March 10-13, 2025 • SAFE Credit Union Convention Center • Sacramento, CA
Tom served in LAUSD’s Charter Schools Division for six years– coordinating and managing oversight of over 120 charter schools and developing authorization recommendations for new and renewing charter schools. Tom regularly engages with school leaders and participates in client board meetings, providing training on best practices in governance, fiscal policies, and procedures, and developing prudent response strategies to authorizer scrutiny and feedback. Tom taught for seven years and has held multiple administrative positions in operations management related to school improvement initiatives; restructuring schools; co-locating charter schools on newly constructed district facilities; student discipline; and crisis management.
