Steve Comstock
2016-
BAKERSFIELD
Steve Comstock
President
PRESIDENT
Be Inspired, Be Active. Be B.E.T.A.
Shannon Barnes
Vice President
John Peterson
Vice President
ELEMENTARY
Tanisha Ross
Treasurer
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
LaFleasha Owens
Secretary
WHAT IS BETA?
Welcome to the Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association's online home. We represent the teachers, counselors, program specialists, speech therapists and nurses who work for the Bakersfield City School District. BETA has over 1,700 members, and is an affiliate of the California Teachers Association. CTA has more than 325,000 members - consisting of teachers and other education employees in the state's more than 1,200 school districts.
BETA FUN FACTS
Year Formed- 1971
CTA Region- 2
Members- 1,700
Presidents- 17
Schools- 45
Students- 30,373
Heart & Soul- Denice
OFFICE STAFF
CTA- Rose Tapp
Office Manager- Denice Porter
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President- Steve Comstock- email
Vice President- Shannon Barnes
Vice President- John Peterson
Secretary- LaFleasha Owens
Treasurer- Tanisha Ross
Area 1 Director- Jennifer Sutter
Area 2 Director- Veronica Sanchez
Area 3 Director- Diane Higueria
Area 4 Director- Kathleen Kozlowski
Area 5 Director- Amanda Mehciz
Area 6 Director- Gabriel Barron
Area 7 Director- Heather Mata
Area 8 Director- Cassandra Hobbs
Area 9 Director- Lance Jacobs
Ethnic Minority at Large- Ed De La Vega
Special Education at Large- Sandra Medina
Pre-K at Large- Laura Gutierrez
State Council Representative- Steve Comstock
State Council Representative- Shannon Barnes
State Council Representative- John Peterson
State Council Representative- Ed De La Vega
State Council Representative- Vacant (Alternate)