The Cal-SOAP project is administered by the California Student Aid Commision (CSAC). Individual projects apply each year for continued state funding. State funding must be matched by an equal or higher level of matching resources by consortium member. 

The Mission of the South County Cal-SOAP Consortium is to provide access to low-income and first-generation students who have the potential to succeed in post-secondary education. Cal-SOAP is committed to advising, informing and exposing students and their parents to post-secondary opportunities and resources.

Together, with our sponsors and the staff members of four school districts (ASJUSD, GUSD, MHUSD, & SBHSD) South County Cal-SOAP is proud to report an 85.34% college going rate!! After School Tutoring Centers, SAT preparation, Financial Aid Education, Academic & General Advisement is provided by our staff for over 10,000 students and parents in the South County region!

We are an outreach program run by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC).

OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Executive Members   


Chair:
David Fajnor
Regional Admissions Representative
University of California, Santa Cruz
 (831) 726-9070
davidvf@ucsc.edu

Vice-Chair:
Charlene Ashton,
Associate  Regional Dean
National University, San José
3031 Tisch Way Ste. 100 PE
San José, CA 95128-2541
(408) 236-1101

Secretary:
Erin C. Gemar
South County Cal-SOAP Consortium
750 West Tenth Street
Gilroy, California 95020
(408) 848-7177
erin.gemar@gusd.k12.ca.us

Pat Blanar
Morgan Hill Unified School District
15600 Concord Circle Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408) 201-6000


Willard McCabe, Superintendent
Aromas-San Juan Unified School District
2300 San Juan Hwy.
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
(831) 623-4500 ext. 1213

Stan Rose, Superintendent
San Benito High School District
1220 Monterey Street
Hollister, CA 95023   
(831) 637-5831 ext.134

John Larsen, Admissions
CSU, Monterey Bay
(831) 582-3599

Deborah A. Flores, Ph.D
Gilroy Unified School District
7810 Arroyo Circle
Gilroy, CA 95020 
(408) 847-2700

Lynda Kerr
Gavilan Community College
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd.
Gilroy, California 95020  
(408) 848-4740
lkerr@gavilan.edu

Anilisa Manolache
Student Representative
(408) 821-9584

The Districts we serve: MHUSD, GUSD, ASJUSD, SBHSD

Our schools --Ann Sobrato High School, Anzar High School, Christopher High School, Gilroy High School, Live Oak High School, Mt. Madonna High School, San Benito High Schoo,l Aromas School, Brownell Middle School, San Juan School, Solorsano Middle School South Valley Middle School, Las Animas Elementary, Eliot Elementary, El Roble Elementary, Glen View Elementary, Rucker Elementary, Antoinio Del Buono Elementary, Rod Kelley Elementary, Gavilan Community College.

Our CTE (Career Technical Education Partners) : UCSC, GUSD, SCCOE, & Gavilan Community College