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Honors and Observances ere were a number of special presentations and observations during the weekend, including a reception by the CTA American Indian / Alaskan Native Caucus honoring California Indian education and culture. State Council members also acknowledged Breast Cancer Awareness Month in a touching presentation and paid homage to former United Farm Workers Organizing Director Fred Ross Sr., who trained generations of organizers including César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. "Fred Ross Sr. changed my life," Huerta said previously of Ross. "He inspired and taught me how to organize. He had so much faith in the power of ordinary people to make history." State Council also elected leaders: • VanCedric Williams, a social and ethnic studies teacher from United Educators of San Francisco, was elected to the CTA Board of Directors, District A, to complete an unexpired term ending in June 2023. • Erika Zamora, a school counselor from Alvord Educators Association, was elected to the NEA Board of Directors, District 13, to a term expiring Aug. 31, 2025. CTA State Council will next meet on Jan. 27-29, 2023, in Los Angeles. The CTA Board of Directors, updated as a result of the election at State Council. CTA officers, clockwise from left, Vice President David B. Goldberg, President E. Toby Boyd, Secretary-Treasurer Leslie S. Littman. 53 D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 2 / J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3