Transition Advisory Team Members

Transition Advisory Team Co-Chairs

• Linda Darling Hammond, the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University.
• David Rattray, Senior Vice President of Education & Workforce Development for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and President of UNITE LA.

Transition Advisory Team Members

• Catherine Atkin, President, Preschool California.
• William Barr, Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education; former Monterey County Superintendent of Schools.
• Cruz Bustamante, Former Lt. Governor, State of California.
• Dennis Cima, Senior Vice President, Education & Public Policy, Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
• Liane Cismowski, Vice Principal and Teacher, Mt. Diablo High School, Concord.
• Yvonne de la Peña, Program Director, California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
• Arturo Delgado, Superintendent, San Bernardino City Unified School District.
• Cesar Diaz, Legislative Director, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.
• Jim Dierke, Principal, Visitacion Valley Middle School, San Francisco Unified School District.
• Ted Dutton, President and Co-Founder, School Facility Advisors.
• Martha Fluor, President, California School Boards Association.
• Linda Galliher Vice President, Education and Healthcare, Bay Area Council.
• Patricia Gándara, Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences and Co-Director, UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles.
• Abigail Garcia, Teacher, Animo Leadership Charter High School, Inglewood.
• Donald Gill, Superintendent, Antioch Unified School District.
• Jay Hansen, Chief Strategy Officer, California Medical Association.
• Michael Hanson, Superintendent, Fresno Unified School District.
• Marty Hittelman, President, California Federation of Teachers.
• Adam Hodess, Commissioner, California Apprenticeship Council, Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Business Manager, UA Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 159.
• Mat Holton, Superintendent, Chaffey Joint Union High School District.
• Richard Jackson, Professor, UCLA School of Public Health and former California State Public Health Officer.
• Ann Johnston, Mayor of Stockton.
• Maureen Kindel, Chair of the Board of Visitors, Loyola Marymount University School of Education.
• Michael Kirst, Chair, California State Board of Education; Emeritus Professor of Education and Business Administration, Stanford University.
• Ted Lempert, President, Children Now.
• Diane Levitt, Executive Director, Safe Cities Foundation.
• Bob Linscheid, Vice Chair, California State University Board of Trustees and President, The Linscheid Company.
• Bill Lloyd, President, SEIU California State Council.
• Dave Long, Former California Secretary of Education.
• Sonia Martin-Solis, Teacher, Hillcrest Drive Elementary School, Los Angeles Unified School District.
• Charles McMinn, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Covad Communications.
• Hydra Mendoza, School Board Member, San Francisco Unified School District.
• Molly Munger, Co-Director, Advancement Project Los Angeles.
• Barbara Nemko, Superintendent of Schools, Napa County.
• Jeff Patterson, Teacher, Antelope Valley High School.
• Jennifer Peck, Executive Director, Partnership for Children and Youth.
• Willie Pelote, Assistant Director, Political Action Department, AFSCME International.
• Jose Pérez, Chair, California Utilities Diversity Council and Publisher, Latino Journal.
• Chet Pipkin, Chairman of the Board, Belkin International, Inc.
• James Ramos, Chairman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and Board Member, San Bernardino Community College District.
• Diana Rodriguez, Board Member, Sacramento City Unified School District.
• Alex Rooker, Government Affairs Director, Communications Workers of America Local 9400.
• Russ Rumberger, Vice Provost for Education Partnerships at the UC Office of the President (on leave from UCSB as an Educational Leadership Professor).
• David Sanchez, President, California Teachers Association.
• Tim Sbranti, Mayor, City of Dublin and Teacher, Dublin High School.
• Barry Schuler, Former Chairman and CEO, America Online.
• Jack Scott, Chancellor, California Community Colleges.
• Gregg Solkovits, Secondary Vice President, United Teachers of Los Angeles.
• Suzan Solomon, Board Member, Newhall School District and Vice President for Education, California State PTA.
• Jai Sookprasert, Assistant Director, Governmental Relations, California School Employees Association.
• Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director, Californians Together.
• Chris Steinhauser, Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District.
• Lillian Taiz, Professor of History at CSU Los Angeles and President of the California Faculty Association.
• Diane Watson, Former Member of Congress, California's 33rd District.
• Carl Wong, Former Superintendent of Schools, Sonoma County.
• Kristin Wright, Chair, California Advisory Commission on Special Education.
• Antronette Yancey, Professor, UCLA School of Public Health.

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