The North San Diego County Promise is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3), San-Diego-County-inclusive, collective-impact partnership that is united by a shared vision of all youth and adults reaching their fullest potential in grade school, college, career and life.  Our intentionally collaborative, equity-focused and data-informed work empowers community members and expands success pathways.  The North San Diego County Promise brings together organizations representing education, business, non-profit, government and faith-based communities, to strategically and efficiently align programs, services and resources to improve the social, emotional, academic and professional success of youth and adults throughout our region.  Our collective efforts are focused on inclusionary systems change and ensuring our marginalized communities have equitable access to educational, economic and life opportunities.  

From promoting Safety, Health and Well-being, improving the kindergarten readiness of young children, fostering Early Childhood Success, stimulating College and Career Readiness, increasing Post-secondary Success and Completion, championing Racial Justice, Equity and Inclusion and advancing Workforce Development, the North San Diego County Promise is committed to building a vibrant, prosperous and promising future for every member of the many diverse and interconnected communities we serve throughout the greater North San Diego County region and beyond.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Thao Ha (Chairperson), Professor of Sociology, MiraCosta College

  • Duane Coleman (Vice Chairperson), Superintendent Emeritus, Oceanside Unified School District and Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Leadership and Administration, American College of Education

  • Antonio Mora (Treasurer), District Advisor, Assessment, Accountability, and Evaluation Department and Multilingual Education and Global Achievement Department, Learning and Leadership Services Division, San Diego County Office of Education

  • Fred Armijo (Secretary), Chief Emeritus, Oceanside Police Department

  • Satia Austin, President, North San Diego County NAACP

  • Vu Nguyen, President, Transformational Consulting

  • Patricia Prado-Olmos, Chief Community Engagement Officer, California State University, San Marcos

  • Rafe Edward Trickey, Jr. (Non-voting, Ex-officio Member), President and Chief Executive Officer, North San Diego County Promise

COLLECTIVE IMPACT TABLE

  • Jacqueline “Kiki” Bispo (Co-Chairperson), Lead: Family & Community Engagement Network, Vista Unified School District

  • Alketa Wojcik (Co-Chairperson), Vice President of Student Services, MiraCosta College

  • Hillary Adams, Director of Operations, Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside

  • Greg Anglea, Chief Executive Officer, Interfaith Community Services

  • Scott Ashton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

  • Neville Billimoria, Chief of Marketing and Membership Officer, Mission Federal Credit Union

  • Katherine “Kat” Casabar Briggs, Manager, Community Health Promotion, North Coastal & North Inland Regions, Health & Human Services Agency, County of San Diego

  • Erin English, Executive Director of Innovation Emeritus, San Diego County Office of Education

  • Nic Gilmour, Member, UNITE North County Coastal Strategic Action Leadership Team

  • Nancy Sasaki, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of San Diego County

  • Jaime Figueroa, Executive Director, Operation HOPE-North County

  • James Greer, Associate, Transformational Consulting

  • Fernando Hernandez, Field Representative, Tasha Boerner Horvath, Assemblymember, Seventy-seventh District, California State Assembly

  • Nick Mata, Assistant Superintendent and Vice President of Student Services, Palomar Community College District

  • Cheryl McMahen, Director of Community Engagement, TrueCare

  • Dulce Maria Miranda, Vice President of External Affairs, MANA De North County San Diego

  • Alina Mitchell, Associate Director of Academic Innovation and Technology, University of San Diego Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education

  • Rachael Orose, Executive Director, Words Alive

  • Amory Ramirez, President, Quality Children’s Services

  • Kedrick Sadler, Chief, Oceanside Police Department

  • Roy Sapa’u, City Planner, City of Encinitas

  • Nannette Stamm, Chief Health Promotion Officer, Vista Community Clinic

  • Nicole Steele, Director of Programs and Education, Children's Paradise, Inc.

  • Lisa Stout, Executive Director, Project Next

  • Roberto Trada, Executive Director, Joe and Mary Mottino Family YMCA

  • Rafe Edward Trickey, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, North San Diego County Promise

  • Lisa Turner, Executive Director, Palomar Family Counseling Services

  • José Manuel Villarreal, Principal, Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista Unified School District

  • Genentech, Inc.

  • Reality Changers

SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK

  • Silvia Alcantar (Co-Chairperson), Program Manager, San Diego Regional Center

  • Kedrick Sadler (Co-Chairperson), Chief, Oceanside Police Department

  • Max Disposti, Executive Director, North County LGBTQ Resource Center

  • Francisco Flores, CAT Case Manager/Youth Development Specialist, Lifeline Community Services

  • Daisy Hernandez, TYA Case Manager, Interfaith Community Services

  • Patricia King, Community Engagement Manager, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

  • Jaime Figueroa, Executive Director, Operation HOPE-North County

  • Jill Marshall, Deputy Director, Women’s Resource Center

  • Patrick Savaiano, Assistant Director, Behavioral Health Counseling Services, Palomar College

    Dieter Swank, Student and Family Services Coordinator, Oceanside Unified School District

