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SPRING 2018 | ADVOCATE 35 Association Governance 2018 AEA Board of Director Candidates of the eSWAG and was a board member for four years. I am finishing up my first term as Region 12 Board member and am running for a second term. I would proudly represent our students, our teachers and our state at the national level, when needed! Name: Eboney McKinney Address: 4192-A Calle Ladero, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Work Phone: 520-515-2987 Home Phone: 520-227-2517 Local Association: Sierra Vista CTA Education Position: Student Achievement Teacher Years Employed: 10 Total Years of Educational Employment: 10 Total Years as AEA Member: 9 As NEA member: 9 Higher Education Degrees Held: B.A. Elementary Education Elective positions held: Local President of Sierra Vista CTA, 2013-2018 Region 12 Director, 2015-2018 eSWAG Board and Founding Member, 2012-2017 AEA ESP At-Large Director - open position AEA ESP Alternate At-Large Director Cesar Cota My name is Cesar Cota. I have been an employee of the Cartwright Elementary School District for 3 years. I would like to represent you at the AEA board of directors as an ESP Alternate at Large Director. I currently work at Pena elementary school as a school crossing guard I have also worked as a school monitor at Pena. I have been an active member of the Cartwright Education Association for the past two years. I was an ESP Organizing Task Force Committee Member, in addition I was nominated and selected by my coworkers to serve as an AEA Assembly Delegate. I am also involved in the Advocacy Cohort Training . I had the opportunity to speak with your elected officials at the state capitol on behalf of you and the students of Arizona of K-12 Public Education on spring break. My goal is have strong voices for the education support professional community. Diversity is very important because, we can learn from each other. Name: Cesar Cota Address: 7546 W. Montecito Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85033 Work Phone: Home Phone: 623-999-2316 Local Association: Cartwright EA Education Position: Years Employed: Total Years of Educational Employment: Total Years as AEA Member: As NEA member: Higher Education Degrees Held: Region 1 Alternate Director Beth Slaine Name: Beth Slaine Address: 5915 E Sun Country Blvd., Tucson AZ 85712 Work Phone: Home Phone: 520-820-2577 Local Association: Tucson EA Education Position: PD Academic Trainer Years Employed: 11 Total Years of Educational Employment: 17 Total Years as AEA Member: 17 As NEA member: 17 Higher Education Degrees Held: MA Linguistics, MAT Secondary Education/Curriculum Elective positions held: Region 1 Alternate Director, 2017-present TEA PAC Chair TEA Area Representative Appointive positions held: Teacher Leadership Institute State Coach Region 2 Director Joshua Buckley Name: Joshua Buckley Address: 994 S. Deerfield Lane, Gilbert, AZ 85296 Work Phone: Home Phone: 480-751-7098 Local Association: Mesa EA Education Position: Teacher Years Employed: 8 Total Years of Educational Employment: 12 Total Years as AEA Member: 8 As NEA member: 8 Higher Education Degrees Held: BA Secondary Education, MA in Education Elective positions held: President of Mesa Education Association, 2017-present Vice President of Mesa Education Association, 2015-2017 Region 10 Executive Board member, Mesa EA, 2012-2015 Appointive positions held: Mesa EA Bargaining Committee, 2007-2008 and 2014-2017 Mesa EA PAC Chair, 2015-2017 AEA Organizing Institute Committee, 2015-present Region 3 Director April Coleman It has been my honor to serve as your Region 3 Director for the past 3 years. During that time, I have worked to increase the presence of the Phoenix Union High School District at both the state and national levels in educational policy making and in developing quality professional development opportunities for our current and emerging leaders. I am running for a second term to continue the valuable work that has been started and to provide additional opportunities for members of Region 3 to lead, to drive change and to grow. Thank you for your continued support in this endeavor. Name: April Coleman Address: 950 N Bradley Drive, Chandler, AZ 85226 Work Phone: 480-332-0540 Home Phone: 480-332-0540 Local Association: Phoenix Union HSD CTA Education Position: Teacher Years Employed: Total Years of Educational Employment: Total Years as AEA Member: As NEA member: Higher Education Degrees Held: Region 3 Director Resha Gentry-Ballance I have been on the AEA Board of Directors since last May when I was elected at the Delegate assembly. I expected to be able to connect my local more firmly to AEA as a result of being on the Board, but I didn't expect to be able to do my job as Phoenix Union CTA President better as a result. I would like to continue in my role as Director for Region C to