Your CEA Executive Board works hard to advocate on your behalf at the local, state, and even national level. Get to know them!
Katie Nash
President
I am honored, proud and excited to serve as your CEA President. I currently teach Biology at Chandler High School and am a mom to two amazing young women who attend public school in Chandler. I am a product of strong public schools in NY. I have been a union member since I entered teaching in 2003. I wholeheartedly believe that the strength of the union is its members. Together, we are stronger.
Susan Skousen
Vice President – Association Representatives
I am delighted to serve as a Vice President for our Association. I have been teaching since 1992 and have been proud to call CUSD my home for all of those years. It is a pleasure to work with our Executive Board to serve the educators in Chandler.
Michelle Capriotti
Vice President – Committees
I am incredibly proud and excited to serve as one of your CEA Vice Presidents. I am in my 17th year of teaching and starting my 9th year with CUSD. I am part of the special education team at program leader for the Early Childhood Education program at Casteel High School.
Janell Ochs
Vice President – Membership
Maria Hase
Vice President – Political Action
I support our local, state, and national associations, as well as our partnership with the leaders of Valley Interfaith Project, who all seek to improve the education of Arizona’s children, who advocate on behalf of educators and students. Thank you for the opportunity to serve CEA in this role.
Jennifer Chastain
Corresponding Secretary
Shaun Creighton
Recording Secretary
I am proud to say that I have spent my entire educational career (which started in 1996) in CUSD, and have been a member of CEA every step of the way. Whether it’s in my role as an Instructional Technology Specialist at the IRC or as a leader of CEA, I love being able to work with the amazing teachers we have across the district.
Karla Palafox
Treasurer
I am a 6th grade teacher at Hartford Elementary, and I have been teaching for 23 years. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your treasurer, and I am looking forward to working with the Executive Board and our members to help our local association grow stronger. Together, we will continue to advocate for our students and our profession.
LeAnna Farmer
Past President
I have loved being the CEA president the past 6 years, and I am happy to still serve on our Executive Board as Past President. I have worked in CUSD since 1986 and I am grateful to be part of the best district in Arizona. I have semi-retired and will be working part time as a counselor at Sanborn Elementary.