UTLA has 33 Standing Committees that help formulate UTLA policy and contract proposals, hold educational conferences and field trips, and sponsor scholarship awards. Committees reflect a wide range of interests and specialties, from physical education to National Board certification to school safety. Membership in committees is open to all UTLA members. The best way to get involved is to attend one of the committees' regular meetings.
Most committees meet at 4:30 p.m. at UTLA Headquarters on regularly scheduled days. The Elementary, Secondary, and African-American Education committees meet on the same day as PACE, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Early Childhood Education committee meets at 7:00 pm on the same day as UTLA area meetings.
| Committee | Chair | Location |
| Adult Ed | Ernest Kettenring
webmaster@aeutla.net | Harbor CAS
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| African-American | Frances M. Copeland | William Jefferson Clinton MS
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| Asian-Pacific | Phillip Kinoshita
| Metropolitan HS |
| Bilingual Education | Marina Salas
| Hoover Street |
| Capably Disabled Committee | Douglas Stingley
globeteacher@hotmail.com
| Substitute |
| Chicano/Latino Education | Jose Lara
josexlara@yahoo.com | Santee Ed Complex
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| Early Childhood Education | Martha Bayer | Substitute |
| Elementary Committee | Janet Davis | LAUSD
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| Gay and Lesbian Issues | Doug Buhr | Montague ES |
| Health and Human Services | Karla Alvarado
| LAUSD |
| Human Rights | Stephen Seal | Eshelman Ave. ES |
| Inner City | Cathy Proctor | Nevins ES |
| Instructional Coaches | No current Chair
| |
| Kindergarten Teachers | John Cromshow | Malabar Street ES |
| Library Professionals Committee | Karen Gonzalez | Arleta HS |
| Middle School | John Skidmore | Mulholland MS |
| Multi-Track Year Round | Karen Ticer Leon
| Tweedy ES |
| National Board Certified Teachers | Scott Mandel | Pacoima MS |
| Non-Classroom/Non School Site | No current Chair | |
| Options | Warren Fletcher | City of Angels School |
| PACE | Jimmie Woods Gray | 24th Street Elementary |
| Physical Education Action and Dance | Denise Robinson | Fulton College Prep |
| Professional Rights and Responsibilities | Steven Edelman | Fulton College Prep
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| Retirement Issues | Dr. Sandy Keaton | Education Audiologist |
| Salary and School Finance | Charles Tripp
| Brentwood Science Magnet
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| School/Community Relations | Elaine LeBoeuf | ES CDS
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| School Readiness Language Development Program | Ingrid Gunnell
| RH Lane
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| Secondary Education Committee | Diane Newell
| Nobel Math Sci. Magnet
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| Secondary School Counselors | Reina Gallardo
| Jefferson HS |
| Special Education | Lucia Arias | Knollwood ES |
| Substitutes | Dave Peters | |
| Violence Prevention and School Safety | Mark Wilkins | Lincoln HS |
| Women’s Education | Bonnie Tompkins
| Substitute
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