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California Practitioners Advisory Group Members

Information about the California Practitioners Advisory Group (CPAG) members, including representative category and term of appointment.
Practitioner Position/Employer Representative Initial Appt. Date Reappointed Date Term Expires
Ronald Anaya Assistant Principal, Rocklin Unified School District (USD) Principals and other school leaders January 1, 2020 January 1, 2023 December 31, 2024
Melanie Greene Director of Continuous Improvement and Support, San Joaquin County Office of Education (COE) Representatives of authorized public chartering agency/Chair January 1, 2020 January 1, 2023 December 31, 2024
Mia Cooper Instructional Tutor/Special Education Accountability Student Records, San Bernardino City USD Specialized instructional support personnel and paraprofessionals January 1, 2021 January 1, 2024 December 31, 2025
Sunya Rody Boonchouy Superintendent, Winters Joint USD Superintendents or other administrators January 1, 2022 January 1, 2024 December 31, 2025
Babatunde Ilori CEO, Parsec Education Parents of student(s) currently enrolled in the K–12 January 1, 2022 N/A December 31, 2024
Gabriela Tavitian Superintendent, Lennox School District Superintendents or other administrators January 1, 2022 N/A December 31, 2024
Amy Nguyen-Hernandez Superintendent, Central School District Superintendents or other administrators January 1, 2022 N/A December 31, 2024
Todd Collins Self-employed/ Member Palo Alto School District governing board Members of local school boards January 1, 2022 N/A December 31, 2024
Vacant N/A Superintendents or other Administrators/Vice-Chair N/A N/A N/A
Kelsey Krausen Director, Strategic Resource Allocation and Systems Planning, West Ed Education Researcher January 1, 2023 N/A December 31, 2025
Samara Palko Director of Education, California Catholic Conference Representative of private school children January 1, 2023 N/A December 31, 2025
Angela Pascual Teacher, Stockton Unified School District Teachers from traditional public schools and charter schools and career and technical educators January 1, 2024 N/A December 31, 2026
Matt Patterson Director of Student Services, Visions in Education Charter school leaders January 1, 2024 N/A December 31, 2026
Joshua Salas Lead Resource Specialist Teacher, Alliance Renee & Meyer Luskin Academy Teachers from traditional public schools and charter schools and career and technical educators January 1, 2024 N/A December 31, 2026
Charlotte Vega Assistant Principal, Corona Norco Unified School District Principals and other school leaders January 1, 2024 N/A December 31, 2026
Questions: California Practitioners Advisory Group | CPAG@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0942 
Last Reviewed: Thursday, April 18, 2024
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