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AEA OFFICERS Marisol Garcia President Angela Philpot Vice President Amber Gould Treasurer AEA STAFF Randy Parraz Executive Director Emily Kirkland Editor Roxanne Rash Graphic Design Advertising e AEA Advocate is published by the Arizona Education Association, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1532. Phone: 602- 264-1774 or 800-352-5411 Fax: 602-240-6887. Email: Emily.Kirkland@ArizonaEA.org. AEA's website may be found at www.arizonaea.org. Permission to reprint any material originating with this publication is granted provided that credit is given to the AEA Advocate. e AEA Advocate (ISSN 0194-8849) is published in Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer for $3.50 per year by the Arizona Education Association, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1532. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, Arizona. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the AEA Advocate, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1532. Moving? Please let us know before you go. Simply clip your mailing label from the back of the Advocate and send it along with your new address to: AEA Advocate 345 East Palm Lane Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1532 IN SOLIDARITY by Marisol Garcia Marisol Garcia, President Arizona Education Association 3 SPRING 2024 | ADVOCATE Dear AEA, Our union operates democratically. As union members, it's up to us to guide and steer the work of our union, whether at the local, state or national level. When AEA decides to start a new program, endorse a ballot initiative, or get behind a political candidate, it's because union educators made that decision. As a rank-and- le union member, you have the right to vote on the o cer team for your local union, as well as delegates to AEA's Delegate Assembly and NEA's Representative Assembly. You also have the right to run for union leadership positions yourself. is special edition of the AEA Advocate will help you learn more about fellow members of AEA who have chosen to run for leadership roles within our union. You'll also learn more about the voting process and how decisions are made. As educators, we are our union, and governance is part of that. So vote, get involved, and consider running for union leadership yourself. We need your input and your voice! In solidarity,