
Brief History
2008
ASAPconnect launched in 2008 as California After School Technical Assistance (CASTA). The original vision for the organization was to build the capacity of Technical Assistance (TA) Providers to better support the diverse needs of 4,500 expanded learning programs (before school, after school, and summer learning) across the state. It was developed under the auspices of the Cooperative Research and Extension Services in Schools Center at UC Davis.
2010
In 2010, ASA Pconnect moved its operations to the Santa Clara County Office of Education in San Jose, CA
2022
In 2022, ASAPconnect found its current home at the Foundation for California Community Colleges…
Meet our team

Diego Arancibia
Executive Director
- strategic
- activator
- futuristic
- maximizer
- connectedness

Julie Sesser
Senior Director
- individualization
- communication
- restorative
- empathy
- strategic

Julie Groll
Director
- learner
- connectedness
- strategic
- belief
- responsibility

Melea Meyer
Senior Specialist
- intellection
- connectedness
- maximize
- futuristic
- input

Frances Vasquez
Specialist
- achiever
- positivity
- relator
- arranger
- maximizer