Office of the Chief Finance Officer

  • Chris Mount

     
    Christopher D. Mount-Benites
    Interim Chief Finance Officer
     
    phone 213-241-3087    emailinfo-cbo@lausd.net
     
     
    Mr. Mount began serving as the District's Chief Finance Officer in August of 2024 and previously served as the District's Chief Procurement Officer. Prior to coming to the District, Mr. Mount served as a Superintendent for three years and as a Deputy Superintendent, Chief Business Official and Chief Financial Official of various schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento for over a decade with a specialization in schools that were experiencing fiscal distress. Prior to working on the business side of education, Mr. Mount was a Director of Curriculum and Instruction and both a high school and elementary school Principal for six years in New York and Los Angeles. He also taught high school English and Social Studies for a decade and served as an Operations Executive for an Educational and Training Company in Los Angeles. Mr. Mount earned his Bachelor's Degree from the State University of New York at Oswego, his Master of Arts degree in European and Asian History from the State University of New York at Cortland, his Master of Arts degree in Educational and Public Administration from California State University at Dominguez Hills and his California Chief Business Official certification from the University of Southern California.
     

     
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Nolberto Delgadillo
Deputy Chief Finance Officer
213-241-1885
Nolberto Delgadillo currently serves as the Deputy Chief Finance Officer for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), a role he assumed in July 2023. In this position, he supports the district's fiscal strategy and ensures responsible management and accurate reporting of district funds. Before joining LAUSD, Nolberto was the Chief Financial Officer for Portland Public Schools in Oregon, and prior to that, he held the same position at Tulsa Public Schools. His career includes significant experience in managing financial services across various educational institutions. Nolberto's previous roles also include serving as Chief Operations Officer at the LA Promise Fund and supporting finance operations at Green Dot Public Schools. Additionally, he has over 12 years of experience in the healthcare sector. Educationally, Nolberto holds degrees in Chemistry and Spanish from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Loyola Marymount, a Master’s in Educational Leadership from The Broad Center, and he completed a Fellowship in Public Education from the Yale School of Management. .
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Nolberto Delgadillo

Deputy Chief Fiance Officer
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Sung Yon Lee
Deputy Chief Business Officer, Operations
213-241-TBDD
Sung Yon Lee, the Deputy Chief Business Officer of Operations.
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Sung Yon Lee

Deputy Chief Business Officer, Operations
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Daniel Munoz
Special Assistant to Chief Finance Officer
213-241-2162
As a proud product of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Daniel has been serving its students and communities since 2005. With a steadfast commitment to improving public education and ensuring efficient administrative operations, he currently holds the position of Special Assistant to the Chief Finance Officer. Throughout his career, Daniel has demonstrated exceptional leadership across various administrative roles across all levels of the organization, including school sites, regional offices, Information Technology Services, and more recently, the Superintendent’s Office. His extensive experience and strategic vision have been instrumental in driving positive change within the district. Daniel earned his Master of Arts in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Sector Management from California State University, Northridge. His dedication to public service and his comprehensive skill set make him an invaluable asset to our leadership team.
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Daniel Munoz

Special Assistant to Chief Finance Officer
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Ernie Thomas
Controller
213-241-7889
Ernie Thomas joined the district in January 2024 from a national non-profit organization focused on education where he served for a decade, first as Controller and eventually as Treasurer and Controller for the last six years. He previously served as Corporate Controller for a community sector organization for two years. Prior to that, he served as Vice President at National Community Renaissance for a year. Before that, Mr. Thomas served at an entertainment company for over a decade, where he first held the position of Controller for three years, and then Chief Financial Officer for the last nine years. Mr. Thomas was also an auditor at Authur Andersen & Co and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Mr. Thomas graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
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Ernie Thomas

Controller
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VACANT
Sr. Executive Director of Finance Policy
213-241-2100
TBD
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VACANT

Sr. Executive Director of Finance Policy
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Tony Atienza
Budget Services & Finance Director
213-241-1324
Tony Atienza has served the students of Los Angeles for over 20 years. He specializes in.....
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Tony Atienza

Budget & Finance Director
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Dawn Watkins
Chief Risk Officer
213-241-TBDD
Dawn Watkins.
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Dawn Watkins

Chief Risk Officer
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Manish Singh
Director of Food Services
213-241-6419
Manish Singh joined the LAUSD in 2006 as a Senior Food Services Supervisor and has been the Director since 2018. Since taking the Director role, he has skillfully steered the division to become fiscally self-sustaining, while investing in people, equipment, and technology to improve the nutrition standards for school meals. As the Director, he has built partnerships that enabled the District to launch its first food truck and distribute more than 127 million meals to the Los Angeles community during the pandemic. Before joining LAUSD, Manish worked in the hospitality industry in various roles for 27 years. A lifelong learner, he has school business management certifications from USC, FCMAT, and CASBO.
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Manish SIngh

Director of Food Services
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Matthew Friedman
Chief Procurement Officer
213-241-TBD
Matt began serving the District in November of 2023 as Deputy Chief Procurement officer and now serving as Interim Chief Procurement Officer. Prior to serving with the District, Matt spent over 14 years with a global supply chain services provider in various roles of leadership and management. Matt earned his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University Long Beach and his MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, MA.
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Matthew Friedman

Chief Procurement Officer
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Daniel Kang
Director of Transportation
1(800) 522-8737
Daniel Kang is a US Marine veteran with an MBA and 27 years of experience in both the private and public sectors, over 16 years of which have been in transportation (Schneider, Starbucks and Cardinal Health). Since joining Los Angeles Unified in 2021, he’s led the effort to 100% electrify a fleet of 3,500 vehicles. In July 2022, under Mr. Kang’s leadership, Los Angeles Unified received the Green Fleet Awards during the Green Bus Summit for demonstrating emissions reductions and positive impacts on their students and communities with the implementation of clean fuel and energy.
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Daniel Kang

Director of Transportation
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Timothy Rosnick
Director of Capital Planning & Budgeting
213-241-7989
Timothy S. Rosnick is the Director of Capital Planning and Budgeting. Mr. Rosnick joined the District in October 2006 and served as the District’s Director of Accounting Controls from October 2006 through June 2007 and the Director of Treasury and Accounting Controls from July 2007 through June 2008. Mr. Rosnick served as the District’s Controller from June 2008 through June 2011 and served as the District’s Deputy Controller from June 2011 through September 2023. Mr. Rosnick became Director of Capital Planning and Budgeting in September 2023. Prior to joining the District, Mr. Rosnick served as an Administrator at the Orange County Department of Education and as a Financial Officer with LACOE. Mr. Rosnick graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Distinction in Economics and received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Rosnick is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association and the CFA Institute.
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Timothy Rosnick

Director of Capital Planning & Budgeting
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Mimi Trinh
Div. HR Administrator II
213-241-7890
Ms. Trinh has proudly served the District since 2006 working and promoting through various offices such as the Personnel Commission, Facilities Services Division, Food Services, and Information Technology Services. She has spent the last two years with the Office of the Chief Finance Officer as the Division HR Administrator II supporting all Human Resources functions such as organizational development, succession planning, retention analysis, training, leaves, and employee development and performance. She earned her Master of Arts in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Society and Law from the University of California, Riverside.
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Mimi Trinh

Div. HR Administrator II