Leading the Way to Improve Learning and Teaching Conditions
Nora Allstedt has 34 years of experience in three different states. Born and raised in Florida, she started her career teaching general music and band. After earning her master’s in music education she taught high school band in Georgia. Her union activism started after moving to California. She has served as bargaining chair, vice president and president of the Exeter Teachers Assn. Her organizing muscles were stretched as vice president and president of Farmersville Teachers Assn. during the “We Can’t Wait” campaign. She has served on State Council and CTA/ABC (Assn. For Better Citizenship), as NEA Alternate Director and Service Center Chair.
Fun fact: Allstedt has performed in 49 states and more than 50 countries. She is a woodwind specialist but her true love is the saxophone.
Contacting Nora Allstedt
California Teachers Association, P.O. Box 921
1705 Murchison Drive
Burlingame, CA 94011-0921
