SPIE Year in Review

Our Team

SPIE is run by a small staff and has a 27-person volunteer Board of Directors. It is composed of educational leaders, including superintendents, college chancellors and directors from our Career Technical Education programs, as well as large employers such as, GALLO, G3, Thrive Foods, Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center, and local elected officials. This group has been, and continues to be, instrumental in developing effective partnerships and tending to community needs. They are one of our bridges to the community we serve.

Our Team

Jessica Godden portrait

Jessica Godden

Executive Director

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Ruhi Sheikh portrait

Ruhi Sheikh

Partnership Strategist

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Courtney Ringsted portrait

Courtney Ringsted

Program & Partnership Strategist

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Our Board

Debbie

Carranza

Chief Human Resource Officer

Thrive Foods
Board President

John

Acha

CTE & Program Equity Director

Turlock USD

Rachelle

Antinetti

President

Antinetti Consulting

Celeste

Ayers

Operations Learning & Development Senior Manager

Gallo

Manoj

Bains

Manager

Grimbleby Coleman Advisors & Accountants

Rachelle

Barkus

Senior Director, Educational Options

Modesto City Schools

Kym

Brinkman

Career Navigator & Workforce Prep Director

Patterson JUSD

Trish

Christensen

​CEO & President

Modesto Chamber of Commerce

Amber

Edwards

Vice President of Talent Development

Opportunity Stanislaus

Doris

Foster

Director

Stanislaus County Workforce Development

Kevin

Fox

Career and Technical Education Director

SCOE

Brad

Goudeau

Associate Superintendent Educational Services

Modesto City Schools

Curtis

Grant

History Professor - Retired

​CSU Stanislaus

Emily

Harry

Coordinator for Educational Options

Ceres USD

​Cortney

Hurst

Arts Education Director

Gallo Center for the Arts

​Scott

Kuykendall

Superintendent

Stanislaus County Office of Education

Bruce R.

Laverty, M.D.

Past-President, Retired, Chief Medical Executive

Sutter Memorial Medical Center

Kristi

Marsella

Owner

Next Gear Consulting

Nancy

Martinez

Co-Founder

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Dan

Pangrazio

Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services

Ceres USD

Brad

Porfilio, PhD

Dean, College of Education, Kinesiology & Social Work

CSU Stanislaus

​Cecil

Russell

Retired

Sylvan Financial

Moya

Semone

Co-owner

Almonds by Semone

Ivan

Valencia

Assistant Chief of Police

Modesto Police Department

Henry

Yong

Chancellor

Yosemite Community College District

Sue

Zwahlen

Mayor

City of Modesto

Sandra

Drumonde, MSN, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Sutter Memorial Medical Center

Lisa

Fiveash

VP Accounting Tax Treasury

G3 Enterprises

Anthony

Sims

Economic Development Director

Communications Officer, City of Turlock