Eleven dependent children of CTA members, three Student CTA members, and three CTA members have been selected for awards of $2,500 to $5,000 under CTA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship program for ethnic minority members, funded by voluntary contributions from the CTA membership and the CTA Foundation for Teaching and Learning.
Dependent children receiving scholarships are: Bernycia Askew, daughter of Esther E. Askew, NEA Jurupa; Stacey Ochoa, daughter of Susan L. Ochoa, Association of Cypress Teachers; Riley Takano, son of Derrick Takano, Riverside City Teachers Association; Julia Coleman, daughter of Janet Coleman, NEA Jurupa; Christopher Perez, son of Colleen M. Perez, John Swett Education Association; Brandon Sanchez, son of Tim Sanchez, Atwater Elementary Teachers Association; Travis Taylor, son of Larry D. Taylor, Montebello Teachers Association; Maria Vega, daughter of Maria E. Vega, Napa Valley Educators Association; Malosi Taeleifi, son of Kathy W. Taeleifi, Associated Pomona Teachers; Annalisa Willis, daughter of Tyra J. Willis, Association of Cypress Teachers; and Camala Cortez, daughter of Cecilia Cortez, Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association.
Student CTA members receiving scholarships are: Rachel Jarvis, California State University, Monterey Bay; Uma Bhandaram, University of California, Los Angeles; and Angela Giberti, University of California, Santa Barbara.
CTA members receiving scholarships are: Keith Brown, Oakland Education Association; Lewis Lester, Orange County Schools Education Association; and Ben Quiñones Jr., Association of Colton Educators.