Who's Who


 

DSEA Leadership Team

DSEA Leadership Team: (top) Mike Hoffmann, vp; Diane Donohue, pres.; (bottom left) Mary Jo Faust, NEA Dir.; and Karen Crouse, treasurer.

Your DSEA officers are (from top left, clockwise),

Mike Hoffmann, vice president, a paraprofessional at Wm. Penn H.S. in Colonial
Diane Donohue, president, on leave from her position at No. Georgetown E.S. where she was a reading and writing specialist.
Karen Crouse (seated, right), a financial secretary at Lake Forest H.S., and
Mary Jo Faust, an elementary teacher at Hartly E.S. in Capital.

Results of 2010 DSEA elections

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

Mike Hoffmann, vice president (term expires 2011)
Colonial Paras Association, William Penn High School
(H) 302-734-4551

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

Mary Jo Faust, NEA Director (term expires 2010)
Capital Educators Association, Hartly Elementary School
(W) 302-672-1670 (H) 302-284-8114


DSEA Executive Board



Kent County

Name

Term Expires

School

Local Association

Contact them at ...

Judy Purcell 2011 Milford Middle School Milford E.A. jpurcell@mail.milford.k12.de.us
Dianna Farrell 2011 Kent County Community School Capital E.A. dapadiana@comcast.net
Denise Waples 2010 Banneker E.S. Milford E.A. dwaples@mail.milford.k12.de.us
Patti Reid 2010 Kent Community School Capital Paras


threereidboys@comcast.net


New Castle County

Name

Term Expires

School

Local Association

Contact them at ...

Kathleen Boylan
2010 Keene Elementary School Christina E.A. kab726@comcast.net
All Booker 2011 Howard High School of Technology New Castle County Vo-Tech E.A. MR.ALBOOKER@yahoo.com
Vanessa Cordeiro 2010 Brick Mill Elementary School Appoquinimink E.A. vanessa.cordeiro@appo.k12.de.us
Julie Harrington 2011 Redding Middle School Appoquinimink Paras julie.harrington@appo.k12.de.us
Charlie Hoard 2011 Hodgson Vo-Tech H.S. New Castle County Vo Tech E.A. choard@nccvt.k12.de.us
Pam Ingram 2011   Colonial Paras pjiofde@aol.com
Frederika Jenner 2010 H.B. duPont M.S.. Red Clay E.A.. frederika.jenner@redclay.k12.de.us
Abraham Jones  2011 Keane E.S.  Christina E.A. jonesa@christina.k12.de.us
Mike Kempski 2010 Kirk M.S. Christina E.A. kempskim@comcast.net
David Kohan 2011 Glasgow H.S. Christina E.A. kohand@christina.k12.de.us
Harrie Ellen Minnehan 2011 Bancroft Intermediate School Christina E.A. minnehanh@christina.k12.de.us
Victoria Seifred 2010 Stanton M.S. Red Clay E.A. vaseifred@aol.com

Sussex County

Name

Term Expires

School

Local Association

Contact them at ...

Tom Chapman 2011 Seaford High School Seaford E.A.


tchapman@seaford.k12.de.us

Lue-Ann deCastro 2010 Cape Henlopen H.S. Cape Henlopen E.A. puccie9@aol.com
J. Cagney France 2010 Cape Henlopen H.S. Cape Henlopen E.A. JCagneyFrance@comcast.net
Pat Murrell 2011 Ennis School Indian River E.A. grammy1-dogs2@hotmail.com

DSEA Retired

Name Term Expires School Local Association Contact them at ...
Steve Smith 2011 DSEA-Retired chapter (president) Retired from Smyrna S.D. steveps@netzero.net



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

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

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

Toby Paone, UniServ director for Capital EA, Capital Paras, Capital Cust, Capital Secys, Lake Forest (unified teachers, paras, secretaries, custodians, food service), Smyrna (unified teachers, paras, custodians, secretaries)

Charlie Shaffer, UniServ director for Cape Henlopen, Cape Support Staff, 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, program assistant to UniServ directors and receptionist extraordinaire

