Joni Angel is an accomplished leader in education policy and advocacy. She began her career
as a Teach For America corps member, teaching at both a traditional district school and a charter school. At the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), Joni spent twelve years in progressive roles, including Vice President of Political Affairs and Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer. Currently, as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Coalition for Excellent Public Schools (LACEPS), she leads a coalition of ten major Charter Management Organizations, focused on ensuring a political environment of quality and equity for 50,000 students across 115 schools. Joni holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, a Master’s in Teaching from Pace University, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.
Rachel Hazlehurst, Board Member (picture coming soon!)
Rachel Hazlehurst's passion for urban education and its' potential to positively impact communities began when she was a Teach for America corps member and fifth-grade bilingual teacher at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy's Burlington Campus. Since then, she has served in a variety of leadership roles at Camino Nuevo. Rachel was the founding literacy and bilingual education coordinator at Camino Nuevo's Cisneros Campus when the school first opened in 2011. She then became the network's director of language and literacy, responsible for offering guidance, support, and oversight to ensure that teachers across the network were providing high-quality instruction to all students, especially multilingual learners. More recently, as Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction, Rachel led the content team, which focuses on implementing strong instructional practices and frameworks across schools.
Rachel is currently the Chief Academic Officer at CNCA. She leads teams across the organization to ensure all instructionally related programs. academic, student and family supports, expanded learning, special education - are working coherently and with excellence on behalf of students and families. Rachel holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in elementary education from Loyola Marymount University.
Haleigh Ike,Treasurer
Haleigh Ike began her teaching career at Valley Charter in 2010. She initially worked as a
teaching assistant and then took on a position as the founding 3rd grade teacher. After a couple of years, she moved into the role of founding 5th grade teacher. Haleigh has also worked within Los Angeles Unified as a grade level teacher and leader. She holds a Master's degree in Multicultural and Multilingual Education as well as a Master's in Educational Leadership and an Administrative Credential.