When I’ve seen it in action, I know it works. It’s much more than a current slogan. When (students can) see the connection between what they’re learning in the textbooks and labs and how it relates to the real world — that really motivates them.
– Tom Torlakson
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Governance

Linked Learning Alliance Leadership Council

Current Linked Learning Alliance

The Linked Learning Alliance is governed by a Leadership Council representative of the community of stakeholders in the Alliance, including but not limited to:

  • State Agencies
  • Public Agencies
  • K-12 and Postsecondary Education
  • Business, Industry, and Trade Organizations
  • Community and Advocacy Organizations
  • Parent Representatives
  • Student Organizations
  • Philanthropy
  • Workforce Investment Boards
  • Research and Policy Organizations

The primary responsibilities of the Leadership Council include:

  • Developing and codifying bylaws and operating procedures for the Alliance;
  • Adopting and continuously updating a mission statement, values, and goals;
  • Developing, directing, and overseeing the implementation of a strategic plan;
  • Defining the responsibilities and commitments of membership in the Alliance;
  • Hiring an executive director and exercising appropriate oversight;
  • Maintaining and supporting the Alliance’s Working Groups; and
  • Convening the Alliance.

Click here to see the members of the Leadership Council.

 

Staff support to the Linked Learning Alliance is provided by Capitol Impact, LLC.


Janet Auer
Community Engagement Specialist
Chevron Corporation


Edwin Diaz
Superintendent
Pasadena Unified School District


Donald Gill
Superintendent
Antioch Unified School District

Gary Hoachlander
President
ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career

Rick Miller
Executive Director
ARCHES

David Plank
Executive Director
Policy Analysis for California Education


David Rattray
Senior Vice President, Education and Workforce Development
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
President 
UNITE-LA


Russ Rumberger
Vice Provost-Education Partnerships
University of California, Office of the President

Marisa Saunders
Senior Research Associate
Institute for Democracy, Education & Access
University of California, Los Angeles

Anne Stanton
Program Director for Youth
The James Irvine Foundation


David Stern
Professor of Education
University of California, Berkeley


April Treece
Project Director
Contra Costa Workforce Initiative
Contra Costa Economic Partnership

Patrick Ainsworth
Assistant Superintendent and Director
Secondary, Career and Adult Learning Division
California Department of Education

Nancy Farnan
Director
School of Teacher Education
San Diego State University

Cheryl Hibbeln
Principal
Digital Media Design Academy (SDUSD)

JD Hoye
President
National Academy Foundation


Jennifer Ortega
California State Director
America's Edge

Arun Ramanathan
Executive Director
The Education Trust-West


Erik Rice
Senior Associate
School Redesign Network Leadership, Equity & Accountability in Districts & Schools
Stanford University

Patricia Rucker
Legislative Advocate
California Teachers Association



Angelica Solis
Executive Director
Alliance for a Better Community



Chris Steinhauser
Superintendent
Long Beach Unified School District

Van Ton-Quinlivan
Vice Chancellor for Economic and Workforce Development
California Community Colleges

Jeanice Warden
Legislative Representative for State Superintendent Tom Torlakson
California Department of Education