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Who We Are

Our Vision

Building great public schools of joy and rigor that prepare all California students for success in college, career, community, and life.

Our Mission

To meet parent, educator, and community need for great public school options by supporting and advocating for high quality non-profit charter schools and sharing their success throughout California’s public schools.

Our Mission Commits Us to Equity, Opportunity and Access.

As part of California’s public school family, CCSA embraces its history of being an advocacy organization advancing issues of social justice and civil rights. Our members and the teachers and administrators who serve in their schools value diversity in culture, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, and perspective. While we seek to grow a movement that serves all students, all families, and all communities, we work with a special spirit of urgency to provide our most historically underserved and vulnerable students with the high quality public education they deserve. We join in common cause with those fighting both inside and outside of public education for greater equity, opportunity, and access for all.

Our Governance

Board of Directors

CCSA Board Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Dot Public Schools California

CCSA Board Vice Chair
Director, Walton Education Coalition

Board Secretary
CEO, GPSN

Treasurer
Policy Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Board Member
Founder, Chief Executive Officer/Superintendent, Granada Hills Charter School

Board Member
Founder, MB Consulting Company

President and Chief Executive Officer
mcastrejon@ccsa.org

Board Member
Board Member, Silicon Schools Fund 

Board Member
Executive Director, Youth Policy Institute’s Charter Schools

Board Member
Chief Legal Officer, Summit Public Schools

Board Member
Superintendent/CEO, Gateway Community Charter Schools

Board Member
Superintendent, Achieve Charter School

(In Memoriam)
Board Member

CCSA Member Council

Member Council: Charter Type Representatives

Large Charter Management Organization “CMO”

Maricela Guerrero
Rocketship Public Schools
877-806-0920

Small/Growing Network/CMO

Sebastian Cognetta
Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive
909-465-5405

Single Site

Monique Daviss
El Sol Arts and Science Academy of Santa Ana
(714) 543-0023

Nonclassroom-Based Charter School

Mary Cox
CORE Butte Charter
(530) 809-4152

Nonclassroom-Based Charter School

Kathleen Hermsmeyer
Springs Charter Schools
(760) 716-7112

Support Organization

Jeff Rice
APLUS+
(530) 432-3609

Serving Black Students with Excellence

Shawn Brumfield
Pasadena Rosebud
(626) 797-7704

Dashboard Alternative School Status

Skip Hansen
Learn4Life
(661) 272-1225

Member Council: Regional Representatives

Northern California - Butte/Sutter/Glenn Counties

Casey Taylor
Achieve Charter School (Member Council Chairperson)
(530) 872-4100

Northern California - Sacramento/Yolo Counties

Open

Northern California - Shasta/Lassen/Humboldt Counties

Open

Northern California - Placer/El Dorado/Nevada Counties

Jillayne Antoon
Rocklin Academy Family of Schools
(916) 600-6484

Greater Los Angeles Area - Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties

Brenda Olshever
MATES (MeadowsArts & Technology Elementary School)
(805) 495-7037

