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 and directors for Zones II, IV, VI and VII. Here are the full results of the 2022 elections to our board of directors:
- President: Sarah Wofford of Rogue Community College Chapter 152
- Vice President: Teri Jones of Coos Bay Chapter 33
- Secretary: Mary Hofer of Bend-La Pine Chapter 6
- Zone II Director: April Biancone of North Clackamas Chapter 71
- Zone IV Director: Sheila Waggoner of Eugene Chapter 1
- Zone VI Director: Lori Cole of Bend-La Pine Chapter 6
- Zone VII Director: BeAnn Smith of Hermiston Chapter 10
- Zone V vacancy: Members in Zone V will be notified of the procedure for filling this vacancy, in accordance with OSEA’s Constitution and Board Policy.
In other union business, five resolutions were submitted by OSEA members and went before delegates at Conference. After rigorous debate, delegates took the following actions:
- Unfinished Business — Resolution 3 (2021): Appropriate Compensation for the State President was not approved.
- Resolution 1: Elimination of the Member Benefits Committee was approved.
- Resolution 2: Technical Changes to the OSEA Constitution was withdrawn by the submitter.
- Resolution 3: Virtual Conferences was approved.
- Resolution 4: Electronic Standing Committee Meetings was approved.
- Resolution 5: OSEA Stands for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity in Our Union, Our Workplaces, Our Schools was approved.
- The proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year was approved.
Conference delegates also celebrated the members and chapters who have gone above and beyond to support our union in the last year. Honorees included:
- Kathie Tagwerker of Eugene Chapter 1 was honored as the 2022 Employee of the Year.
- Kristi Dille of North Clackamas Chapter 71 received the President’s Award.
- Monica McCanna of Harney County Chapter 75 was posthumously named the Government Relations Office (GRO) Member Advocate of the Year, becoming the first OSEA member to receive this award twice.
- 35 chapters were recognized for qualifying for the Membership Incentive Program.
- Sherwood Chapter 103 received the Newsy Award for chapter communications.
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