Read Across America Contacts and Activities
Read Across America National Contacts
Looking for information from NEA's Read Across America? Feel free to contact Read Across America's national coordinator Anita Merina, amerina@nea.org or 202-822-7289 with any questions, concerns, or updates. For press inquiries, contact Staci Maiers, smaiers@nea.orgWhat's happening in your state?
The Read Across America pledge site will provide you ongoing updates on activities in your state and around the country. You'll be able to post your events, check out a google map identifying event locations, and check out a list of events and their locations.
Help your members get noticed
State Associations can coordinate getting the word out about member-sponsored events. Check out this list of helpful public relations tools.
Don't see an entry for your community?
Keep checking and by all means, let us us know about your Read Across America plans by pledging to participate. We'll add them to the listed activities.
Alabama Education Association
David Stout
422 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36103
334-834-9790
dstout@alaedu.org
NEA-Alaska
Jenny Evans
4100 Spenard Road
Anchorage, AK 99517
907-274-0536
Jenny.evans@neaalaska.org
Arizona Education Association
John Hartsell
345 East Palm Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-264-1774, Ext. 115
johnhartsell@arizonaea.org
Arkansas Education Association
Tish Talbot
1500 W. 4th St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-375-4611
Ttalbot@area.org
California Teachers Association
Sheri Miyamoto
11745 E. Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-0153
562-478-1361
smiyamoto@cta.org
Colorado Education Association
Mike Wetzel
1500 Grant StreetDenver, CO 80203
303-837-1500
mwetzel@coloradoea.org
Connecticut Education Association
Kathy Frega
21 Oak Street, Suite 500
Hartford, CT 06106
860-525-5641
Kathyf@cea.org
Delaware State Education Association
Pamela Nichols
136 E. Water St.
Dover, DE 19901
302-734-5834
pamela.nichols@dsea.org
Federal Education Association (DoDEA, AE and AP U.S. Military Schools)
Gary Hritz
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-822-7855
Ghritz@nea.org
Florida Education Association
Tina Dunbar
213 S. Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-224-1429
tina.dunbar@floridaea.org
Georgia Association of Educators
Kevin Pearson
100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Ste. 500
Tucker, GA 30094
678-837-1129 (voice) 678-837-1140 (fax)
kevin.pearson@gae.org
Hawaii State Teachers Association
Teri Tanaka
2828 Pa'a St., Suite 2050Honolulu, HI 96819
808-833-2711
mailto:dlum@poi.net
Idaho Education Association
Gayle Moore
620 N. 6th St.
Boise, ID 83701
208-344-1341
Gmoore@nea.org
Illinois Education Association
Sarah Antonacci
100 E. Edwards St.
Springfield, IL 62704
217-544-0706 (voice)
