LEARNING SESSIONS
Extended lectures and workshops facilitated by professionals with the expertise in the subject matter. The intent for these sessions is to allow a deeper understanding of the various project components. These sessions will give teams an opportunity to learn from industry professionals and include activities such as client meetings, program study and research, design and construction workshops, community college and university site visits, and case study field trips.
Extended lectures and workshops facilitated by professionals with the expertise in the subject matter. The intent for these sessions is to allow a deeper understanding of the various project components. These sessions will give teams an opportunity to learn from industry professionals and include activities such as client meetings, program study and research, design and construction workshops, community college and university site visits, and case study field trips.
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AGRICULTURE
Tricia Stever Blattler Executive Director | Tulare County Farm Bureau PO Box 748 | Visalia, CA 93279 (559) 732-8301 | tcfb@tulcofb.org Tricia Stever Blattler serves as the Executive Director of the Tulare County Farm Bureau. In her role she oversees the day-to-day operations of the Farm Bureau, a non-profit membership driven agricultural organization. She manages public relations, education, outreach, and advocacy roles in the organization and works with government agencies, community leaders, elected officials, media, members, students, and the public at large. Tricia serves as a media spokesperson on agriculture issues, and works on a number of community partnerships, fostering collaboration with agricultural organizations, engaging in political action, advocating for responsible laws and regulations that impact agriculture, and seeking to improve the business climate for farms and ranches in Tulare County. Tricia attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and holds a Bachelors and Masters degree, and two secondary teaching credentials in Agricultural Science. She worked at the California Farm Bureau for 7 years prior to her current position and has been the Farm Bureau’s executive director since 2007.
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HEALTHCARE
Kerry Hydash, MPA President & CEO | Family Healthcare Network 305 East Center Avenue | Visalia, CA 93291 (559) 737-4700 | Contact Kerry Hydash serves as the President & CEO of Family HealthCare Network (FHCN), a private nonprofit organization that operates 19 sites, 15 of which are federally qualified health centers located throughout California’s central valley. Originally founded in 1976 with the mission of caring for the underserved farm working community, FHCN has developed into a multi-site primary health care network serving one in three patients in Tulare County. Under her leadership, FHCN has grown to serve more than 200,000 patients from Tulare and Kings Counties, and stands as a model demonstrating value and effectiveness in reducing health disparities and improving the health status of communities in need. FHCN is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home and is dually recognized by The Joint Commission with its Gold Seal of Approval® for Patient Quality and Safety and as a Patient Centered Primary Medical Home. Kerry holds a Masters in Public Administration and a B.S. in Economics with an emphasis in Accounting. Prior to working directly in the healthcare field, Kerry worked as a senior operations auditor for Arthur Andersen, L.L.P., auditing and providing financial support to healthcare entities. Kerry is also a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, with extensive HR experience in the healthcare industry. Kerry is actively involved in the community and serves on several boards and committees; she is a past chair for the Visalia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and also serves on their Government Affairs committee. She is on the board of the local Workforce Investment Board serving as Secretary, chairs the Workforce Investment Board’s Health Care Sector committee, and serves on the Community Campus Steering committee for A.T. Still University. Kerry also serves on the boards of the California Primary Care Association serving as Treasurer, Clinic Mutual Insurance Company serving as Treasurer, Central Valley Health Network serving as Treasurer, National Center for Farmworker Health, Tulare County Symphony, and is on the advisory committee for the Insure the Uninsured Project. Additionally, she serves on the Farmworker Health, Legislative, and Rural Health committees as well as the Subcommittee on Health Center Financing for the National Association of Community Health Centers. In 2012, Kerry completed the Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Clinic Leadership Institute.
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EDUCATION & CLIENT MEETING
Joy Soares Director, College and Career | Tulare County Office of Education Director | Tulare Kings Linked Learning Consortium 2637 Burrel Avenue | Visalia, CA 93277 (559) 733-6101 | jsoares@ers.tcoe.org Joy has been a member of the ERS team since 2012. In her role as the Director of College and Career, she provides leadership and guidance to districts in Tulare and surrounding counties. Joy also works at a regional and state level with several collaborative networks. Joy co-leads the College and Career Collaborative that serves a two county regional network to advance college and career readiness work as well as facilitating learning forums, pathway discussions, industry speakers and post-secondary transition conversations with local colleges. As the Director of the Tulare-Kings Linked Learning Consortium, which consists of 11 districts, 24 high schools and 45 Academies, she provides facilitation and leadership to advance quality implementation. In addition, she provides technical assistance for academy development and district implementation, instructional support, and coaching. In 2014, Joy led the effort of creating pblCORE – a TCOE Project Based Learning Curriculum for teachers and administrators that has recently been adopted in several districts and counties throughout California. Mrs. Soares has presented at regional and state conferences on the topics of Leadership, Project Based Learning, Linked Learning, and Social Studies. She is a Nationally Certified Trainer for the Buck Institute in Education for Project Based Learning. Joy’s approach to education is unique, stemming from 15 years in industry and desire to prepare students for college and their career beyond. Her 12-year teaching career was in poverty schools with high EL populations. Joy holds a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Leadership. In 2012, Mrs. Soares was recognized as California’s National History Day Unsung Hero of the Year and in 2008, the California Council for the Social Studies selected her as California's Middle School Teacher of the Year. The San Joaquin Valley Chinese Cultural Center bestowed the honor of Middle School Teacher of the Year to Mrs. Soares in 2004. Prior to serving in education, Joy was a Vice President of Marketing for a national food company. She was trained by Stephen Covey, the Walt Disney Corporation, and even traveled to the White House with her management team to accept an award for the Nation’s Small Business of the Year. In addition to leading many highly effective and profitable teams in industry, Joy has learned alongside and mentored students in primary, intermediate, and secondary schools. |
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STATE AGENCY SCHOOL FACILITIES
Lesley Taylor Field Representative | California Department of Education 1430 N Street | Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 322-0310 | ltaylor@cde.ca.gov Lesley Taylor is a Field Representative in the California Department of Education’s School Facilities and Transportation Services Division. In this role, she provides planning services to approximately 200 school districts in fifteen Northern California counties. The California Department of Education envisions school facilities that enhance the achievement of all students and are learner-centered, safe, sustainable, and centers of the community. The School Facilities and Transportation Services Division (SFTSD) reviews school sites and plans for health and safety and educational adequacy. In this work, we follow twelve Guiding Principles that support our regulatory framework (California Code of Regulations, Title 5). In addition, she is the program lead for the administration of U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) in California, as well as the corresponding state-level award, California Green Ribbon Schools (CA-GRS). Lesley is the recipient of the 2014 ED-GRS Director’s Award for her work to advance green schools in her state. Prior to joining CDE in 2012, Lesley was a private sector consultant for nearly nine years, advising school districts across the state on facilities planning issues and specializing in new school site selection and evaluation, including CEQA compliance. Lesley holds a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from Sacramento State University.
