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3435 South Demaree Street, Suite A
Visalia, California 93277
Telephone: 559.622.8650
Fax: 559.622.8651
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Ray Chavez

 

Tulare County Office of Education
Ray Chavez is the Administrator for Tulare County Office of Education Childcare Program. As a Program Coordinator for Home Based and Parent Involvement Programs, he administered and monitored the Home Based Early Head Start/Head Start program. He organized and provided parent group orientations directed at indicating to parents their role, duties, and responsibilities for the Program Policy Council. He is a member of several in-house committees and a member of the Tulare County Local Child Care Planning Council.
As an Employment Program Representative for the State of California Employment Development Department, Mr. Chavez provided orientations to community groups and Proteus Job Training Program participants and recruited farm workers and unemployed workers for training programs. Mr. Chavez also served as a consultant to the Tulare County Asian American Womens Advancement Coalition.

As an administrator for the Tulare County Welfare Department, Mr. Chavez managed the Tulare District Office, the Food Stamp Program, and the In-Home Supportive Service program. As a social worker, he held positions as a Preschool Coordinator, Fair Hearings Officer, Adoptions Worker and Social Service Specialist. Mr. Chavez coordinated Welfare Department volunteers and the Southeast Asian Refugee Service Programs and maintained the County Resource Service Directory, which lists local area service resources.

Mr. Chavezs community participation has included: Self Help Enterprises  Board of Directors
  • Tulare Kings Hispanic Coalition
  • Tulare County Office of Education
  • Circle J Ranch Committee
  • Tulare County Citizenship Committee
  • Tulare County Forum on Southeast Asian Affairs
  • Tulare County Adult Literacy Program through the Visalia Adult School
Mr. Chavez earned his Bachelor of Science degree and Teaching Credential in Education at New Mexico State University.
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