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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE 9 SPRING 2024 | ADVOCATE NEA State Director Kelley Fisher Address: 22241 N 107th Drive Sun City, AZ 85373 Home Phone: 623-680-4872 Local Association: Deer Valley EA Total Years of Education Employment: 24 Total Years as an AEA Member: 24 Total Years as an NEA Member: 24 Higher Education Degrees Held: Bachelor's Degree and National Board Certification Elective Positions held in local, state/and national educational associations: President of Deer Valley EA, Vice President of Deer Valley EA, AEA Board of Directors Appointive positions held in local, state/and national educational associations: Membership Chair for DVEA, Co-Chair Membership & Growth AEA, Co-Chair Member Awards and Benefits Committee Non-education positions held: Secretary, Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Iota Chapter. My name is Kelley Fisher, and I am proud to be a 24-year veteran kindergarten teacher within the Deer Valley Unified School District. Additionally, I have been a member of the Arizona Education Association for the same duration. Since the inception of my teaching career, I have actively participated in my local association, assuming various roles including site leader, executive board member, secretary, vice president, and currently, I serve as the President of DVEA. For the past five years, I have had the privilege of serving as a director on the AEA Board of Directors. Currently, I hold the esteemed position of NEA State Director for Arizona. In this capacity, I represent the voices of Arizona's educators on the NEA Board of Directors, engaging in discussions on matters impacting public education, sharing anecdotes from fellow educators, and participating in crucial voting processes affecting our schools, students, and profes - sion. Over the last three years, I have contributed to various committees, including the President Release Time Grant committee and the Friend of Education Committee. Moreover, part of my duties involves advocating for public education by lobbying sena - tors and congressmen, irrespective of party affilia- tions, to address issues affecting Arizona's schools and students. As I seek re-election for a second term as NEA State Director for Arizona, I am committed to amplifying the voices of every Arizona educator and prioritizing the needs of our students and commu - nities in all my endeavors. It would be my honor to continue serving in this capacity. Region 2 Director Luis Peralta Address: 4148 N 16th Dr Phoenix AZ 85015 Home Phone: 520-404-5783 Local Association: Scottsdale EA Total Years of Education Employment: 8 Total Years as an AEA Member: 7 Total Years as an NEA Member: 7 Higher Education Degrees Held: Bachelors of Science- Film & Photography, Masters in Education-Secondary Education- English, Ed.D Curriculum and Instruction (in progress) My name is Luis Peralta. Beginning in August of 2024, I'll be in my ninth year in the classroom. It has been a great but hard journey to get here. I am before you now asking for your vote to be the Region 2 Director. I am currently filling this position and wish to continue to support our goals. We have room to grow and this next year will be a test of our strength. I want to continue to advocate and shape the direction of our union based on what our members want to see. Alongside my time as your Region 2 Director, I also serve on the Osborn School District Governing Board. I get to see the educational world from top to bottom. I'm a member-at-large for the Scottsdale Education Association executive board as well. Shaping minds and advocating for our educators is of the upmost importance for me. I do hope you will vote for me and give me the continued ability to advocate for you all. ank you for taking the time to read this! Please reach out if you have any questions for me or just want to get to know your current director a bit more. Becky Williams Address: 8401 E. Citrus Way Scottsdale, AZ 85250 Home Phone: 480-231-9734 Local Association: Scottsdale EA Total Years of Education Employment: 18 Total Years as an AEA Member: 18 Total Years as an NEA Member: 18 Higher Education Degrees Held: MA Elementary Education Elective Positions held in local, state/and national educational associations: Scottsdale EA President, AEA Region 2 Director I have been a member of Region 2 leadership through involvement in my local, the Scottsdale Education Association, since 2016. I began as a site representative, and was soon nominated to and won local board election. In 2020 I was elected for a 2-year term as my local president and was re-elected in 2022. roughout this time, I have served as a delegate at every DA (yes, even the virtual ones), attended the NEA RA as a local and regionally elected delegate, served on many AEA endorsement interview teams for candidates seeking AEA's endorsement, served as local captain for signature gathering for Invest in Ed and tax referendum campaigns, and also served a year as a Region 2 Director. During my time as e SEA President, we as a local won back our right to collectively bargain, which had been stripped away by a previous superintendent and governing board. Not only did we win this right for our unit, we cemented into governing board policy sole representation for all of our employee associations. It would be an honor to continue to advocate for the education professions through earning your vote to sit on the AEA Board of Directors for Region 2. Region 3 Director Gretchen Clifton Address: 3220 E Cypress St. Phoenix AZ 85008 Home Phone: 602-686-1331 Local Association: Phoenix Union HSD CTA Total Years of Education Employment: 19 Total Years as an AEA Member: 19 Total Years as an NEA Member: 19 Higher Education Degrees Held: Bachelor's in Special Education; M.Ed in Curriculum & Instruction, Autism specialization; Graduate certification in English Elective Positions held in local, state/and national educational associations: Local member representative, State Board Director, NEA Resolutions Committee Appointive positions held in local, state/ and national educational associations: AEA Resolutions Committee Chair Carter Moriarty Address: 6263 N 76th Dr Glendale, AZ 85303 Home Phone: 623-313-3256 Local Association: Phoenix UHSD CTA Total Years of Education Employment: 10 Total Years as an AEA Member: 10 Total Years as an NEA Member: 10 Higher Education Degrees Held: Masters in Mathematics with an emphasis in Education Elective Positions held in local, state/and national educational associations: Council of Representatives for CTA Member Jacob Greenberg Address: 4502 N 17th Ave Phoenix AZ 85015 Home Phone:917-538-2956 Local Association: Phoenix Union CTA Total Years of Education Employment: 10 Total Years as an AEA Member: 7 Total Years as an NEA Member: - Higher Education Degrees Held: M.S SPED Elective Positions held in local, state/and national educational associations: Executive Board PU CTA, Unit Chair PU CTA, Council of Reps PU CTA. Hello AEA members, Hello Region 3! I am running to represent region 3 as a director on the AEA board. If elected I plan to work as hard as I can to make our union as strong as it possibly can be. I believe that the right to a high quality education is the greatest and most important right that anyone is entitled to in this state. Furthermore, I believe that it is through the labor of our teachers, counselors, related service providers, classroom instructional staff, office clerks, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, safety staff and everyone in between that this right is realized. 2024 Board of Directors Candidates