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Project SOAR II thanks our community partners!

Through your in-kind and/or monetary contributions, you help us make a direct impact in preparing kids for college.

Project SOAR is unique in our ability to serve students daily as our offices are located on almost every OUSD high school campus. We have approximately 50 staff members on our team and every individual has expertise on their particular school site.

Contact Shareen Ram, our Partnership Liaison, at (510) 885-4115 or email her at shareen.ram@csueastbay.edu for more information or questions about what Project SOAR is doing in Oakland Schools!

Advisory Council

Mary Fisher, School Administrator
Alameda County Office of Education

Barbara Tavres, Community Relations Manager
Barnes & Noble, Jack London Square

Lynn Dodd, Senior Education Manager
College Board

Toni R. Cook, Director of EOPS-CARE Department
College of Alameda

Deidra Barber, Program Manager
College Summit

Diana Balgas, Executive Director of Retention Services
CSU East Bay Academic Affairs

Dr. Annette Hoffman-Walker, Director of Graduate Admissions and Evaluations
CSU East Bay Enrollment Services

Enrique Mendoza, Coordinator
CSU East Bay EOP Admissions & Summer Bridge

Stan Hebert, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
CSU East Bay Planning, Enrollment Management, and Student Affairs


Diana Warren, Director
CSU East Bay Upward Bound

Monica Montenegro, Executive Director
East Bay Consortium

Denise Saddler, Interim Executive Director
Marcus Foster Education Institute

Dr. Linda Berry, Vice President of Instruction
Merritt College

Bruce Buckelew, Founder/Director
Oakland Technology Exchange West Program

Abigail Adams, Coordinator of College & Career Readiness
Oakland Unified School District

Jeannie Johnson, Director of College & Career Readiness
Oakland Unified School Distrit

Larry Austin, Executive Director
Urban Services YMCA

California State University, East Bay, Foundation
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, ST-120
Hayward, CA 94542
Phone: (510) 885-4400, Fax: (510) 885-4042

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education GEAR UP Initiative