Executive Board

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 the Membership Delegates. Committee Chairs and Chairs-Elect are appointed by the President in consultation with the President-Elect. WACAC’s Managing Director and Technology Chair are an Ex-Officio members of the Executive Board.

2023-2024 Executive Board Leadership

Cifuentes

President

Catalina Cifuentes
Riverside County Office of Education

Julio Mata

President Elect

Julio Mata
Francis Parker School

Herbie Walker

Past President

Herbie Walker
Faith Lutheran High School

Beatrice Nguyen

Secretary

Beatrice (Bea) Nguyen
Capistrano Unified School District

Jim Whitaker

Treasurer

Jim Whitaker
Chapman University

Dewey Wilmot

Past Treasurer, Ex Officio

Dewey Wilmot
Admissions Edge Counseling

Committee Leaders

Yancie Davis

Admission Practices Chair

Yancie Davis
Bentley School

Shanell Leggins

College Fairs Chair

Dr. Shanell Leggins
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

Sebastian Brown

Communications

Sebastian Brown
University of Oregon

Annie Mills

Conference Chair

Annie Mills
StriveScan

Molly Ingram

Conference Chair Elect

Molly Ingram
University of Arizona

Nitzya Cuevas-Macias

Development Chair

Nitzya Cuevas-Macias
Downtown College Prep

Laurie Callaway

Government Relations Chair

Laurie Callaway
Scripps College

Christina Sandoval-Paquette

Government Relations Chair Elect

Christina Sandoval-Paquette
University of California, San Diego

Landeros

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Chair

Dr. Margarita Landeros
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Lara Sandora

Inter-Association Chair

Lara Sandora
TIDE Academy

Megan Carlier

Membership Chair

Megan Olivor
Santa Margarita Catholic High School

Elissa Couch

Nevada Interests Chair

Elissa Couch
Pahrump Valley High School

Jamie Groff

Professional Development Co-Chair

Jamie Groff
ICL Academy

Grace Hartman

Professional Development Co-Chair

Grace Hartman
Bellarmine College Prep

Erika Perez

Transfer Advocacy Chair

Erika Perez
University of California, Los Angeles

Membership Delegates

Cuca Acosta

Cuca Acosta
University of California, Santa Barbara

Karly Brockett

Karly Brockett
University of California, Los Angeles

Claudia Carroll

Claudia Carroll
Santa Monica College

Landeros

Dr. Margarita Landeros
California State University, Dominguez Hills

David Mills

David Mills
Lafayette College

Amber Patterson

Amber Patterson
Texas Christian University

Lara Sandora

Lara Sandora
TIDE Academy

Linh Snyder

Linh Snyder
Malibu High School

J Umhofer

Jenny Umhofer
Colledge

Please see the Membership Delegates page or the Policy and Procedures Manual for details.

Employees

Deanna Kilgour

Managing Director

Deanna Kilgour

Technology Coordinator

Myra Castro
Castro College Consulting
JSerra Catholic High School

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.