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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
Sunya Rody Boonchouy Superintendent, Winters Joint Unified School District Superintendents or other administrators/Chair January 1, 2022 January 1, 2024 December 31, 2025
Susan Connolly-Fox Associate Superintendent, Placer County of Education Representatives of authorized public chartering agency January 1, 2025 N/A December 31, 2026
Mia Cooper Instructional Tutor/Special Education Accountability Student Records, San Bernardino City Unified School District Specialized instructional support personnel and paraprofessionals January 1, 2021 January 1, 2024 December 31, 2025
Jennifer DaCosta Board Member, High Tech Los Angeles Charter School Board of Directors/Chief Academic Officer, Granada Hills Charter Members of local school boards January 1, 2025 N/A December 31, 2026
Corey Greenlaw Assistant Superintendent, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Superintendents or other administrators/Vice-Chair May 8, 2024 N/A December 31, 2026
Babatunde Ilori Chief Executive Officer, Parsec Education Parents of student(s) currently enrolled in the K–12 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2025 December 31, 2026
Kelsey Krausen Director, Strategic Resource Allocation and Systems Planning, West Ed Education Researcher January 1, 2023 N/A December 31, 2025
Holly Lederle Career and Technical Educator, Carmel Unified School District Teachers from traditional public schools and charter schools and career and technical educators May 8, 2024 N/A December 31, 2025
Amy Nguyen-Hernandez Superintendent, Central School District Superintendents or other administrators January 1, 2022 January 1, 2025 December 31, 2026
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
Brad Ramos Career and Technical Educator, Morongo Unified School District Teachers from traditional public schools and charter schools and career and technical educators May 8, 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
Gabriela Tavitian Superintendent, Lennox School District Superintendents or other administrators January 1, 2022 January 1, 2025 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: Monday, February 24, 2025
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