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List of Advisory Committee Members

The following individuals were appointed by the State Board of Education at its meeting on January 9, 2019.
2020 Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum
Advisory Committee Members Summary List
ID First Name Last Name Position Title Employer

411

Gaye Theresa

Johnson

Associate Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies & African American Studies

University of California, Los Angeles

415

Jenna

Phillips

Teacher, Ninth Grade Social Justice and Eighth Grade History/English

Encinal High School (Alameda Unified School District)

424

Alphonso

Thompson

Teacher

Washington High School

427

Theresa

Montano

Professor/Vice President

California State University Northridge/California Teachers Association

430

Guadalupe

Cardona

English and Ethnic Studies Teacher

Augustus Hawkins High School (Community Health Advocate School)

434

Elizabeth

Arzate

Teacher

Jurupa Unified

437

Samia

Shoman

Manager of English Learner & Compliance Programs

San Mateo Union High School District

444

Stephen

Leeper

Teacher

San Francisco Unified School District

473

Angie

Fa

Chair Asian American Studies

City College of San Francisco

474

Aimee

Riechel

Teacher

San Francisco Unified School District

478

Dawniell

Black

Program Specialist

Elk Grove Unified School District

479

Melissa

Moreno

Ethnic Studies Professor

Yuba Community College District

500

Roselinn

Lee

Social Science Teacher

Santa Ana Unified School District - Santa Ana High School

513

Jorge

Pacheco

Seventh/Eighth Grade Ethnic Studies and Spanish Language Arts Teacher/Former Second Grade Bilingual Teacher

Voices College-Bound Language Academy

521

Allyson

Tintiangco-Cubales

Professor

San Francisco State University

522

John

Gonzalez

Teacher

Coachella Valley Unified School District

531

R. Tolteka

Cuauhtin

Teacher

Los Angeles Unified School District

536

Vicky

Xiong-Lor

Teacher

Clovis High School

Questions:   Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division | CFIRD@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0881
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, April 25, 2023