunter-Jennings, School Counselor – Prevention Programs (661) 852-5663
  email: tahunter-jennings@kern.org

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Tania Schalburg-Dykes, Coordinator Intern Programs, (661) 636-4367
email: taschalburg@kern.org

Emily Walker, Project Facilitator, Teacher Development, (661) 636-4666
email: emwalker@kern.org