Greater Los Angeles Area - Los Angeles USD

Open

Greater Los Angeles Area - Los Angeles USD

Open

Greater Los Angeles Area - Los Angeles County

Farnaz Golshani Flechner
Environmental Charter School
(310) 214-3408 x 3408

Central Valley - San Joaquin/Stanislaus Counties

Anthony Solina
Aspire Public Schools
(209) 466-6630

Central Valley - Fresno/Madera/Merced Counties

Tera Napier
Sherman Thomas Charter Schools
(559) 674-1192

Central Valley - Kern/Tulare/Kings Counties

Open

Southern California - San Bernardino County

Alex Lucero
REAL Journey Academies
(818) 599-6567

Southern California - Orange County

Collin Felch
Vista Charter Public Schools
(650) 888-2030

Southern California - Riverside County

Jason Watts
Scholarship Prep Charter Schools
(951) 703-5032

Southern California - San Diego County

Kevin Humphrey
Guajome Schools
(760) 631-8500

Southern California - San Diego USD

Helen V. Griffith
The Preuss School UC San Diego
(858) 822-3000

Bay Area - San Mateo/Santa Clara/Santa Cruz/San Benito/Monterey

Sherry Segura
The Foundation for Hispanic Education
(408) 585-5022

Bay Area - Contra Costa/Solano Counties

Jared Austin
Kairos Public Schools
(916) 417-9414

Bay Area - Mendocino/Sonoma/Napa/Marin Counties

Chris Topham
Sebastapol Independent Charter School
(707) 246-8282

Bay Area - Alameda/San Francisco Counties

Maya Woods-Cadiz
AIMS K-12
(510) 893-8701

Meet the CCSA Team

Executive Team

President and Chief Executive Officer
mcastrejon@ccsa.org

Chief Equity, People and Culture Officer
amora@ccsa.org

Chief Advocacy Officer and General Counsel
rsoto@ccsa.org

Chief External Affairs Officer
lvizcaino@ccsa.org

CCSA Staff

Vice President, Southern California Local Advocacy
fcadame@ccsa.org

Manager, Government Affairs
kalvarado@ccsa.org

Managing Director, Member Marketing
vcaigoy@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Operations, Data, and Information Technology
ecastillo@ccsa.org

Vice President, Northern California
jcolly@ccsa.org

Associate Director, Southern California Local Advocacy
acongo@ccsa.org

Associate Director, Santa Clara County Local Advocacy
rcrayton@ccsa.org

Vice President, Civic and Political Affairs
gdavis@ccsa.org

Senior Director, School Quality
sdaviss@ccsa.org

Vice President, Greater Los Angeles Local Advocacy
kdellaquila@ccsa.org

Managing Director, Operations, Civic and Political Affairs
rdriver@ccsa.org

Managing Director, Bay Area Local Advocacy
mdurazo@ccsa.org

Vice President, Local Advocacy Member Relations and Support
mdurfee@ccsa.org

Managing Director, Legislative Advocacy
ceades@ccsa.org

Associate Director, Central Valley Local Advocacy
franco@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Greater Los Angeles Local Advocacy
jgonzalez@ccsa.org

Director, Bay Area Local Advocacy
jhinton@ccsa.org

Associate Director, Creative Services and Spanish Language Communications
sjimenez@ccsa.org

Director, Data Services & Architecture
mkennedy@ccsa.org

Director, Greater Los Angeles Local Advocacy
kkokenda@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Marketing Technology
wlee@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Greater Los Angeles Local Advocacy
cloera@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Communications
jmacedo@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Membership
smendoza@ccsa.org

Vice President, Government Affairs
cmiller@ccsa.org

Paralegal/Director, Legal Advocacy
dmorgan@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Greater Los Angeles Local Advocacy
fnavarro@ccsa.org

Vice President, School Quality Support
jnewburn@ccsa.org

Director, Southern California, Local Advocacy
jorduno@ccsa.org

Managing Director, School Development
jcook@ccsa.org

Associate Director, Sacramento Local Advocacy
breynolds@ccsa.org

Director, Greater Los Angeles Local Advocacy
dritcherson@ccsa.org

Manager, Digital Communications
ksanchez@ccsa.org

Managing Director, Northern and Central Valley Local Advocacy
ssingh@ccsa.org

Managing Director, School Performance, Accountability and Research
jslakey@ccsa.org

Managing Director of Development
fspero@ccsa.org

Associate Director, Southern California Local Advocacy
sstackelhouse@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Media Relations and Editorial Content Strategy
atintocalis@ccsa.org

Vice President, Legal Advocacy, and Executive Director, Charter Schools Legal Defense Fund
jumansky@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Accounting
curias@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Accounting
curibe@ccsa.org

Managing Director, Human Resources
cvarona@ccsa.org

Senior Advisor, Facilities
nwatson@ccsa.org

Vice President, School Development & Membership
jwilson@ccsa.org

Senior Director, Conference & Events
nawilson@ccsa.org