  • California State University, San Marcos

  • Community Resource Center

  • Joe and Mary Mottino Family YMCA

  • MiraCosta College

  • Vista Unified School District

  • North County Regions, Health and Human Services Agency, County of San Diego

EARLY CHILDHOOD SUCCESS COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK

  • Lisa Turner (Chairperson), Executive Director, Palomar Family Counseling Services

  • Silvia Alcantar, Program Manager, San Diego Regional Center

  • Edward Becerra, Founder, Education Begins in the Home

  • Amanda Bonds, Early and Community Literacy Programs Manager, Words Alive

  • Sandra Ceja, Principal, Foothill Oak Elementary School, Vista Unified School District

  • Erin English, Executive Director of Innovation Emeritus, San Diego County Office of Education

  • Jena Kubiak, Coordinator of QPI, San Diego County Office of Education

  • Cheryl McMahen, Director of Community Engagement, TrueCare

  • Alina Mitchell, Associate Director of Academic Innovation and Technology, University of San Diego Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education

  • Lita Moore, Executive Director, North County Community Services

  • Beatriz Palmer, Program Manager, Service Learning and Volunteer Center, MiraCosta College

  • Amory Ramirez, President, Quality Children’s Services

  • Nicole Steele, Director of Programs and Education, Children's Paradise

  • Marie Town, Principal Librarian for Youth Services, City of Oceanside Library

  • Edwina Williams, Professor of Sociology, MiraCosta College

  • California State University, San Marcos

  • Joe and Mary Mottino Family YMCA

  • Oceanside Unified School District

  • Palomar College

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK

  • José Manuel Villarreal (Chairperson), Principal, Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista Unified School District

  • Hillary Adams, Director of Operations, Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside

  • Scott Ashton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

  • Teresa Collis, Coordinator, CTE, Oceanside Unified School District

  • Robert Crowell, Career Pathways Coordinator, Career Technical Education, Vista Unified School District

  • Margie de Ruyter, Career Pathway/District and School Improvement, Learning and Leadership Services, San Diego County Office of Education

  • Eric Frandsen, Principal, Surfside Educational Academy, Oceanside Unified School District

  • Eileen Frazier, Principal, El Camino High School, Oceanside Unified School District

  • Francisco Flores, CAT Case Manager/Youth Development Specialist, Lifeline Community Services

  • Jesica Garcia, Program Manager, Vista Community Clinic

  • James Greer, Associate, Transformational Consulting

  • Julie Johnson, Director of GEAR UP, MiraCosta College

  • Amy Kleman, Senior Librarian for Teen Services, City of Oceanside Library

  • Joe LeDesma, GEAR UP Program Director, Palomar College

  • Nick Mata, Assistant Superintendent and Vice President of Student Services, Palomar Community College District

  • Cheryl McMahen, Director of Community Engagement, TrueCare

  • Dulce Maria Miranda, Vice President of External Affairs, MANA De North County San Diego

  • Beatriz Palmer, Program Manager, Service Learning and Volunteer Center, MiraCosta College

  • Jordy Sparks, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity Inclusion and Student Supports, Oceanside Unified School District

  • Nannette Stamm, Chief Health Promotion Officer, Vista Community Clinic

  • Kheng Waiche, Early Proficiency Programs Coordinator, California State University, San Marcos

  • Alketa Wojcik, Vice President of Student Services, MiraCosta College

  • Interfaith Community Services

  • Reality Changers

POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS AND COMPLETION COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK

  • Freddy Ramirez (Co-Chairperson), Dean of Admissions and Student Support, MiraCosta College

  • Leslie Salas (Co-Chairperson), Dean of Counseling, Palomar College

  • TBD (Co-Chairperson), California State University, San Marcos

  • Dulce Maria Miranda, Vice President of External Affairs, MANA De North County San Diego

  • Beatriz Palmer, Program Manager, Service Learning and Volunteer Center, MiraCosta College

  • California State University, San Marcos

  • Reality Changers

RACIAL JUSTICE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK

  • Beatriz Palmer (Co-Chairperson), Program Manager, Service Learning and Volunteer Center, MiraCosta College

  • Rafe Edward Trickey, Jr. (Co-Chairperson), President and Chief Executive Officer, North San Diego County Promise

  • Alliance for Regional Solutions

  • California State University, San Marcos

  • City of Oceanside

  • County of San Diego

  • Escondido Unified School District

  • Oceanside Unified School District

  • Palomar College

  • San Diego Community College District

  • San Marcos Unified School District

  • Vista Unified School District

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK

  • Graciela Major (Co-Chairperson), Workforce Development Program Manager, MAAC (Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty)

  • Rafe Edward Trickey, Jr. (Co-Chairperson), President and Chief Executive Officer, North San Diego County Promise

  • TBD (Co-Chairperson), Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

  • TBD (Co-Chairperson), San Marcos Chamber of Commerce

  • California State University, San Marcos

  • County of San Diego

  • MiraCosta College

  • Palomar College

  • San Diego Community College District

  • Bonsall Chamber of Commerce

  • Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce

  • Encinitas Chamber of Commerce

  • Escondido Chamber of Commerce

  • Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce

  • Poway Chamber of Commerce

  • Ramona Chamber of Commerce

  • Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce

  • Vista Chamber of Commerce

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