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CTA members are running for their county Democratic and Republican Central Committees across the state in the March 5 Primary Election. These committees make contributions to candidates or ballot measures, make inde- pendent expenditures to support or oppose candidates or ballot measures, and conduct events including voter registration and "get out the vote" drives. Candidates include the following: • Juliana Adrianzen, Mt. Diablo Education Association • Mayra Alvarado, Oakland Education Association • Monique Barrett, San Diego Education Association • Janey Brunton-Muño, CTA/NEA Retired (elected unopposed) • Celenia Calderón, United Teachers Los Angeles • Trevor Chandler, United Educators of San Francisco • Ava Chiao, East Side Teachers Association • Jim Dear, United Teachers Los Angeles • Jen Drewek, Woodland Education Association • Don Dumas, Sweetwater Education Association • Hugo Estrada, Palmdale Elementary Teachers Association • Cesar Fernandez, Sweetwater Education Association • Tera Fowler, Centralia Education Association • Monette Gavino, Teachers Association of Long Beach • Nicole Grashton, San Lorenzo Education Association • Patricia Hernandez, El Monte Teachers Association • Margaret Hicks, Palmdale Elementary Teachers Association • Meghann Hughes, San Diego Education Association • Audrey Jacques, Fairfield Suisun Unified Teachers Association • Lonny Johnson, Selma Unified Teachers Association • Kayla Klauer, San Benito Joint Union High School Teachers Association • Wade Kyle, United Teachers Los Angeles • Christina Marquez, San Bernardino Teachers' Association • Ed Millican, San Bernardino Community College District Teachers Association • Blake Mittan, Modesto Teachers Association • Richard Moore, CTA/NEA Retired • Jose A Moran, Madera Unified Teachers Association • Val Muchowski, CTA/NEA Retired • April O'Connor, Teachers Association of Paramount • Antonio Ortega, Wilsona Teachers Association • Mary Rose Ortega, CTA/NEA Retired, United Teachers Los Angeles • Corey Penrose, Vacaville Teachers Association • Dr. Forest Peterson, Gavilan College Faculty Association • Bonnie Shatun, CTA/NEA Retired • Therese Sorey, CTA/NEA Retired • Pam Williamson, Fairfield Suisun Unified Teachers Association • Nathan Willis, Santa Rosa Teachers Association • Kassandra Wilson, Mt. San Antonio College Faculty Association • Jimmie Woods-Gray, United Teachers Los Angeles • Jeanette Wylie, CTA/NEA Retired (elected unopposed) • Gina Young, Hanford Elementary Teachers Association McAlister High School, an options school for pregnant and parenting minors. "My priorities for LA Unified include supp or tin g th e w h o l e chi l d throu g h providing more mental health supports, supporting our LGBTQ+ students, and creating enriching curriculum and career p athway s," Gri ego say s. " We n e ed to promote equity, accountability and trans- parency for LAUSD and charter schools. I want to ensure that the voices of our fam- ilies and communities are heard." G r i e g o a g re e s t h a t e d u c a t o r s a re uniquely positioned to lead communities as school board members. " We have a pulse on the issues and deep knowledge on how to resolve them," says Griego, a UTLA member. "We bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise in solving problems while centering stu- dents' holistic needs." Normand is ready to continue lead- ing in Alameda County to ensure that all students have the support they need and deserve. " I a m a sp e c i a l e d u c a t i o n t e a c h e r — and many students from marginal- ized communities find their way to my classroom. While many students have educational difficulties, many more are simply tr ying to learn and thrive in a traumatizing space, or heal from trau- mati zing circumstances, in a syst em not designed to see and prioritize their needs," Normand says. " This is why I am such an advocate f o r t ra u m a - i n f o r m e d a n d c u l tu ra l ly c o m p e t e n t w r a p a r o u n d s e r v i c e s a t s c h o o l s i t e s , k n o w n c o l l o q u i a l l y a s community schools. We cannot lesson plan our way out of the needs of many of our students, and I am committ ed to building villages that can suppor t them." Continued from Page 19 Educators Run for Central Committee Seats Wade Kyle 21 F E B R U A R Y / M A R C H 2 0 24