SOEA Officers

Student Oklahoma Education Association

P.O. Box 18485
Oklahoma City, OK 73154

State Student Coordinators
Marty Bull, Tulsa Metro, Northeast and Southeast Regions - 800.331.5143 - 918.665.2282
Patti Serio, Oklahoma City Metro, Northwest and Southwest Regions - 800.439.0393, 580.256.0073

SOEA Executive Board

President
Victoria Reed

victoria.reed@cameron.edu

Cameron University
Victoria is completing her internship in elementary education and will begin classes for a master's in counseling in the spring of 2013. She previously served as president of the Cameron SOEA chapter in 2011-12. Victoria graduated from Lawton's MacArthur High School.


 

Vice President
Holly Greenfield

hrgreenfield38@rangers.nwosu.edu

Northwestern Oklahoma State University
A graduate of Enid High School, Holly is a double major in early childhood and special educaiton at NWOSU. She is a member of the President's Honor Roll and serves Northwestern's SOEA chapter as historian and publicist. Holly has also served many hours as a volunteer in the Enid Public School System.


 OEA Delegate
Shavonn Heidlage

lsbryson93@rangers.nwosu.edu

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Shavonn is a senior at Northwestern majoring in elementary education. A graduate of Hennessey High School, she is a member of NWOSU's President's Honor Roll and serves as president of her campus SOEA chapter. Shavonn is involved with AmeriCorps, has worked as a camp teacher at Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse, and is a substitute teacher for Kingfisher Public Schools.

Legislative Representative
Selma Belts

naomi.balachander@students.opsu.edu

Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Selma, a native of Chennai, India, is a senior majoring in elementary education.

NEA Delegate
Torri Janzen

torri.janzen@students.opsu.edu

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Torri is a senior at Oklahoma Panhandle State University majoring in Elementary Education. She has a BA in Fine Arts from OPSU as well. A graduate of Perryton (TX) High School, Torri was an exchange student to Brazil her junior year of high school. Throughout her college career she has been on the Dean’s and President’s Honor Roll. This year Torri is the Vice President of OPSU SOEA and serving on Student Senate.

    

NEA Contacts 

National Education Association
1201 Sixteenth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036 - 3290

Jermaine Coleman
NEA Student Chairperson
202.822.7915
202.822.7624 (fax)

Kimberly Anderson
NEA Student Organizer
202.822.7123
202.822.7624 (fax)

Duties of SOEA Officers

President

The President shall be a voting member on the OEA Board of Directors, serve on the OEA FCPE Committee, the OEA Budget Committee, represent SOEA at the OCEA quarterly meetings, attend the NEA-SP Leadership and Connections Conferences, and shall be the first delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly and the OEA Delegate Assembly. (The OEA Board of Directors meets 6-7 times per year.)

Vice-President

The Vice-President shall serve on the OEA Convention Committee and shall be the membership promoter of the SOEA and be responsible for all membership programs, drives, and other membership activities. The Vice-President also shall be the chairman of the Bylaws Committee.

Secretary

The Secretary shall serve on the OEA IPD Committee and shall submit within two weeks of the prior meeting, copies of the minutes to the SOEA Student Organizer, the SOEA President, Vice-President and Legislative Representative. The Secretary will assist the State Student Organizer by writing articles and news stories for publication.

Legislative Representative

The Legislative Representative shall serve on the OEA Legislative Committee. The Legislative Representative shall also organize any political activities where SOEA may be involved.

OEA Delegate

The OEA Delegate shall represent the SOEA membership at the OEA Delegate Assembly that year and will give an oral report of the proceedings of the Delegate Assembly at the SOEA Regional Leadership Conferences and/or State Convention. The SOEA President shall be the first OEA Delegate. The second OEA Delegate shall serve on the OEA Human and Civil Rights Committee.

NEA Delegate

The NEA Delegate shall represent the SOEA membership at the NEA Representative Assembly that year and will give an oral report of the proceedings of the Representative Assembly at the SOEA Leadership Conferences and/or State Convention. The SOEA President and President-Elect shall automatically serve as the first and second delegates to the RA. The third NEA delegate shall serve on the OEA Legal & Corporate Services Committee. The fourth NEA delegate shall serve on the OEA Resolutions Committee. Subsequent delegates will serve on the OEA Committees upon appointment by the OEA President.

Additional Requirements

Meetings

All newly elected officers are required to attend a new officers meeting held in June. The annual Fall Regional Leadership Training shall be held at times and places the Executive Committee shall determine. The annual State Convention shall be held at times and places the Executive Committee shall determine. All officers are required to work at the OEA Convention held at times and places determined by the OEA. Additional meetings shall be held upon the call of the President with approval of the State Student Organizer. All executive officers must attend all scheduled meetings. Absences from 2 meetings shall result in the relinquishment of his/her office.

Terms of Office

The elected officers shall serve for one year and their term of office shall begin on July 15.

Vacancy in Office

A vacancy in the office of President shall be filled by the Vice-President. The vacancy thus created in the office of Vice-President shall be filled by the Executive Committee’s appointee.

General Information

It is essential for state officers to represent Oklahoma’s student members; therefore, attendance at all SOEA meetings and activities is required. SOEA executive committee members are appointed to the committees identified above. OEA committees meet in Oklahoma City generally on a Saturday during the fall and on another Saturday during the spring. All SOEA executive committee members will attend the OEA Summer Leadership Conference. Reasonable expenses incurred during SOEA terms of office are reimbursed using an OEA Expense Voucher.

 

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