It has been a very difficult time for Iowans. A deadly tornado devastated the Parkersburg area and destroyed the Aplington-Parkersburg High School. Thousands of Iowans have either lost their homes or suffered severe losses due to flooding. Many NEA members have been impacted by these events.
The Iowa State Education Association has contributed $5,000 to a fund to help Association members replace lost or damaged teaching materials and supplies. Funds will be distributed later this summer to local associations in the affected areas which will decide how best to disburse them to members. If you or your local would like to contribute, make checks payable to the ISEA and write "DisasterRelief Effort" in the check’s memo line and send to: ISEA, c/o Disaster Relief Effort, 777 Third St., Des Moines, IA 50309.
Glyndolyn Starr, Truth or Consequences,
has been an NEA member for 50 years. She was honored at the Membership SLA in June for her long years of membership. Glyndolyn first joined as a college student in 1958. She comes from a family of educators. Her mother, who taught until she was 72, was an NEA member, and she’s still an active member of NEA Retired.
The 2008 NEA Representative Assembly Delegates from New Mexico are:
Carol Teweleit
NEA Board of Director
Alamogordo
Connie Finney
Local Delegate
Alamogordo
Mollianne Robison
Local Delegate
Albquerque
Rocio Brimhall
State Delegate
Albuquerque
Bobbie Stratton
State Delegate
Albuquerque
Lucille Angie Lucero
Local Delegate
Albuquerque
Nancy Harding
Cluster Delegate
Artesia, NM
Rosa Linda Ramirez
Local Delegate
Carlsbad
Lucille Martinez-Holguin
State Delegate
Chimayo
Sam Alva
Cluster Delegate
El Paso, TX
John Reese
Local Delegate
Espanola
Ann George
Local Delegate
Farmington
James Horvath
Local Delegate
Farmington
Kathy Porter
NEA Board Alternate
Las Cruces
Betty Patterson
Vice President
Las Cruces
Beverly Whygles
State Delegate
Las Cruces
Carol Salazar
State Delegate
Las Cruces
Helen Davis
State Delegate
Las Cruces
Jim Maes
Local Delegate
Las Cruces
Kathie Davis
State Delegate
Las Cruces
Mary Parr-Sanchez
Local Delegate
Las Cruces
Patrick Sanchez
State Delegate
Las Cruces
Rebecca Burnam
Student Delegate
Las Cruces
Sabina Aguilar
Local Delegate
Las Cruces
Sarah Cook
Local Delegate
Las Cruces
Sylvia Garcia
Local Delegate
Las Cruces
David Uribe
State Delegate
Las Cruces
Patti Burnam
Local Delegate
Las Cruces
Maryanne Sanders
Local Delegate
Las Vegas
Emily Sisk-Layman
Local Delegate
Los Lunas
Lupe Garcia
Local Delegate
Los Lunas
Bertha Martinez-Reyes
State Delegate
Roswell
Betty Madrid
Retired Delegate
Roswell
Eva Gomez
Local Delegate
Roswell
Laura Overstreet
State Delegate
Roswell
Otto Eachus
State Delegate
Roswell
Pablo Martinez
Local Delegate
Roswell
Tony Mendoza
Local Delegate
Roswell
Yvette Overstreet
State Delegate
Roswell
Sharon Morgan
President
Santa Fe
Charles Bowyer
Staff
Santa Fe
Rosalie Gonzales
Cluster Delegate
Santa Teresa
Diane Trujillo
Cluster Delegate
Tucumcari
Joe Trujillo
Cluster Delegate
Tucumcari
Judy Martinez
Cluster Delegate
Tucumcari
“HELPING MAKE MEMBERS’ LIVES BETTER!” Introducing "Click and Save" From: Eleanor “Snookie” Krumbiegel NEA Member Benefits Regional Representative
The 2008 NM Teacher of the Year is Denise Cannon, a NEA-Los Lunas member. Let's nominate NEA members and make it two in a row.
Nominate your best teacher for the 2009 New Mexico Teacher of the Year. visit www.TeachNM.org or call M. Yolanda Valencia, at 505-827-3535.
The Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB) will hold a seminar in Santa Fe on September 12, 2008, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. concerning prohibited practice complaints (PPC’s), petitions concerning representation, local boards, and interest based bargaining. To ensure adequate seating arrangements and presentation materials, please R.S.V.P. to Bernadette Carian at (505) 831-5422 or e-mail Bernadette.Carian@state.nm.us by June 13, 2008.
Southwest Crossroads Project
Check out the FREE interactive website designed for teachers and students grades 7-12. Southwest Crossroads: Cultures and Histories of the American Southwest is an interactive, on-line learning matrix of original texts, poems, fiction, maps, paintings, photographs, oral histories, and 3-D images that allows users to explore the many contentious stories that diverse peoples have used to make sense of themselves and the region. URL: www.southwestcrossroads.org
Team NEA:
Commitment. Courage. Power.
Delegates will gather July 1 throughJuly 6 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC for the Association's 146th Annual Meeting and 87th Representative Assembly. Find out more
