Membership
Elections & Nominations
MSEA’s 2026 Elections
Active members may run for Treasurer (1), NEA Director (1), MSEA At-Large Board of Directors (2), MSEA Region 2 Director (1), MSEA Region 3 Director (1), and State Delegates to the NEA RA. Candidates for office may also run for State Delegates to the NEA RA. Retired members may run for the Retired Advisory Council (3) and Retired State Delegates to the NEA RA. Aspiring Educators may run for a delegate position to the NEA RA. The NEA RA will take place in Denver, CO July 3-7, 2026.
Nominations are now closed. Voting will begin on January 26, 2026 at 9 a.m. and run through February 13, 2026 at 5 p.m. Should a run-off election be necessary, it will be conducted February 23-March 6. The alphabetical list of candidates for MSEA officer and board seats is below. Check back for additional information about candidates and voting in the coming weeks.
MSEA Treasurer
Albert Barnes, PGCEA
Kimberly Sloane, ACEA
MSEA Director At Large
Neil Becker, WCASA
Lisa Diegel, ESPBC
Stephanie Gawlinski, MCEA
Stephanie Massey, PGCEA
Tammy O’Donnell, PGCEA
Philimena Owona, PGCEA
Julia Rawlins, PGCEA
Shamirror Riley, ESPBC
Stacy Tayman, CAESS
MSEA Director – Region 2
George Kasnic, HCEA (Harford)
Ivory Smith, WCESPA
MSEA Director – Region 3
Danillya Wilson, MCEA
Per MSEA’s bylaws, if the number of candidates is less than or equal to the number of vacancies, then properly filed candidate(s) shall be declared winner(s) by acclamation. Therefore, Danillya Wilson is the winner by acclamation of the Region 3 seat on the MSEA Board of Directors.
NEA Director
Michele Clarke, PGCEA
Jean Milstein, ESPBC
Carol Mowen, WCTA (Washington)
Rachel Swartz, CAESS
Nathaniel Wallace, PGCEA