NEA-Retired Leadership and Contacts

Roles and Responsibilities of Retired Elected Leaders

NEA-RETIRED LEADERSHIP ROSTER

2026-2027 NEA Board of Directors for Retired

Connie Boylan (1st Term)
(9/2024-8/2027)

Penni Cyr (1st Terrm)
(9/2026-8/2028)

John Heineman (1st Term)
(9/2025-8/2028)

Linda McCrary (2nd Term)
(9/2025-8/2028)

Janice Poirier (1st Term)
(9/2026-8/2029)

Michael Priser (1st Term)
(2024-2027)

2026-2027 NEA Board of Directors for Retired Alternates

When a Retired NEA Board of Director Alternate is needed to temporarily substitute for a Retired Director at an NEA Board Meeting, the NEA Retired President shall use a rotating selection process to ensure that each alternate has an opportunity to serve.

Seniority will be used for the purpose of elections and the listing of alternates. Seniority is calculated on total years of continuous and non-continuous service as an elected NEA Retired Alternate Director. If two board alternates are elected the same year and neither has served previously in the position, seniority will be determined among the existing alternates based on number of years of continuous and non-continuous service as an elected NEA Retired Alternate Director. Seniority among the two newly elected alternates will be determined by total number of votes received.

1st Alternate: Diane Larsen

• Initial Year of Consecutive Service: 2019
• Current Term: 2025 - 2028
• Total Number of Years of Elective Service: 6

2nd Alternate: Lee Kirkegaard

• Initial Year of Consecutive Service:  2024
• Current Term:  2024 - 2027

3rd Alternate: Cliff Fukuda

• Initial Year of Consecutive Service:  2024
• Current Term:  2024 - 2027

4th Alternate: Ruth Goff

• Initial Year of Consecutive Service: 2025
• Current Term: 2025-2028

5th Alternate: Janice Dwosh

• Initial Year of Consecutive Service: 2025
• Current Term: 2025-2028

6th Alternate: Judy Rohde

• Initial Year of Consecutive Service: 2026
• Current Term: 2026-2029

2026-2027 NEA Resolutions Committee for Retired

Kathleen Purdy
Steve Click
Bobby J. Pierson
Linda Linn
Karen Solheim
George Sheridan

2026-2027 NEA Resolutions Committee for Retired Alternates

1st Alternate: Maureen Keeney

2026-2027 NEA-Retired Elections Chair

Stephen Gorrie

NEA Today for NEA-Retired Members (NEA-Retired magazine)

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