CANDIDATESFOR NEA EXECUTIVE OFFICE 2017

Foreword

NEA is publishing and distributing this candidate booklet as a service to its members in order to ensure a fully informed electorate. All candidates were provided with an equal opportunity to submit material to NEA for distribution.

Pursuant to Bylaw 6-1.b, nominations of candidates for executive office and Executive Committee positions must be filed in writing with the NEA executive director no later than April 15 of the year in which the election takes place. Candidates who have filed for office and submitted camera-ready art for display in this booklet according to specified timelines are entitled to be featured in this booklet.

The following candidates have provided NEA with artwork for their display in a timely manner (candidate placement in the following list and in the booklet was determined by lottery):

For President

Mark Airgood

Lily Eskelsen García

For Vice President

Tania Kappner

Becky Pringle

For Secretary-Treasurer

Princess Moss

Ric Abreu

For Executive Committee (two three-year positions)

Rae Nwosu

Adi Hoag

Ceresta Smith

George Sheridan

Hanna Vaandering

The terms of candidates elected will begin September 1, 2017.

Vote Mark Airgood for NEA President

Trump Must Go By Any Means Necessary; No Business as Usual Until Trump is Defeated! Defend Public Education! Defend Immigrant Rights! No Cooperation with ICE in Our School

Now is the time to vote EON/BAMN to lead the NEA. Now is the time to defeat Donald Trump.There is a growing polarization in this nation and EON/BAMN is leading the “Trump Must Go” movement, taking direct action to resist and defeat his racist and xenophobic policies. Trump’s policies and movement are an attack on everything that public education stands for: Free speech, intellectual freedom, the development of independent and critical thinking, honest science,openness and equality. The NEA”s prominence as the largest union in the country means we can play a critical role in the movement to defeat Trump.

Millions of people have joined the movement across the world, opposing and defeating some of the worst attacks from Donald Trump and his racist supporters. On January 21, 2017, the day after Trump’s inauguration, millions of people marched and demonstrated across the nation and around the world. Student and youth-led actions, high school walkouts, and mass actions at college and university campuses - for immigrant rights, public education and against racism - have already provided decisive leadership to the national movement. At UC Berkeley, BAMN’s bold leadership mobilized and led the student movement to shut down fascist recruiter Milo Yiannopoulus, leading to the end of his career at Breitbart and of his book deal.

The mass actions at airports across the country, especially in Los Angeles, where protestors shut down LAX until everyone who was detained was released, defeated Trump’s first Muslim travel ban. These have been a shining example for the nation of how to stop Trump and the rise of a racist movement, and will be key to getting Trump out of office. These victories were not the result simply of spontaneous action, but required leadership, organization and a set of clear demands.

One of our most urgent tasks now is to organize our schools to stop ICE raids and prevent capture and deportations in our schools and communities. We must have leaders who are unapologetic and unwavering in defending the safety and wellbeing of our diverse, communities and defend public education. We can show millions of students and young people across the country who are looking for a way forward that the NEA is a force is a leader in the new mass, militant, integrated, civil rights movement – and that we have the power to confront and defeat Trump. We must embrace the fact that our movement is on the offensive like this country has never seen before. Now is the time to be our own heroes and defeat Donald Trump. Vote for Mark Airgood. Vote for EON/BAMN and join the new movement.

Equal Opportunity Now / By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN Caucus) (510) 717-6365

This material was prepared by candidate Mark Airgood and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate, and notthose of NEA or its affiliates. Mark Airgood is solely responsible for the content.

Vote Tania Kappner forNEA Vice President

Trump Must Go By Any Means Necessary! No Business as Usual Until Trump is Defeated!Defend Public Education! Defend Immigrant Rights! No Cooperation with ICE in Our Schools!

I’m fighter for public education, civil rights, and immigrant rights. I understand that we are in a strong position to defeat the attacks of the Trump administration and get him out of power if we take action. NEA needs to stand up now! Donald Trump must go! We must build the fight By Any Means Necessary!

Trump’s immigrant bashing, xenophobic movement of hatred threatens humanity’s whole future. His movement is a model for the neo-fascist movements and leaders across Europe, including the anti-immigrant scapegoating behind the Brexit referendum, which has emboldened racist, anti-immigrant and anti-LGBT attacks. While reactionary governments are building walls and passing racist laws to keep out immigrants and refugees, there is an international movement fighting for our definition of citizenship: If you live here, work here, go to school here, contribute to this society, you are a citizen and should have full citizenship rights.

