Election Results
Following are the official, certified results of OEA’s 2021 Elections. Winning candidates appear in red. For more information on OEA elections, contact Maureen Peters at mpeters@okea.org or 405.528.7785.
Statewide Offices
President/Alternate NEA Director/NEA Delegate
- Katherine Bishop, Putnam City ACT – 63%
- Lori Burris, Mid-Del ACT – 37%
OEA Vice President/Alternate NEA Director/NEA Delegate
- Cari Elledge, Professional Educators of Norman – 53%
- Chelsea Foo, Edmond ACT – 47%
- Eric Winkle, Putnam City ACT, Candidate withdrew from the election.
NEA Director/OEA Board of Directors/NEA Delegate
- Zach Grimm, TEA Moore – 51%
- Shawna Mott-Wright, Tulsa CTA – 49%
OEA Board of Directors Seats
The OEA Board of Directors is designed to represent members at the grassroots level. Each zone is made up of at least 1,000 association members who elect their representative on the board. The newly elected Zone Directors will take office on July 6, 2021.
Eight open OEA Board positions are for three-year terms which expire in 2024. These board members will serve as NEA Delegates in 2022 and 2023.
Northeast A, representing Adair, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and Ottawa counties.
- Angelia Franke, Nowata CTA (Unopposed)
Northeast C, representing Cherokee and Muskogee counties
- Sharica Cole, Muskogee EA – 63%
- Mandi Jordan, Tahlequah EA – 37%
Northwest A, representing Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Major, Texas, Woods and Woodward counties
- Jennie Scott, Enid EA (Unopposed)
Northwest B, representing Kay, Logan, Noble and Payne counties.
- Zach Murray, Ponca City EA (Unopposed)
Oklahoma City A, representing Crooked Oak, Harrah, Mid-America Bible College, The EA of Moore, ESP Moore, Oklahoma Christian College and Oklahoma City Community College
- Zach Grimm, TEA Moore (Unopposed)
Oklahoma City C, representing Edmond ACT, Edmond ESP, ESE-OKC, OEA-OKC and University of Central Oklahoma
- Chelsea Foo, Edmond ACT (Unopposed)
Tulsa Metro A, representing Tulsa CTA
- Kelli Roberts, Tulsa CTA (Unopposed)
Tulsa Metro E, representing Berryhill EA, Bixby EA, Broken Arrow EA, Jenks CTA and Jenks ESP
- Michael Horn, Jenks EA (Unopposed)
One open OEA Board position is for a two-year, unexpired term, expiring in 2023. (This board member will serve as NEA Delegate in 2022.)
Tulsa Metro D, Oral Roberts University, OSU Tulsa Langston, Sand Springs ACT, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa Tech, Union CTA, Union ESP and University of Tulsa.
- Frank Brazwell, Union SPA – 60%
- Betty Collins, Union ACT – 40%
One open OEA Board position is for a three-year term which expires in 2024. This position does not serve as an NEA Delegate.
- Administrator-at-Large/OEA Board of Directors. No candidates filed, position to be appointed.
Statewide Openings
At-large delegates to the Delegate Assembly and NEA RA will serve at the 2021 meetings. The OEA annual meeting will be virtual again this year, and is scheduled for May 1. The NEA RA will be a virtual meeting July 2-6.
2021 OEA Delegate Assembly Position(s)
Administrator Delegate(s)-At-Large OEA/Delegate Assembly (Elected based on number of positions) No candidates filed.
NEA Retired Delegate(s)-at-Large OEA/Delegate Assembly (Elected based on number of positions)
- Linda Long, Elk City (Unopposed)
- Patti Ferguson-Palmer, Tulsa (Unopposed)
OEA Ethnic Minority Delegate(s)-at-Large OEA/Delegate Assembly
(Should the Bylaws requirement in this election category be met by local associations, no OEA Ethnic Minority Delegates-at-Large will be seated.) No candidates filed.
2021 NEA Representative Assembly Position(s)
- NEA Retired Delegate(s)-at-Large (successor delegates only)
No candidates filed.
Regional Positions
Category 1 delegates help the state affiliate ensure equity in the number of delegates funded per region for that year’s representative assembly. OEA/ NEA active members who are not supervisors and NEA active Life members who are not supervisors, retired or staff, are eligible to run for Category 1 positions.
Category I Delegate(s)-at-Large, NEA Representative Assembly
- Northeast Region (1 delegate) No candidates filed.
- Northwest Region (1 delegate) No candidates filed.
- Tulsa Metro (1 delegate) No candidates filed.
