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Subject Matter Committee

State of California
Gavin Newsom, Governor

Instructional Quality Commission
An advisory body to the California State Board of Education



2023 Subject Matter Committee (SMC) Assignments


Executive Committee

  • Lily Jarvis, Commission Chair
    Linsey Gotanda, Commission Vice Chair
    Cristina Andre
    Charice Guerra
    Kimberly Young
Arts SMC
  • Mariana Astorga-Almanza, Chair
    Charice Guerra, Vice Chair
    Cristina Andre
Education Technology Committee
  • Marcey Winawer, Chair
    Kimberly Young, Vice Chair
    Mariana Astorga-Almanza
    Linsey Gotanda
    Charice Guerra
    Janet Lanning
    Neil MacGaffey
English Language Arts/English Language Development SMC
  • Charice Guerra, Chair
    Erica Zepeda, Vice Chair
    Jennifer Hicks
    Janet Lanning
    Neil MacGaffey
    Alicia Raygoza
    Kou Vang
Health SMC
  • Anita Friedman, Chair
    Jennifer Hicks, Vice Chair
    Meera Chakradeo
History–Social Science SMC
  • Kimberly Young, Chair
    Niki Reina-Guerra, Vice Chair
    Anita Friedman
Mathematics SMC
  • Linsey Gotanda, Chair
    Neil MacGaffey, Vice Chair
    Cristina Andre
    Janet Lanning
    Niki Reina-Guerra
    Marcey Winawer
    Erica Zepeda
Physical Education SMC
  • Cristina Andre, Chair
    Kou Vang, Vice Chair
    Mariana Astorga-Almanza
Science SMC
  • Neil MacGaffey, Chair
    Marcey Winawer, Vice Chair
    Alicia Raygoza
World Languages SMC
  • Niki Reina-Guerra, Chair
    Alicia Raygoza, Vice Chair
    Kou Vang
Ad Hoc Committee on State Board Initiatives
  • Meera Chakradeo, Chair
    Jennifer Hicks, Vice Chair
    Mariana Astorga-Almanza
    Niki Reina-Guerra
    Kou Vang
    Kimberly Young
    Erica Zepeda


    *The Commission Chair serves as an ex-officio member of all of the Commission's SMCs and Ad Hoc Committee.

Commission Liaisons:

Concurrence Committee for California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP)
  • Kimberly Young
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, March 08, 2023
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