Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1546952
Meet CTA Leadership Our union's Board of Directors advocates for students, educators and public education C T A L E A D E R S A R E E L E C T E D to advocate for our 310,000 members and for public education and the schools our students deserve. e CTA Board of Directors oversees implementation of all CTA policies from the State Council of Education (CTA's top poli- cymaking body). Board members serve on numerous committees and task forces within CTA and with state and local agencies. e Board is composed of 23 educators, 16 of whom are elected from geographically drawn districts with 10,000 or more members. In addition, two At-Large Directors represent ethnic minorities statewide; one Director represents higher education members; and one seat is reserved for a California member of the NEA Board of Directors. e three Executive Officers bring the total to 24. CTA's Executive Director also serves on the Board. Here is who represents you on the CTA Board ( for full bios, visit cta.org/about-us/leadership): David B. Goldberg PRESIDENT Goldberg has spent most of his career as a bilingual teacher at Murchison Elementary in Los Angeles. His history of union activism includes serving as CTA Vice President and Secre- tary-Treasurer, two terms on the CTA Board and as treasurer of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). He comes from a long line of LA educator union leaders. Goldberg is committed to democratic unionism, an expan- sive movement where members build capacity and power at their worksites to make positive change. He is dedicated to securing the full funding that California public schools deserve. He led CTA's 2020 effort to reform corporate property tax laws to fully fund public education and local services, and reverse decades of disinvestment in our com- munities. He sees advocacy for strong public schools as part of a larger struggle for social justice, with CTA leading the way in the movement for equitable opportunity for all. To that end, he is spearheading CTA's work with community schools throughout the state. Fun fact: Goldberg is trilingual, including Spanish and American Sign Language. Leslie Littman VICE PRESIDENT Leslie Littman comes from a family of educators. Her mother, aunts, uncles and cousins were all California public school teachers and CTA members. An educator since 1992, she taught AP U.S. History, Economics, and Government at Hart High School in Santa Clarita. Littman currently serves as Vice President of the California Teachers Association, after serving as CTA Secretary-Treasurer from 2019 to 2023. Previously, she represented District I on the CTA Board of Directors and served as president and vice president of the Hart District Teachers Association. As an elected represen- tative to CTA's State Council, she chaired the Credentials and Professional Development Committee and the Elections Committee. She also served for eight years as the Super- intendent of Public Instruction's designee to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. In 2011, Littman received the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence. She is committed to strengthening public education and ensuring California educators have the voice, resources and support they need to help every student succeed. Erika Jones SECRETARY-TREASURER Jones grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and began her teaching career teaching kindergarten in Sun Valley, CA. She was elected Secretary-Treasurer in 2023 after serving eight years on the CTA Board. She is also a professional development trainer in classroom management , culturally responsive teaching, racial equity and supporting school communities, and lead on the re-creation of the CTA Cadre Training program. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed her to the California Char- ter Schools Task Force in 2019; the group's work led to a series of successful bills to reform charter school law. Jones serves on the California Department of Education (CDE) Advisory Committee on Charter Schools and the CDE Foun- dation Board of Directors. As a State Council representative, she chaired the Civil Rights in Education Committee and served on the CTA strategic planning workgroup. Fun fact: Jones is mom to a three-year-old and is expecting her second child in November. She was a key advocate in the successful fight for educators' paid pregnancy leave this year. Executive Officers 48 cta.org Our Union