Leadership
NEA-JURUPA EXECUTIVE BOARD
Officers
President — David O’Rafferty (NEA-Jurupa office) : davidorafferty@hotmail.com
Vice President — Maurice Castro (West Riverside Elementary) : mauricecastro1112@gmail.com
Treasurer — Rochelle Rowe (Jurupa Middle) : rochellerowe87@gmail.com
Secretary — Andy Elliott (Pedley Elementary) : drelliott08@hotmail.com
Area directors
North Elementary — Ronald Allbee (Glen Avon) Granite Hill, Mission Bell, Sunnyslope : ronald_ allbee@jusd.k12.ca.us
South Elementary — Amber Jimenez (Camino Real) Indian Hills, Peralta, Stone Avenue : amberdj@sbcglobal.net
West Elementary — Britta Bailey (Troth Street) Del Sol Academy, Pedley, Sky Country, Troth Street, Van Buren : brittles20@aol.com
East Elementary — Heidi Ilie (Pacific Avenue Academy of Music) Ina Arbuckle, Rustic Lane, West Riverside : heidi_ilie@jusd.k12.ca.us
Middle School — Melinda Arellano Tapia (Jurupa Middle), Mira Loma Middle, Mission Middle : melinda_tapia@jusd.k12.ca.us
East Secondary — May Isaacson (Nueva Vista Cont. High), Rubidoux High : isaaccsonink@gmail.com
North Secondary — Chris Case (Patriot High), Education Center : casechristopher@me.com
West Secondary — Kelleen Krocker (Jurupa Valley High) : kelleen_krocker@jusd.k12.ca.us
Special Education — Talin Pratt (Peralta Elementary) : talin.pratt@gmail.com
cta state council DELEGATES
Michelle Johnson (seat 1) : michelle_johnson@jusd.k12.ca.us
David O’Rafferty (seat 2) : president@neaj.org
site representativES
SOUTH ELEMENTARY
Veronica Rico — Camino Real Elementary
Tiffany Coleman — Peralta Elementary
Kemy Gonzalez — Peralta Elementary
Vacant — Stone Avenue Elementary
NORTH ELEMENTARY
Leslee Brandom — Glen Avon Elementary
Cindy White — Granite Hill Elementary
vacant — Ina Arbuckle Elementary
Sofia Dirkswager — Indian Hills Elementary
vacant — Mission Bell Elementary
WEST SECONDARY
Andrea Lyman — Jurupa Valley High
Connie Finazzo — Jurupa Valley High
Erika Mora Orozco — Jurupa Valley High
Rhonda West — Jurupa Valley High
Celina Collins — Jurupa Valley High
Mark Saugstad — Jurupa Valley High (alternate)
Anakaren Del Real — Jurupa Valley High (alternate)
EAST SECONDARY
Timothy Jones — Rubidoux High
Kayla Vanaselja — Rubidoux High
William Stanford — Rubidoux High
Todd Chard — Rubidoux High
vacant — Nueva Vista High
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Natalie Barker — Jurupa Middle
Jeri-lyn Cumiskey — Jurupa Middle
Kris Winemiller — Jurupa Middle
Rachel Weeks — Mira Loma Middle
Chelsea Black — Mission Middle
Sabrina Beltran — Mission Middle
WEST ELEMENTARY
Chelsea Jaramillo — Del Sol Academy
Michelle Johnson — Del Sol Academy
Lisa Rodriguez — Del Sol Academy
Jessica Schmidt — Del Sol Academy
Dan Schaefer— Del Sol Academy (alternate)
Laura Ciesla — Pedley Elementary
Amy Warhop — Pedley Elementary
Dinah Palagi — Pedley Elementary
Charles Lantz — Sky Country Elementary
Carolyn Snow — Sky Country Elementary (alternate)
Rita Salloum — Troth Street Elementary
Mabel Armenta — Troth Street Elementary (alternate)
vacant — Van Buren Elementary
EAST ELEMENTARY
Terese Vargas — Pacific Avenue Academy of Music
vacant — Ina Arbuckle Elementary
vacant — Rustic Lane Elementary
Heather Millward — West Riverside Elementary
Angela Vela — West Riverside Elementary
Cynthia Hernandez — Sunnyslope Elementary
Heather Magoun — Sunnyslope Elementary
Adrianne Lara — Sunnyslope Elementary
NORTH SECONDARY
Kristina Bernal — Patriot High
Trevin Loza — Patriot High
Brianna Moreno-Hughes — Patriot High
Otis Williams — Patriot High
Jorge Zaragoza — Patriot High
Juana Rodriguez — Patriot High
Melaney Watson — Education Center (NEA-Jurupa office)
committee chairs
Bargaining — Dan Schaefer (Del Sol Academy) daniel_ Schaefer@jusd.k12.ca.us
Elections — Jacob Updegrove (Mission Middle) : jacob_updegrove@jusd.k12.ca.us
Grievance — Dan Olguin (Camino Real Elementary) : bargainer.do@gmail.com
Member Engagement — Melaney Watson (Ed Center/NEA-Jurupa office) : melaneyd@gmail.com
Organizing — Melaney Watson (Ed Center/NEA-Jurupa office) : melaneyd@gmail.com
Political Action (PAC) — Chris Case (Patriot High) : casechristopher@me.com
Scholarship — Andrea Lyman (Jurupa Valley High) : andrea_lyman@jusd.k12.ca.us
Equity Co-Chairs :
Melinda Arellano Tapia — LGBTQ+ Contact (Jurupa Middle)
Chelsea Jaramillo — Women’s Issues Contact (Del Sol Academy)
Brianna Moreno-Hughes — Human Rights Contact (Patriot High)
citrus belt uniserv representatives
David O’Rafferty
Andy Elliott
Dan Schaefer
cta primary contact staff
John Vigrass : jvigrass@citrusbeltuniserv.org
cta/nea leadership
CTA President — David Goldberg
Vice President — Leslie Littman
Secretary-Treasurer — Erika Jones
CTA Board Member (District K) — Wendy Eccles
NEA Board Member (District 13) — Erika Zamora