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Get Involved in CERFHigh Road Transition Collaboratives (HRTC)

HRTCs represent California’s 13 distinct regional economies and bring together diverse community, labor, industry, and business interests.

On October 20, 2022, the CERF Leadership team announced the CERF Planning Phase awards. As part of CERF’s initial planning phase, 13 economic development entities known as High Road Transition Collaboratives (HRTCs) received $5 million each to develop roadmaps, including a strategy and recommended series of investments, for their region. HRTCs represent California’s 13 distinct regional economies and bring together diverse members of the labor, industry, and business sectors as well as community interests.

Each region will be supported by an OPR CERF team member and a GO-Biz Regional Economic Recovery Coordinator (RERC). Contact information for each HRTC, OPR CERF staff, and GO-Biz RERC can be found below.

Graphic showing California Map with the following regions: North State, Redwood Coast, Sacramento, Bay Area, Northern San Joaquin Valley, Eastern Sierra, Central San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast, Kern County, Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Southern Border

Northern California

Counties: Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
Regional Convener and Fiscal Agent:
Valley Vision, Inc.
HRTC Contact:
Alana Ramsay
alana.ramsay@valleyvision.org
OPR Contact:
Jesus Salazar
jesus.salazar@opr.ca.gov
916-720-4413
GO-Biz RERC:
Miriam Zouzounis
miriam.zouzounis@gobiz.ca.gov
Counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino
Regional Convener:
California Center for Rural Policy
Fiscal Agent:
Arcata Economic Development Corporation
HRTC Contact:
California Center for Rural Policy
ccrp@humboldt.edu
707-826-3400
OPR Contact:
Jesus Salazar
jesus.salazar@opr.ca.gov
916-720-4413
GO-Biz RERC:
Jamie Winters
jamie.winters@gobiz.ca.gov
916-384-6836
Counties: Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
Regional Convener:
North State Planning and Development Collective
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
Fiscal Agent:
North State Planning and Development Collective
HRTC Contact:
Jason Schwenkler
jschwenkler@csuchico.edu
Jonathan Kusel
jkusel@sierrainstitute.us
OPR Contact:
Jesus Salazar
jesus.salazar@opr.ca.gov
916-720-4413
GO-Biz RERC:
Jamie Winters
jamie.winters@gobiz.ca.gov
916-384-6836
Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma
Regional Convener:
All Home
Fiscal Agent:
Bay Area Good Jobs Partnership for Equity, with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development as the Fiscal Lead
HRTC Contact:
Jay Banfield
jbanfield@allhomeca.org
OPR Contact:
Jesus Salazar
jesus.salazar@opr.ca.gov
916-720-4413
GO-Biz RERC:
Rob Moreau
rob.moreau@gobiz.ca.gov
916-716-2979

Central and Inland California

Counties: Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Regional Convener:
Merced County Workforce Development Board
Fiscal Agent:
Merced Community College District
HRTC Contact:
Erick Serrato
erick.serrato@countyofmerced.com
209-724-2041
OPR Contact:
Jesus Salazar
jesus.salazar@opr.ca.gov
916-720-4413
GO-Biz RERC:
Danna Stroud
danna.stroud@gobiz.ca.gov
916-384-8807
Counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Tulare
Regional Convener and Fiscal Agent:
Central Valley Community Foundation
HRTC Contact:
valleyCERF@centralvalleycf.org
OPR Contact:
Jesus Salazar
jesus.salazar@opr.ca.gov
916-720-4413
GO-Biz RERC:
Danna Stroud
danna.stroud@gobiz.ca.gov
916-384-8807
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolumne
Regional Convener and Fiscal Agent:
Sierra Business Council
HRTC Contact:
CERF@sierrabusiness.org
(530) 582-4800 ext 103
OPR Contact:
Jesus Salazar
jesus.salazar@opr.ca.gov
916-720-4413
GO-Biz RERC:
Danna Stroud
danna.stroud@gobiz.ca.gov
916-384-8807
Regional Convener:
Kern Coalition, a partnership between Better Bakersfield and Boundless Kern, Community Action Partnership of Kern, Kern Inyo and Mono Central Labor Council, Building Healthy Communities, and Kern Community College District
Fiscal Agent:
Kern Community College District
HRTC Contact:
Dr. Jessica Grimes
jessica.grimes@kccd.edu
Norma Rojas Mora
norma.rojas@bakersfieldcollege.edu
OPR Contact:
Matt Phillips
matt.phillips@opr.ca.gov
916-758-0936
GO-Biz RERC:
Lena Legge
lena.legge@gobiz.ca.gov
916-716-0947
Counties: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Ventura
Regional Convener:
Uplift Central Coast Coalition
Fiscal Agent:
Economic Development Collaborative
HRTC Contact:
uplift@reachcentralcoast.org
OPR Contact:
Matt Phillips
matt.phillips@opr.ca.gov
916-758-0936
GO-Biz RERC:
Brian Coleman
brian.coleman@gobiz.ca.gov
916-716-4127

Southern California

Counties: Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Regional Convener:
Economic Development Corporation of Lost Angeles County (LAEDC)
Fiscal Agent:
California Community Foundation
HRTC Contact:
Stephen Cheung
CERF@laedc.org
209-724-2041
OPR Contact:
Matt Phillips
matt.phillips@opr.ca.gov
916-758-0936
GO-Biz RERC:
Chris Castorena
chris.castorena@gobiz.ca.gov
Regional Convener:
Orange County Business Council
Fiscal Agent:
Charitable Ventures of Orange County
HRTC Contact:
Jesse Ben-Ron
jbenron@ocbc.org
OPR Contact:
Matt Phillips
matt.phillips@opr.ca.gov
916-758-0936
GO-Biz RERC:
Christy Tran
christy.tran@gobiz.ca.gov
Counties: Riverside, San Bernardino
Regional Convener:
Inland Economic Growth & Opportunity (IEGO) & Inland Empire Labor Institute (IELI)
Fiscal Agent:
Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF)
HRTC Contact:
Hillary Jenk
hjenks@ielabor.org
951-315-0493
Matthew Mena
mmenaiego@iegives.org
951-505-1003
OPR Contact:
Matt Phillips
matt.phillips@opr.ca.gov
916-758-0936
GO-Biz RERC:
Raquel Aparicio
raquel.aparicio@gobiz.ca.gov
Counties: San Diego, Imperial
Fiscal Agent:
San Diego State University
HRTC Contact:
John McMillan
jmcmillan@sdsu.edu
OPR Contact:
Matt Phillips
matt.phillips@opr.ca.gov
916-758-0936
GO-Biz RERC:
Raquel Aparicio
raquel.aparicio@gobiz.ca.gov