MEA-Retired Delegates in Boston

Jul 05, 2017

Thirty-Seven elected delegates are representing MEA-Retired at the NEA Representative Assembly in Boston. On June 30 and July 1 caucuses were held for the entire Michigan delegation, totaling 500 delegates. July 2 - July 5, Michigan met with other states at the RA which more than 7,000 delegates were present and 3,676 guests respectively. Decisions were made about many new business items, constitutional amendments and standing rules. NEA officers were elected and other elections as well. June 27-29 delegates also attended the NEA-Retired Meeting and several business items were discussed.

At the NEA-Retired meeting Sarah Borgman from Indiana was elected President. Our own Barb Schram and Cleorah Scruggs-DeBose were elected as NEA Alternate Board members. MEA-Retired received the Runner Up Award for our website. Elected MEA-Retired delegates attending are: Judy Gail Armstrong Hall, Al Beamish, Geoff Blain, Sheila Blain, Linda Brunson, Elias Chapa, Judy Daley, Vivian Davis, Pam DeGryse, Judy Foster, Roger Foster, Stephen Franko, Catherine Frederick, John Frederick, Anne Good, Jeanne Hansen, Joanne Hoekstra, Kathleen Huey, Diana Irons, Sid Kardon, Millie Lambert, Sally McNamara, Elaine Miller, Betty Org, Susan Pegan, Bill Papo, Dan Rudd, Linda Russel, Iris Salters, Jack Schneider, Barb Schram, Cleorah Scruggs DeBose, Jim Sparapani, Randy Stone, Rita Vater Darnton, Kay Walker Telma, and Mary Yedinak.