
The planning process is led by a 55-member Strategic Planning Group (SPG) that was appointed by the CTA Board of Directors. The Strategic Planning Group has a broad and diverse representation of members and staff from across the state. It includes CTA and local chapter leaders, classroom teachers and other educators, education support professionals, college faculty and CTA staff. The SPG is divided into Internal, External and Communications committees.
Internal Committees - Chuck King, Chair
Governance: Structures, Budget/Finances - Katie Mullins, Chair
José Alcalá
Mikki Cichocki
Don Dawson
Donna Dreith
Susan Green
Dennis Kelly
Mary Levi
Katie Mullins
Steve Perry
Mike Richards
Arielle Zurzolo

Elected Leaders/Officers, Active Members, Non-Active Members - Terri Jackson, Chair
Ann Adler
Dawn Basurto
Don Bridge
Dana Dillon
Florence Flesche
Margie Granado
Terri Jackson
Erika Jones
Cliff Kusaba
Charles Shannon
Mike Stone
Operations and Staff Structure - Staff as a Stakeholders - Dean Vogel/Karen Kyhn, Co-Chairs
Ashley Bettas
Aisha Blanchard-Young
Brannin Dorsey
Brian Eldridge
Karen Kyhn
Dawn Madison
Mary Rose Ortega
Angela Su
Kei Swenson
Dean Vogel

Members - Elana Davidson, Chair
Amy Braden
Elana Davidson
Junka Ezaki
Ed Hilton
Denise Jennex
Chuck King
Marty Meeden
Cecily Myart-Cruz
Patricia Sabo
Norma Sanchez
Barbara Schulman
Dani Tucker
Kendall Vaught
Internal Communications - Christopher Aguilar/Doreen McGuire-Grigg, Co-Chairs
Christopher Aguilar
Dominic Dirksen
Jonathan Goldman
Jim Groth
Doreen McGuire-Grigg
Lysa Sassman
Julius Thomas
Frank Wells
Bill Wertz

External Committees - Bill Freeman, Chair
Economy, Demographics, Political Environment - Eric Heins/Joe Nuñez, Co-Chairs
John Anderson
Annette Bonifacius
Steve Dillon
Eric Heins
George Melendez
Joe Nuñez
KC Walsh
External Stakeholders: Education Related - LaNita Dominque/Theresa Montaño, Co-Chairs
Toby Boyd
Shannan Brown
Jose Cintron
La Nita Dominique
Ramón Gómez
Raul Gonzalez
Rebecca Harper
Theresa Montaño
Terri Pinkney
Jennefer Porch
Jennifer Skellett
Donald Stauffer
Kenneth Tang

External Stakeholders: Non-Education Related - David Goldberg, Chair
Joe Bartell
Gayle Bilek
Tryone Cabell
Mike Egan
Robert Ellis
Bill Freeman
David Goldberg
John Haschak
Sue Holland
Daymond Johnson
Stacey Noble
Betty Olson-Jones
Curtis Washington
Christal Watts
External Communications - Jesse Aguilar, Chair
Jesse Aguilar
Larry Allen
Jeff Good
Leslie Littman
Vicki Soderberg
Becky Zoglman
Communications Committee – Jesse Aguilar, Chair
Christopher Aguilar
Dominic Dirksen
Jonathan Goldman
Jim Groth
Doreen McGuire-Grigg
Lysa Sassman
Julius Thomas
Frank Wells
Bill Wertz
Jesse Aguilar
Larry Allen
Jeff Good
Leslie Littman
Vicki Soderberg
Becky Zoglman