To reach us, please send an email to us at MDEA@OurMDEA.org or to one of the individual emails below.

MDEA President

Linda Ortega

MDEA Vice President/Treasurer

To contact a member of the Executive Board, please send an email to their attention to MDEA@OurMDEA.org

MDEA Secretary Lori Shiota - Uno

Elementary School Delegates

Elaine Baker

Open

Melissa Aiello-Beem

Lori Uno

Beverly Grafft

Middle School Delegates

Austin Dyess

Brent Trublood

High School Delegates

Kipp Penovich

Julia Jameyson

Delegates for Alternate Sites & Special Groups

Bonnie Shea

Open

2025 - 2026

CTA State Council

Alissa Juarez

Linda Ortega

Julia Jameyson

Brett Haupt

Central Labor Council Delegates

Brett Haupt

Gray Harris

Jane Baulch-Enloe

Dan Reynolds

Linda Ortega

Bargaining Committee

Julia Jameyson, co-chair

Alissa Juarez, co-chair

Organizing Committee

Open

Election Committee

Courtney Longua, chair

Equity & Human Rights Team

Libby McDonagh, chair

Grievance Committee

Alissa Juarez, chair

SPEDOT

Terri Huston, chair

Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank (CSLB)

Linda Ortega, chair

Professional Advisory Committee (PAR Panel)

Linda Ortega, chair

Elementary Early-Out Schedule Committee

Open

Professional Development Advisory Committee

Open

Committee on Assignment

Open

Internal Affairs

Krista Miller, chair

Women’s Issues

Jenny Rose Jimenez, chair

Political Action

Linda Ortega, Chair

Celebration Planning Committee

Open

Community Outreach Team

Jane Baulch-Enloe

Communications

Craig Yen,