Recapping the 2022 CEA Delegate Assembly

Apr 22, 2022 | Blog

Approximately 400 CEA members, elected by the members in their regions, met at CEA’s 96th annual Delegate Assembly on April 8th and 9th to set policy and provide direction for the Union.

This was the first time the conference was in person since 2019. Delegates voted to re-elect CEA Secretary-Treasurer Amber Wilson, voted on CEA Board of Director positions and CEA FUND positions, and conducted the union’s business by debating and adopting resolutions and Items of New Business.

Please congratulate the following individuals on their elections to the CEA Board of Directors and CEA FUND positions:

CEA Secretary Treasurer: Amber Wilson
Equity Council Director – At-Large: Kathy Gustad
Retired: Eliza Hamrick, Phyllis Robinette (Alternate)
Big Thompson: Susan Teumer, Andy Crisman (Alternate)
Boulder-Westminster: Fran Groff-Gonzales, Derek Hawkins (Alternate)
Central Adams: Chris Peterson, David Lockley (Alternate)
Colorado Springs: Kevin Coughlin, Ryan TenBrink (Alternate)
Denver: Timothy Brown, Katie Allen (Alternate)
Front Range: Jeanette Campbell, Carlye Holladay (Alternate)
Jefferson County EA: Ernest Garibay, Cheri Cahill (Alternate)
JESPA: Lara Center
San Juan: Darcy DeGuise, Nancy Dickerson Shaw (Alternate)
San Luis: Sharon Stanford, Lisa Danos (Alternate)
Two Rivers: John Robinson, Stephanie Gutierrez (Alternate)
FUND Region One: Bryan Lindstrom
FUND Region Two: Barb Haggerty
FUND Region Three: David Holt
FUND Region Four: Andy Crisman
FUND Region Five: Justina Carter
FUND Region Six: Kelly Maguire
FUND Retired: Paul Aker

CEA delegates also passed resolutions and new business items (NBIs) to elevate educator voice, raise our commitment to elect pro-public education candidates, provide opportunities for members to grow and develop their leadership and affirmed our belief that housing is a right for all. Delegates also affirmed CEA’s belief that neither students or educators should be discriminated against in any way shape or form.

Finally, please take the time to congratulate this year’s CEA Award winners:

CEA Award: Lori Goldstein – Colorado Education Association – Retired
Education Support Professional Award: Zander Bednall – Jeffco Education Support Professionals’ Association
Friend of Education Award: Kathy Plomer – Former Board President, Adams 12 Five-Star School District
Golden Apple Award: Janet Niederkorn – Platte Valley Education Association
Golden Apple Award: Autumn Rivera – Roaring Fork Community Education Association
John M. & Gladys N. Bates Award: Robert Hawkins – Jefferson County Education Association
John Chase Political Action Award: Beverly Green – Northern Colorado Retired Education Association
Mary Harris “Mother” Jones Organizing Award: Hannah Mauro – Jeffco Education Support Professionals’ Association
Mickelsen Diamond Award: Andrew Hartman – Westminster Education Association
Silver Apple Award: Lorraine Bowen – Jefferson County Education Association – Retired
Robert H. Johnson Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Jeremiah Moore – Platte Valley Education Association

CEA Media Release: Colorado Education Association Delegates Re-Elect President/Vice President to Another Term

Apr 19, 2021 | Press

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2021

Colorado Education Association Delegates Re-Elect President/Vice President to Another Term

DENVER – Colorado Education Association (CEA) President Amie Baca-Oehlert was re-elected on Saturday, Apr. 17 at the CEA’s 95th Annual (and second virtual) Delegate Assembly.

During the opening night of the Delegate Assembly, Baca-Oehlert was chosen to lead CEA as president for a second and final three-year term.

“It has been such an honor to represent my fellow 39,000 educators across Colorado for the past three years,” Baca-Oehlert said.“In the last three years, we’ve accomplished so much for educators and students across Colorado, but as we move forward leading the way in supporting teaching and learning beyond COVID-19, addressing racial and social inequities that exist within Colorado’s public schools, and stemming an unprecedented educator shortage, there is much work ahead of us.

“Our students and fellow educators deserve better and we will not stop until our collective voices, the voices of those who do the critical job of educating Colorado’ students day in and day out, are heard.”

Baca-Oehlert, a high school counselor from Adams 12 Five Star Schools, was first elected to CEA office as vice president from 2012 through 2018 and president since 2018. She will begin her new term in July.

CEA Vice President Kevin Vick, a high school social studies teacher out of Colorado Springs School District 11, was also re-elected by the delegates to his second term.

Delegate Assembly is CEA’s top policy-making body, composed of several hundred members across the state who are elected by their fellow members.

CEA President Amie Baca-Oehlert and CEA Vice President Kevin Vick

About the Colorado Education Association

The Colorado Education Association is the voice of 39,000 educators, working together in a strong union to ensure all students get the exceptional public schools they deserve, in every neighborhood across the state. As Colorado’s largest labor union, CEA works collectively with all education stakeholders to ensure Colorado’s standing as an excellent state in which to learn, live, work, and raise a family.

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