Steve Zimmer is the Stategic Partnerships Administrator for the Community Schools Initiative at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Before joining LACOE, Steve served as Deputy Superintendent for Student Support Services at the California Department of Education where he led California’s community schools implementation as well as school-based mental health programs and college and career development departments for the State.
A 30-year veteran public school teacher and counselor, Steve has previously served as the President of the Los Angeles Board of Education and the Senior Education Advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Steve is also an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Los Angeles and Occidental College.
