Organization Overview
An overview of the entire California Department of Education (CDE) showing branches and divisions.Organization Chart Overview Printable Version (PDF)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tony Thurmond
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mary Nicely
Office of the Chief Deputy
Government Affairs Division
Operations & Administration Branch
Abel Guillen, Deputy Superintendent
Fiscal & Administrative Services Division
Leisa Maestretti, Division Director
School Fiscal Services Division
Elizabeth Dearstyne, Division Director
School Facilities & Transportation Services Division
Juan Mireles, Division Director
Human Resources Division
Chaunda Wilson, Division Director
Information & Technology Branch
Technology Services Division
Rodney Okamoto, Division Director
Analysis, Measurement & Accountability Reporting Division
Cindy Kazanis, Division Director
Educational Data Management Division
Liberty Van Natten, Division Director
Legal, Audits & Charters Branch
Len Garfinkle, General Counsel
Legal Affairs I
Virginia Dunlap, Chief Counsel II
Legal Affairs II
Bruce Yonehiro, Chief Counsel I
Legal Affairs III
Paul Gant, Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel
Audits & Investigations Division
Alice Lee, Division Director
Charter Schools Division
Susan Park, Division Director
Strategy, Policy & Special Projects Branch
Erika Torres, Deputy Superintendent
Whole Child Division
Dominick Robinson, Division Director
Communications Division
Liz Sanders, Division Director
Opportunities for All Branch
Sarah Neville-Morgan, Deputy Superintendent
Multilingual Support Division
Alesha Moreno-Ramirez, Division Director
Early Education Division
Stephen Propheter, Division Director
Expanded Learning Division
Michael Funk, Division Director
Special Education Division
Rachel Heeman, Division Director
Nutrition Services Division
Kimberly Frinzell, Division Director
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nancy Kim Portillo
Student Achievement & Support Division
William McGee, Division Director
Statewide Literacy Office
Bonnie Garcia, Statewide Literacy Director
Instruction, Measurement & Admin Branch
Cheryl Cotton, Deputy Superintendent
Assessment Dev & Admin Division
Mao Vang, Division Director
Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division
Mike Torres, Division Director
Professional Learning Support Division
Monique McWayne, Division Director
State Special Schools & Services Division
Nancy Hlibok Amann, Division Director
Office of Equal Opportunity
Student Support Services Branch
Steve Zimmer, Deputy Superintendent
Career & College Transition Division
Peter Callas, Division Director