Millions of people nationwide who support equality and the right to public education look to us to build this new movement. The massive women’s marches of January 21st 2017 and the tremendously successful airport demonstrations for freedom for refugees- for immigrant rights-against the Muslim ban show the strength of this movement and our ability to defeat Donald Trump’s attacks. Organized with students, parents, and the community we can stop deportations and defend Sanctuary Cities.

If we elect a fighting leadership to mobilize NEA, we can succeed. My experience as a leader has shown me that when we fight we win. I am committed to no business as usual until Trump is defeated! I am a founding member of the Equal Opportunity Now By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN) teachers’ caucus. I am committed to speaking the truth and acting boldly on it. Vote Tania Kappner for NEA Vice-President!

Equal Opportunity Now / By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN Caucus)

This material was prepared by candidate Tania Kappner and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Tania Kappner is solely responsible for the content.

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This material was prepared by candidate, Becky Pringle, and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate,and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Becky Pringle is solely responsible for the content.

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This material was prepared by candidate, Becky Pringle, and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate,and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Becky Pringle is solely responsible for the content.

NEA Vice PresidentNEA Secretary-TreasurerNEA Executive CommitteeVice Chair, NEA Program and Budget CommitteeChair, NEA Member Bene�ts CorporationTreasurer, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)Chair, NEA Leadership Summit Design TeamChair, Representative Assembly Standing Rules and Legislative PlatformChair, Ballot Initiative/Legislative Crisis Fund Oversight CommitteeChair, Great Public Schools Fund Oversight CommitteeCo-Chair, NEA Task Force on Charter SchoolsNational Labor Leaders Initiative Advisory CommitteeWhite House Commission on Education Excellence for African AmericansBlack Women’s Roundtable Board of DirectorsChair, NEA Resolutions Committee for EI World CongressLiaison, NEA Standing, Board Strategic, and Social Justice CommitteesChair, NEA Joint Committee on “Leading the Professions”Chair, NEA Task Force on Accountability

Teaching Excellence Award, Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of TeachingWomen Making A Di�erence, Harrisburg MagazineCommunity Woman of the Year, American Association of University WomenNational Peace Medal for Leader of Educational Excellence Black Women’s Roundtable Education Innovation & Social Justice Leadership Award, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Woman of Power Award, National Action Network

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This material was prepared by candidate Princess R. Moss and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate and notthose of NEA or its affiliates. Princess R. Moss is solely responsible for the content.

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When I ran for the Office of Secretary/Treasurer in 2014, I committed to goals set in the areas of Technology, Empowerment, and Partnership. During this term I accomplished the following:

TECHNOLOGY One-on-one phone calls to new members and engaged the entire Executive Committee Video conferencing with other leaders Digital engagement of members through webinars and social media

EMPOWERMENT Developed an organizational budget that focuses on ensuring members are empowered

by providing supports needed to grow member voice National Listening Tour visits to hear member concerns and issues.

PARTNERSHIP Worked with NCUEA to develop a fiscal health guide for local affiliates Began to explore business partnerships with content area organizations to grow

opportunities for our members. Worked with NCCESEU to establish and organize the first White House ESP Champions of Change

aware recognition.

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TECHNOLOGY

EMPOWERMENT

PARTNERSHIP

In my next term of office as NEA Secretary-Treasurer, I will focus on:

Strength in the Organization

One-on-one conversations with the goal of membership recruitment and retention Engage experienced educator in sharing their professional expertise Explore and develop business partnerships with content area organizations to deliver

professional development

Future Growth

Identify and engage new hire educators to get them grounded in the organization Digital media engagement of members and non- members to establish connections and

broaden relationships Partnership with affiliates with the back-to-school events and membership drive efforts

Long-term Fiscal Stability

Fiscal health checklist developed jointly with NCUEA to help local affiliates be fiscallysound

Fiduciary training of Local and State Affiliate Boards Enhancing the organization's relevancy to the professions

STRENGTH IN THE ORGANIZATION

FUTURE GROWTH

LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY

This material was prepared by candidate Princess R. Moss and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Princess R. Moss is solely responsible for the content.

