| Elizabeth |
Alvarez |
Program Director, Franklin-McKinley Children's Initiative |
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County |
| Christie |
Anderson |
Executive Director, Early Learning |
Oakland Unified School District, Early Childhood Education |
| Linda |
Asato |
Executive Director |
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network |
| Catherine |
Atkin |
Executive Director |
Early Learning Lab |
| Lea |
Austin |
Co-Director |
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California, Berkeley |
| Brianna |
Brown |
Teacher |
Manzanita SEED, Oakland Unified School District |
| Claudia |
Campbell |
Early Educator Apprentice |
Early Childhood Impact YMCA of the East Bay / Service Employees International Union |
| Maureen |
Casey |
Special Education Pre-K Teacher |
McKinley Elementary, Franklin-McKinley School District |
| Maria |
Ceballos Tapia |
Manager, Early Learning Department |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Joya |
Chavarin |
Workforce Development Director |
Early Childhood Impact YMCA of the East Bay |
| Teri |
Clark |
Director, Professional Services Division |
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing |
| Aaron |
Covarrubias |
Teacher |
Homan Elementary School, Fresno Unified School District |
| Juan |
Cruz |
Superintendent |
Franklin-McKinley School District |
| Ajhana |
DeRamous |
Parent |
Oakland |
| Larry |
Drury |
Executive Director |
Go Kids, Inc. |
| Erin |
Dubey |
Child Development Consultant |
First 5 California |
| Aimee |
Eng |
Director |
Oakland Unified School District |
| Cathy |
Estell |
Teacher |
United Nation Child Development Center, Oakland Unified School District |
| Cecelia |
Fisher-Dahms |
Education Administrator |
California Department of Education |
| Mark |
Friedman |
Chief Executive Officer |
Thomas J. Long Foundation |
| Angie |
Garling |
Program Administrator |
Alameda County Early Care and Education Program |
| Drew |
Giles |
Director, Quality Enhancement and Professional Development for Early Learning, Early Childhood Education Department |
Oakland Unified School District |
| Bridget |
Hamre |
Associate Director |
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia |
| Michael |
Hanson |
Superintendent |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Whit |
Hayslip |
Independent Consultant; formerly Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Education |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Nini |
Humphrey |
Teacher |
United Nation Child Development Center, Oakland Unified School District |
| Kristen |
Itani Koue |
Research Associate |
Harder+Company Community Research |
| Priya |
Jagannathan |
Manager |
Oakland Starting Smart and Strong |
| Lupe |
Jaime |
Director, Early Care and Education |
Fresno County Office of Education |
| Lynn |
Karoly |
Senior Economist |
RAND Corporation |
| Lisa |
Kaufman |
Executive Director |
Educare California at Silicon Valley |
| Quinetta |
Lewis |
Director |
St. Mary's Center Preschool |
| Antonia |
Lopez |
Director of Early Childhood Education |
National Council of La Raza |
| Angela |
Louie Howard |
Executive Director |
Lotus Bloom |
| Camille |
Maben |
Executive Director |
First 5 California |
| Peter |
Mangione |
Co-Director |
WestEd Center for Child and Family Studies |
| Meera |
Mani |
Director of the Children, Families, and Communities Program |
David and Lucile Packard Foundation |
| Jose |
Manzo |
Superintendent |
Oak Grove School District |
| Deanna |
Mathies |
Executive Officer, Early Learning |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Erika |
Mathur |
Teacher |
McKinley Elementary, Franklin-McKinley School District |
| Debra |
McMannis |
Director of Child Development Division |
California Department of Education |
| Michelle |
Meadows |
Teacher |
United Nation Child Development Center, Oakland Unified School District |
| Charles |
Miller |
Principal |
Allendale Elementary School, Oakland Unified School District |
| Laura |
Mitchell |
Manager, Early Learning Department |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Ray |
Mondragon |
Deputy Chief of Early Learning |
Oakland Unified School District |
| Julie |
Montali |
Early Learning Program Manager |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Scott |
Moore |
Consultant; former Chief Policy Advisor |
Early Edge California |
| Teresa |
Morales-Young |
Administrator, Teacher Development |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Ana |
Moreno |
Associate Program Director |
New Teacher Center |
| Iaisha |
Muhammad |
Teacher |
Early Learning Center, Fresno Unified School District |
| Nicole |
Nelson |
Associate Program Consultant |
New Teacher Center |
| Clare |
Nolan |
Co-Founder |
Engage R&D |
| Laurie |
Olsen |
Director of the Sobrato Early Academic Language Model |
Sobrato Family Foundation |
| Kim |
Pattillo Brownson |
Director of Educational Equity |
Advancement Project California |
| George |
Philipp |
Senior Program Associate |
WestEd E3 Institute |
| Glen |
Price |
Chief Deputy Superintendent |
California Department of Education |
| Heather |
Quick |
Managing Researcher |
American Institutes for Research (AIR) |
| Malia |
Ramler |
Senior Administrator, Community and Provider Capacity Building |
First 5 Alameda County |
| Vickie |
Ramos Harris |
State Director of Policy and Practice |
Early Edge California |
| Kathy |
Rohrer |
Teacher |
Burbank Preschool Center, Oakland Unified School District |
| Ramona |
Ruacho |
Director |
Daisy's Daycare |
| Curtiss |
Sarikey |
Chief of Staff |
Oakland Unified School District |
| Chris |
Sciarrino |
Director of Early Childhood Practice and Innovation |
Early Learning Lab |
| Kate |
Shaheed |
Executive Director |
Saint Vincent’s Day Home |
| Lisa |
Shipman |
Principal |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Jolene |
Smith |
Executive Director |
First 5 Santa Clara County |
| Liliana |
Spears |
Teacher |
Homan Elementary School, Fresno Unified School District |
| Shelly |
Spiegel-Coleman |
Executive Director |
Californians Together |
| Fiona |
Stewart |
Program Director |
Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles |
| Erika |
Takada |
Senior Research Consultant |
Engage R&D |
| Bong Bai |
Thao |
Teacher |
Holland Elementary School, Fresno Unified School District |
| Susan |
True |
Director of Education Strategy and Ventures |
Kenneth Rainin Foundation |
| Melinda |
Waller |
Director of Early Learning |
Franklin-McKinley School District |
| Debra |
Weller |
Teacher |
Bathgate Elementary School, Capistrano Unified School District |
| LaWanda |
Wesley |
Program Manager |
Alameda County Early Care and Education Program |
| Marcy |
Whitebook |
Co-Director |
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California, Berkeley |
| Randi |
Wolfe |
President |
TIKKUN Consulting |
| Andrea |
Youngdahl |
Consultant; former Director |
Department of Human Services, City of Oakland |
| Jose |
Zalapa Negrete |
Community Education Specialist, Early Learning Department |
Fresno Unified School District |
| Marlene |
Zepeda |
Professor Emeritus, Department of Child and Family Studies |
California State University, Los Angeles |
