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President's Organizing Council

On August 27, 2022, the AEA Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution calling for the establishment of the President’s Organizing Council. The resolution is a bold and unprecedented vision of where we need to be as a union to make growing and building our union the number one priority.
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By: Sheenae Shannon, AEA Communications Director
Published: December 14, 2022

The Council held its first convening on December 9, 2022. There was a packed house of union education leaders at AEA headquarters to hear and learn from local affiliates about the organizing work they are doing in school districts.

Attendee Testimonials

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Harvey Killman

Deer Valley Education Association (DVEA)

DVEA President Harvey Killman
DVEA Presentation
Melanie Cobos

Cartwright Education Association (CEA)

CEA President Melanie Cobos
CEA Presentation
Vanessa Jimenez

Phoenix Union Classified Employees Association (PUCEA)

Arizona NEA ESP At-Large Board Member Vanessa Jimenez
PUCEA Presentation
Margaret Chaney

Tucson Education Association (TEA)

TEA President Margaret Chaney
TEA Presentation
FEA presentation

Flagstaff Education Association (FEA)

FEA President Derek Born and AEA Organizational Consultant Matt Nichols
FEA Presentation FEA's Road to Recognition
Estaban Flemons

Phoenix Union Classroom Teachers Association PUCTA

PUCTA Vice President Esteban Flemons
Video About North High School's Story
Susan Seep

Paradise Valley Education Association (PVEA)

PVEA President Susan Seep

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The Arizona Education Association is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

Learn more at NEA.org