Host Committee
Our Host Committee is composed of some of the most influential professionals and advocates in the family engagement field. Our wonderful hosts are committing their expertise, experience and talents to provide an engaging, inspiring and transformative event for Assembly attendees.
Dr. Adriane Dorrington
Program Manager, Community Schools
National Education Association
Alberto Quintero
Board Member
NAFSCE
Anne Henderson
Vice Chair, Board
NAFSCE
Dr. Anthony Collatos
Associate Dean of Education
Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education & Psychology
Antonio Plascencia Jr.
Senior Director of Engagement, Division Of Communications, Engagement & Collaboration
Los Angeles Unified School District
Araceli Simeon
Executive Director
California Family Engagement Network
Dr. Barbara Boone
Director, Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center
Program Director for Family Engagement Center on Education and Training for Employment, The Ohio State University
Bianca Scott
Vice Chair - NAFSCE Board
Chair - NAFSCE’s Parent and Family Leaders Council
Brigitte Blom
President & CEO
The Prichard Committee
David Park
President
Learning Heroes
Debbie Ignacio
National Director of Operations
Abriendo Puertas
Don Doggett
Senior Technical Assistance Consultant
SERVE Center
Doug Ismail
President
California Masonic Foundation
Dr. Eyal Bergman
Founder & CEO
Upwell
Heather Ippolito
President
California State PTA
Jaime Koo
Coordinator, FACE
Santa Clara County of Office of Education
Jamie Myers
Chief Operating Officer - PBS SoCal
NAFSCE Family Math National Alliance Member
Dr. Jane Groff
Executive Director
Kansas Parent Information Resource Center
Janis Price
Coord, Fam & Comm Eng Student Initiatives, Partnerships & Events, Educational Services Division
Orange County Dept of Education
Dr. Jessica Tilli
Director of Mathematics - The School District of Philadelphia
NAFSCE Family Math National Alliance Member
Kathia Lopez
Parent Education Specialist
San Diego County Office of Education
Lisa Borrego
Senior Director
California Department of Education Foundation
Lacy Wood
Board Member
NAFSCE
Dr. Mallary Swartz
Director of Research
TalkingPoints
Marrissa Lazo-Necco
FACE Manager
San Bernardino County Office of Education
Michele Myers, PhD
Assistant Professor in Elementary Literacy Education
Wake Forest University - Department of Education
Pamela King
Manager, Family and Community Engagement
San Diego Unified School District
Dr. Reyna Hernandez
CEO & President
Parent Institute of Quality Education (PIQE)
Richard Ybarra
Chief Executive Officer
MNC-Inspiring Success, Inspirando Exito
Rosazlia Grillier
Board Member - NAFSCE, PFLC
Board Chair - UPLAN
President Emeritus - COFI PPIL
Steven Sterling Mitchell
Senior Advisor
California Collaborative for Ed Excellence
Susan Shaffer
Chair - NAFSCE Board
Former President/CEO - MAEC, Inc.
Tim Finklea
Vice President for Member Engagement and Board Services
Council for Accreditation for Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Vidya Sundaram
Co-Founder & CEO
Family Engagement Lab
Vito J. Borrello
Executive Director
NAFSCE
Yolie Flores
CEO/President
Families in Schools