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

Local Association

Position

Name

Email Address

Appoquinimink E.A. Co-President David Wright davidwright77@yahoo.com
Co-President Vanessa Cordeiro vanessa.cordeiro@appo.k12.de.us
Vice President Ann Neubauer ann.neubauer@appo.k12.de.us
Secretary Lori Paderewski lorimb0903@aol.com
Treasurer Carol Morris  
Membership
Chair
Margaret Rozumalski margaret.rozumalski@appo.k12.de.us
Appoquinimink Food Service President Sharon Reider wofjael@aol.com
Vice President Mary Parker pparker301@aol.com
Secretary Tonna Pino tonna611@msn.com
Treasurer Mary Beth Raynor  snookes78@yahoo.com
Appoquinimink Educational Support Professionals (Paraprofessionals) President Julie Harrington julie.harrington@appo.k12.de.us
Vice President

Candy Drummond

murcan242@gmail.com
Secretary & Membership Chair Theresa May terry86teach@yahoo.com
Treasurer Janice Johnson FANTASTICJ6@MSN.COM
Brandywine E.A. President David Bradley david.bradley@bsd.k12.de.us
Vice-President Karen Gordon akadelawhere@comcast.net
Secretary Rachel Herskowitz rachel.herskowitz@bsd.k12.de.us
Treasurer Mary O'Connell mary.oconnell@bsd.k12.de.us
Membership Chair Katherine MacCord
kathy.maccord@bsd.k12.de.us
Brandywine Food Service President Brenda Abrams wrabrams16@comcast.net
Vice-President Barbara Twaddell btwaddell@aol.com
Secretary Linda Osborne thelordisright@aol.com
Membership Chair Lorrie Demetratos lorriedemetratos@verizon.net
Treasurer Julie Smith  
Caesar Rodney E.A. (teachers and paras) President Tom Keyser tom.keyser@cr.k12.de.us
Vice-President Josette Threatts josette.threats@cr.k12.de.us
Secretary Ann (Barbara) Harris barbara.harris@cr.k12.de.us
Treasurer Sherry Antonetti sherry.antonetti@cr.k12.de.us
Membership Chair Rhonda Bassett Rhonda.Bassett@cr.k12.de.us
Caesar Rodney Support (custodians) President Michael Smith mt1smith2004@yahoo.com
Vice-President James Oboryshko  
Secretary Laura Thompson laura.thompson@cr.k12.de.us
Treasurer Laura Thompson laura.thompson@cr.k12.de.us
Membership Michael Smith mt1smith2004@yahoo.com
Cape Henlopen E.A. President Sarah Ross seross152@verizon.net
Vice-President John Dean shopteacher1@comcast.net
Secretary Amanda Jester ajester@cape.k12.de.us
Treasurer Vacant  
Membership Chair Marilyn Davis Marilyn.Davis@cape.k12.de.us
Cape Henlopen Support Staff Assoc. President Ed Murauskas EMurauskas@cape.k12.de.us
Vice-President Lisa Thorp LThorp@cape.k12.de.us
Secretary Joan Williamson JWilliamson@cape.k12.de.us
Treasurer Mary Beth D'Amico CHSSATreas@comcast.net
Membership Jean Read jeanr49@aol.com
Capital E.A. President Rod Fesel rareribeye@aol.com
Vice-President for high school    
Vice-President for middle school

Roxy Smiley-Carter

mcarter877@hotmail.com
Vice-President for elementary school Jen Christman  
Secretary Mary Petrucci marypetrucci@hotmail.com
Treasurer Nancy Vaughan nvaughan@capital.k12.de.us
Membership Kathy Young kat.young@comcast.net
Capital Paras President Patti Reed threereidboys@comcast.net
Vice-President Deb Voshell

voshell74@yahoo.com
Secretary Christy Lowe Chylow@hotmail.com
Treasurer Jean Blacklidge jmacb50@verizon.net
Membership Patti Smith

psmith@capital.k12.de.us

Capital Secys President Nancie Robinson nrobins@capital.k12.de.us
Vice President Sharon Moran smoran@capital.k12.de.us
Secretary

