Roles and responsibilities
The Board of Directors sets the direction for the association by establishing the vision, mission and strategic directions and ensuring that the association’s activities remain focused on those goals and the issues identified in the Policy Platform.
Directors
The Board of Directors consists of:
- Four officers
- 21 regional directors
- Four ethnic directors-at-large
- One county director-at-large
- The California County Boards of Education president
- Any California board member serving on the National School Boards Association Board of Directors
CSBA’s Board of Directors is called upon to provide:
Oversight: The Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of CSBA’s corporate functions, including programs, products, budget, and executive personnel matters
Insight: The Board of Directors often functions as a focus group of representatives to provide insight into the impacts of association activities and state policy on local boards and communities
Foresight: The Board of Directors provides strategic foresight by examining the trends in public education and making decisions that will position CSBA and its members for the future
Directors exercise the following skills and competencies
Derived from the board’s Guiding Principles of Effective Governance:
- Think and act strategically
- Maintain focus on results towards the vision, mission and strategic directions
- Link budget decisions to the vision, mission, and strategic directions
- Act with transparency and integrity
- Be comfortable respectfully challenging colleagues’ assumptions
- Make decisions based on a personal examination of the facts
- Maintain a constructive partnership with the executive director
- Continually seek opportunities to learn and grow
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Frank Magarino
Director, Region 1
Del Norte County USD
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Sherry Crawford
Director, Region 2
Siskiyou COE
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David T. Gracia
Director, Region 3
Napa Valley USD
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Renee Nash
Director, Region 4
Eureka Union SD
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Alisa MacAvoy
Director, Region 5
Redwood City ESD
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Jackie Wong
Director, Region 6
Washington USD
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James Aguilar
Director, Region 7
San Leandro USD
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Christopher "Kit" Oase
Director, Region 8
Ripon USD
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Roger Snyder
Director, Region 9
Scotts Valley USD
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Kathy Spate
Director, Region 10
Caruthers USD
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Sabrena Rodriguez
Director, Region 11
Ventura USD
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William Farris
Director, Region 12
Sierra Sands USD
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Susan Henry
Director, Region 15
Huntington Beach Union HSD
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Karen Gray
Director, Region 16
Silver Valley USD
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Debra Schade
Director, Region 17
Solana Beach SD
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Bruce Dennis
Director, Region 18
Riverside COE
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Devon Conley
Director, Region 20
Mountain View Whisman SD
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Tanya Ortiz Franklin
Director, Region 21
Los Angeles USD
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Nancy Smith
Director, Region 22
Palmdale SD
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Helen Hall
Director, Region 23
Walnut Valley USD
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Jan Baird
Director, Region 24
South Whittier ESD
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Chris Clark
Director-at-Large,
African American
Folsom-Cordova USD
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Christina Cameron-Otero
Director-at-Large,
American Indian
Needles USD
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Sylvia Leong
Director-at-Large,
Asian/Pacific Islander
Cupertino Union SD
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Michael Teasdale
Director-at-Large,
County
Ventura COE
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Joaquin Rivera
Director-at-Large,
Hispanic
Alameda COE
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John McPherson
California County
Boards of Education
(CCBE) President
Monterey COE
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