CPFA: Moving Forward Saturday, May 16, 2026: 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. On Zoom Registration is required, but free and open to all part-time faculty and allies! Featuring the following topics:

• Negotiating for PT Faculty: A Case Study at Mt. SAC
• One‑Tier Model: What It Is and What It Isn’t
• The Robert Yoshioka Faculty Advocate Award
• Sacramento/Legislation Updates
• CalSTRS for Part-time Faculty

Register Now! 10:00 am Welcome & Introduction of newly elected and continuing Executive Council John Martin, CPFA Chair Conference Committee: Kristie Iwamoto, Scott Douglas, John Martin Elections Committee: Chair David Donica, Kristie Iwanoto, John Martin 10:15 am Negotiating for PT ...

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Keynote Address: The Historic Passage of HR 82—Repealing the Unjust WEP and GPO Susan Dixon, President of the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) Retirement for Part-time Educators Jennifer Helfend Gomez, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) representative Ancient History—Where Part-timers Came From  Past, Present, & Future: The History of Part-timers and CPFA Scott Douglas, CPFA Southern Regional Representative CPFA’s History to Present  Past, Present, & Future: The History of Part-timers and CPFA David Milroy, Chair of the San Diego Adjunct Faculty Association CPFA’s Present and Future Past, Present, & Future: The History of Part-timers and CPFA John Martin, CPFA Chair Daniel Thompson, CPFA Legislative Analyst ...

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: ...

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One Tier System: Current Struggles The (Virtual) 2024 CPFA Conference Saturday, April 20th, 2024 On Zoom! 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDF Download ~ Program
PROGRAM 10:00 a.m. - Introductions & Opening Ceremony (15 min.)

• John Martin, CPFA Chair
• Laurel Hartley/Daniel R. Thompson, Conference Chairs
• Members of the CPFA Executive Council

10:15 a.m. - “One Tier” Movement (75 min.)

• John Govsky, Cabrillo, PT California Federation of Teachers (CFT) (10 min.)
• David Milroy, Chair San Diego Adjunct Faculty Association (SDAFA) (10 min.)
• Frank Cosco, Vancouver Community College (20 min.)
• Kristie Iwamoto - President, Napa Valley Faculty Association, California College Association (CCA)/California Teachers ...
  
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