Leadership
Bringing management and education expertise to solve district challenges
Our leadership team is driven by our mission to help school district leaders bring about lasting improvement. They draw on decades of experience working in school districts, non-profits, the private sector, government institutions, and technology companies to help school districts identify and implement sustainable solutions to complex district challenges.
John J-H Kim
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Kristen Schnibbe Cervantes
Vice President, DMLearning and Operations
Kathleen Choi
Managing Editor, District Management Journal
Craig Gibbons
Vice President, DMSolutions and Engineering
Wai-Yan Sun
VP of Finance
Mark Wiernusz
Managing Director, DMConsulting
Senior Advisors
Distinguished leaders sharing deep experience and powerful insights
With backgrounds in education, education management, academia, and the private sector, our Senior Advisors bring a wealth of experience and insights to help DMGroup shape the best solutions for our members and clients.
Our Team
Committed to Effecting Improvements in Public Education
Lander Arrieta
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Chris Bryant
DMLearning
Simone Carpenter
DMConsulting
DJ Cervantes
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Kristen Cervantes
DMLearning
Dennis Chan
DMSolutions
Kathy Choi
DMLearning
Dean Constant
DMConsulting
Joe Costelllo
DMConsulting
Morgan Craig
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Brianne Dotson
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Caroline Fagan
DMLearning
Erendira Flores
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Liz Fortes
Finance
Craig Gibbons
DMSolutions
Kathi Gibson
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Vashaunta Harris
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Reid Hickman
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Mia Howard
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
David James
DMConsulting
Adam Jimenez-Schulman
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Nautrie Jones
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
John J-H Kim
DMGroup
Rachel Klein
DMConsulting
Kristen Lambertz-Berndt
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Travonnie Mackey
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Tess Nicholson
DMConsulting
Lisa Salvucci
DMLearning
Laura Smith
DMConsulting
Wai-Yan Sun
Finance
Ross Thomason
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Richard Viard
DMSolutions
Mark Wiernusz
DMConsulting
Jenny Zhou
DMLearning