California Agricultural Teachers' Association

Mark Your Calendar

Jan. 26-27 - Student Teacher Conclave, Modesto

Jan. 28 - Natural Resources State Finals, Reedley

Feb. 4 – Winter State Finals – Citrus, Tree & Vine Pruning – CSU, Fresno

Feb. 18 – Superior Region Meeting, Dorris

Feb. 25 – Central Region Meeting, Merced

Feb. 25 – San Joaquin Region Meeting, Bakersfield

Feb. 27 – South Coast Region, San Luis Obispo

Mar. 23-24 – North Coast Region Meeting, Santa Rosa

Mar. 31 – Southern Region Meeting, Pomona

April 18-21 - Western Region NAAE/AAAE Meeting, Bellingham, WA

April 21 - CSU, Fresno Field Day, Fresno

April 21-24 - State FFA Leadership Conference, Fresno

May 5 - State FFA Judging Finals, San Luis Obispo

June 17 - Pre-Conference Governing Board

June 17 - CATA Summer Conference

June 22 - Post Conference Governing Board

Meet the CATA Officers

2011-2012

Officer School Email
Jacob Dunn, President John H. Pitman High School jdunn@turlock.k12.ca.us
Steve DeRose, President Elect Arroyo Grande High School sderose@lmusd.org
Cindy Rohde, Secretary Pierce High School crohde@pierce.k12.ca.us
Michael Albiani, Treasurer Elk Grove High School malbiani@egusd.net
Darol Fishman, Past President Merced College fishman.d@mccd.edu
 
Jim Aschwanden Executive Director jaschwanden@calagteachers.org
Kerry Stockton Executive Assistant kstockton@calagteachers.org
 
Steve Rocca, Post Secondary Division Chair CSU Fresno, Dept. of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education srocca@csufresno.edu
Dustin Sperling, Post Secondary Division Chair-Elect Reedley College dustin.sperling@reedleycollege.edu
Nicholas Deftereos, Post Secondary Division Secretary Reedley College nick.deftereos@reedleycollege.edu
 
Clay Freeman, Operations Division Chair Foothill High School clay_freeman@kernhigh.org
Todd Coons, Operations Division Chair-Elect Porterville High School phsagteach@yahoo.com
Kristopher Elliott, Operations Division Vice-Chair Sheldon High School kmelliot@egusd.net
Jessica Fernandes, Operations Division Secretary Buena Park High School jessica@buenaparkffa.com
 
Lilly Pimentel, Secondary Division Chair Hanford High School lpimentel@hjuhsd.k12.ca.us
David Gossman, Secondary Division Chair-Elect Atwater High School dgossman@muhsd.k12.ca.us
Krista Vannest, Secondary Division Vice Chair John H. Pitman High School kvannest@turlock.k12.ca.us
Christine Henderson, Secondary Division Secretary Dinuba High School chenderson@dinuba.k12.ca.us
 
William Nachreiner, Southern Region President Norte Vista High School william.nachreiner@alvord.k12.ca.us
Jill Sperling, San Joaquin Region President Kingsburg High School jsperling@kjuhsd.k12.ca.us
Deanna Cargill, South Coast Region President Shandon High School dcargill@shandon.k12.ca.us
Danny Silva, Central Region President Le Grand Union High School jdsilva@lghs.k12.ca.us
Tim Brown, Superior Region President Tulelake High School tbrown@tulesd.tulelake.k12.ca.us
Lindsey Bugbee, North Coast Region President Fortuna High School lbugbee@fuhsd.k12.ca.usm