leadership
CSBA Officers and Board of Directors 2018-19

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

Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez
President-elect
Azusa USD
President-elect
Azusa USD

Tamara Otero
Vice President
Cajon Valley
Union SD
Vice President
Cajon Valley
Union SD

Mike Walsh
Immediate Past President
Butte COE
Immediate Past President
Butte COE

Frank Magarino
Region 1
Del Norte County USD
Region 1
Del Norte County 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 SD
Region 5
Redwood City SD

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 USD
Region 8
Lammersville 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

Nancy Smith
Region 22
Palmdale SD
Region 22
Palmdale SD

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

Donald 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

Crystal Martinez-Alire
Director-at-Large
American Indian
Elk Grove USD
Director-at-Large
American Indian
Elk Grove USD

Gino Kwok
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Hacienda La Puente USD
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Hacienda La Puente USD


CSBA Governance Regions
State of California • 3/19
State of California • 3/19

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

Joaquín Rivera
Director-at-Large
Hispanic
Alameda COE
Director-at-Large
Hispanic
Alameda COE

Dana Dean
CCBE President
Solano COE
CCBE President
Solano 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
NSBA President

Donald 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

Crystal Martinez-Alire
Director-at-Large
American Indian
Elk Grove USD
Director-at-Large
American Indian
Elk Grove USD

Gino Kwok
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Hacienda La Puente USD
Director-at-Large Asian/Pacific Islander
Hacienda La Puente USD

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

Joaquín Rivera
Director-at-Large
Hispanic
Alameda COE
Director-at-Large
Hispanic
Alameda COE

Dana Dean
CCBE President
Solano COE
CCBE President
Solano 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
NSBA President


CSBA Governance Regions
State of California • 3/19
State of California • 3/19