Members

• Adie Simmons, Director, Office of the Education Ombudsman
• Bernard Thomas, Representative for Native American Affairs
  Sally Brownfield (alternate)
• Fiasili Savusa, Representative for Pacific Islander American Affairs
  Sapina Pele (alternate)
• Frieda Takamura, Representative for Asian American Affairs
  Ben Kodama (alternate)
• Randy Dorn, Superintendent of Public Instruction
  Erin Jones (alternate)
• Rep. Kevin Parker, State Representative, Ranking Minority Member, House Education Committee
• Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, State Representative, Chair, House Education Committee
• Dr. Frances Contreras, Representative for Hispanic Affairs
  Lillian Ortiz-Self (alternate)
• Sen. Curtis King, State Senator, Chair, Early Learning K-12 Education Committee
• Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, State Senator, Chair, Early Learning K-12 Education Committee
• Wanda Billingsly, Representative for African American Affairs
  James Smith (alternate)
  

Committee Co-chairs:
Sen. Curtis King
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos

About the Committee
The achievement gap oversight and accountability committee is composed of the following members: the chairs and ranking minority members of the house and senate education committees, or their designees; one additional member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house and one additional member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate; a representative of the office of the education ombudsman; a representative of the center for the improvement of student learning in the office of the superintendent of public instruction; a representative of federally recognized Indian tribes whose traditional lands and territories lie within the borders of Washington state, designated by the federally recognized tribes; and four members appointed by the governor in consultation with the state ethnic commissions, who represent the following populations: African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islander Americans. The governor and the tribes are encouraged to designate members who have experience working in and with schools.