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ECOEA Fall Representative Assembly
The Fall ECOEA Rep Assembly was held on Zoom on Saturday, November 15, with Juliann Doerschuk, CPEA, presiding. Special guests included OEA President Jeff Wensing, OEA Vice President Dan Greenberg, and OEA Secretary Treasurer Rob McFee who all provided remarks. Providing an NEA Director report was Amy Butcher, NEA Director #2. Guests also in attendance included NEA Director #1 Dwayne Marshall, NEA Director #3 Brenda Ames, Regional Director #2 Ryan Dunn and NEOEA President-Elect Andrew Smith,
Melissa Radich, Triway EA, Scholarships, Awards, and Grants Committee Chairperson, announced the Five Star Local award winners. She also announced the PR Grant winners and their projects. President Juliann announced the Unit Scholarship winners.
The election of Delegates and Alternates to the Ohio Fund was held, and Standing Committee Reports were given. Election and RA Planning Chairperson Victoria Freday, SCEPTA, announced the Expiring Terms and Vacancies that will be elected at the ECOEA Spring RA on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at the Stark County ESC Auditorium.
Expiring Terms on the ECOEA Executive Committee, three-year terms beginning July 1, 2026 (2026-2029). To declare your candidacy, complete the Letter of Intent by March 1, 2026. To apply for a county rep position, your local must be in that county.
- Carroll County Rep
- Holmes County Rep
- Stark County Rep #5
- Stark County Rep #6
- Wayne County Rep #2
- Minority Rep (to fill a vacancy, term ending 2027)
Expiring Term that requires OEA Declaration of Candidacy to be filed with OEA by January 26, 2026:
- OEA Board of Directors, Unit 1
Candidate must be a member of a local in ECOEA Voting Unit 1.
Expiring Terms to represent ECOEA on OEA Standing Committees, three-year terms, must complete the Letter of Intent by March 1, 2026. Open to all ECOEA active members.
- ECOEA Rep to Collective Bargaining Committee
- ECOEA Rep to Organizing Strategy and Member Advocacy Committee
- ECOEA Rep to Convention Planning Committee
Stay till the end drawing winners were delegates Holly Lloyd, Claymont EA, and Ed Sims, OEA-Retired. We look forward to seeing our ECOEA Delegates at the OEA RA in Columbus, December 6th!.
Local represented at our Fall Rep Assembly were:
- Canton Professional Educators' Association
- Claymont Education Association
- East Canton EA
- East Holmes TA
- Fairless EA
- Minerva Local EA
- North Canton EA
- Northwest TA
- Plain Local TA
- Rittman EA
- Southern Local TA
- SCEPTA
- Triway EA
- Wooster EA
And all three elected OEA-retired delegates attended! The locals that attended are eligible to apply for our Public Relations and Internal Organizing Grants next year. It is not too late to hold a delegate election for the 2025-2026 year; local presidents can report a late election to OEA Elections Coordinator William Baird at any time. Are you being represented?
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