CSLA State Board
The California School Library Association is governed by a state Executive Board and two regional boards, Northern and Southern. The fifteen-member state Executive Board is comprised of the nine elected state officers listed below together with the presidents, presidents-elect, and immediate past presidents of the two regional boards. Three ex-officio, non-voting members of the Executive Board include liaisons from the California Department of Education, the California Teachers Association, and the California School Library Foundation.
Rosan Cable
Past President - 2024-2025
René Hohls
President - 2024-2025
Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent and Board of Trustees
Fort Bragg Unified School District
Fort Bragg, CA
Aimee Korynta
President-Elect - 2024-2025
Dan Alvarado
Vice President, Classified - 2023-2025
Kate Applebee
Vice President, Anti-Bias, Anti-Racism - 2024-2026
Sasha Kinney
Vice President, Communications - 2022-2024
Lisa Cheby
Vice President, Government Relations - 2022-2024
Heather Gruenthal
Vice President, Membership - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
Stanford Middle School and Perry Lindsey Academy Middle School
Long Beach, CA
Ashlee Nishiya
Vice President, Professional Development - 2024-2026
Ventura County Office of Education
Christina Maben
Secretary - 2024-2026
Melissa Misenhimer
Treasurer - 2023-2025
Nicole Piscionere
Liaison, CTA
Renée Ousley-Swank
Liaison, CDE
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division
CSLA Northern Region Board
The Northern Region Board is comprised of three presidents and two section representatives from each of the four Northern Region Sections. The president, president-elect and past president below are also members of the CSLA State Executive Board.
Kathryn Levenson
Past-President - 2024-2025
Teacher Librarian
Piedmont High School
Piedmont, CA
nrpresident@csla.net
Terry Lai
President - 2024-2025
Josie Andrews
President-Elect - 2024-2025
Vacant Position
Secretary
Vacant Position
Treasurer
Kelly Martino
NR Section 1 Representative - 2024-2026
Michelle Koski
NR Section 1 Representative - 2024-2025
Jennifer Zimny
NR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs, CA
Amy Linden
NR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2024
El Dorado High School
Placerville, CA
alinden@eduhsd.k12.ca.us
Vacant Position
NR Section 3 Representative
Vacant Position
NR Section 3 Representative
Vacant Position
NR Section 4 Representative
Vacant Position
NR Section 4 Representative
CSLA Southern Region Board
The Southern Region Board is comprised of three presidents and two section representatives from each of the six Souther Region Sections. The president, president-elect and past president below are also members of the CSLA State Executive Board.
Vacant Position
Past-President - 2024-2025
Rachel Hatcher Day
President - 2024-2025
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President-Elect - 2024-2025
Vacant Position
Secretary
Vacant Position
Treasurer
Tanya Whitehouse
SR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
Vacant Position
SR Section 1 Representative
Silvia Gutierrez
SR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
SR Section 2 Representative - 2024-2026
Teacher Librarian
Jeanna Wersebe
SR Section 5 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
El Camino High School
Oceanside, CA
Vacant Position
SR Section 5 Representative
Amelia Lafleur
SR Section 6 Representative - 2023-2025
Librarian
Vacant Position
SR Section 6 Representative
CSLA Staff
Sue Heraper
Administrative Assistant
Librarian - Retired
Newbury Park High School
Newbury Park, CA
assist@csla.net
CSLA Region Map
