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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE 8 ADVOCATE | SPRING 2025 Election District B Laurel Miller Fellow Election District B members, I ask for the privilege of attending the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly. I desire to fully participate in one of the largest deliberative bodies in the world. Allow me the opportunity to promote, protect, and strengthen public education from the opening to the closing gavel. Angela Philpot As your elected AEA Vice President, I am asking for your vote to serve as a delegate to the 2025 NEA-RA. Having all three of your AEA officers working with our delegates at the NEA-RA is vital to an informed, effective delegation while we are representing Arizona at the NEA-RA. Silvia Vallin- Alvarado Please give me the opportunity to represent you at NEA-RA. I have the honor of representing our union as the AEA ESP-At-Large Alternate Director -2024- Current. Hispanic Caucus Member 2002-current, AEA Member since 2007-present. President to my district union- ESP of Chandler 2009-Present. Election District C Becky Williams As a career-long AEA member, past Scottsdale EA president, and current AEA Regional Director, I strive to be centered in the values that form the foundation of AEA's work. I would be honored to have your vote to serve as an elected delegate to the 2025 NEA RA. Election District D Stacy Brosius As passionate and active DVEA leader for 7 years, I would be honored to represent AEA in July. Attending the RA in the past allowed me to see the impact that our collective voices can have and the power to implement change. I would appreciate your vote! Election District E April Coleman I am April Coleman, Vice Chair of the AEA's Black Educator Caucus. It has been my pleasure to represent you at previous RAs and I would be honored to represent you again. Your vote will allow me to continue working at the national level for all of Arizona's Educators. anks! Estaban Flemons I am Estaban Flemons, a 21-year veteran high school science teacher from the PXU District. I currently serve as the CTA President, and I love union work and developing new skills and growth ideas for my 1,000-plus members to strengthen union work in central Phoenix. Harvey Hart Dear Honored Members, If given the opportunity to represent our union I would bring dedication, honesty, transparency and help build our collective capacity. I want the union to mean something to all members , stick up for members when needed, and educate everyone about our unified power. Sincerely, Harvey Election District F Josh Atkins Raised in a union family, I know the power of collective action. My father's experience as a Machinist showed me how unified voices can drive change. e NEA RA is where educators codify this power. I am excited to, with your vote, continue this work into my 6th Representative Assembly. Election District G Amber Gould As an RA delegate, I will work to upli Arizona educators, advocate for equity, and fulfill the promise of public education by building strength through solidarity. With your vote, I will use my experience as your AEA Treasurer and local leader to represent our union in these pivotal national discussions. Election District H Betsy Brian A statement was not submitted. Marisol Garcia As your AEA President, I will continue to be proud to represent AEA at the 2025 NEA RA. I look forward to bringing the voices of Arizona educators to a national stage. I promise to continue to energize, organize, and lead this summer. I ask for your continued support. Election District J No candidates submitted Election District K Dawn Quamhongnewa Vote for me as your Regional Delegate for District K to the NEA Representative Assembly! With 15 years of teaching on the Navajo reservation, I offer a unique perspective as a Native American woman. Together, let's amplify marginalized voices in education. ank you for your support! Election District L Cary Kelly Cary Kelly is the Flowing Wells EA president and an ELD teacher at Flowing Wells High School in Tucson. He has never gone to NEA-RA. He cares about the union providing value to members at the site level, and he's hustling to create a transparent, communicative, and upliing local. Jesus Anthony Lovio At a time when education and democracy are under attack we need to continue using our collective voices to fight for our students and profession. I ask for your vote to join me in the fight, and stand up for the schools our students and educators deserve at the NEA-RA. Brienne McCreery As the Flowing Wells EA Membership Chair and a preschool Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), Brienne prioritizes equitable education for all, especially early learners and those with special needs. She has not yet attended NEA-RA, but she is eager to bring her particular perspective as a preschool SLP to this event. Election District M Anna Badilla Please allow me to represent you at NEA-RA. I have had the honor of representing our union as the AEA Esp-At-Large 2023-Current. Region 1 TEA Esp- At-Large 2021-Current. Tucson High AR 2022-Current. ESP Better Wages Campaign, Strike Ready Campaign, Elections committee, current Hispanic Caucus Board Member. 19 year member. Margaret Chaney I have proudly represented our local membership at RA for over 15 years and this would me my first statewide run. It continues to be my honor to actively participate in the growth and leadership of my union. Please vote for Margaret Chaney, past president of TEA.