CPFA: Past, Present & Future
Saturday, May 10, 2025: 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. On Zoom
Registration is required, but free and open to all part-time faculty and allies!
10:00 am
Welcome & Introduction of newly elected and continuing Executive Council
CPFA Chair John Martin
10:15 am
Keynote Address: The Historic Passage of HR 82—Repealing the Unjust WEP and GPO
President of the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) Susan Dixon
11:15 am
Retirement for Part-time Educators
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) representative Jennifer Helfend-Gomez
12:45 pm
LUNCH BREAK
1:15 pm
Presentation of this year’s Robert Yoshioka Non-Tenure Faculty Advocate Award
1:30 pm
Past, Present, & Future: The History of Part-timers and CPFA
Ancient History—Where Part-timers Came From by Scott Douglas
CPFA’s History to Present by David Milroy
CPFA’s Present and Future by John Martin and Daniel Thompson
2:30 pm
BREAK
2:40 pm
Establishing a One-Tier System in the California Community Colleges
What Is a One-tier System? — John Martin
Overcoming Fears About One-Tier — Kristie Iwamoto
Panel Discussion / Q&A
3:40 pm
Closing Ceremony / Raffle
3 T-shirts & $50 gift card
Special Thanks to:
Magian K. Smith (Zoom Moderator)
Current CPFA Executive Council Members:
John Martin, M.A. (Chair)
Daniel R. Thompson, M.A. (Legislative Analyst)
Carol Whaley, M.F.A. (Director of Publications)
David Donica, M.B.A. (Director of Membership)
Laurel Hartley, M.A. (Butte College Representative)
Kristie Iwamoto, M.A. (Bay Area Regional Representative)
Scott Douglas, M.A. (Southern Regional Representative)
Dr. Robert Yoshioka, Ph.D. (Ex-Officio Member)