The Imperial County Office of Education ( ICOE ) has hired two new managers who will lead various areas of the ICOE's operations.

Jeff Sturdevant is the new Maintenance and Operations Supervisor. Sturdevant is a life-long Imperial County resident with more than 25 years experience as a state licensed contractor and business owner. He brings a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of project management and job tracking , building and construction codes and regulations as well as knowledge of various trades plus employee management. In his new position Sturdevant will supervise the ICOE maintenance workers and custodians on a day-to-day basis.

Juan Verdugo has been selected to fill the position of Facilities Coordinator. Verdugo is a long-time Imperial Valley resident with more than 30 years experience as a city planner , building inspector , project manager and director of economic and community development gaining knowledge and experience working on State and Federally funded construction projects. He will work closely with ICOE's Facilities Manager Wendy Rangel on project planning , management and reporting.