ECOEA ...the link between your local and the Ohio Education Association
As one of our 8,000 members of a local association within the six counties served by ECOEA (Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas or Wayne), you are automatically a member of the East Central OEA District. We provide professional development, conferences, and scholarships that are open to all members.
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IMPORTANT DATES:
- September 28, 2022-ONE Trivia Night virtual event
- October 17, 2022-Deadline for Legal Update RSVP & Deposit
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October 24, 2022-ECOEA Legal Update, Hartville Kitchen
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November 1, 2022-Deadline to apply for ECOEA Unit Scholarships, ECOEA Public Relations Grants
- November 19, 2022-ECOEA Virtual Delegate Briefing
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YOUR ECOEA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2022-2023
Representatives from throughout the six counties of the East Central OEA district are ready to do the work of the district association.They are responsible for planning and implementing our programs, and meet monthly to attend to the business of ECOEA. Led by our ECOEA officers, the ECOEA Executive Committee looks forward to a successful year engaging and serving our membership.
OFFICERS & STAFF
- President Julie Nelson, North Canton EA
- Vice President Julie Holderbaum, Minerva Local EA
- Secretary Juliann Doerschuk ,Canton Professional EA
- Business Manager Val Heban, OEA-Retired, from North Canton EA
OEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Unit 1 Kelli Repphun, Jackson Memorial EA
- Unit 2 Karen Linch, Wooster EA
- Unit 3 Michelle Martin Jones, Canton Professional EA
- At Large Tamika Moss, Canton Professional EA
- ESP At Large Dee Meredith, Fairless EA
COUNTY & GROUP REPRESENTATIVES
- Carroll-Heather Zuniga, Malvern EA
- Columbiana #1-Christine Willison,, Wellsville EA
- Columbiana #2-Karen Marquis, Southern Local TA
- Holmes-Leora Troyer, East Holmes TA
- Stark #1-April Chenault McLeod, Canton Professional EA
- Stark #2-Yvonne Parks, Canton Professional EA
- Stark #3-Barb Newton, Northwest TA
- Stark #4-Tracy Bowser, Alliance EA
- Stark #5-Dr. Geneva Parker, Canton Professional EA
- Stark #6-Ida Gorman, East Canton EA
- Tuscarawas-Cathy Bond, Dover EA
- Wayne #1-Melissa Radich, Triway EA
- Wayne #2-Alicia Mayfield, Rittman EA
- Minority Rep-Tracey Smith, Canton Professional EA
- ESP #1-Brooke Harter, Jackson Classified PA
- ESP #2-Victoria Freday, SCEPTA
- OEA Retired-Kathleen Purdy, OEA-Retired Advisory Council Rep
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ECOEA SUMMER LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS
ECOEA hosted our district Local President and Local Treasurer trainings at Stark State College on Thursday, July 14. We had a great turn-out with 42 presidents and treasurers spending their beautiful summer day preparing to do the work of your association. OEA President Scott DiMauro, VP Jeff Wensing, and Secretary-Treasurer Mark Hill were also on hand to participate, including a roundtable with local leaders. NEA Member Benefits rep Guy Kendall-Freas and Beth Nagy attended to connect locals with the services available to all members. Lisa Farmer, Beaver Local EA, was one of the lucky door prize winners! Good luck to all associations as they begin another year!
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ECOEA also provided 86 hours of Professional Development to members from across ECOEA on a variety of topics in two days of Zoom sessions. Our PD is provided at no-charge and supports members with current topics and issues that affect all educators. |
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ECOEA DAVID AUGUSTA UNIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Each fall ECOEA provides three scholarships of $500 to members who are enhancing their skills through professional development. The scholarships are awarded by lottery drawing, one scholarship per ECOEA voting unit. The scholarships are awarded by reimbursement after the successful completion of the course, workshop, or other professional development. The PD must be completed by August 31, 2023. Deadline to apply is November 1, 2022. Apply today at the button below!