 

Diane Eilers

 

deilers@capital.k12.de.us
Treasurer Sharon Moran smoran@capital.k12.de.us
Membership Chair Chenee Taylor ctaylor@capital.k12.de.us
Capital Support (custodians) President Joyce Nickerson joyce.nickerson@capital.k12.de.us
Vice-President Harry Dixon
  Secretary and Membership Chair Melanie Settle msettle@capital.k12.de.us
  Treasurer Valerie Covington vcovington@telamon.org
Christina E.A. President Claudia Bock cbbock@comcast.net
bockc@christina.k12.de.us
Vice President AnRae Frederick madison1@comcast.net
Treasurer Ron King

altemt328@aol.com
kingr@christina.k12.de.us


  Secretary Jennifer Twardowski akick4u@verizon.net
  Membership Chair Ruth Rivera riverar1@christina.k12.de.us
Christina Food Service President Pat Brown  
Vice-President Tina Stone stonerockjm@aol.com
Secretary Bobbi (Roberta) Johanson johansonb@christina.k12.de.us
Treasurer Pat Gardiner gardinerp@christina.k12.de.us
Membership Chair Debra Johnson-Hargrove  
Christina Paras President Barbara Prodgers barbaloop@verizon.net
Vice-President Theresa Gast gastt@christina.k12.de.us
Secretary Karen O'Connell koconnell@comcast.net
Treasurer Leah Noh

nohl@christina.k12.de.us

  Membership chair

Adelita Riedmiller

byeseeyaadios@aol.com

 

Christina Secys President Debra Paxton paxtond@christina.k12.de.us
Vice-President Larissa Jones MYJONESKIDZ@aol.com
Secretary Debbie Spinelli spinelda@aol.com
Membership Monica Oates monicaoates@comcast.net
Treasurer Judith Martelli martellij@christina.k12.de.us
Colonial E.A. President Nicole Markey nmarkey@colonial.k12.de.us
Vice President Susan Moody smoody@colonial.k12.de.us
Secretary Stephanie Ingram mzmnypny@aol.com
Treasurer Mary Beth Kessler mkessler@colonial.k12.de.us
Colonial Food Service President Renee Elliott Kentechind1@netzero.net
Vice-President Beverly Barlow blunchlady@aol.com
Secretary Theresa Sadowski TDS13@verizon.net
Treasurer Kathleen Freeberry  
Colonial Paras President Pam Ingram pj10fde@aol.com
Vice-President VACANT pj10fde@aol.com
Secretary Shelia Moore smoore@colonial.k12.de.us
Treasurer Roxana Alexander RAlexander@colonial.k12.de.us
Membership Chair VACANT kbates66@aol.com
Colonial Transportation President Beth Collazo mrstaz30@yahoo.com
Vice-President Rachel Bush shablina@hotmail.com
Secretary and Grievance Chair Quanetta "Q" Wharton

QLW183@aol.com

Treasurer Peggie Buchanan lilbubba94@aol.com
Delmar E.A. President Deborah Keenan djhk60@aol.com
Vice-President Faith Melvin fmelvin@delmar.k12.de.us
Treasurer Jonathan Layton

JONLAYTON1419956@yahoo.com

Secretary Barbara Hudson HUDSONB12@comcast.net
  Membership Chair VACANT  
DSEA-Retired President Steve Smith steveps@netzero.net
Vice-President Carla Pyle jeffcarlapyle@msn.com
Secretary Viva Poore poorevr@verizon.net
Treasurer Sonja Brown sonjabrown39@comcast.net
Indian River E.A. (unified teachers/specialists, paras, custodians, secretaries) President J.R. Emanuele jremanuele@irsd.k12.de.us
Secretary Pat Murrell grammy1-dogs2@hotmail.com
Treasurer June Taylor jtaylor@irsd.k12.de.us
  Membership Chair Adele Jones adeleirea@aol.com
Vice President Custodians Greg Rayne rayne0207@cs.com
Vice President Paras Kristin Wilkins kristinanny@dmv.com
  Vice President
Teachers
Linda Hockman lhockman@irsd.k12.de.us
Vice President Secretaries Dee (Dawn) Butler dbutler@irsd.k12.de.us
Lake Forest E.A. (unified teachers/specialists and support staff) President Amy Reed acreed@lf.k12.de.us
Vice-President

