
Larry Bellanich
Consortium Chairperson
Desert Sands Unified School District
Director, Child Welfare and Attendance
Experience Highlights:
Assistant Principal, La Quinta High School, Desert Sands USD
Teacher, Secondary, Special Education, Desert Sands USD
Teacher, Secondary Special Education, Coachella Valley USD

Lucie M. Gonzalez
Consortium Vice-Chairperson
Riverside County Office of Education
Principal, Desert Edge High School

Jereme Weischedel
Member Representative
Coachella Valley Unified School District
Principal, Coachella Valley Adult School
Experience Highlights:
Assistant Principal, Coachella Valley Adult School
Science Teacher, Secondary, Coachella Valley USD
Environmental Health Specialist, Riverside County

Joel L. Kinnamon
Member Representative
College of the Desert
College of the Desert Superintendent/President

Deanna Keuilian
Member Representative
Palm Springs Unified School District
Director of College and Career Readiness (Linked Learning & Career and Technical Education)

Guillermo Mendoza
Program Manager
Desert Regional Consortium
Experience Highlights:
Former Principal Coachella Valley Adult School
Principal of the Year
ACSA Region XIX Adult Administrator of the Year