Advisory Board

EdTrust-West’s Advisory Board comprises civil rights, education, public policy, business, and community leaders with demonstrated commitment to educational equity. By working closely with our Executive Director, our Advisory Board members serve as critical thought partners and community connectors by providing professional expertise, knowledge of constituent perspectives, and connections to local and national resources and networks.

The Advisory Board lends additional layers of diversity and provides new views for and with EdTrust-West, including public policy, narrative change, and community engagement. In addition to serving as ambassadors and advocates in the community, EdTrust-West’s Advisory Board members weigh in on the organization’s strategic planning and priorities, financial sustainability, and amplification of work across the state.

Micah Ali
President, Compton Unified School Board
Founder, California Association of Black School Educators (CABSE)
Pamela Burdman
Executive Director
Just Equations
Kylie Campbell
Director
Career Ladders Project
Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez
Deputy Director
Californians Together
Tammeil Gilkerson, Ed.D.
Chancellor
Peralta Community College District
Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D.
Executive Director
California Student Aid Commission
Khieem Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Mission Strategy Group
Felicia Jones
Deputy Director/Chief Strategist
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement
David A. Kietzman
Partner, Momentum Solutions
Lecturer, Cal State Los Angeles
Michal Kurlaender, Ph.D.
Professor, UC Davis School of Education
Co-Director, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
John R. Lee
Vice President, Programs and Education TGR Foundation
Elodia Ortega-Lampkin
Superintendent
Woodland Joint Unified School District
Feliza Ortiz-Licon, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
The Campaign for College Opportunity
Alex Serna
Chief Operating Officer
Breakthrough Collaborative
Andrea Venezia, Ph.D.
Executive Director
UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics