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
President- 2023-2024
Teacher Librarian
Pacifica High School
Garden Grove, CA
president_rosan@csla.net

Nina Jackson
Past-President - 2023-2024
Teacher Librarian - Retired
Franklin Classical Middle School
Long Beach, CA
president_nina@csla.net

Rene Hohls
President-Elect - 2023-2024
Librarian
Fort Bragg Unified School District
Fort Bragg, CA
President_Rene@csla.net

Lori Broger-Mackey
Secretary - 2022-2024
Teacher Librarian
Columbus Middle School
Canoga Park, CA
secretary@csla.net

Melissa Misenhimer
Treasurer - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
Portola High School
Irvine, CA
treasurer@csla.net

Debra Palmer
Vice President, Communications - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
Long Beach Unified School District

Lisa Cheby
Vice President, Government Relations - 2022-2024
Teacher Librarian
Verdugo Hills High School
Tujunga, CA
governmentrelations@csla.net

Heather Gruenthal
Vice President, Membership - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
Stanford Middle School and Perry Lindsey Academy Middle School
Long Beach, CA
membership@csla.net

Regina Powers
Vice President, Professional Development - 2022-2024

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
Classified Representative - 2023-2025
Library Media Specialist
Fresno Unified School District

Nicole Piscionere
Liaison, CTA

Renée Ousley-Swank
Liaison, CDE
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA
95814-5901
ROusleySwank@cde.ca.gov
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
President - 2023-2024
Teacher Librarian
Piedmont High School
Piedmont, CA
nrpresident@csla.net

Aimee Korynta
Past-President - 2023-2024
District Librarian
Travis Unified School District
Travis, CA
nrpresident@csla.net

Terry Lai
President-Elect - 2023-2024
Teacher Librarian
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco, CA
nrpresident@csla.net

Vacant Position
Secretary

Vacant Position
Treasurer

Melissa Bowman
NR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025
District Librarian
Vallejo City Unified School District
Vallejo, CA

Vacant Position
NR Section 1 Representative

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

Rosemarie King
NR Section 3 Representative
Teacher Librarian
El Capitan Middle School
Fresno, CA
rking@centralusd.k12.ca.us

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
President - 2022-2023

Blair Carroll
Past-President - 2022-2023
Teacher Librarian
Millikan Middle School
Sherman Oaks, CA

Dana Saavedra
President-Elect - 2023-2024
Teacher Librarian
Jordan High School
Los Angeles, CA
danaksaavedra@gmail.com

Christina Maben
Secretary - 2022-2024
Teacher Librarian
Hughes Middle School
Long Beach, CA
mamatufy@gmail.com

Vacant Position
Treasurer - 2023-2025

Tanya Whitehouse
SR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian

Vacant Position
SR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025

Silvia Gutierrez
SR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian

SR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian

Jeanna Wersebe
SR Section 5 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
El Camino High School
Oceanside, CA

Vacant Position
SR Section 5 Representative - 2023-2025

Amelia Lafleur
SR Section 6 Representative - 2023-2025
Librarian

Aniko Tegtmeier
SR Section 6 Representative - 2023-2025
Librarian

Kate Applebee
SR Section 6 Representative - 2023-2025
Teacher Librarian
Grand Terrace High School
Grand Terrace, CA
CSLA Staff

Sue Heraper
Administrative Assistant
Librarian - Retired
Newbury Park High School
Newbury Park, CA
assist@csla.net
CSLA Region Map
