California Educator

Summer 2025

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ESP Leadership Academy — Class of 2025 CTA's ESP Leadership Academy provides an opportunity for Education Support Professional members interested in taking on leadership roles in their local CTA chapter. The annual training focuses on leadership skills, giving participants tools to help their local organization deal with current union and educational issues. For information about the academy, visit cta.org/esp. This year's class, from left to right: Eduardo Picazo, Assn. of Ed. Office & Tech. Emp. (AEOTE); Lauren Ritchey-Moyer and Martin Fuentes- Ortiz, both with Steele Canyon ESPA; Justine Ray Madarang, United Educators San Francisco; Eric Meisner, Assn. of Clovis Educators (ACE); Cecilia Tejada, Coalition of Educators for Change; Cherise Morris, AEOTE; Miranda Meisner-Garza, ACE; Emily Nascimento, CTA staff; Anabel Delgadillo, AEOTE; Sarah Maricle, ACE; Danielle Thomas, AEOTE; Stevi Rivera, Redlands ESPA; Shonda Harrar, ACE; Peter Ruiz, Steele Canyon ESPA; Scott Maas, ACE. CTA Presidents #FightForSchools I N L A T E M A Y, local presidents walked the halls of the State Capitol to lobby on behalf of our students, educators and public education. Supporting our union's #FightForSchools campaign, they met with legislators to demand protection for funding for public schools. Read more about our #FightForSchools on page 6. CTA Election Results O N J U N E 7, the following elections took place during CTA State Council. All positions' term of office is June 26, 2025–June 25, 2028: CTA Board of Directors, District D Elected — Mara Harvey CTA Board of Directors, District L Elected — Ken Tang CTA/ABC Committee Member, At-Large Elected — Gardy Borromeo Also, the bylaw amendment to Article XVI, Section 1, passed (see Council report in the May 2025 issue, page 47). 31 S U M M E R 2 0 2 5 I N E W S & N O T E S

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