DJ Lopez

djlopez@lf.k12.de.us
Secretary Nancy Peters ncpeters@lf.k12.de.us
Treasurer Carol Starke clstarke@lf.k12.de.us
  Membership Clay Beauchamp cbeauch993@aol.com
Laurel E.A. President Susan Darnell sdarnell@laurel.k12.de.us
Vice-President
Teachers
Susan Whaley swhaley@laurel.k12.de.us
Secretary Pamela McCumbers psm91654@aol.com
Treasurer Catina Goff cgoff@laurel.k12.de.us
  Membership Judy Evans Martinevans7119@yahoo.com
LESEA President Fred Vincent fredv1960@yahoo.com
Secretary Judy Evans jevans@laurel.k12.de.us
Treasurer Patricia Farrell pcpeacefulacres@aol.com
Treasurer (Teachers) Catina Goff cgoff@laurel.k12.de.us
Vice President (Paras) Patricia Farrell pcpeacefulacres@aol.com

Vice President
Custodians

Jasper Thomas  
Vice President (Custodians) Fred Vincent fredv1960@yahoo.com
Vice President (Secretaries) Peggy Frye pfrye@laurel.k12.de.us
  Vice President (Teachers) Kim Parker kparker@laurel.k12.de.us
Milford E.A. (unified teachers/specialists, paras and custodians) President Denise Waples dwaples@mail.milford.k12.de.us;
Vice-President (teachers) Judy Purcell jpurcel@aol.com
Secretary Sandy Soucek SES36@aol.com
Treasurer Cynthia McDougall cmcdouga@mail.milford.k12.de.us
Vice-President (Aides) Roslyn Harris rharris@mail.milford.k12.de.us
Vice-President (Custodians) Steve Rooks pecantan41@hotmail.com
Grievance Chair Barbara Shalley-Leonard shalleyleonard@comcast.net
  Membership Chair Kristin Hannah kristinhannah@hotmail.com
NCC Vo-Tech E.A. President Charlie Hoard choard@nccvt.k12.de.us
Vice-President Jane Lauginiger jlaugin@nccvt.k12.de.us
Vice President (paras) Alheisa Booker mr.albooker@yahoo.com
Secretary Nancy Huebner nhuebne@nccvt.k12.de.us
Treasurer John King jackking@nccvt.k12.de.us
  Membership Sue Scott sscott@nccvt.k12.de.us
Public Health Nurse Council/DHCI President VACANT  
Combined unit of the state's public health nurses and the nurses at Delaware's Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna Vice President - Public Health Michelle Wisher michelle.wisher@state.de.us
Vice President Judith Moore judithannmoore@state.de.us
Secretary Robyn Shaner robyn.shaner@state.de.us
Treasurer Millicent McMullen millicent.mcmullen@state.de.us
  Membership VACANT  
Polytech E.A. President Mike Sampere msampere@polytech.k12.de.us
Vice-President Ross Thomas rthomas@polytech.k12.de.us
  Secretary Tajah McCove TAJAHT@hotmail.com
Secretary Melissa Ames mames@polytech.k12.de.us
Treasurer Lisa Layton-Krout llayton@polytech.k12.de.us
  Membership Mike Sampere msampere@polytech.k12.de.us
Polytech Custodians President Jim Nichols  
Red Clay E.A. President Frederika Jenner frederika.jenner@redclay.k12.de.us
Vice-President Philip Kaplan philip.kaplan@redclay.k12.de.us
rceavp@comcast.net
  Secretary Vicky Seifred

