OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meet Our Board

CTE Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors drawn from the employers, schools and institutions our students are heading toward. Board members come from healthcare, government, finance, manufacturing, higher education, hospitality, law, auto retail, construction materials and media, which means the people in the room are also the people who know what local jobs actually require.

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CHAIR

Priscilla Jaworski Quintanilla

Redwood Credit Union

  • Priscilla Jaworski-Quintanilla is the Business Services Operations Manager at Redwood Credit Union, where she leads teams supporting business lending, cash management, and operations, capping a 14+ year career at RCU spanning marketing, community engagement, and business services. A Sonoma County native and daughter of immigrant parents from El Salvador and Nicaragua, she is deeply committed to community service, education, and economic opportunity. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations and Theatre and is a graduate of Leadership Santa Rosa (Class 36). Priscilla has served on the CTE Foundation Board since 2020, and previously served as a trustee for the Mark West Union School District and on the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Latino Advisory Council. Her honors include the 2024 Los Cien Sonoma County Puentes y Ganas Award, the 2022 North Bay Business Journal Latino Business Leadership Award, and the North Bay Business Journal's 40 Under Forty Award in 2014.

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VICE CHAIR

Erica Torgerson

Sonoma Clean Power

  • Erica Torgerson is the Managing Director of Customer Service at Sonoma Clean Power, where she leads customer service strategy and operations. Born and raised in Sonoma County, she brings experience in energy, finance, real estate, and customer advocacy. Erica holds a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from Colorado State University Global. She serves as Vice Chair of the Career Technical Education Foundation of Sonoma County.

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TREASURER

Arif Virji

Carle Mackie Power & Ross LLP

  • Arif Virji is Chair of CMPR's Labor and Employment Law Group, where he represents employers in complex employment litigation, class actions, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. He partners with businesses to navigate workplace challenges, providing strategic counsel on compliance, employment agreements, investigations, layoffs, and other employment matters. In addition to his labor and employment practice, Mr. Virji handles complex commercial litigation, bringing extensive trial and arbitration experience and a strong track record of successful outcomes for clients across a wide range of industries.

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SECRETARY

KC Nate

Kaiser Permanente

  • KC Nate has served as Chief Administrative Officer for Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa since 2023, overseeing all medical group operations and services across the Santa Rosa Service Area. His leadership spans more than 1,700 employees and includes primary care, mental health, medical and surgical specialties, emergency services, imaging, and laboratory operations for the area's 173-bed hospital. Committed to trust, transparency, and collaboration, he has driven improvements in patient experience, access to care, and workplace safety, with KP Santa Rosa reducing patient wait times, increasing employee engagement, and earning numerous awards for senior care. A former Kaiser Permanente Administrative Fellow, KC holds a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science in molecular biology from Brigham Young University. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Career Technical Education Foundation, actively mentors youth in healthcare careers, and lives in Sonoma County with his wife, Candice, and their four children.

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PAST CHAIR

Julianna Graham

BPM

  • Julianna Graham brings more than 30 years of banking and business leadership to the CTE Foundation board. She most recently served as Senior Advisor at BPM, and her career includes commercial lending, business development, sales management, strategic planning, and project management.

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Kelly Bass Seibel

Sonoma County Tourism

  • Kelly Bass Seibel is Vice President, Community Engagement for Sonoma County Tourism, where she oversees the organization's community engagement, destination stewardship, and sustainability efforts. She previously held leadership roles at the Petaluma Health Center and the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber, bringing expertise in collaborative partnerships, advocacy, and workforce development. Kelly played a pivotal role in creating the Sonoma County Leave No Trace Coalition, the Santa Rosa Young Professionals Network, and the Mike Hauser Algebra Academy — work recognized by the California Travel Association, Green Destinations International, and the Western Association of Chamber Executives. She serves on the Career Technical Education Foundation board and has also served with the Sonoma State University Alumni Association and First 5 Sonoma County, where she was Commission chair. Named to "Forty Under 40" by both the North Bay Business Journal and the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Kelly is an alumna of Leadership Santa Rosa and Leadership Petaluma and lives in Petaluma with her husband, Pat, and daughters, Riley and Gracie.

