Who's Who

DSEA Leadership Team

Click here to see who ran for DSEA office this spring 2009.

Feb. 25, 2009... DSEA election results are in: Karen Crouse (seated, right) has been elected to continue in her position as DSEA treasurer for a three-year term. A financial secretary at Lake Forest High School, Crouse is past-president of Lake Forest Education Association, a wall-to-wall unit of teachers/specialists, paras, secretaries and nutritionists. Along with her experience as a current Exec. Board member, she is well-versed in the issues affecting all of our members.
Next to her is Mary Jo Faust, NEA director, an elementary teacher at Hartly E.S. in Capital. Standing left is Vice President Mike Hoffman, a paraprofessional at Wm. Penn High School in Colonial. And, standing right, is DSEA President Diane Donohue, on leave from her position at No. Georgetown E.S. where she was a reading and writing specialist.

Diane Donohue, president (term expires 2011)
Indian River Education Association
136 E. Water St.
Dover, DE 19901
(W)302-734-5834 or toll-free at 1-866-734-5834
FAX: 302-674-8499

Karen Crouse, treasurer (2012)
Lake Forest Education Association, Lake Forest High School
(W) 302-284-9291 (H) 302-398-8846

DSEA Executive Board

Kent County

New Castle County

Sussex County

DSEA Retired

DSEA Staff

Headquarters Office
136 E. Water Street
Dover, DE 19901
1.866.734.5834 or 302.734.5834
fax: 302.674.8499

Howard Weinberg, executive director
Jeff Taschner, general counsel
Tammy Wagner, executive assistant to executive director and general counsel
Sandy Dearman, executive assistant to the president

Judy Anderson, CPA, business manager
Judy Bickling, business and membership program assistant
Peggy Ramsey, business and membership program assistant

Debbie Stevens, director of Instructional Advocacy
Tim Barchak, director of Legislation and Political Organizing
Gerri Coble, program assistant for Government Relations, Research, Political Organizing and Instructional Advocacy

Pam Nichols, director of Communications
Susan Keller, program assistant for Communications

Vacant, organizational specialist (for membership and leadership development)

Val Hoffmann, UniServ director for Appoquinimink EA, Appoquinimink FS, Appoquinimink Paras, Lake Forest (unified teachers, paras, secretaries, custodians, food service), Laurel E.A. (unified teachers, paras, custodians and secretaries), Milford E.A. (unified teachers and paras), Milford Cust, Polytech, Smyrna (unified teachers, paras, custodians, secretaries).

Wendy Kupcha, UniServ director for Caesar Rodney E.A. (teachers and paras), Caesar Rodney Support Assoc. (custodians), Indian River E.A. (unified teachers/specialists, secretaries, paras, custodians), Sussex Tech E.A., Sussex Tech Custodians, Woodbridge EA

Charlie Shaffer, UniServ director for Cape Henlopen, Cape Support Staff, Capital EA, Capital Paras, Capital Cust, Capital Secys, Delmar E.A., Public Health Nurses Council, Seaford E.A., Seaford Custodians and Seaford Support Staff.

Debbie Weaver, program assistant for DSEA/NEA-Retired, organizational development specialist and UniServ

Betty Cash, receptionist, program assistant to UniServ directors

New Castle County Office
4135 Ogletown-Stanton Road
Suite 101 Newark, DE 19713
Tel: 302.366-8440
FAX: 302-366-0287

Jocelynne Jones, Uniserv director for Brandywine E.A., Brandywine Food Service, Colonial E.A., Colonial Food Service, Colonial Paras and Colonial Transportation
Bob Brown, UniServ director for Christina E.A., Christina Paras, Christina Secretaries and Christina Food Service, Special Schools (teachers in the state's Kids Dept.) and the New Castle County Vo-Tech E.A. (teachers, specialists and paraprofessionals)
Laura Rowe, UniServ director for Red Clay E.A., Red Clay Paras, Red Clay Food Service and New Castle County Vo-Tech E.A. (teachers, specialists and paras)
Carol Zeisler, program assistant to New Castle County UniServ directors
Yvonne Williams, program assistant to New Castle County UniServ directors

Local Association Leadership Teams