OSEA Seeks Zone VII Director
August 29, 2022 – Do you ever wonder how decisions are made in our union at the state level and who makes them? OSEA is led by our Board of Directors — and right now, we have a vacancy in the Zone VII director position, which represents members from the eastern Oregon area! This opening occurred following the resignation of Zone VII Director BeAnn Smith, who accepted a position... Read More
OSEA Conference Delegates Elect New Union President, Other Officers and Act on Five Resolutions
July 5, 2022 – At OSEA’s Conference 2022 delegates elected Sarah Wofford as the new state president (pictured on the right with Past President Lisa Gourley), along with other members to our board of directors on Saturday, June 25. Please watch for a full summary of Conference 2022 in the fall issue of the Journal. Besides president, delegates voted for vice president, secretary... Read More
BeAnn Smith of Hermiston Chapter 10 Named Zone VII Director
Following the resignation of Zone VII Director Anjee Young-Whitnah, who left her job with La Grande School District earlier this year, the Board of Directors has elected BeAnn Smith of Hermiston Chapter 10 to serve as director of Zone VII until officer elections are held at Conference 2022. She will be installed this weekend. Congratulations, BeAnn! Read More
2021 Board Election Results
Following OSEA’s 83rd Annual Conference, held virtually June 24-26, delegates participated in mail ballot elections to choose members to serve on OSEA’s Board of Directors. Read More
Meet the Candidates
Any OSEA member in good standing can run for an elected position. Candidates are elected by delegates at our Conference each year. This year, Board positions are open for directors of Zones I, III, V and VII, as well as a director and alternate director to represent OSEA in the American Association of Classified School Employees (AACSE). Read More
Two New Members Elected to OSEA Board
In lieu of our annual Conference, OSEA delegates participated in a mail-ballot election to choose Board members and approve the annual budget. Delegates elected two new members to the OSEA Board: Zone I Director Chelsea Shotts of Newberg Chapter 17 and Zone VI Director Debbie Christian of Bend-La Pine Chapter 6. Incumbents will remain in the other positions up for election... Read More
Delegates Elect Lisa Gourley as OSEA State President
Lisa Gourley was elected state president at OSEA’s Conference 2019, which was attended by over 250 delegates in June. A special education assistant at Sweet Home High School, Gourley became an OSEA member in 1995. She has served Sweet Home Chapter 3 as president, vice president, and on numerous committees. In 2011, Gourley was elected Zone III director and has served in that capacity... Read More
Teri Jones elected new vice president
OSEA Vice President Ma’Lena Wirth recently announced her resignation (effective Jan. 2, 2019) after taking a job with her school district that took her out of her bargaining unit. Teri Jones is sworn in by OSEA President Tim Stoelb as OSEA’s new vice president at the end of the Dec. 14 Board of Directors meeting in Salem. In anticipation of the vacancy, the OSEA Board... Read More
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