President

Sedique Popal***

Past President

Song Hong***

V.P. of Communication

L.Erika Saito***

Treasurer

Talley Caruso***

Past Treasurer

Tammy Wik***

Secretary

Olga Evans***

College/
University Level Chair

Ana Guzman*

Community College Level Chair

Cynthia Baum*

Adult Education Level Chair

open

K-12 Level Chair

Lauren Ramers*

Intensive English Program Level Chair

Sean Saly*

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair

ZsaZsa Aranas*

Interest Group Chair

Tamara Collins-Parks*

Chapter Council Chair

Jennifer Guillen*

Assistant V.P. of Communication

Steffi Kaiser

Assistant Secretary

Iris Flores

Assistant College/University Level Chair

Bahiyyih Hardacre

Assistant Community College Level Chair

Kelly Metz-Matthews

Assistant Adult Ed Level Chair

Shae Green

Assistant K-12 Level Chair

Alex Matson

Assistant IEP Chair

Edgar Zardaryan

Assistant DEI Chair

Christina Masuda

Assistant Interest Group Chair

David O'Leary

Assistant Chapter Council Chair

Lori Selke

Interest Group Coordinators

Access the Interest Group Padlets

CIRT-IG Co-coordinators: Margi Wald

CSU-IG Co-coordinators: Bahiyyih Hardacre and Jaydene Elvin; Assistant: ,Iara Mantenuto

IC-IG Coordinator: Henry W. Nguyen; Assistant: Jonas Vilaire

LGBTQ+-IG Coordinator: Carol Basilio; Assistant: Michael Harman Sound

MW-IG Co-coordinators: Soleil Turell and Natasha Guerrero; Assistant: Vincent Nuñez

NNLEI-IG Coordinator: Henry W. Nguyen; Assistant: Marcel Castillo

OT-IG Coordinator: Katrina Tamura; Assistant: Christian Vela Che

RC-IG Co-coordinators: Sherry MacKay, Talley Caruso, and Marc Santamaria

RW-IG Co-coordinators: Kara Mac Donald and Siyi Gao; Assistant: Jinhee Lee

TELL-IG Coordinator: Jennie Kim; Assistant: Gina De Anda

TEW-IG Co-coordinators: Christine Palumbo, Jamie Florez O'Connor, Meral Kacar; ; Assistant: Monica Cuevas 

TOP-IG Co-coordinators: Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek; Assistant: Donna Brinton

Publication & Communication Leadership

CATESOL Web Manager: Marsha Chan' Assistants: Andy Mardesich and Song Hong

CATESOL Journal Co-Editors: Robert Kohls, Rebekah Taveau, and Kevin Wong

CATESOL Journal Consulting Editor: Mark Roberge

CATESOL Journal Managing Editor: Margi Wald

CATESOL Newsletter Editor: Kara Mac Donald; Assistant: Christina Masuda

CATESOL Blog Editor: Michelle Skowbo

CATESOL Update Editors: Erica Saito and Steffi Kaiser

CATESOL YouTube Coordinator: Bentley Cavazzi

Event Registration Manager: Marsha Chan; Assistants: Andy Mardesich, Michelle Skowbo

Social Media Coordinator: Meral Kacar

Job Board Coordinator: Alisa Takeuchi

Chapter Coordinators

Bay Area Chapter Co-coordinators: Guillermo Campos

Capital Area Chapter Coordinator: Diana Tinoco

Orange County Chapter Coordinator:  Femia Scarfone

San Diego Chapter Coordinator: Christina Kaufmann

San Gabriel Valley Chapter Coordinator: Jennifer Guillen

Saroyan Chapter Co-coordinators: Jennifer Vahanian and Alyssa Tobar

Inland Empire Chapter Coordinator: open

Los Padres Chapter Coordinator: open

Steinbeck Chapter Coordinator: open

Yosemite Chapter Coordinator: open

Additional Leadership Roles

Membership Coordinators: Susan Gaer and Song Hong

Outreach Coordinator: Anthony Burik

Professional Development Coordinator: Marsha Chan

2026 State Conference Co-Chairs: Song Hong and Katrina Tamura

Historian: Anthony Burik

Advocacy and Policy Advisor: open

Graduate Student Representative: open

Liaisons

California Council for Adult Educators (CCAE) Liaison: Sedique Popal

California Teachers Association (CTA) Liaison: open

Californians Together (CalTog) Co-liaisons: Lorine Erika Saito and Kevin Wong

CATESOL Education Foundation Liaison: Sedique Popal

TESOL Affiliate Representative: Sedique Popal

CATESOL Northern Regional Liaison: Kara Mac Donald

CATESOL Central Regional Liaison: open

CATESOL LA Regional Liaison: open