Pamela Barclay
Position: Education Support Professional
School: Pine Hurst ES
Local Association: WCEA(Wicomico)
Member: MSEA 16 years /NEA 4 years
I, Pamela Barclay, have been working in Wicomico County as an
educational support professional for the past seventeen years and I feel
I can represent the concerns and issues confronting small rural ESP
associations on the national stage. As an active member of my local
association, it is my belief that ESPs need a voice.
Jacob Bauer Zebley
Position: Teacher
School: Elkton MS
Local Association: CCCTA
Member: MSEA 8 years /NEA 8 years
I would be honored to serve members again as a delegate to the NEA
Representative Assembly. My association experience includes serving
on the CCCTA Executive Board, MSEA Endorsement Council, MSEA
Minority Affairs Committee (Co-Chair), and as a delegate to both the
MSEA and NEA Representative Assemblies.
Lorraine Bell
Position: Teacher
School: Rising Sun ES
Local Association: CCCTA
Member: MSEA 11 years /NEA 11 years
I have gratefully served as a delegate for the past 4 years. I was honored
to be elected as a State Delegate last year. Serving has offered me the
opportunity to share vital information with my local and to be their
voice. I graciously ask for your vote again this year.
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Ryan Burbey
Position: Teacher
School: Local President
Local Association: HCEA(Harford)
Member: MSEA 12 years /NEA 12 years
As Regional Delegate to the NEA RA, I will carry the voice of our
embattled locals to the NEA Representative Assembly. I will voice the
concerns of our members who feel marginalized. I will serve as your
voice. Contact me with any questions or concerns.
Brian Cook
Position: Teacher
School: Pocomoke MS
Local Association: WCTA(Worcester)
Member: MSEA 7 years /NEA 7 years
I am a past executive board member, health care negotiation team
member, and building representative while in Dorchester County; new
member to Worcester this year.
Traci Davis
Position: Teacher
School: William A Diggs ES
Local Association: EACC
Member: MSEA 10 years /NEA 10 years
I want to help better serve my members with educational issues and
make sure that they understand what their rights are. I want to help my
members become more active within their association with the
educational issues that we face in schools.
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Michelle Gale
Position: Education Support Professional
School: Parkside HS
Local Association: WCEA(Wicomico)
Member: MSEA 20 years /NEA 20 years
Working in the Wicomico County as an ESP for 21 years, I can
represent the concerns and issues confronting small rural ESP
associations on a national stage. As an active member of my
association, I am well suited to help ESP's fight for improved salaries,
current working conditions and other concerns.
Kevin Johnson
Position: Teacher
School: Mardela MS/HS
Local Association: WCEA (Wicomico)
Member: MSEA 9 years /NEA 9 years
I have attended the 2014 and 2015 MSEA Representative Assemblies,
as well as the 2015 NEA Representative Assembly. Please elect me to
the 2016 NEA Representative Assembly. Our families, students, and
profession need tenacious experienced support. I will represent all
MSEA members with loyalty, integrity, and professionalism, when
elected as an NEA Representative.
Kathleen Mader
Position: Teacher
School: Havre de Grace HS
Local Association: HCEA(Harford)
Member: MSEA 24 years /NEA 24 years
As VP and GR Chair of our local, I value the power and necessity of
our combined voices in influencing policy to best serve our students
and to permit public education and its workers to thrive. I responsibly
learn about and teach my community about making public schools
work.
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Anna McLaughlin
Position: Teacher
School: Local President
Local Association: EASMC
Member: MSEA 27 years /NEA 35 years
I have been an NEA member throughout all of my career. During that
time, I have been active I the leadership at my local level. I have
repeatedly answered the call to fight for my profession and for the
children I teach and will continue to do so.
Joe McMahan
Position: Teacher
School: Dr. Gustavus Brown ES
Local Association: EACC
Member: MSEA 26 years /NEA 26 years
I would enjoy working for you again representing our region as the
heart of the MSEA. I am very active in the Association and would be
honored to serve you again. I currently serve as the State By-Laws
Chair, Vice-President of my local, EACC. I would be honored to
represent you again. Thank you!
Karen Myers
Position: Teacher
School: White Marsh ES
Local Association: EASMC
Member: MSEA 17 years /NEA 17 years
I have been a member of MSEA/NEA for 17 years. I feel that the
MSEA conventions and NEA conventions are excellent places to meet,
network, and learn from other educators. If elected I promise to
continue to work with colleagues across the state and the nation to
improve our profession.
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Denise Pratt
Position: Teacher
School: Dr. Brown ES
Local Association: EACC
Member: MSEA 10 years /NEA 10 years
I am a general music teacher in Charles County Public Schools. As an
EACC Executive Board member, and NEA Fine Arts Caucus board
member, I advocate for fine arts education programs and feel strongly
about the importance of educating the WHOLE child.
Peter Singleton
Position: Substitute
School: North Dorchester MS
Local Association: DE
Member: MSEA 43 years /NEA 43 years
When elected, I will listen, ask questions if needed for clarification and
vote for the items that I believe will improve our profession.
Joan Smith
Position: Teacher
School: Bennett MS
Local Association: WCEA(Wicomico)
Member: MSEA 25 years /NEA 25 years
We have learned so much and there is so much more to do!
As your NEA representative, the voice of Maryland’s
Eastern Shore will continue to be heard and respected for
our experience, vision and crafting of policies to promote
our profession.
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Mary Wilson Leventhal
Position: Teacher
School: Sudlersville ES
Local Association: QACEA
Member: MSEA 13 years /NEA 13 years
As educators, we share values for sustaining quality public education commitment, integrity, citizenship, sacrifice, resourcefulness,
dedication and equity. Together, we teachers and education support
professionals must persevere in raising our voices to drive sound
decision making in educational policy and budgeting. You can count on
me to work hard toward achieving this mandate.
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