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Krista Carson Elhai

CA

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Krista Carson Elhai is a longtime Claremont theatre teacher and a past national president of the Educational Theatre Association. She says she wants long-term budget planning, a push to win back families lost to declining enrollment, and more investment to recruit and keep strong teachers.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 4 records
  • As national board president of the Educational Theatre Association, announced the group's new board members on 2025-03-31. The nonprofit supports theatre programs in schools across the country.

    March 31, 2025

    Source: playbill.com

  • Served as a campaign co-chair for Cheryl Fiello, who ran for the Claremont Unified school board in Trustee Area 5. The Claremont Courier pictured her with Fiello on election night, 2024-11-05.

    November 5, 2024

    Source: claremontcourier.com

  • Retired in 2021 after 27 years as theatre director at Claremont High School, where she started in September 1993. The Claremont Courier reported on 2021-05-26 that she had been named the state theatre teachers' group's Teacher of the Year in 2008.

    May 26, 2021

    Source: claremontcourier.com

  • Was chosen on 2016-10-09 as president of the California Educational Theatre Association, a statewide group for school theatre teachers. She was then the Claremont High School theatre teacher.

    October 9, 2016

    Source: thewolfpacket.org

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