State Committee Members Meet to Set the Course for the Association Year

On Monday evening, July 31st, members of the four state committees met to hear the goals of Team ISEA for our association year ahead and connect with their ISEA Executive Board over dinner. Our association goals for the year are: 1) Building Membership; and 2) Electing (or re-electing) pro-public eduacation candidates to the state legislature, to the Governor's office, and to the halls of Congress.


On Tuesday morning (prior to the kickoff of Summer Conference) members of the state committees met to chart the course for their year ahead. Pictured (at left) is Tammy Duehr, president of the Dubuque EA/JDC UniServ Unit--and chair of Better Teaching and Learning Environment Committee. Also serving in a leadership role for this committee is board liaison-Marlin Jeffers, president of the Northwest Iowa AEA/Siouxland UniServ Unit president/AEA Chair--Rep to the ISEA Executive Board; ISEA Staff Liaisons--Bob Brown/UniServ Director JDC, Stan Burke/UniServ Director Mid-Iowa, and Dave Wilkinson/ISEA Professional Staff.


Chair of Protecting Member Rights Committee is Bill Ricketts/Southwest UniServ Unit Executive Board/Iowa Western Community College HE EA/NEA's Higher Education Committee--national membership chair (pictured at right). Also serving in a leadership role on this committee is board liaison Al Mattison/Unit Two Executive Board representative/Belmond-Klemme EA; ISEA Staff Liaisons: Lynette Claeys/UniServ Director MississippiBend UniServ, Jim Crotty/UniServ Director South Central, and Joann Mackin/UniServ Director Unit Two.



Chair of Strengthening Local Associations Committee (pictured on the right) is Melissa Keeney/Johnston EA past-president/Polk Suburban UniServ Unit Executive Board/Nationally Board Certified Teacher. Also serving in a leadership role on this committee is board liaison Jean Swenson/NEIEU Executive Board representative/New Hampton EA/Nationally Board Certified Teacher; ISEA Staff Liaisons: Jean Hessburg (pictured on left)/ISEA Professional Staff, Jeremy Kunz/UniServ Director NEIEU, and Pat Shipley/UniServ Director Southwest.

The final committee is chaired by Kristi Keast (pictured at right)/Mount Vernon EA/past president of CedarWood UniServ Unit/Nationally Board Certified Teacher. Also serving in a leadership role on this committee is board liaison Gary Anhalt/CedarWood UniServ Unit Executive Board representative/Cedar Rapids EA President; ISEA Staff Liaisons: Brad Hudson (pictured on left)/Administrative Lobbyist, Randy Richardson/UniServ Director Polk Suburban and Lincolnway, and Linda Schneider/UniServ Director for Great River.

Thanks to all Team ISEA leaders and committee members for the work you continue to do on behalf of our entire team!