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

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
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

communication@csla.net

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

District Librarian

Anaheim Union High School District

Anaheim, CA

profdev@csla.net

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

classified@csla.net

Nicole Piscionere

Liaison, CTA

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
ROusleySwank@cde.ca.gov

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

Regina Williams

President - 2023-2024

Librarian
Fairfield High School
Fairfield, CA
reginaw@fsusd.org

Aimee Korynta

Past-President - 2023-2024

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

Vacant Position

President-Elect - 2023-2024

Vacant Position

Secretary

Vacant Position

Treasurer

Melissa Bowman

NR Section 1 Representative - 2023-2025

Librarian

Vacant Position

NR Section 1 Representative

Jennifer Zimny

NR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2025

Teacher Librarian
Ponderosa High School
El Dorado Union High School District

Amy Linden

NR Section 2 Representative - 2023-2024

District Librarian
Vallejo City Unified School District
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.

CSLA Southern Region Board Bylaws

CSLA Southern Region Board Handbook