María Santos is the co-chair and senior advisor for leadership at Understanding Language, Stanford University and the director for school and district services at WestEd. Martha Castellón Palacios served as the former executive director of Understanding Language. Tina Cheuk is a doctoral candidate at Stanford University. Rebecca Greene is a linguistics and education researcher. Diana Mercado-Garcia is a doctoral candidate at Stanford University. Lisa Zerkel was a researcher at Understanding Language. Kenji Hakuta is emeritus professor at the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University and the co-chair of Understanding Language. Renae Skarin is an education researcher and directs the English Learner Success Forum.