Meet Bea

Bea LaPisto-Kirtley is a native of Virginia and has lived in the Rivanna District for the last 16 years. Prior to returning to the area, she served as the Mayor and Councilmember of Bradbury, California.

Bea has served as the Rivanna District representative on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors since 2020.

Bea spent her professional career in education as a teacher, principal, and director of 24 elementary schools for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

She has extensive experience in local government, serving on her local City Council for 20 years, during which she was involved in clean fuel programs that served the school districts and community. Bea focused on actions to mitigate the negative health effects of pollution on the most vulnerable in the localities she represented.

She volunteered with Piedmont CASA, and is a member of the League of Women Voters as well as 100+ Women Who Care.

Bea has a proven record of listening and responding to her constituents while working to find community solutions for community problems.

Bea’s Resume

Professional Experience

1973 – 2007 Los Angeles Unified School District, CA

  • Director, Support Services

    • Supervised 24 elementary schools

  • Administrative Coordinator, K-12 Mathematics

  • Elementary Principal

  • Elementary Assistant Principal

  • Instructional Advisor

  • Categorical Program Advisor

  • Computer Lab Teacher - Resource Teacher - Teacher

Education

Master of Science, School Management and Administration (1984) – Pepperdine University

Bachelor of Arts, American Studies (1971) – Cal State University, Los Angeles

Publication

Language and Vocabulary Activities Manual – Houghton Mifflin

Political Experience

  • Board of Directors, South Coast Air Quality Management District (representing 4 counties)

  • City of Bradbury, Mayor and Councilmember (1985-2006)

  • Chair, Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee

  • President, California Contract Cities Association (representing 83 cities in CA)

  • President, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (representing 28 cities)

  • Director, Citrus College Foundation

  • Los Angeles City Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board (MTA) Member, Alternate for

the San Gabriel Valley Corridor

  • Planning Commissioner, City of Bradbury (1981-85)

  • Duarte Education Foundation Director

  • Chair, Mid-San Gabriel Valley Consortium