Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - will present the program

Blaine Torpey is superintendent of the Eden Area Regional Occupational Program. EAROP serves high school juniors and seniors in Hayward, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, and Castro Valley Unified School Districts. It provides outstanding training in a variety of careers, including auto repair, welding, construction, cyber-security, medical and dental assisting, graphic design, and biotech, at all high school campuses and at its main campus in Hayward. Mr. Torpey became superintendent in August 2022, after serving as principal of Castro Valley High School for eight years. Before that, he was a teacher and assistant principal at CVHS and Redwood Alternative High School for nine years. He has a BA in anthropology and music from San Francisco State University.