Our Leadership





Board Members
- REGION 1: Jason Provence
Superintendent, Cascade UESD - REGION 2: Dr. Nicole Newman
Superintendent, Wheatland UHSD - REGION 3: Jason Sample
Superintendent, Gateway Community Charters - REGION 4: Lura Vieira
Principal, Fort Bragg Middle School, Fort Bragg USD - REGION 5: Dr. Christian Rubalcaba
Superintendent, Redwood CSD - REGION 6: Dr. Raúl Zamora
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator, Castro Valley USD - REGION 7: Jennifer Backman
Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Stanislaus USD - REGION 8: Yvonne Sugimura
Coordinator II — ELs, Literacy & Intervention, Milpitas USD - REGION 9: Efrain Guizar
Content Coordinator, Fresno COE - REGION 10: Dr. Paulette Cobb
Director, Special Education, San Benito HSD
- REGION 11: Dr. Jason Hodgson
Superintendent, Taft Union HSD - REGION 12: Dr. Alana Hughes-Hunter
Assistant Superintendent SELPA and Equity, Ontario-Montclair ESD - REGION 13: Dr. Amy Alzina
Superintendent/Principal, Cold Spring ESD, R-13 - REGION 14: Dr. Nicole Wesley
Superintendent, Redondo Beach USD - REGION 15: Collin Miller
Principal, Del Valle Elementary, Hacienda La Puente USD - REGION 16: Susana Cuevas
Staff Relations Field Director, LAUSD - REGION 17: Kari Adams
Inclusive Leadership Center Director, Chapman University, Thomas Policy Institute - REGION 18: Juan Cruz
Superintendent, Heber ESD - REGION 19: Kirk Skorpanich
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Banning USD
Board Directors At-Large
- Dr. Joe Wood
Executive Director, Natomas Charter School, Region 3 - Michael Payne
Retired, Region 16
- Dr. Leisa Winston
Superintendent, Huntington Beach CSD, Region 17 - Antonio Romayor, Jr.
Chief Operations Officer, Imperial County COE, Region 18
Bylaws, Policies & Procedures
ACSA Bylaws, Policies & Procedures
FEA Policies & Procedures
Strategic Plan
ACSA Long-term Goals and Objectives
GOAL: Member Development and Support
- OBJECTIVE 1: To provide accessible, relevant opportunities for professional learning and leadership development through which members can acquire, apply and demonstrate new knowledge, as well as expand career pathways.
- OBJECTIVE 2: To drive professional excellence as the members’ first source for timely, comprehensive information on professional trends, issues, practices and resources.
- OBJECTIVE 3: To be a dynamic professional community of educational leaders who collaborate and contribute their experience and expertise to support each other’s professional growth.
GOAL: Advocacy and Influence
- OBJECTIVE 4: To shape policy for a world-class, fully funded education system and improved outcomes for all students by aligning the collective influence of members at the local, state and federal levels.
- OBJECTIVE 5: To be a leader, credible voice, and trusted partner in addressing the issues impacting the diverse needs of students and the administrators that support them.
GOAL: Organizational Development and Sustainability
- OBJECTIVE 6: To optimize ACSA structure, human and financial resources, and impact through shared vision, leadership, stewardship and accountability at all levels of the Association.






