Leadership & Working Groups

Our Leadership

The CSforCA coalition advances equity from a collaborative, research-based perspective that spans education and policy disciplines. The coalition is led by co-directors, Julie Flapan and Allison Scott, along with five working groups who represent an array of school districts and local education agencies, nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions, advocacy groups, and tech companies.

Co-Directors

Policy

Julie Flapan
Co-Director of Computer Science for California
UCLA's Center X

Allison Scott
Co-Director of Computer Science for California and CEO of Kapor Center

Lia Nitake
Policy Working Group Co-Lead, Technet

Codeye Woody
Policy Working Group Co-Lead, Code.org

Coalition-Building

Research & Communications

Vince Stewart
Coalition-Building Working Group Co-Lead, Children Now / California STEM Network

Paula Nazario
Coalition-Building Working Group Co-Lead, Computer Science Equity Project at UCLA

Sonia Koshy
Communications Working Group Lead, Kapor Center

Roxana Hadad
Communications Working Group Lead, Computer Science Equity Project at UCLA 

Teaching & Learning

Jared Amalong
K-12 Teaching and Learning Working Group Co-Lead, Sacramento County Office of Education

Bryan Twarek
K-12 Teaching and Learning Working Group Co-Lead, Computer Science Teachers Association

Art Lopez
Teaching and Learning Working Group Co-Lead

Higher Education

Debra Richardson
Higher Education Working Group Co-Lead, UC Irvine

Solomon Russell
Higher Education Working Group Co-Lead, El Camino College

Mike Karlin
Higher Education Working Group Co-Lead, CSU Dominguez Hills

Interested in joining a working group? Email us at info@csforca.org

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