Vote Ric Abreu forNEA Secretary Treasurer Trump Must Go By Any Means Necessary! No Business as Usual Until Trump is Defeated! Defend Public Education! Defend Immigrant Rights! No Cooperation with ICE in Our Schools!

My name is Ric Abreu and I am running for NEA Secretary Treasurer because we need an NEA leadership that is going to take the offensive against the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-public education policies of the Trump administration. EON/BAMN candidates pledge to make the NEA a leader in this new movement. Trump’s attacks on immigrant rights, public education and our union can be defeated. The anti-Trump movement is already winning important victories.

The NEA needs a leadership in step with the times, not one that has its head in the sand. We need walk-outs, demonstrations, marches and strikes not walk-ins and lobbying days. I raised the Resolution that passed in CTA State Council for a Statewide Day of Action to Defeat Donald Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants and Public Education. This is the kind of action we need. We can’t rely on the Democrats to defeat Trump. They demonstrated their capacity to lose in 2016 and are capable of doing it again.

We need aggressive action against the Trump Administration and Trump’s movement. We need to fight Betsy DeVos who is a champion of privatization and vouchers. Public education itself is at peril. There’s no good reason to stand by and wring our hands as the current leadership is doing, while fundamental union rights that took generations of struggle to secure - like agency fee and dues check-off - are attacked. The NEAhas the support of millions. We are the recognized authority on public education. We must use our power and not be afraid to stand proudly with the anti-Trump movement and take action in the streets. That’s how the labor movement was built and how it can be protected.

EON/BAMN candidates are committed to this challenge. We need new leadership. We need Mark Airgood for NEA president, Tania Kappner for NEA Vice President and Ric Abreu for Secretary Treasurer! Let's do this!

Equal Opportunity Now / By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN Caucus)

This material was prepared by candidate Ric Abreu and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Ric Abreu is solely responsible for the content.

This material was prepared by Rae Nwosu and solely reflect the views and opinions of candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Rae Nwosu is solely responsible for the content.

Working for our future

Respect the opinion and needs of all members.

Accountable to all members, but able to make tough decisions.

Experiences on Local, State and National levels.

This material was prepared by Rae Nwosu and solely reflect the views and opinions of candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Rae Nwosu is solely responsible for the content.

I am first a wife of 31 years and mother of two amazing children. I have 3 God-Daughters and am God-Grandmother to 4 beautiful grandchildren. I currently work in my local School district in Austin, Texas and have for 15 years. My mother, siblings, my children and I all attended this district in which I work. I am an Attendance Specialist at a Magnet Middle School. I have served on many district committees.

I have served my Association for the past 13 years in many capacities including, local Co-President of Education Austin, Classified Vice President, Treasurer and Campus Representative. Currently, at the state level I serve on my state Board of Directors, for Texas State Teachers Association. I have been on the state Board of Directors as Region President, a State Director and a NEA ESP -At Large Director. I was the first ESP to be elected as a State Director (” I guess you could say I broke the glass ceiling on that”). At the NEA level I have served as a State Director from Texas and currently an ESP At-Large Director. I am in my 3rd year on the NEA Program and Budget Committee and the ESP Careers Committee.

Throughout my Education career my goals and passion have always been to be a voice for children and members… especially those that feel they have no voice. We must stay true to our Mission and Vision of NEA. As we do this we will continue to move NEA in the right direction for success. With our current climate, we need those strong voices that will speak up no matter what may arise, to ensure all children no matter their zip code have a quality education. We can no longer sit on the sidelines and wait for our government to do right by students and staff. No, we must DEMAND it! “ Like a tree planted by the waters we shall not be moved”…I shall not be moved! I am asking for your support and vote for NEA Executive Committee.

Vote Adi Hoag forNEA Executive Committee

Trump Must Go By Any Means Necessary

No Business as Usual Until Trump is Defeated! Defend Public Education and Immigrant Rights!

No Cooperation with ICE in Our Schools! If You See ICE – Don’t Walk on By!

I am a fourth year special education teacher in Oakland and a civil rights organizer with the EON/BAMN Caucus. I am running for the NEA Executive Committee so that I can build a national movement of teachers, students, and communities to force Donald Trump out By Any Means Necessary.