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ECOEA AT THE NEA RA CHICAGO |
All NEA delegates wore orange on the first day in memory of those lost to gun violence. |
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Beautiful downtown Chicago at night. ECOEA delegates took a river cruise on July 4, but all Chicago fireworks had been cancelled because of the shooting at a parade in a suburb earlier in the day. |
The Ohio delegation on the floor of the RA prior to the opening on the first day. |
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Ohio delegates in morning caucus at our host hotel, The Palmer House. The day begins with the Ohio caucus from 7 AM-9 AM then on to the Convention Center where the RA ran into the evening hours. |
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District Shirt Day sporting our green ECOEA shirts. A long-standing tradition, each of the ten OEA districts wear their colors. |
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Canton Professional EA members in person at the RA. |
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ECOEA President Julie Nelson with CPEA President Paul Palomba and CPEA member Tina Bradley. |
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The NEA Representative Assembly was held July 3-6, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. This was the first in-person RA in several years. Delegates had the option of participating in-person or virtually, with technology in place to allow all delegates the ability to debate and vote. ECOEA was well-represented with fifteen active and two retired members participating.
Delegates and their local associations were:
- May Alayamini, Canton Professional EA
- Diana Biddle, Canton Professional EA
- Tina Bradley, Canton Professional EA
- Juliann Doerschuk, Canton Professional EA
- Julie Holderbaum, Minerva Local EA
- Michelle Martin Jones, Canton Professional EA
- Karen Linch, Wooster EA
- Karen Marquis, Southern Local TA
- Angel McCune, Jackson Classified PA
- Dee Meredith, Fairless EA
- Julie Nelson, North Canton EA
- Paul Palomba, Canton Professional EA
- Dr. Geneva Parker, Canton Professional EA
- Kelli Repphun, Jackson Memorial EA
- Heather Zuniga, Malvern EA
From the ECOEA District representing OEA-Retired were:
- Carol Kinsey, retired from Canton Professional EA
- Kathleen Purdy, retired from Plain Local TA
Our delegates put in very long hours at meetings listening, debating, and voting on issues that affect educators and students across the country. In-person delegates had to follow strict NEA Covid protocols with testing, reporting, and masking. Special RA speaker was Vice President Kamala Harris. Ohio was very proud to have Kurt Russell, of Oberlin EA, recognized as the Teacher of the Year (pictured below with our delegates). Congratulations to Ohio Retired Delegate Kathleen Purdy who was elected to serve on the NEA-Retired Resolutions Committee. You can read more about the work accomplished at the RA at this link.
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DID YOU NOTICE THE COVER OF THE JULY EDITION OF OHIOSCHOOLS? THE COVER IS THE WORK OF PERRY EDISON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT HAILEY GILL. HAILEY DESIGNED THE WINNING COVER IN THE 24TH ANNUAL CREATE A COVER CONTEST. HAILEY IS THE STUDENT OF PERRY CLASSROOM TA MEMBER, MEREDITH SELF! CONGRATULATIONS!
THE OEA MEMBER RESOURCE GUIDE WAS RECENTLY MAILED TO ALL MEMBERS. HOLD ON TO YOUR COPY FOR CONTACT INFORMATION, DATES, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS. THE RESOURCE GUIDE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THIS LINK:
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ECOEA PUBLIC RELATIONS GRANTS
Local Associations who elected and sent delegates to the ECOEA RA in the 2021-2022 year are eligible to apply for grants up to $500 to use in their community to enhance the image of the association. Pictured are members of the Jackson Classified PA who purchased and filled Easter Eggs for the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. JCPA actively supports Jackson community events through ECOEA Public Relations Grants.
ECOEA encourages local associations to participate in the governance of ECOEA and OEA by electing delegates each fall and sending them to the ECOEA and OEA Rep Assemblies. Be sure your local has a voice by electing delegates!
The deadline to apply for a PR grant is November 1, 2022.
