Five hundred members of Team NEA's nine midwestern states gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 20-22 to participate in the 2006 NEA Midwest Regional Conference. Pictured with me (from left to right) are Patti Lu Ford, Southwest UniServ President; NEA President Reg Weaver; and Tom McLaughlin, Southwest UniServ Vice President. Sixty Team ISEA leaders traveled to be a part of the Indianapolis "500" that took part in this year's conference: "Responsibility, Respect, Resources...Fast Track to the Future". Conference attendees were treated to remarks from our Team NEA Leadership Team throughout the weekend, kicking off with NEA Vice President Dennis Van Roekel on Friday night; NEA President Reg Weaver following lunch on Saturday; and NEA Secretary-Treasurer Lily Eskelsen Sunday morning.
Six Keokuk EA leaders participated in the weekend's conference. What a great investment this local association is making in connecting members to Team NEA close to home! Thanks, Keokuk EA for investing in leadership training!Southwest UniServ leaders (from left to right) Julia Dyche, Shenandoah; and Becky Poen, Stanton; "st
retched" one scholarship from SWUU for the two of them....paying the rest out of their own pocket! Both Julia and Becky had participated in a Midwest Regional Conference before and knew the value of a conference opportunity "close to home".One of the highlights for me was bringing together Team ISEA for dinner on Saturday evening. Look closely to see if you recognize all Team ISEA members that gathered for good food, good conversation, and a lot of fun!
Team ISEA was especially proud of our own Jim Young, NEA Director from Cedar Falls who co-chaired the weekend's conference. Awesome job, Jim!
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