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H-SS Reviewer Panel Assignments

2017 History-Social Science Adoption panel assignments.
Panel # Panel Members Facilitator Publishers/ Program

1

Tamara Alexander*
Robert Bassett
Nancy Gaines
Sarah Greif
Gayathri Lakshmipathy
Julie Law
Dave Neumann*
Heidi Page
Nancy Rogers-Zegarra
Rachel Weber
R. Sandie Woods

Jocelyn Brommelsiek

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kids Discover California Social Studies (K–6)

2

Michelle Becker
Nina Bentson
Angela Chavez
David Donahue
Patrick Grimaud
Howard Hendricks*
Susan Smith

Soomin Chao

Pearson Scott Foresman & Prentice Hall, California History-Social Science myWorld Interactive (K–5)

3

Robert Darrow
C. Scott Miller
Carlos Moreno
Nancy Quam-Wickham*
Amita Shah
Linda Spincola
Kelly Villalobos
Andrea Walton

Melanie Murphy-Corwin

McGraw-Hill, California Impact (K–5)

4

Cheri Anderson
Jeelanne Gouda
Susan Green*
Arlene Harris
Susan Kitson
Heera Kulkarni
Karen McBrien
Jennifer Spence

Jose Flores

Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, Social Studies Alive! California Series (K–5)

5

Sandeep Dedage
Linda Kidd
Michelle Martinez
Karen Orpe
Stacey Pettit
Juan de Santiago
Michael Ward*

Brian Muller

Studies Weekly, California Studies Weekly – Social Studies (K–6)

6

Gina Baragone
Sabina Chaar
Ronald Davis*
William Dyke
Kristina Flores
Rahuldeep Gill*
Albert Hewlett
Kieley Jackson
Karen Mackley
Peter Paccone

Julie Tonkovich

National Geographic Learning, Nat Geo World History (6–8)

Discovery Education, Discovery Education Social Science Techbook (6–8)

7

Eric Amen
Adam Erickson
Vanessa Escalante
Amy Hale
Jason Nice*
Margaret Robbins

Jennifer Woo

McGraw-Hill, California Impact (6–8)

8

Michelle Baptista
Joan Dusa*
Michael Headley
Harjit Kaur
Mark Levine*
Jennifer Ponzio
Karen Richey
Tyler Rust
Carolyn Torres
Tracy Wilson

Julie Spykerman

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Social Studies World History (6–8)

9

Carol Coopersmith
Lynda Escalante
Matthew Herbst*
Christopher Lewis
Marisa Mallory
Ravi Rajan*
Shellby Ribakoff
Anita Tucker

Nicole Naditz

Pearson Prentice Hall, California History-Social Science: myWorld Interactive (6–8)

10

Eric Anderson
Francine Bettger
Steve Bsharah
Gerald Larson*
Christopher Martone
Robert Medrano
Jessica Merschtina
Gabriela Sosa
Darrell Winger
Janeen-Marie Zambo

Jim Long

Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, History Alive! California Series (6–8)

First Choice Educational Publishing, E Pluribus Unum: The American Pursuit of Liberty, Growth, and Equality, 1750-1900 (grade 8)


* Indicates a Content Review Expert (CRE)

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Last Reviewed: Friday, February 27, 2026
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