The San Diego Workforce Partnership team is dedicated to improving the quality of life for San Diego County residents by ensuring equal access to sustainable employment and the talent and resources that help businesses thrive.
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About Rachel Bereza
Rachel Bereza is a multilingual executive who has championed workforce innovation across California for more than 15 years. Bereza’s notable career spans farmworker advocacy, vocational training and homelessness solutions. Prior to being selected SDWP President & CEO, she led internal and external operations and program innovation as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Sacramento Steps Forward.
About Michael Colton
Michael Colton is driven by a passion for strengthening organizations that serve the community. Drawing from his experience as an auditor for government and nonprofit agencies, he prioritizes process improvement and internal controls with a mindset of continuous enhancement. Most recently, Michael served for three years as the Finance Director/CFO of Sacramento Steps Forward, a non-profit overseeing federal funding for homelessness in Sacramento. Prior to that, he held the roles of Finance Director and Assistant City Manager for a Northern California city. Michael earned his BA in Accounting from Sacramento State and later also obtained his MBA. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and certified in CA Real Estate.
About Jeremy Flowers
Jeremy Flowers is an experienced leader in data driven, customer-focused human service delivery. He currently serves as the Vice President of Client Services at the San Diego Workforce Partnership, where he focuses on expanding access to services, developing high-performing teams, and strengthening the connection of the organization’s AJCCs to their partners and communities.
Prior to this role, Jeremy served as the Director of Career Centers at SDWP and as the Executive Director of the Northeastern Arizona Workforce Development Area, where he revitalized regional partnerships, secured state award funds for program and facility improvements and implemented a referral technology platform described in the area’s Local Plan. These experiences have led to a deep expertise in WIOA fiscal and programmatic policy, job center workflow design, and strategic operations.
Jeremy holds a Master's degree in Applied Behavioral Analysis along with certificates from the National Association of Workforce Boards, National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, and Harvard Kennedy School. He is passionate about the role workforce development plays in building stronger communities and committed to building collaborative, data-driven service systems that produce meaningful results.
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Teddy Martinez brings expertise in public policy, research and economics to the San Diego Workforce Partnership, where he focuses on aligning data, policy and partnerships to drive systems-level change and advance equitable economic outcomes.
Prior to joining SDWP, Teddy served as the Manager of Research at the San Diego Regional EDC, leading research and strategic initiatives designed to build a more inclusive regional economy. In this role, he tracked jobs, talent and affordability trends to equip decision-makers with insights that informed new investments and policies related to housing, childcare and business growth. Earlier in his career, Teddy held policy and communications roles in the California State Legislature and at the City of San Diego, contributing to legislative and budgetary initiatives that improved the lives of communities across the state.