Sarah.Antonacci@ieanea.org
Indiana State Education Association
Mark Shoup
150 West Market Street, Suite 900
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2875
317-263-3369
Mshoup@ista-in.org
Iowa State Education Association
Lana Oppenheim Schlapkohl
777 Third St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-471-8000 or 800-445-9358
LOppenheim@isea.org
Kansas-NEA
715 W. 10th St.
Topeka, KS 66612
785-232-8271
cmenzel@knea.org
Kentucky Education Association
Frances Steenbergen
401 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-875-2889
Fsteenbergen@kea.org
Louisiana Association of Educators
Ashley Davis
8322 One Calais Ave.Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 343-9243, Ext. 112
1 (800) 256-4523
Fax: (225) 343-9272
mailto:sharon.terrell@lae.org
Maine Education AssociationK/eith Harvie
391 State Road
Elliot, ME 03903
207-439-3994 (Keith)
Kharvie@nea.org
Maryland State Teachers Association
Debra Williams-Garner
140 Main St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-263-6600
dwgarner@mstanea.org
Massachusetts Teachers Association
Bob Duffy
Ashburton PlaceBoston, MA 02108
617-742-7950
Bduffy@massteacher.org
Michigan Education Association
Margaret Trimer-Hartley
1216 Kendale Boulevard
E. Lansing, MI 48826
517-332-6551
MTrimer-Hartley@mea.org
Mississippi Association of Educators
Teresa Robinson
775 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202-3086
601-354-4463
trobinson@nea.org
Missouri-NEA
Debra Angstead
1810 E. Elm Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101-4174
800-392-0236
dangstead@nea.org
Montana Education Association
Sanna Porte
1232 E. 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
406-442-4250
sporte@mea-mft.org
Nebraska State Education Association
Al Koontz/Jay Sears
605 South 14th
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-475-7611
Akoontz@nsea.org
Jay.Sears@nsea.org
Nevada State Education Association
Claudia Briggs
3511 E. Harmon Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89121
702-733-7330
Claudia.Briggs@nvea.org
NEA-New Hampshire
George Strout
9 South Spring Street
Concord, NH 03301
1-866-55-NEANH, Ext. 308
Or 603-224-7751, Ext 308
gstrout@nhea.org
New Jersey Education Association
Christy Kanaby
180 W. State St.
Trenton, NJ 08607
609-599-4561, Ext 2347
ckanaby@njea.org
NEA-New Mexico
Eduardo Holguin, Staff
2007 Botulph Road
Sante Fe, NM 87505
505-982-1916
eholguin@nea.org
New York State United Teachers NEA-AFT
Paul Webster
800 Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 12110-2455
518-213-6000, Ext. 6616
pwebster@nysutmail.org
North Carolina Association of Educators
Jackie Vaughn
P.O. Box 27347
Raleigh, NC 27611-7347
919-832-3000
jackie.vaughn@ncae.org
North Dakota Education Association
Linda Harsche
410 E. Thayer Avenue, Box 5005
Bismark, ND 58502
701-223-0450
linda.harsche@ndea.org
Ohio Education Association
Michele Prater
225 East Broad Street, Box 2550
Columbus, OH 43216
614-227-3071
Praterm@ohea.org
Oklahoma Education Association
Bruce Treadaway
P.O. Box 18485
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
800-522-8091
Btreadaway@okea.org
Oregon
No information available at this time.
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Carolyn E. Myers
1188 Highway 315
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
717-255-7138
cmeyers@psea.org
NEA-Rhode Island
Karen Jenkins
99 Bald Hill Road
Cranston, RI 02920
401-463-9630
Kjenkins@nea.org
South Carolina Education Association
Rebecca N. Rochester
3790 BeRay Court
Rock Hill, SC 29732
(803) 328-9979
Beckerroch@yahoo.com
South Dakota Education Association
Kara Hoines
411 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
605-224-9263
Kara.Hoines@sdea.org
Tennessee Education Association
A. L. Hayes
801 Second Ave., North
Nashville, TN 37201
615-242-8392, Ext. 116
Alhayes@tea.nea.org
Texas State Teachers Association
Clay Robison
316 W. 12th St.
Austin, TX 78701-1892
512-476-5355
clayr@tsta.org
Utah Education Association
Mark Mickelsen
875 E. 5180 South
Murray, UT 84107-5299
801-266-4461
Mark.Mickelsen@utea.org
Vermont-NEA
Sherry Gile
10 Wheelock Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-223-6375
Sgile@vtnea.org
Virginia Education Association
Tom Allen
116 South 3rd St.Richmond, VA 23219
804-648-5801
Tallen@veanea.org
Washington Education Association
Brooke Mattox
P.O. Box 9100 Federal Way, WA 98063 253-765-7037 or 800-622-3393, ext 7037 Fax 253-946-7612 WEA@WashingtonEA.orgWest Virginia Education Association
Kym Randolph
1558 Quarrier StreetCharleston, WV 25311
304-346-5315
krandolph@nea.org
Wisconsin Education Association Council
13805 West Burleigh Road
Brookfield, WI 53005
800-354-7816
waukaua@weac.org
Wyoming Education Association
Ron Sniffin
115 E. 22nd St., Suite 1
Cheyenne, WY 82001
800-442-2395 x113
rsniffin@nea.org
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