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