Meet our Administrative Team

  • STEVEN FRANCE - DIRECTOR

    Steven France began his career as a high school English and Leadership teacher in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District in 1999 prior to his 2005 appointment as Vice Principal within the same district. In 2007, Steven became Associate Principal in the Acalanes Union High School District and, in 2012, was promoted to Coordinator of Acalanes Center for Independent Study and Student Services. Since 2015, Steven has served as Director of the Del Valle Education Center, overseeing adult education, School Attendance Review Board (SARB), Home and Hospital Instruction, and various credit recovery options. Steven earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership from California State University, Hayward and also attended Point Loma Nazarene University in 2013 to earn his Child Welfare and Attendance Certificate. Professionally, Steven participated in the 2012 - 2013 Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Pupil Services Academy and since 2018, continues as the Director of the ACSA Pupil Services Academy. Since 2017, Steven has been a member of the Pupil Services Coalition in Sacramento, served as a Board Member of the California School Psychologist Foundation in 2019, and has been an active member of the California Association of Pupil Personnel Administrators (CAPPA) serving as Chairperson 2016 - 2018, 2019 - 2020, and is currently Co-Chairperson since 2022. Steven is also a Board Member for the Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board since the beginning of 2024.


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    LISSA HEPTIG - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT


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    MICHELLE HERNANDEZ - REGISTRAR


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    ERIC DANNEWITZ - TECHNOLOGY