Leading the Way to Improve Learning and Teaching Conditions
A member of Saddleback Valley Educators Assn., where she held positions from site rep to president, Denise Bradford has worked at all school levels including adult education, giving her a unique perspective of students and educators’ changing needs and challenges. She has been an English Language Development specialist, student teacher mentor, Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment provider, technology coordinator, school curriculum leader and member of CTA’s Teacher Leadership Cohort and Instructional Leadership Corps. Bradford chaired the State Council Retirement Committee, leading to her election as California State Teachers Retirement System trustee, representing K–12 teachers. She is currently serving her second term.
Fun fact: Bradford was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Vienna, Austria.
Contacting Denise Bradford
California Teachers Association, P.O. Box 921
1705 Murchison Drive
Burlingame, CA 94011-0921
