North Dakota delegates take an unofficial photo at the NEA Representative Assembly (RA) in Orlando, FL this summer. In fact, they got photo bombed by Wyoming Executive Director Ron Sniffin, who is holding up the circle in the back row.
17 ND UNITED DELEGATES ATTEND THE NEA RA It’s one of the most exciting, fulfilling and empowering times of your life! NEA Director Report by Karen Askerooth
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I’d like to give a big, thank you, to the other 16 delegates who participated in RA 2015 and remember ‘YOU are the U in NDU.’”
Seventeen delegates from North Dakota United, along with more than 7,000 educators from all 50 states, gathered in Orlando, Fla., from July 3-6 to attend the National Education Association’s 94th Representative Assembly (RA). Delegates from ND United included: President Nick Archuleta of Bismarck; Vice President of Education Karen Christensen of Wishek; NEA Director Karen Askerooth of Valley City; Stacy Adamson, Deb Beeler and Lisa Dullum of West Fargo; Amber Augustad and Toni Gumeringer of Bismarck; Alicia Bata of Adams; Danielle Borseth of Mandan; SNDU members Cheryl Mortezaee and Malia Salyards of Minot State University; Retired Nancy Peterson of West Fargo, Brooklyn Schann of Underwood; Brenda Seehafer of Rolla; Tim Thuesen of Solen; and Tom Young of Grand Forks. Staff members attending were NDU Executive Director Chad Oban and Communications Director Linda Harsche. ND United delegates along with other merged states tried to repeal a Constitutional Amendment for the allocation of delegate credentials to state affiliates, dual-national state affiliates, and dual national local affiliates, which are now proportionately adjusted. The repeal of the Constitutional Amendment failed to pass the Assembly. 16
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