Teri Cook Wins CSEA Unsung Hero Award

Teri Cook, centered, receiving her award

Teri Cook, District Office Secretary, recently received the California School Employees Association's Unsung Hero Award for her work with the Lakeside Union School District and CSEA Lakeside Chapter 240. An unsung hero  is someone who makes a substantive yet unrecognized contribution. This truly represents Teri, as her strong work ethic and straight forward, common sense approach to every situation has been integral to both the District and Chapter 240.  

She has sat on the Chapter 240 Executive Board for the past 15 years, and is currently serving as the Chief Negotiator and Past Chapter President. She is a strong leader who advocates for all employees.  She keeps the members best interest at the forefront of all she does, and because of such, has become a trusted and reliable mentor for many employees in our organization. 

Teri’s goal is to make coming to work a fun experience. She goes out of her way to invite the newer employees to be part of CSEA.  She recently put together a very successful Amazing Race activity, designed to give the new classified employees the opportunity to meet veteran employees and become familiar with the chapter leadership. She not only included all classified employees; she also involved our local community partners.  Because of her efforts, Chapter 240 now has younger employees on the executive board and many more coming to the chapter meetings. 

We are proud of Teri for receiving this well-deserved recognition from CSEA. We value her dedication to our staff, our students, and our community.