Task Force on K-12 Civic Learning Roster

[Note: some of the main board and advisory board members and/or staff, other than those noted, may no longer be involved with the task force as of August 2019.]

Co-Chairs

• Mr. David Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools
• Hon. Judith McConnell, Administrative Presiding Justice, 4th Appellate District Court of Appeal

Members*

• Malia Vella, State Superintendent's Initiatives Branch, Deputy Superintendent
• Mr. Adam Weinberger, California School Employees Association , President
• Ms. Shelley Gupton, California Teachers Association , Member
• Hon. Gary Hart (Ret.), Public Policy Institute of California , Board President
• Dr. Michelle Herczog, Los Angeles County Office of Education , History-Social Science Consultant
• Ms. Soomin Chao, State Board of Education Instructional Quality Commission, Chair
• Dr. Joseph Kahne, Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College , Director
• Mr. Patrick Kelly, State Bar of California , Board President
• Ms. Shereen Walter, California Parent Teacher Association , President
• Ms. Jesús Holguín, California School Board Association , President
• Ms. Alice Petrossian, Association of California School Administrators , Past President
• Ms. Debbie O’Donoghue, California Secretary of State Office , Deputy Secretary of State
• Dr. Darline Robles, California Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools , Co-Chair
• Mr. Thomas Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund , President and General Counsel
• Mr. Richard Tom, California Bar Foundation [Note: The link to the California Bar Foundation is no longer active], Board Member
• Ms. Chris Carson, California League of Women Voters , President
• Mr. Allen Zaremberg, California Chamber of Commerce , President and Chief Executive Officer

Advisory Members*

• Ms. Monica Anderson, California Association of Directors of Activities , Past President
• Dr. Fran Chadwick, California State University San Marcos Literacy and the Law , Director
• Mr. Anthony Chavez, Cesar Chavez Foundation , Speaker
• Mr. Marshall Croddy, Teach Democracy (formerly Constitutional Rights Foundation) , President
• Mr. Rolf Davidson, California YMCA Youth & Government , Executive Director
• Mr. Jeff Harris, Junior Statesmen Foundation , Chief Executive Officer
• Mr. Amanda Roraback, California Council for the Social Studies , President
• Dr. Elaine Ikeda, California Campus Compact [Note: this organization is now called LEAD California ], Executive Director
• Mr. Robert Joseph, SD Bechtel Jr. Foundation , Program Officer
• Ms. Karen Korematsu, Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights & Education , Co-Founder and Executive Director
• Ms. Sandra Kurland, California Association of Student Leaders (CASL) , Leadership Development Coordinator
• Mr. Christian Lindke, Arsalyn Foundation , Program Director
• Ms. Natalia Merluzzi, California Bar Foundation [Note: the web link to the California Bar Foundation is no longer available.], Program and Policy Director
• Mr. Ted McConnell, Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools , Executive Director
• Ms. Nancy McTygue, California History-Social Science Project , Executive Director
• Mr. Chuck Quigley, Center for Civic Education , Executive Director
• Mr. Milton Reynolds, Facing History And Ourselves , Senior Program Associate
• Dr. John Rogers, UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) [Note: the preceding link to the UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) Web site is no longer valid. A website called the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) contains information about UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA).], Director
• Ms. M.C. Sungaila, iCivics , California Coordinator
• Ms. Terra Thorne, The LegiSchool Project , Director
• Mr. Robert Vicario, National History Day-California , Director

Staff

• Ms. Shelly Labotte, Administrative Office of the Courts , Senior Court Services Analyst

* Additional Task Force Members and Advisory Members have been invited but are not yet confirmed