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Special Education, Preschool, and Child Nutrition
Sara Cortez
Senior Fiscal & Policy Analyst
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(916) 319-8348
MS, Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
MA, Teaching, Elementary Education, Oakland University
BA, Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
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