Partners Profiles
Specialized Auto
Specialized Auto is the Monterey Bay Area’s premier auto service and repair shop, providing the highest level of service to owners of Mercedes, Volkswagen, Volvo, Audi, BMW & SAAB and their fine automobiles. Our many services include:
- Expert Diagnostic & Repair
- Regular Service including Factory Maintenance
- Know-how & TLC for Older Vehicles
- Parts & Pre-Owned Sales
- Certified Smog Inspector
- Free Shuttle Service & Courtesy Hand Wash
Atawe Design
Operated by Vid Raatior, Atawe Design is a website design venture focusing on the empowerment of non-profit organizations, grassroots community movements, social activists, schools, and small businesses in the developing Pacific island nation of Micronesia and beyond. We pride ourselves in providing quality and affordable web design services for our clients empowering them to access global resources.
The Partnership: Atawe Design has made it affordable to redesign this website using the latest open source software, WordPress. The principal will remain actively involved with WAWC to offer whatever technical support he can provide to the staff.
Got.Net
Since 1995, Got.Net has served Santa Cruz and beyond with business class Internet services. Their knowledgeable and friendly support staff is available to help you with your network, web site and other information technology needs.
Got.net offers a full range of Internet services, from home internet access and email to corporate networking and server colocation. Got.Net’s high speed internal network connects redundantly to multiple tier one backbone providers. Our private telco circuits backed up by licensed microwave backhaul trunks give us the fastest and most reliable Internet links in the Monterey Bay area.
The Partnership: Got.Net donates the hosting of www.WAWC.org
Boone Low Ratliff Architects, Inc.
At Boone Low Ratliff Architects, Inc., we strive to design spaces that accommodate the many facets of people’s lives. We see our role as that of integrators. We seek to find the balance between the needs and resources of our clients and our world. Our mission is to encourage our clients to imagine the possibilities, help them achieve their goals, and get to the business of living.
The Partnership: The team of architects at Boon Low Ratliff Architects, Inc. have been very accommodating to the needs of the WAWC. They have designed a beautiful green and sustainable building which we can all be proud of.

ChildCare Ventures
ChildCare Ventures is a program of the Santa Cruz Community Credit Union. It is a collaborative effort of the Central Coast Small Business Development Center, El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, Santa Cruz Community Ventures, the Human Resources Agency of Santa Cruz County and the Santa Cruz County Office of Education Child Development Resource Center. Our clients benefit from the particular expertise and resources each of the partners brings to the collaboration.
The Partnership: ChildCare Ventures supports and promotes child care as a vital element of community economic development. They assist in the creation of quality child care facilities, assists child care providers, developers and governments maintain and expand child care spaces in their localities. They also help develop strategies to maximize the funding for child care facilities. Lastly, ChildCare Ventures promotes partnerships to increase the supply of child care and supports the sustainability of child care enterprises.
Joni L. Janecki & Associates., Inc.
The firm of Joni L. Janecki & Associates (JLJA) was founded in Santa Cruz, California in 1991 and incorporated in 1999. With over fifteen years experience, the firm maintains a positive reputation for producing high-quality, insightful work. Comprised of a group of enthusiastic and creative designers, the firm brings professional expertise to each project. JLJA prides itself on the ability to gain public support on controversial projects, while creating balanced and innovative designs that integrate principles of sustainability. The firm skillfully combines site conditions, project program, clien and user needs together with the natural environment to create inspiring and timeless landscapes.
The Partnership: JLJA has been instrumental in providing landscaping work for the WAWC.









