CSLA Personnel

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.

 

CSLA State Board Bylaws

CSLA State Board Handbook

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Rosan Cable

President- 2023-2024

Teacher Librarian
Pacifica High School
Garden Grove, CA
president_rosan@csla.net

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Nina Jackson

Past-President - 2023-2024

Teacher Librarian - Retired
Franklin Classical Middle School
Long Beach, CA
president_nina@csla.net

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Rene Hohls

President-Elect - 2023-2024

Librarian
Fort Bragg Unified School District
Fort Bragg, CA
President_Rene@csla.net

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Lori Broger-Mackey

Secretary - 2022-2024

Teacher Librarian
Columbus Middle School
Canoga Park, CA
secretary@csla.net

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Melissa Misenhimer

Treasurer - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian
Portola High School
Irvine, CA
treasurer@csla.net

Deb Palmer

Debra Palmer

Vice President, Communications - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian
Long Beach Unified School District

communication@csla.net

Lisa Cheby

Lisa Cheby

Vice President, Government Relations - 2022-2024

Teacher Librarian
Verdugo Hills High School
Tujunga, CA
governmentrelations@csla.net

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Heather Gruenthal

Vice President, Membership - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian
Stanford Middle School and Perry Lindsey Academy Middle School
Long Beach, CA
membership@csla.net

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Regina Powers

Vice President, Professional Development - 2022-2024

District Librarian

Anaheim Union High School District

Anaheim, CA

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Darlene Dunn

Vice President, Anti-Bias, Anti-Racism - 2023-2024

Teacher Librarian & Field Experience Supervisor
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
abar@csla.net

Dan Alvarado

Dan Alvarado

Classified Representative - 2023-2025

Library Media Specialist
Fresno Unified School District

classified@csla.net

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Nicole Piscionere

Liaison, CTA

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Renée Ousley-Swank

Liaison, CDE

School Library Technology Consultant
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA
95814-5901
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Katie Williams

Liaison & President, CSLF

Teacher Librarian, retired
foundation@csla.net

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.

 

CSLA Northern Region Board Bylaws

CSLA Northern Region Board Handbook

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Kathryn Levenson

President - 2023-2024

Teacher Librarian
Piedmont High School
Piedmont, CA
nrpresident@csla.net

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Aimee Korynta

Past-President - 2023-2024

District Librarian
Travis Unified School District
Travis, CA
nrpresident@csla.net

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Terry Lai

President-Elect - 2023-2024

Teacher Librarian
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco, CA
nrpresident@csla.net

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Vacant Position

Secretary

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Vacant Position

Treasurer

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Melissa Bowman

NR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025

District Librarian
Vallejo City Unified School District
Vallejo, CA

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Vacant Position

NR Section 1 Representative

Jennifer Zimny

Jennifer Zimny

NR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs, CA

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Amy Linden

NR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2024

El Dorado High School
Placerville, CA
alinden@eduhsd.k12.ca.us

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Rosemarie King

NR Section 3 Representative

Teacher Librarian
El Capitan Middle School
Fresno, CA
rking@centralusd.k12.ca.us

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Vacant Position

NR Section 3 Representative

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Vacant Position

NR Section 4 Representative

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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.

 

CSLA Southern Region Board Bylaws

CSLA Southern Region Board Handbook

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Vacant Position

President - 2022-2023

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Blair Carroll

Past-President - 2022-2023

Teacher Librarian
Millikan Middle School
Sherman Oaks, CA

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Dana Saavedra

President-Elect - 2023-2024

Teacher Librarian
Jordan High School
Los Angeles, CA
danaksaavedra@gmail.com

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Christina Maben

Secretary - 2022-2024

Teacher Librarian
Hughes Middle School
Long Beach, CA
mamatufy@gmail.com

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Vacant Position

Treasurer - 2023-2025

Gabriela Gualano (1)

Tanya Whitehouse

SR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian

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Vacant Position

SR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025

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Silvia Gutierrez

SR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian

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Gabriela Gualano

SR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian

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Lia Ladas

SR Section 3 Representative - 2023-2025

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Lesley Farmer

SR Section 3 Representative - 2023-2024

Professor of Library Media
California State University Long Beach

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Erika Gangnath

SR Section 4 Representative - 2023-2025

Library Media Technician
Brookhurst Junior High School
Anaheim, CA

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Vacant Position

SR Section 4 Representative - 2022-2023

Jeanne Weserbe

Jeanna Wersebe

SR Section 5 Representative - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian
El Camino High School
Oceanside, CA

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Vacant Position

SR Section 5 Representative - 2023-2025

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Amelia Lafleur

SR Section 6 Representative - 2023-2025

Librarian

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Aniko Tegtmeier

SR Section 6 Representative - 2023-2025

Librarian

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Kate Applebee

SR Section 6 Representative - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian
Grand Terrace High School
Grand Terrace, CA

CSLA Staff

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Sue Heraper

Administrative Assistant

Librarian - Retired
Newbury Park High School
Newbury Park, CA
assist@csla.net

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Jeff Frost

Legislative Lobbyist

CSLA Region Map

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