LOA Special Edition – Interview with CA EXL Leadership Awardees #2
Fireside Chat: October 31, 2025

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LOA Special Edition – Interview with CA EXL Leadership Awardees #2

Join us for Fireside Chat #65!

In this chat, Heather Williams from the California AfterSchool Network is joined by Michael Funk, Director of the Expanded Learning Division of the California Department of Education (EXLD). This chat continues a series of chats with 2025 California Expanded Learning Leadership Awardees who were recognized this year during the annual Lights On Afterschool celebration. In this first inspirational chat, we are joined by three of our Leadership Awardees:

  • Leina Dingle, ELOP Administrative Intern, Whittier Elementary School, Newport Mesa USD – Emerging Leader
  • Daric V. Jackson, Director, Instructional Leadership and Intervention, Cupertino Union School District – Region 5
  • Deidre Corwin, Director, Glendale USD – Region 11

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