victoria.seifred@redclay.k12.de.us
vaseifred@aol.com



Treasurer Laura Staropoli laura.staropoli@redclay.k12.de.us
  Membership Chair Janette Vickers janette.vickers@redclay.k12.de.us
Red Clay Food President Pat Mitchell  
Vice-President Barbara Moore  
Secretary Carole Flocco  
Treasurer Christopher Attix  
Red Clay Paras President Linda Calder Linda.Calder@redclay.
k12.de.us
Vice-President Mona Laughlin mona.laughlin@gmail.com
mona.laughlin@redclay.k12.de.us
  Secretary Equetta Jones equettajones@verizon.net
  Treasurer Mariane Alls mariane.alls@gmail.com
Membership Chair Regina Christian regina.christian@redclay.k12.de.us
Seaford E.A. President Cheryl Bowman cbowman@seaford.k12.de.us
Vice-President Gary Zoll gzoll@seaford.k12.de.us
Secretary Valerie Turner  vturner@seaford.k12.de.us
Treasurer Teresa Waddell twaddell@seaford.k12.de.us
Co-Membership Robin O'Day roday@seaford.k12.de.us
  Co-Membership Christina Walsh  
Seaford Custodians President Cindy Stewart ticky95859@aol.com
Vice-President A.J. Jackson AEJ183@jatbo.com
Secretary Vicki Dean vickilyn1968@yahoo.com
Treasurer Dorothy Albury
  Membership James Polk jama1247@aol.com
Seaford Support President Pat Purse gepurse@aol.com
President Shirley Roach jdroach@bellatlantic.com
Secretary Debbie Shockley Debbyj217@msn.com
Co-Treasurers

Pat Bonniwell
Dawn Tucker

dvin14@aol.com
sweetdelta1013@aol.com

  Membership Verna Roper vroper@seaford.k12.de.us
Smyrna E.A. (unified teachers/specialists, paras, secretaries, custodians) President Lauren Mercer Lmn819@aol.com
mercerlauren@smyrna.k12.de.us
Secretary Allena Brown brownallena@smyrna.k12.de.us
Treasurer Jane Simonsen simonsenjane@smyrna.k12.de.us
Vice-President (Custodians) Renee Caldwell DEDevil44@aol.com
Vice-President (Paras) Annemarie Caldwell

caldwellann@smyrna.k12.de.us

 

Vice-President (Secretaries) Jane Simonsen Janetodd@comcast.net
Vice-President (Teachers) Linda Stevenson stevensonlinda@smyrna.k12.de.us
  Membership Billy Davis badindel1@aol.com
Special Schools President Tom Hurley HurlTM@yahoo.com
Vice-President
CMH facilities
Erik Lawler relwale1@yahoo.com
  Vice President
YRS facilities
John Dunn VCRail@msn.com
Treasurer Jane Brown JbSpecEd@aol.com
Secretary Teresa Stebner teresa.stebner@state.de.us
Sussex Tech EA President Ed Dougherty edougherty@sussexvt.k12.de.us
Vice-President Denise Miller dmiller@sussexvt.k12.de.us
Secretary Brian Denbrock bdenbrock@comcast.net
Treasurer Cathy Young cyoung@sussexvt.k12.de.us
Membership Kevin Elzie kelzie@sussexvt.k12.de.us
Sussex Tech Educational Support Employees Association (Custodians)

President

George Smith

Vice President Benjamin Ewing lbebbe@aol.com
Secretary Larry Coverdale
Treasurer Kevin Putz
Membership Chair Benjamin Ewing lbebbe@aol.com
Woodbridge E.A. President Jill Lewandowski jill.lewandowski@wsd.12.de.us
Vice President Dom Zaffora domenic.zaffora@wsd.k12.de.us
Secretary Melissa Mitchell mdmpooh@aol.com
Treasurer Paulette Hyland peh-1@comcast.net
Membership Dom Zaffora domenic.zaffora@wsd.k12.de.us
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