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Sacramento County Office of Education

About the Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools
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David W. Gordon serves as Superintendent of the Sacramento (CA) County Office of Education. The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) directly serves more than 30,000 students and provides financial oversight and support services to 13 school districts and more than 235,000 students in thirteen school districts.
 
From 1995–2004 Mr. Gordon served as Superintendent of the Elk Grove Unified School District, an ethnically and economically diverse district of 62,000 students covering 320 square miles of Sacramento County. Prior to coming to Elk Grove, Mr. Gordon was Deputy State Superintendent for the California Department of Education. 
 
Mr. Gordon holds a B.A. degree from Brandeis University and an Ed.M. and Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in Educational Administration from Harvard University. From 2003–2011 he was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the “Nation’s Report Card”). From 2001–2003 Mr. Gordon served on the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education.
 
From 2005–2007, he served on the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Education Excellence. He has served on numerous boards and commissions, including the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the California Curriculum Development Commission, WestEd and the UC Davis School of Education Board of Advisors. He currently serves as a Governor’s appointee to the State Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC).
 
Mr. Gordon has been an active volunteer in the Sacramento area and currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Sierra Health Foundation, and a Commissioner on the Sacramento First 5 Commission. He and his wife Deborah, a novelist, have two children and six grandchildren.

Superintendent’s Cabinet

The Superintendent’s Cabinet is an advisory group of SCOE administrators. Cabinet members meet regularly with the Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools to discuss issues relevant to their departments and divisions within SCOE, helping with decision making and relevant operational activities.

  • Nancy Herota, Ed.D.
    Deputy Superintendent
    (Malissa Kekahu, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent)
  • Teresa Stinson
    General Counsel
    (Mylah Vargas, Legal Assistant)
  • Nick Schweizer
    Associate Superintendent, Business Services
    (Consuelo Villalobos, Executive Assistant)
  • Xanthi Soriano
    Executive Director, Communications
    (Emily De La Torre, Executive Assistant)
  • Shanine Coats
    Executive Director, School of Education & Career Pipeline
  • Jerry Jones
    Executive Director, Technology Services
    (Trisha Odin, Executive Assistant)
  • Michael Kast
    Assistant Superintendent, Student Programs
    (Joanna Esparza, Executive Assistant)
  • Brent Malicote
    Associate Superintendent, Integrated Systems Support
    (Mason Diab, Executive Assistant)
  • Navdeep Purewal
    Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
    (Erika Brown, Executive Assistant)
  • Darrien Slider-Johnson
    Chief Administrator, Personnel
    (Corrina Beatty, Executive Assistant)
  • Wende Watson
    Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
  • Jackie White
    Assistant Superintendent, Court & Community Schools, CTE, & Adult Education
    (Marty Florey, Executive Assistant)
  • Kristin Wright
    Executive Director, Inclusive Practices, Prevention & Intervention Services

School District Superintendents’ Council

The Superintendents’ Council is comprised of the superintendents from each of Sacramento County’s 13 school districts. The council is chaired by the County Superintendent of Schools and meets periodically to collaborate on regional programs and projects. This collaboration helps to eliminate duplication of effort, results in economies-of-scale savings, and provides an opportunity for inter-district sharing for improved practices in all areas of school district operations. Each of the 13 districts within Sacramento County is represented by its superintendent on the council.

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