The WACAC Executive Board provides direction and sets policies for the organization. Elected members of the board include the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Membership Delegates. The President appoints Committee Chairs and Chairs-Elect in consultation with the President-Elect. WACAC’s Managing Director and Technology Chair are Ex-Officio members of the Executive Board.
2024-2025 Executive Board Leadership
Julio MataFrancis Parker School
Karly BrockettUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Catalina CifuentesRiverside County Office of Education
Beatrice (Bea) NguyenCapistrano Unified School District
Linda KangCapistrano Unified School District
Jim WhitakerChapman University
Past Treasurer, Ex Officio
Dewey WilmotAdmissions Edge Counseling
Committee Leaders
Erin KimGranada Hills Charter
Sebastian BrownUniversity of Oregon
Caitlin JamesLehigh University
Molly IngramSouthern Methodist University
Nitzya Cuevas-MaciasIndependent Educational Consultant
Charley BurkyHillbrook School
Christina Sandoval-PaquetteUniversity of Calfornia, San Diego
Dr. Margarita LanderosCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills
Lara SandoraTIDE Academy
Emily StevensonCollegewise
Megan OlivorSanta Margarita Catholic High School
Destiny MartinezUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville
Elissa CouchPahrump Valley High School
Jessica BurkeBishop Manogue Catholic High School
Megan PostonMount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles
Ginger JessopCarondelet High School
Erika PerezUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Claudia CarrollSanta Monica College
Membership Delegates
Amber PattersonTexas Christian University
Linh SnyderMalibu High School
Hillary HigginsGeffen Academy at UCLA
Ryan PietrantonBishop Gorman High School
Duanduan HsiehOccidental College
Chuck LiddiardVistamar School The Paratum Scholars
wacac staff
Deanna Kilgour
Myra CastroCastro College Consulting
Rob Purper
Executive Board Policy and Procedures Manual
Policy and procedures manual
Executive Board Minutes
Executive Board Minutes are available upon request .
Board Calendar
Executive Board members can now access the Board Calendar .
Past Presidents
View a list of Past WACAC Presidents
