Committees

BTA Committee Chairs

Bargaining Committee

Tim Chou
Fourth grade teacher, Brookside Elementary School
Contact info: btabargaining@gmail.com

Tim Chou serves as the chairperson of BTA’s Bargaining Committee. He has previously served BTA as chairperson of the Grievance Committee and as a site representative.

In addition to his current assignment, Tim has also taught first, third, and fifth grade. The 2011-2012 school year will mark his eleventh year as a credentialed teacher and his seventeenth year in the education profession.

Tim’s previous education experience includes six years of service as an elementary teacher with the Rialto Unified School District, three years as an instructor and supervisor with the Orange County Outdoor Science School, and three years with the Japan Exchange Teaching Program as an English teacher in a Japanese public high school.

Prior to entering the teaching profession, Tim’s other professional experiences included working as a staff writer for The Los Angeles Times and Greenwich Time newspapers, as a wildland firefighter for the federal government, and service in the United States Navy.

Elections Committee

Carol Stairs
Teacher, Anna Hause Elementary School
Contact info: c.stairs@beaumontteachers.org

Human Rights Committee
Membership Committee
Woman’s Rights Committee

Trina Brown
Speech Language Pathologist, San Gorgonio Middle School and Mountain View Middle School
Contact info: 951-368-4356, t.brown@beaumontteachers.org

In addition to serving as BTA’s 2nd Vice President, Trina also chairs the Human Rights, Membership and Woman’s Rights Committees.

I have been with BUSD district since 2002. I have worked in Southwest Human Development in Phoenix, Arizona. I have also worked with children in Head Start, and as an Instructor of Communications Disorders at West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas. I have a Masters Degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Redlands.

I have previously served as BTA Secretary for 2 years, BTA President for 3 years, and am currently 2nd Vice President.

I absolutely love the connections I make through Union work. I get to meet some interesting and fabulous people and have opportunity to work side by side with them. I am interested in helping people find their voice, stand up for themselves and promote our profession so teachers are the ones who have a say in how and what we teach our students.

Political Action Committee

Julio Martinez
Teacher, Beaumont High School
Contact info: julmart3@aol.com

Organizing Committee

Monica Rice
Teacher, Mt. View Middle School
Contact info: m.rice@beaumontteachers.org