from left, CALSA President Dr. Juan Santos, ACSA Executive Director Dr. Edgar Zazueta, CAAASA Immediate Past President Dr. Adam Clark, ACSA President Dr. Daryl Camp, CAAASA Executive Director Dwight Bonds, Charles, ACSA Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Professional Learning Dr. Tracie Noriega, Kaepernick, ACSA President-elect Dr. Rene Rickard, ACSA Chief of Staff Kristy Tinsley, CAAASA President-elect Dr. Erin Simon, ACSA Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Innovative Learning Anthony Robinson, and CALSA Chief Executive Officer Jessica Ochoa.
CAAASA conference brings leaders together
April 6, 2026
ACSA members and statewide educational leaders were present at the 2026 CAAASA Professional Development Summit.
The annual conference of the California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators was held March 18–20 in Anaheim and explored the theme, “Equity and Education Since Brown v. Board – Where Do We Go From Here?”
Guest speakers included Colin Kaepernick, the legendary NFL quarterback, philanthropist and founder of Lumi Story AI, and Catherine E. Lhamon, the former assistant secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education and current executive director, Edley Center on Law & Democracy at UC Berkeley School of Law.
ACSA Council of Equity Leaders President Dr. Simone Charles with Kaepernick.