State Literacy Plan Team

Jessica Bammerlin

Yreka Union Elementary School District

Resource Teacher

Tina Cheuk

California Polytechnic State University

Assistant Professor in Elementary Science Education

Carol Connor

University of California, Irvine

Chancellor’s Professor and Director for the Center for Creating Opportunities through Education

Deborah Costa-Hernandez

California Subject Matter Project

Executive Director, California Reading and Literature Project

Nancy Cushen-White

University of California, San Francisco Dyslexia Research Center

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Sydney Dion

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District

District Literacy Instruction and Design Coach

Tammy Duggan

Thermalito Union Elementary School District

District Reading Specialist/Instructional Coach

Jennifer Elemen

Monterey County Office of Education

Educational Administrator, Language & Literacy, History-Social Science-Civics

Barbara Flores

California State University, San Bernardino

Professor Emerita

Marlene Fong

California Teachers Association

Coordinator, Instructional Leadership Corps

Kathy Futterman

California State University, East Bay

Adjunct Faculty for the Departments of Educational Psychology & Teacher Education

Margaret Goldberg

Oakland Unified School District

Early Literacy Lead

Roni Jones

California Collaborative for Educational Excellence

Senior Manager for System of Support

Elizabeth Kaufman

Sonoma Valley Unified School District

Associate Superintendent, Educational Services

Gwenn Lei

San Mateo County Office of Education

Coordinator, Reading Language Arts/History-Social Science

Lorena Lopez

Azusa Unified School District

Teacher

Andrea Marks

Nevada County Superintendent of Schools

Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Accountability

Dana McVey

First 5 California

Child Development Consultant

Robin Mencher

KQED

Executive Director, Education

Edward “Alex” Mertens

Fresno Unified School District

Teacher

Mindy Montanio

Kern High School District

Teacher on Special Assignment

Michelle Nieto

San Diego Unified School District

Teacher

Melissa Pattullo

Huntington Beach Union High School District

District Literacy Specialist

David Pearson

UC Berkeley

Evelyn Lois Corey Emeritus Professor of Instructional Science

Lucy Pearson-Edwards

California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, Napa County Office of Education

Director of Continuous Improvement and Academic Support

Roxann Purdue

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Consultant

Alicia Raygoza

Mountain View School District

Early Literacy Teacher on Special Assignment

Michelle Rodriguez

Pajaro Valley Unified School District

Superintendent of Schools

Nancy Rogers-Zegarra

California Reading Association and St. Mary’s College

Editor for The California Reader and Teacher Leader at St. Mary’s College

Jeanne Sesky

Anaheim Union High School District

Literacy Specialist

Rebecca Silverman

Stanford University

Associate Professor

Pam Spycher

WestEd

Project Director

Ilene Straus

California State Board of Education

Vice President

Becky Sullivan

Sacramento County Office of Education

Director, K–12 English Language Arts

Amanda Turkie

Folsom Cordova Unified School District

District Librarian

Laurie Virtusio

Beverly Hills Unified School District

K–5 EL Coordinator and Teacher on Special Assignment English Language Development

Lauren Walsh

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Language and Literacy Coach

Kareem Weaver

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Director of the Education Committee

Dale Webster

Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education

Chief Academic Officer

Maryanne Wolf

University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice

Director

Leslie Zoroya

Los Angeles County Office of Education

Reading/Language Arts Coordinator III