EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
REGION F
Matthew J. Bach, Andover
As an EC member, I am proud to have played a leadership role in hiring our All-In organizers, expanding our membership, lobbying for and passing the Student Opportunity Act, and organizing with other locals on issues that affect our members and students such as housing insecurity and rent control. In Region F, there is greater cross-local activity, whether it’s fighting charter expansion in Haverhill; supporting community events in Danvers and Gloucester; rallying against management bullying in Swampscott, Andover and Revere; or gathering to discuss gold-standard contract language. I ask for your vote to continue this exciting and satisfying union work.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
REGION F
Ruth Allen, Dracut
I am a passionate believer in public education. In my two terms as a member of the MTA Board, I advocated for all members. I would like to resume this work as the Region F Executive Committee member. I know that we are strongest when we listen to one another and work together. In order for the MTA to continue to thrive, we all need to be willing to do this. Reasonable disagreement is healthy and necessary. We have many struggles ahead of us. I believe I am the best candidate to advocate for Region F and all MTA members.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
REGION G
John Sullivan, Belmont
Our goal as educator members is to improve our working and student learning conditions. We organize to achieve a member-driven vision for public schools. Under my leadership as BEA president, we worked to increase:
- Transparency — Fought for and won open bargaining with silent representatives.
- Equity — Created partnerships to dismantle racism.
- Power — Established joint labor-management committees to include educator voice in decision-making.
Regionally, I’ve collaborated with locals to offer union representative, leadership, and anti-racist workshops. As your representative, I hope to strengthen our solidarity within Region G to achieve our vision of public education. I appreciate your consideration.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AT-LARGE ESP
Yahaira Rodriguez, Worcester
Locally I am the ESP chair, EMAC chair, building rep, and part of the Bylaws Committee. I worked to create a book discussion that built a foundation of unity and equality and fostered a safe environment to engage in race conversations. In my state I am the ESP co-chair, a member of the Bylaws and Rules Committee, Resolutions Committee, ALANA Statewide, and Task Force on Race. Nationally I am part of the Resolutions Committee and the ESP director for the Hispanic Caucus. If you are passionate toward creating a unification of voices in order to spark profound change, vote for me.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
REGION G
Kerri Scott, Melrose
I am running for Region G Executive Committee because the strongest MTA leadership comes from those who experience the everyday struggles educators face. I have taught biology at Melrose High School for 18 years. As a Political Action Leader, I led the effort to pass the first override in Melrose in 25 years, and, on the bargaining team, leveraged that into a contract win. I worked on the SOA, delivering member letters to DeLeo and lobbying at the State House. With your vote, I hope to continue moving the MTA toward rank-and-file activism, creating more opportunities for member-to-member organizing.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AT-LARGE ESP
Leslie Marsland, University Staff Association
My passion for ESPs is no secret. I’ve served in many leadership roles within my local, MTA and NEA. As president of the largest ESP local, I represent 1,000 members at UMass-Amherst. I’m seeking the Executive Committee position because I have the experience, a degree in business management/accounting and the qualifications to hold this position. ESPs play an important role in the education of our students. I will advocate not only for ESP members, but all members. We must stand strong and united to make public education a priority. I ask for your vote as the next ESP At-Large, EC.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AT-LARGE ETHNIC MINORITY
Gloria Salazar, Somerville
For 19 years I haven’t stopped fighting, advocating, and educating our members about our rights, and empowering them to defend what is most sacred: the right to free, quality public education for all. I am a qualified leader who has served locally (Board of Directors, negotiations team), in the state (MTA At-Large member of the Board of Directors, Equal Opportunity Council, EMAC, and Public Relations/Organizing Campaign Committee), and nationally (Northeast regional director of the Hispanic Caucus, Team of ELL experts, NEA Resolutions Committee, NEA Human and Civil Rights Committee, NBI Committee, ELL Cadre, and NEA social justice trainer).
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
STATEWIDE RETIRED
Julia Monteiro Johnson, MTA Retired
I am a proud, vocal unionist and have been for my entire professional life. I was a local president and served you on the MTA BOD, Retired Members Committee, and as an NEA Director. I will work to represent all retirees in our member-driven union, just as I have in the past. My involvement record speaks for itself: retiree membership increases, workshop presenter, supporter of active members in contract disputes, and politically active. I will continue my efforts to make MTA the union that responds to members’ needs. Retiree issues are all member issues. I ask for your vote.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AT-LARGE ETHNIC MINORITY
Graciela Mohamedi, Brookline
I will build the MTA’s commitment to social justice. As a Latina educator, I fight for our students through:
- Organizing and speaking at the March for Our Lives and Fund Our Future rallies;
- Participating in statewide ALANA leadership;
- Speaking on the 2018 EMAC panel;
- Giving a TEDx talk about allyship, to name a few.
The social and emotional well-being of our students is an integral part of our working conditions. If it is the union’s job to fight for the betterment of our working conditions, it’s the union’s job to fight for the betterment of our students’ lives.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
STATEWIDE RETIRED
Andrei Joseph, MTA Retired
While currently serving on the Retired Members Committee, I have testified at the State House to increase the COLA on our pensions and arranged for expanded workshop offerings at our Retired Gathering. Most importantly, I have helped to build the Wisdom Warriors, a group of engaged retirees who travel to active locals to express solidarity. We have shown up to support the Dedham strike, unfairly suspended teachers in Revere and ESPs fighting for just pay in Somerville. I would be honored to continue this work as our representative on the Executive Committee.
