Team and Board

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We are a diverse, passionate team committed to creating an inclusive and resilient economy through a postsecondary ecosystem that centers the needs of all students and advances shared prosperity. We are proud to represent the diversity of our state and have decades of cross-disciplinary expertise that propels us forward in the work we do.

We are a team of 11, guided by a board of 12

Meet Our Team

Su Jin Jez, PhD

CEO

Na Araki

Senior Operations and Human Resources Manager

Kim Bernet

Chief Operating Officer

Laura Bernhard, PhD

Research Director

Jamaica Chavez

Senior Executive Assistant

Gina Frangione

Development and Grants Manager

Emi Fujita-Conrads, PhD

Researcher

Carolyn Ho

Senior Communications Director and Chief of Staff

Nazeehah Khan

Policy Director

David Radwin

Principal Researcher

Max Wolf-Johnson

Senior Policy and Research Analyst

Meet Our Board

California Competes benefits from a Board of Directors that provides statewide reach and a breadth and depth of expertise and leadership. Our Board is made up of local elected officials and former legislators, as well as business and community leaders who are committed to equity-centered policy reforms that ensure the diverse residents of this state have what they need to achieve their education and career goals.

Keely Bosler, Chair

Founder and Principal, Keely MB Strategies; and former Chief Fiscal Advisor and Director of Finance, state of California

Sunny Cooke, PhD

President/Superintendent, MiraCosta College

Daniel Gross, DNSc

Former Executive, Sharp Healthcare

Elizabeth Hill

Fourth Legislative Analyst of California

steven koblik

Steven Koblik, PhD

Former president, Huntington Library; and former president, Reed College

carol liu

Carol Liu

Former state senator (D)

julia lopez

Julia Lopez

Former president and CEO, College Futures Foundation

Leroy Morishita, EdD

President Emeritus, California State University, East Bay

roger niello

Roger Niello

state senator (R); co-owner, The Niello Company

libby schaaf

Libby Schaaf

President and CEO, Bay Area Council; 50th Mayor of Oakland

Rajen Sheth

CEO and Founder, Kyron Learning

peter weber

Peter Weber

founder, Fresno Bridge Academy; and former Fortune 500 executive

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