Members

• Adie Simmons, Office of the Education Ombudsman (OEO)
• Bernard Thomas, Tribal Nations-Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs
  Sally Brownfield (alternate)
• Fiasili Savusa, Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (Pacific American)
  Sapina Pele (alternate)
• Lillian Ortiz-Self, Commission on Hispanic American Affairs
  Sharonne Navas (alternate)
• Frieda Takamura, Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (Asian American)
  Ben Kodama (alternate)
• Wanda Billingsly, Commission on African American Affairs
  James Smith (alternate)
• Superintendent Randy Dorn, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
  Assistant Superintendent Andrew Kelly (alternate)
• Representative Kevin Parker, House of Representatives, Education Committee-appointee for Ranking Minority Member
• Representative John McCoy, House of Representatives, Appointee by Speaker of the House
• Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, House of Representatives, Education Committee Chair
• Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Chair
• Senator Steve Hobbs, Senate, Appointed by the President of the Senate
• Senator Steve Litzow, Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education- Ranking Minority Member

Committee Co-Chairs: Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, Senator Steve Litzow, Lillian Ortiz Self

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.