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OEA Retired Advisory Council Report for August 2022
2022-2023 OEA Retired Officers are:
Mary Binegar, Chair, Phil A. Long, Vice Chair, Judy Buschle, Secretary, Deloris Rome Hudson, OEA Retired Board of Director at Large and John Hoyes, Past Chair.
Mission Statement “OEA-Retired is dedicated to meeting the needs of its members, providing member involvement within OEA and supporting public education.”
We are extremely energized to continue the work to gain more pre-retired and FCPE retired members following our first in-person and virtual National Education Association Representative Assembly in Chicago!
With the pre-payment plan to join as a pre-retired member, we welcome you to become our next active in East Central OEA! The time is now and if you need help, please do not hesitate to ask me.
OEA Retirees were represented at the NEA-Retired Confrerence as well as the NEA RA in Chicago. Pictured below are Bill Dorsey, Vice-Chair Phil Long, Deloris Rome Hudson (standing) and OEA Retired Chair Mary Binegar, Kathleen Purdy and Jeff Corbin. Joining us virtually were Becky Brown and Carol Kinsey. On the last day of the NEA RA we were wearing RED for Education!
Save the Date for the 2022 OEA-Retired Fall Conference to be held at the OEA Building on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. You can register here.
We have several goals, with the first being to elect pro-union and pro-education candidates. You can donate online by using this link: https://ohea.org and click on the DONATE button or write a check and send to OEA, P.O. Box 2550, 225 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43216.
Our NEA-R Grant is focusing on increasing retiree participation and getting ECOEA and North Central OEA Retired Districts organized! A small group of 5 is working on a proposed Constitution and By-laws using a great and easy tool on how to complete this assignment. My goal is to have it ready to present to all of our retirees for approval before forwarding it to both the district and state.
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Welcome to the new ONE Ambassadors from the ECOEA District:
- Ida Gorman, East Canton EA
- Cassie Badilla, Wooster EA
- Randi Raffa, Wooster EA
Congratulations to ONE Ambassador Ida Gorman for receiving the Mount Union 2022 Young Alumni Award. Ida, a member of East Canton EA, is not only a ONE Ambassador, she serves as a member of the OEA Educator Voice Academy and on the ECOEA Executive Committee as a Stark County Rep. Congratulations, Ida!
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NEA Member Benefits has scheduled four more Zoom sessions in August to share the latest news about: student loans; loan forgiveness; TEPSLF - a once-in-a-lifetime limited opportunity to get credit for all your past payments on any Federal student loan using any repayment plan whether those payments were on time or not; the NEA Student Debt Navigator, a powerful tool for NEA members to check forgiveness options and track progress, look for ways to lower their monthly payment and much more.
No pre-registration needed – just click on the link below to join any (or all) of the sessions.
August 15 & 16 starting at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and lasting 1 hour
August 22 & 23 starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and lasting 1 hour
The deadline to apply for Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness is 10/31/2022. More than $8 billion of student loan debt has been forgiven so far this year but that’s less than half of those eligible. Don’t miss out on this ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!
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$10,000 Staycation Giveaway
California Casualty, the provider of the NEA Auto and Home insurance program, wants to help you escape the everyday with $10,000 to spend your way. Get that hot tub you’ve always wanted, create your dream kitchen, turn your backyard into an oasis, add a media room the whole family can enjoy – the possibilities are endless, but only if you enter to win. You give back every day…now it’s time to take care of yourself.
The winner for the $10,000 prize will be randomly selected in October. No obligation, click here to enter: www.membergiveaway.com/NEA
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The East Central Ohio Education Association officers and staff:
Julie Nelson, North Canton EA, President
Julie Holderbaum, Minerva Local EA, Vice President
Juliann Doerschuk, Canton Professional EA, Recording Secretary
Valerie Heban, OEA-Retired, retired, North Canton EA
Phone: (330) 499-8587
Office: 129 Easton St. NE, Suite 103, Canton, OH 44721
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Per ECOEA Policy 3.6 Access to Financial Reports-the monthly Executive Committee financial report is available to any member upon request.
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