Demystifying Funding Determination Submissions

Dr. Amanda Fernandez has had a diverse and extensive career in the field of education. With experience in traditional District and County Office settings, Charter schools, and Higher Education. Throughout her career, Dr. Fernandez has overseen and managed various educational departments, programs, and services aimed at improving student learning & achievement. Dr. Fernandez created teacher mentoring programs and served on a multi-industry task force to create new credentialing pipeline pathways with CTC. In her current position as Chief Fiscal Officer, Dr. Fernandez oversees the financial aspects of three charter schools, including budgeting, financial planning, payroll, LCAP, and managing fiscal resources.

Jason is responsible for helping schools thrive financially, stay up-to-date on compliance, and succeed in the new post-pandemic reality. Jason oversees a team of 11 directors assisting over 70 organizations, 100 schools, and 70,000 students. He takes pride in being a strategic partner with Charter Impact’s clients and aggregating best practices from across the industry to drive successful outcomes. Previously, Jason was a Senior Director at the Learn4Life network, where he was responsible for the financial projections, cash management and ad hoc analysis for 20 California charter schools. Jason earned his MBA from Pepperdine University.

Jim is responsible for overseeing Charter Impact’s service delivery, as well as acting as an outsourced CFO on behalf of our clients. Jim brings over 20 years of non-profit and for-profit financial management experience to our team. Throughout his career, Jim has used his Six Sigma background to increase efficiency, eliminate non-value-added functions, and bring down overhead costs for both his internal teams and external clients. He especially enjoys applying this experience for non-profit entities so they can operate more efficiently and better serve their stakeholders.