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Our Board

The Arizona Education Association Board of Directors shapes the Committees and Task Force work for AEA to be meaningful for member engagement around relevant issues, as elected by local associations.

AEA Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Joe Thomas, President

Marisol Garcia, Vice President

Angela Philpot, Treasurer

NEA DIRECTOR
Kelley Fisher

RETIRED DIRECTOR
Ken Freed

ESP AT-LARGE DIRECTORS
Anastasia Jimenez

Vanessa Jimenez

Adalberto “AJ” Nido

REGION 1
Christy Sainz

REGION 2
Bert te Velde

Jeff Eastman

REGION 3
Gretchen Clifton

Estaban Flemons

REGION 4
Denise Albright

Kelley Fisher

REGION 5
Megan McCave

Michael McGowan

REGION 6
Carlos "Chico" Robinson

REGION 7
Melanie Cobos

REGION 8
Shaun Creighton

REGION 9
Kelly Trujillo

REGION 10
Steve Adams

REGION 11
David Rice

REGION 12
Nicole Parker

REGION 13
Jesus "Antonio" Lovio

 

 

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Keeping the Promise of Quality Public Education

With more than 20,000 members, the Arizona Education Association (AEA) is the largest professional association for public school employees in Arizona. AEA members are teachers, community college professors, counselors, speech pathologists, bus drivers, secretaries, retired educators and student teachers and they belong to more than 150 local affiliates across Arizona.
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Join AEA

The Arizona Education Association is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

Learn more at NEA.org