csba leadership
Officers and Board of Directors 2017–18


Mike Walsh
President
Butte COE
President
Butte COE

Emma Turner
President-elect
La Mesa-Spring Valley SD
President-elect
La Mesa-Spring Valley SD

Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez
Vice President
Azusa USD
Vice President
Azusa USD

Susan Henry
Immediate Past President
Huntington Beach Union HSD
Immediate Past President
Huntington Beach Union HSD

Jennifer Owen
Region 1
Fort Bragg USD
Region 1
Fort Bragg USD

Sherry Crawford
Region 2
Siskiyou COE
Region 2
Siskiyou COE

Tony Ubalde
Region 3
Vallejo City USD
Region 3
Vallejo City USD

Paige Stauss
Region 4
Roseville Joint
Union HSD
Region 4
Roseville Joint
Union HSD

Alisa MacAvoy
Region 5
Redwood City ESD
Region 5
Redwood City ESD

Darrel Woo
Region 6
Sacramento City USD
Region 6
Sacramento City USD

Yolanda Peña Mendrek
Region 7
Liberty Union HSD
Region 7
Liberty Union HSD

Matthew Balzarini
Region 8
Lammersville
Joint USD
Region 8
Lammersville
Joint USD

Tami Gunther
Region 9
Atascadero USD
Region 9
Atascadero USD

Susan Markarian
Region 10
Pacific Union ESD
Region 10
Pacific Union ESD

Suzanne Kitchens
Region 11
Pleasant Valley SD
Region 11
Pleasant Valley SD

William Farris
Region 12
Sierra Sands USD
Region 12
Sierra Sands USD

Meg Cutuli
Region 15
Los Alamitos USD
Region 15
Los Alamitos USD

Karen Gray
Region 16
Silver Valley USD
Region 16
Silver Valley USD

Katie Dexter
Region 17
Lemon Grove SD
Region 17
Lemon Grove SD

Wendy Jonathan
Region 18
Desert Sands USD
Region 18
Desert Sands USD

Albert Gonzalez
Region 20
Santa Clara USD
Region 20
Santa Clara USD

Kelly Gonez
Region 21
Los Angeles USD
Region 21
Los Angeles USD

Keith Giles
Region 22
Lancaster ESD
Region 22
Lancaster ESD

Helen Hall
Region 23
Walnut Valley USD
Region 23
Walnut Valley USD

Donald E. LaPlante
Region 24
Downey USD
Region 24
Downey USD

Bettye Lusk
Director-at-Large African American
Monterey Peninsula USD
Director-at-Large African American
Monterey Peninsula USD

Shelly Yarbrough
Director-at-Large American Indian
Val Verde USD
Director-at-Large American Indian
Val Verde USD

Robert Gin
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Alhambra USD
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Alhambra USD

CSBA Governance Regions
State of California • 3/18
State of California • 3/18

Heidi Weiland
Director-at-Large County
El Dorado COE
Director-at-Large County
El Dorado COE

Kathryn Ramirez
Director-at-Large Hispanic
Salinas Union HSD
Director-at-Large Hispanic
Salinas Union HSD

Bruce Dennis
CCBE President
Riverside COE
CCBE President
Riverside COE

Micah Ali
NSBA Director
Compton USD
NSBA Director
Compton USD

Chris Ungar
NSBA Director
San Luis
Coastal USD
NSBA Director
San Luis
Coastal USD

Frank Pugh
NSBA President-elect
Santa Rosa City Schools
NSBA President-elect
Santa Rosa City Schools

Donald E. LaPlante
Region 24
Downey USD
Region 24
Downey USD

Bettye Lusk
Director-at-Large African American
Monterey Peninsula USD
Director-at-Large African American
Monterey Peninsula USD

Shelly Yarbrough
Director-at-Large American Indian
Val Verde USD
Director-at-Large American Indian
Val Verde USD

Robert Gin
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Alhambra USD
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Alhambra USD

Heidi Weiland
Director-at-Large County
El Dorado COE
Director-at-Large County
El Dorado COE

Kathryn Ramirez
Director-at-Large Hispanic
Salinas Union HSD
Director-at-Large Hispanic
Salinas Union HSD

Bruce Dennis
CCBE President
Riverside COE
CCBE President
Riverside COE

Micah Ali
NSBA Director
Compton USD
NSBA Director
Compton USD

Chris Ungar
NSBA Director
San Luis
Coastal USD
NSBA Director
San Luis
Coastal USD

Frank Pugh
NSBA President-elect
Santa Rosa City Schools
NSBA President-elect
Santa Rosa City Schools

CSBA Governance Regions
State of California • 3/18
State of California • 3/18