EON BAMN is organizing to defend public education, fight racism in our schools, and protect the rights immigrant students, students with disabilities, and all those most affected by the attacks on public education. We are organizing to defend our diverse international schools and community against racist, bigoted attacks.We are organizing to defend union rights and gains. Our fight will be more critical this year than ever before.

The marches, walkouts, and strike action in Oakland and across the California are providing a model of action for how to confront and defeat Trump. We cannot rely on electing Democratic Party politicians in two or four years. The Democrats are capable of losing to Trump and the alt-right and neo-fascists again. The NEA needs a leadership that is prepared to organize mass, militant, direct action to fight – to shut-down entire cities in solidarity against Trump’s attacks. I am a teacher who is not afraid to lead this fight.

Equal Opportunity Now / By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN Caucus) Facebook: EON/BAMN Defend Public Education

This material was prepared by candidate Adi Hoag and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Adi Hoag is solely responsible for the content.

Vote Ceresta Smith for NEA Executive Committee

Elect a Bold New Leadership for NEA! No Business as Usual Until Trump is Defeated!

Defend Public Education! Defend Immigrant Rights!

Build the Mass, Militant Civil Rights Movement!

We now face a crisis in democracy that impacts all areas of life in America. With a Trump Presidency that is hostile and distrustful of the public good, we, as educators and labor unionists, must organize resistance to attacks that threaten equity and justice in public education.

As we organize resistance, those that have demonstrated the wherewithal to take militant stances against these threats must become the new leadership that ensures just treatment regardless of special needs, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, immigrant status, primary language, and religious practice. That leadership is EON/BAMN.

Equal Opportunity Now / By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN Caucus) Facebook: EON/BAMN Defend Public Education

This material was prepared by candidate Ceresta Smith and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Ceresta Smith is solely responsible for the content.

Focused ~ Dedicated ~ Determined

Relevant experience:Elementary physical education teacher•Building rep•Local president•NCUEA Regional Director•State president•NCSEA Board•Many local, state, and national committees•

Hanna Vaandering NEA Executive Committeefor

HannaForNEA@gmail.com 503-805-7330 HannaForNEA @HannaForNEA HannaForNEA.com HannaForNEA HannaForNEA HannaForNEA.com HannaForNEA.com

This material was prepared by Hanna Vaandering and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Hanna Vaandering is solely responsible for the content.

~Focused on engaging and empowering NEA members to grow our union and ensure a quality learning environment for every student and a quality working environment for every educator.

~ Dedicated to the mission, vision, and core values that our NEA members have adopted. I believe public education is the cornerstone of democracy, and it is up to us to protect that democracy by ensuring the success of public education.

~ Determined to build the schools our students deserve by elevating the voice of educators. It’s time to unleash thepower of our 3.2 million members to lead the way to a Great Public School for every student.

What people are saying about Hanna:

Katherine Underwood NCUEA President – “Hanna has demonstrated her leadership skills and built positive relationships at every level of our union. Her work ethic and commitment to engaging and empowering all members are traits that will serve her well on the NEA Executive Committee. I fully support Hanna and hope you will join me in voting for Hanna for the NEA Executive Committee.”

Barbara Gray - Tennessee

“Vote for Hanna!! She is dependable and will get the job done.”

Darein Spann-NEA Board Director Mississippi

“I have enjoyed working with Hanna on the NBI C committee. I am always awed by Hanna when she speaks because it is always done so well. I support Hanna for the NEA Executive Committee because she is very strategic in her thought process and is deliberate in her responses. When we are together in meetings, Hanna has truly garnered my respect, and I look forward to seeing Hanna continue her advocacy as a member of the NEA Executive Committee.”

A note from Hanna Thank you for all you do every day for our students, our members, and public education. I am running for the NEA Executive Com-mittee because I believe by working together we can build the schools our students deserve. My contact information and social media links are below. I would love to talk with you about your passion and your issues. It would be an honor to earn your vote and your support to serve you and our 3 million members on the NEA Executive Committee.

HannaForNEA@gmail.com 503-805-7330 HannaForNEA @HannaForNEA HannaForNEA.com HannaForNEA HannaForNEA.com

This material was prepared by Hanna Vaandering and solely reflects the views and opinions of the candidate, and not those of NEA or its affiliates. Hanna Vaandering is solely responsible for the content.

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