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CHARRETTE
Professor Thomas Fowler IV, AIA, NCARB, DPACSA Director | Community Interactive Design Studio (CIDS) Distinguished Professor of the ACSA Director | Graduate Architecture Program California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (805) 756-2981 | tfowler@calpoly.edu Cal Poly | Architecture Thomas’ teaching responsibilities include third year design and building technology courses, and directing his computer laboratory started in 1997, called the Collaborative Integrative Digital-Design Studio (CIDS). This facility provides his students with access to the latest digital technology for use in the design and constructability process in the studio. During his career he has received a number of awards in recognition of his teaching and research activities, which includes: College of Architecture & Environmental Design Westley Ward Teaching Award, 2007, Architecture Department's Faculty Teaching Award, 2005, "Young Faculty Teaching Award, ACSA/AIAS, 1996-'97", Nominated by Cal Poly's College of Architecture in both 2001 and 2000 for U.S. Professor of the Year Award, and "Young Architects Selection", Progressive Architecture Magazine, July 1994. Thomas has served as paper referee for numerous conferences, published a range of papers on his design studio teaching methods and interdisciplinary project activities and has had a successful track record for successful grants for his research activities. Recently he has had an essay published titled, "A Teacher's View", in Becoming an Architect, Lee Waldrep, editor, Wiley 2006. Thomas' practice experience includes working for Davis Brody Architects in New York City, and Hartman Cox in Washington, DC. He has also served as Associate Head of Cal Poly's Architecture Department from 2001 – 2007, served as the ACSA's Secretary to the Board, 2004 – 2006, has been appointed to serve on the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) as an ACSA representative from 2007 – 2009, and has had extensive experience in participating on NAAB visitation teams to 14 programs (4 of these he chaired) around the country. Expanded Bio
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CASE STUDY SITE VISITS
Lindsay Wellness Center 860 North Sequoia, Lindsay, CA 93247 Case study visits are important to understand how other facilities are doing similar things for their school districts and communities. The wellness center idea was developed in 2002 after the Lindsay District Hospital closed. The project was a partnership between the City of Lindsay and the Lindsay District Hospital board. The Wellness Center offers a membership based fitness area for adults with their best health and well-being in mind. In addition to individual and group fitness programs, the facility also offers informational nutrition and health classes which are free to the public. Visalia Technical Education Center (VTEC) 2049 South Linwood St, Visalia, CA 93277 VTEC is a unique high school; accelerating and enriching the traditional pathway to a high school diploma. As a WASC accredited, early college/career technical high school, they offer their students a "Hands-On" approach to learning with an emphasis on careers. They work closely with their local community college, College of the Sequoias (COS), to enroll students into college level courses. Since VTEC limits its enrollment, their learning environment is personal. The Mission of VTEC is to give high school students a focused education that leads to a successful transition into college and career. |
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CONSTRUCTION JOB-SITE VISIT
New K-12 School Construction Site Visit 5313 Road 39, Alpaugh, CA 93201 Topics of discussion for this construction learning session will be:
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DESIGN WORKSHOP
Mangini Associates Inc. 4320 W. Mineral King Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Interns will work on their projects in the office, utilizing the resources we have available. This design workshop is intended to help develop ideas, and see real world project examples currently developed in the office. Areas focused during the workshop will be:
Guest lecturers will present various topics in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction and apply concepts to student projects. Ron Moore | Plumbing Designer Lawrence Nye Carlson Mechanical Engineers Matt Seals | General Contractor Seals / Biehle Construction John Atilano | Structural Engineer Lane Engineers Richard Vaillancour | Landscape Architect Robert Boro Landscape Architect Manuel Acosta | CAD Technician, Designer Mangini Associates Inc. Tim Yaeger | Intern Mangini Associates Inc. |
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CHARRETTE & DESIGN VILLAGE Friday, April 15, 2016 - Sunday, April 17, 2016 Design Village and Open House Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Cal Poly | Architecture During Open House weekend, students will continue their collaboration and design charrette with Professor Thomas Fowler's 3rd year Architecture Students and attend the Cal Poly Design Village as a spectator to witness some great student-built design projects. As currently the only truly-native competition hosted by Cal Poly's prestigious undergraduate Architecture program, the Design Village competition has a long history and has become one of the most anticipated events of the year for the College of Architecture & Environmental Design (CAED). True to our "hand's on" experience, competitors design and build "shelters" in which said competitors inhabit their respective structures throughout the entirety of the weekend of Cal Poly's own Open House. Sandcastle Design Competition Rules 
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