DR. MILLS' RECORD
During her eighteen year career in education, Dr. Mills has significant experience at the national, local, and state level.
IN THE NEWS
Local teachers union head gets national award from NEA
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Teacher Strike Threat Backs Off ExxonMobil
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Louisiana Women: LAE President Dr. Tia Mills
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Soles to the Polls: LAE Begins Voting Tour in Alexandria
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Bid to Toughen Louisiana Teacher Retirement Rules Sparks Debate
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New LAE President Stresses Equitable Pay
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Teacher Unions Told Lawmakers They Were Disappointed with the Proposed Pay Hike
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Baton Rouge Teacher Union Demands Schools Go Virtual Because of COVID, Calls for Shutdown
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National Experience
NCSEA Board of Directors
NCSEA Zone 2 Vice President, 2024-Present
NCSEA Southeast Regional Vice President, 2020-2024
NEA Board of Directors Alternate Director
NEA Representative Assembly Delegate
NEA Speak Up Speak Out Series Panelist
NEA Resolutions Committee
NEA PAC Council
NEA PAC Fundraising Committee
NEA Labor Leadership Institute
NEA Legislative Committee
NEA MLT/WLT Planning Committee
NEA Foundation Breakfast in the Classroom Advisory Committee
NEA Foundation Southern Regional Alliance for Community Schools
NEA Small States Caucus Chair
NEA Budget Committee Observer
NCUEA New Local Presidents Cadre
Conference Host Committee (NEA Black Caucus 2024, NCUEA-Fall 2023, and NEA ESP 2022)
NEA Divine Nine Caucus Board
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Advisory Board (Louisiana)
Democratic National Convention Delegate (2020 and 2024)
Harvard University - Trustee Leadership for Retirement Security
University of California Berkeley - Trustee Leadership for Retirement Security
National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR)
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State Experience
Louisiana Association of Educators President
LAE Executive Committee
LAE Fund for Children PAC Chair
State Contact - NEA Black Caucus and NCUEA
Committees (Elections, Legislative, Minority Affairs, Women’s Concerns, Professional Rights and Responsibilities, Budget, Constitution and Bylaws)
LAE Board of Directors
Louisiana State Democratic Party Executive Committee (Labor)
Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee (House District 63 A)
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year Committee
Louisiana NAACP Education Chair
Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Board
Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana Board of Trustees
8(G) Advisory Committee
Louisiana Commission on School and Nonprofit Security
Tulane University Education Research Alliance Vice Chair
Louisiana Association on Public Employees' Retirement Systems
Louisiana Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (LAROS)
Local Experience
East Baton Rouge Parish Association of Educators
President
Area Representative
Committees (Budget and Executive)
Local President
Board of Directors
Mayor's Task Force on Education and Community Input -City Of Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge NAACP Education Chair
100 Black Women of Metropolitan Baton Rouge Education and Political Action Committees
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Tau Kappa Omega Chapter)
1st Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Connections and Social Action Chair
Southern University Alumni Federation
Democratic Parish Executive Committee