DSEA Election Results are in

Congratulations to all who ran for office

If you'd like to see the vote counts for all of the races, totals as well as by county, click here. The only contested races were those for NEA Director, NEA RA delegate Sussex County representatives on the DSEA Executive Board. .

NEA Director: Mary Jo Faust

NEA Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly:
Patti Reid (two year term)
Kelli Eckert-Bradley (two year term)
Adele Jones (two year term)
Margaret Sanchez (two year term)
Vicky Seifred (two year term)
Vanessa Cordeiro (one year term)

DSEA Executive Board (two year terms):
New Castle County
Vanessa Cordeiro - Appoquinimink
Frederika Jenner - Red Clay
Mike Kempski - Christina
Vicky Seifred - Red Clay

Kent County
Patti Reid - Capital
Denise Waples - Milford

Sussex County
Adele Jones - Indian River
Meg Wildt- Indian River

THE CANDIDATES

NEA Director (3 year term)
This person is the DSEA representative on the NEA Executive Board, attends those meetings bringing the Delaware point of view to bear, as well as reporting back to the DSEA Executive Board and membership, as appropriate. This person is automatically a member of the DSEA Executive Board and DSEA Leadership Team. This position is currently held by Mary Jo Faust, a teacher at Hartly E.S. in Capitol. 

Running for NEA Director:
Mary Jo Faust, Capital E.A.
Vicki Seifred, Red Clay E.A.

DSEA Executive Board (two year-terms)
These people attend DSEA Executive Board meetings where they consider policy and positions of the organization in between Representative Assemblies. They hire staff and recommend the organization’s budget, strategic plan and legislative priorities to the Representative Assembly. To run for the Board, you must have been a member for at least one year. You don’t have to be an officer in your local – just a member of any local association for one year.
There are two open seats for people working in Kent County; two seats in Sussex County; and four seats for people working in New Castle County.

Candidates for NCC Executive Board seats are automatically elected since this race is not contested:
Vanessa Cordeiro, Appoquinimink E.A.
Frederika Jenner, Red Clay E.A.
Mike Kempski, Christina E.A.
Vicki Seifred, Red Clay E.A.

Candidates for Kent County Executive Board seats, are also automatically elected since this race is not contested:
Patti Reid, Capital Paras
Denise Waples, Milford E.A.

Candidates for Sussex County Executive Board seats, (two vacancies, four candidates):
Adele Jones, Indian River E.A.
Meg Wildt, Indian River E.A.
Lue-Ann deCastro, Cape Henlopen E.A.
J. Cagney France, Cape Henlopen E.A.

State Delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly - five two-year term vacancies and one one-year term vacancy)
Like all state affiliates of the NEA, DSEA is entitled to send voting delegates to the annual NEA Representative Assembly, for which DSEA picks up much of the expense. The next two RAs are in New Orleans and Chicago, respectively. The 2010 NEA will be held from July 1-6, and the Chicago RA in 2011 from June 30-July 5. NEA RAs are always held over the July 4 holiday.
Locals may also send delegates, based on membership, and several do.
The Delaware delegates meet every morning to caucus, going over the day’s agenda and the pros and cons of any votes that might be taken that day. Votes are taken individually, not in a block as a delegation.
Any member of DSEA is eligible to be an NEA RA delegate. There are five two-year terms open.

Seven candidates running for the six NEA RA delegate seats (five two-year terms and one one-year term):
J. Cagney France, Cape Henlopen E.A.
Patti Reid, Capital Paras
Vanessa Cordeiro, Appoquinimink E.A.
Margaret Sanchez, Capital Paras
Adele Jones, Indian River E.A.
Vicki Seifred, Red Clay E.A.
Kelli Eckert-Bradley, Brandywine E.A.