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Luisa Beck

Jackson Family Wines

  • Luisa Beck is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Jackson Family Wines, where she has been helping build world class teams for nearly five years. A Sonoma County native, she earned her bachelor's degree from Seattle Pacific University before returning to Santa Rosa to complete the Human Resource Management Certificate program at Sonoma State University. In 2023, Luisa joined the CTE Foundation Board of Directors to connect with & give back to the community where she was born and raised and to support career education opportunities for local students.

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Brad Davis

Santa Rosa Junior College

  • Brad Davis brings 17 years of experience as faculty and program coordinator and 10 years as an academic administrator at Santa Rosa Junior College. He currently serves as the Dean of Career Education and Workforce Development. His background gives him deep insight into training needs and curriculum development. He values his role on the CTE Foundation board because it lets him connect students with the resources they need to reach their career goals in career and technical education fields.

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Araceli Nuñez

Bay Area Community College Consortium

  • Araceli Nuñez is the North Bay Regional Director for the Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC), where she coordinates workforce development and career education across four North Bay community colleges: Santa Rosa Junior College, College of Marin, Napa Valley College, and Solano Community College. She brings prior experience from the Marin County Office of Education and Roseland University Prep, and is bilingual in English and Spanish. Araceli holds an MBA from Sonoma State University and a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Spanish from Dominican University of California, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Community College Policy and Administration. She firmly believes that you can find success in CTE and that it should be accessible to all.

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Merrilee Roscoe Alvarado

Hansel Auto Group

  • Merrilee Roscoe Alvarado is the Director of Employee Culture & Community Relations for Hansel Auto Group and a dedicated board member of the Career Technical Education (CTE) Foundation. She is passionate about connecting students with career opportunities and supporting workforce development initiatives throughout the community. Through collaboration, mentorship, and advocacy, she works to help individuals build successful and rewarding career paths.

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Mark Soiland

Soiland Company

  • Mark Soiland leads Soiland Materials, a family-owned and locally owned company producing locally sourced materials for the North Bay and serving the communities that have supported the business for generations. Under his leadership, the company has strengthened its environmental practices, expanded recycling and sustainable operations, and reinforced partnerships throughout the region. That long-standing commitment to sustainability ensures every material delivered supports durability, ecological health, and community prosperity. As part of that forward-looking vision, all operations were unified under a single name in 2026 — Soiland Materials — reflecting consistency and shared purpose. The updated logo, a simple material pile set at the natural angle of repose, symbolizes both the materials the company handles every day and the thoughtful balance between engineered performance and environmental integrity.

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Jennifer Stark

Keysight Technologies

  • Jennifer Stark is a Product Manager at Keysight Technologies and has managed summer interns for 12+ years. She joined the CTE Board in 2025 out of an enthusiasm for connecting students with hands-on career pathways. She’s a strong believer that exposure to career options is inspiring and empowering to students.

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Hector Velazquez

Nexo Media Inc & The Business One Stop Shop (B-OSS)

  • Hector J. Velazquez is a Sonoma County entrepreneur and community leader. He is Principal of Nexo Media Inc. and Nexo Vibe Cloud (formerly Nexo Radio), Executive Director of the Sonoma County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Founder of the Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) — a Santa Rosa entrepreneurship hub backed by $4.5 million from Sonoma Clean Power that supports underrepresented business owners. He was named 2026 Executive Director of the Year by the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and received the 2019 Latino Business Leadership Award.

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Elisabeth Wade

Sonoma State University

  • Elisabeth Wade is the Dean of the College of Science, Technology, and Business at Sonoma State University, where she has served in academic leadership for six years. She joined the CTE foundation board in 2021, and has been active in supporting the CTE mission of connecting students to career pathways. Elisabeth holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from UC Berkeley. She lives in Novato with her family. She is an advocate for hands on experiences for all students and for giving students as many opportunities for career exploration as possible.

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