Conference 2026 — CPFA: Moving Forward

CPFA: Moving Forward Saturday, May 16, 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! Register Now! 10:00 am Welcome & Introduction of newly elected and continuing Executive Council
CPFA Chair John Martin 10:15 am Keynote Address: TBD 11:15 am TBD 12:45 pm LUNCH BREAK 1:15 pm Presentation of this year’s Robert Yoshioka Non-Tenure Faculty Advocate Award 1:30 pm TBD 2:30 pm BREAK 2:40 pm TBD 3:40 pm Closing Ceremony / Raffle
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Recorded Presentations from the CPFA 2025 Conference

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 ...

2025 Virtual CPFA Conference Program

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: ...

2024 CPFA Conference Program

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 ...