Dining Out With Hawkeye UniServ Unit Leaders

After a full day in their classrooms, Hawkeye UniServ Unit leaders gathered for a dinner meeting with me at a local Waterloo restaurant.

Hawkeye UniServ Unit President Joel Bishop (at left) is a high school Government and Economics teacher at Union High School in LaPorte City.


Sue Padget (at right) is President of the Waterloo EA and Social Studies Department Chair at West High in Waterloo. Sue also serves on the Hawkeye UU Executive Board.



Jean Seeland (at left) is a 1st grade teacher at Lou Henry Elementary in Waterloo. Jean is past president of the Waterloo EA and Governmental Affairs Chair for Hawkeye UU.





Jon Mixdorf (at right) is an instructor at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo. Jon is a member of the ISEA Higher Education Standing Committee representing Hawkeye Community College and on the Hawkeye UU Executive Board.




Vicki VanHauen (at left) is a Special Needs teacher at Longfellow Elementary in Waterloo. I visited Vicki and her school last year when in Waterloo!






John Bagby (at right) is a Title I Reading teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Waterloo. I visited Lincoln Elementary last school year when in Waterloo!





Jim Lewis (at left) is a 3rd grade teacher at LaPorte City Elementary in the Union Community School District. Jim is a member of the Hawkeye UU Executive Board.

Shelly Staker (at right) is Team ISEA's UniServ Director in Hawkeye UniServ Unit. Shelly is relatively new to her positon and a welcome addition to Team ISEA!


I presented Hawkeye UniServ Unit leaders with our new "Team ISEA" lapel pin. I shared with leaders that I so deeply believe that all we do in education is about a "team" effort. We cannot do our job unless we have Education Support Professionals, Classroom teachers, AEA Staff, Media Specialist, Guidance Counselors, Art, Music, Phys Ed teachers, School Administrators, School Board members, Parents, Students and the Community all working together. In our Association work, "team" work is critical too. We need leaders at all levels and all leaders are key to Team ISEA.

Thanks, Hawkeye UniServ Unit leaders for your leadership on Team ISEA!