California / Community on Teacher Credentialing

Agency file

Community on Teacher Credentialing

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Community on Teacher Credentialing administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 190 employees with median total compensation of $91,777; the highest distinct record was $230,986.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $17.2M
Employees: 190
Median total: $91,777
Highest record: $230,986

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$337$177,688+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 190 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($91,777) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,799 (97%)
Overtime — $9 (0%)
Other — $2,778 (3%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$40,376

$66,102

$91,777

$117,630

$130,275

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,275 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,376. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

35 · $76,404

Consultant in Teacher Preparation (Program Evaluation and Research)

24 · $113,087

Staff Services Analyst

23 · $52,699

Staff Services Manager I

22 · $97,120

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)

12 · $117,530

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$17M —	198 —	$85,838 —
2024	$16.8M ▼ 0.8%	192 ▼ 3.0%	$88,072 ▲ 2.6%
2025	$17.2M ▲ 2.3%	190 ▼ 1.0%	$91,777 ▲ 4.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Vanessa Whitnell

C.E.A./Community on Teacher Credentialing

2025 total comp

$230,986

Base pay: $230,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,986
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,012
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1925017500001
Salary Total: $19,412
Total Pay: $230,986

Vanessa Whitnell holds the role of C.E.A. at Community on Teacher Credentialing. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $230,986. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Mary Sandy

Executive Director/Community on Teacher Credentialing

2025 total comp

$216,557

Base pay: $213,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $216,557
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1924022575001
Salary Total: $17,777
Total Pay: $216,557

Mary Sandy holds the role of Executive Director at Community on Teacher Credentialing. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $216,557. They are represented by E99.

Phyllis Jacobson

Teacher Preparation Administrator I (Examinations and Research)/Community on Teacher Credentialing

2025 total comp

$205,618

Base pay: $91,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $113,745
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,618
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,464
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1922012636002
Salary Total: $11,120
Total Pay: $205,618

Phyllis Jacobson works as a Teacher Preparation Administrator I (Examinations and Research) for Community on Teacher Credentialing. Their status is full-time. Phyllis earned $205,618 in 2025. Union affiliation: S21.

Adam Ebrahim

Chief Deputy Director/Community on Teacher Credentialing

2025 total comp

$182,147

Base pay: $177,805
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,341
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,147
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,565
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1924026163001
Salary Total: $15,098
Total Pay: $182,147

Adam Ebrahim is a Chief Deputy Director at Community on Teacher Credentialing. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $182,147. Union affiliation: E99.

Chastine Gaspar

Attorney III/Community on Teacher Credentialing

2025 total comp

$177,688

Base pay: $177,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,688
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1925015795002
Salary Total: $14,617
Total Pay: $177,688

Chastine Gaspar is a Attorney III at Community on Teacher Credentialing. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $177,688. Their bargaining unit is R02.