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Our Board

As a top decision-making body, our Board of Directors includes at least one director from each state affiliate, as well as representatives from retired members, aspiring educators, at-large representatives of ethnic minorities, administrators, teachers in higher ed, and active members employed in ESP positions.

Alabama: Nashasta Craig-Pollard, Charlene McCoy, Mary Beth Tate

Alaska: Katherine Simpler

Arizona: Kelley Fisher

Arkansas: Brenda Robinson

California: Yulil Alonso-Garza, Irene Magdalene Amezcua, Maritza Avila, Nichole Loyd DeVore, Ever Flores, Naqiba Gregory, Barbara Jackson, Paula Merrigan, Wil Page, Lorraine Richards, Grant Schuster, Matthew Seymour, Kelly Villalobos, Gina Whipple, Erika Zamora

Colorado: Angela Anderson, David Lockley

Connecticut: Katy Gale, Tanya Kores

Delaware: Gloria Ho

Federal Education Association: Chad Jimison

Florida: Wendy Carey, Nelly Henjes, Teresa Hodge, Cartier Scott

Georgia: Maria Beal-Parker, Jeff Hubbard

Hawaii: Aaron Kubo

Idaho: Margaret Hoy

Illinois: Benjamin Baer, Bill Farmer, Rebecca Gamboa, Elizabeth Ojeda-Jimenez, Karen Moore, Susan Nicholas, Michael Williamson

Indiana: John McLaughlin, Jessica Ramirez

Iowa: Sara Earleywine, Rachella Dravis

Kansas: Angela Powers, Brian Skinner

Kentucky: Tyler Murphy, Noraa Ransey

Louisiana: Elizabeth Sullivan

Maine: Rebecca Cole

Maryland: Michelle Alexander, Matthew Gresick, Tanya Martin, Anzer (Nikki) Woodward

Massachusetts: John Bracey, Deborah Gesualdo, Yan Kohl, Zena Link, Christine Mulroney, Nicole Prevost

Michigan: Marcia Mackey, Alfonso Salais, Heather Schulz, Wendy Winston

Minnesota: Heather Bakke, Jasman Myers, Marty Scofield

Mississippi: Christopher Stevens

Missouri: Rebeka McIntosh, Andy Slaughter

Montana: KaCee Ballou

Nebraska: Renae Noble, Edward Ventura

Nevada: Rachel Croft

New Hampshire: Terry Burlingame

New Jersey: Brenda Brathwaite, Theresa Fuller, Laurie Gibson-Parker, Robert M. La Morte, Susan McBride, Peter Moran, Barbara Rheault, Mark Richards, Stacy Yanko

New Mexico: Denise Sheehan

New York: Serena Kotch, Dora Leland

North Carolina: Turquoise Lejeune Parker

North Dakota: Brenda Seehafer

Ohio: Adrienne Bowden, Amy Butcher, Carol Correthers, Angela Dyer-Sanchez, Dan Greenberg, Dwayne Marshall

Oklahoma: Zachary Grimm

Oregon: Chris Early, Adolfo Garza-Cano, Brinda Narayan-Wold

Pennsylvania: Nancy Behe, Colleen Brodbeck, Maria Bennett, Dawn Blaus, Melissa Constantino-Poruben, Casey VanWhy, Carol Yanity

Rhode Island: Vincent Levcowich

South Carolina: Bernadette Hampton

South Dakota: Kelsey Lovseth

Tennessee: Tiffany Reed, Randall Woodard

Texas: Aaron Phillips, David Ring

Utah: Denise Lake

Vermont: Mary Bowers

Virginia: Christina Bohringer, Charlotte Hayer

Washington: Jeb Binns, Charlotte Lartey, Becca Ritchie, Audra Shaw, Pamela Wilson

West Virginia: Lucinda Burns

Wisconsin: Maiwa Lor, Jesse Martinez

Wyoming: Dirk Andrews

Aspiring Educators: Jessica Bailey, Demetrius Dove, Jonathan Oyaga

Retired: Ed Foglia, Julie Horwin, Linda McCrary, Michael Priser, Judy Rohde, Barb Schram

At-Large: Maritza Barrera, Jacqueline Burton, Cesar Carranza, Rita Daniels, Michelle Dennard, Gwendolyn Edwards, Aneeka Ferrell, Mike Glabere, Cynthia Henderson, Brenda Johnson, Pamella Johnson, Temika Langston-Myers, Tarsha Lawson, Kashara Moore, Ivory Smith, Dennis Tabb, Debra Ward-Mitchell, Chiffon Winston

Ethnic-Minority Representatives: Tracy Hartman-Bradley, Robert Ellis, Jodi Kunimitsu, Christine Trujillo

Honorary: John Lucas

Executive Committee: Rebecca (Becky) Pringle, Princess R. Moss, Noel Candelaria, Mark Jewell, Gladys Marquez, Shannon McCann, Ronald Duff Martin, Robert Rodriguez, Christine Sampson-Clark

National Education Association

Great public schools for every student

The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.