The contests for MTA president and vice president will be decided at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Delegates.
In addition, delegates will vote to elect at-large, regional and district positions on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, as well as seats on the Retired Members Committee.
Candidates for MTA president are John Sullivan of the Belmont Education Association, Matt Bach of the Andover Education Association, and Deb McCarthy, of the Hull Teachers Association. Candidates for vice president are Deb Gesualdo, of the Malden Education Association, Dean Robinson, of the Massachusetts Society of Professors, and Gayle Carvalho, of the Quincy Education Association.
Contested Races for Executive Committee
Elizabeth Tyrell, of the Andover Education Association, and Rosa Lopez-Whitehill, of the Pembroke Teachers Association, are running for the At-Large Ethnic Minority Member seat on the Executive Committee. Susan Soares, of the Arlington Education Association, and Camille Godbout-Chouinard, of the University Staff Association, are running for the At-Large ESP Executive Committee Member seat.
Four retired members are vying for election to the Statewide Retired seat on the Executive Committee. They are Amy Graff, Ruth Allen, Barbara Madeloni and Joni (Joan) L. Cederholm.
Giselle Richards-Genece and Declan Kennon, both of the Springfield Education Association, are competing for the Region A seat on the Executive Committee. Katuska (Katie) Lecaro, of the Education Association of Plymouth and Carver, and Craig Beaulieu, of the Stoughton Teachers Association, are running for the Region C seat.
Contested Races for the Board of Directors
Janelle Quarles, of the Classified Staff Union, and Holly Currier, of the Andover Education Association, are running for the At-Large Director for Education Support Professionals seat. Alison A. Lobron, Gillian Van Delft and Jamie Rinaldi, all of the Newton Teachers Association, are competing for the District 18G seat.
Statements from the above candidates begin on Page 32.
Seven retired members are vying for four vacancies on the MTA Retired Members Committee. They are Rick Last, Kathy Greeley, Rafael Moure-Eraso, Ora Gladstone, Tracey Pratt, Edward C. Nelson and Mersh Lubel Kanis.
All other candidates for the Executive Committee and the Board have been declared elected under the election waiver in the MTA Bylaws. The provision states that if there is only one candidate for an open position, the election will be waived and the candidate is declared elected.
Board seats for districts 2A, 8B, 11B, 15D and 44H also have terms ending this year, but no candidates submitted nomination papers by the deadline. Therefore, the interim election process for filling vacancies will take place shortly after the Annual Meeting. Members in the affected districts will be notified of the nomination and election process, as well as the timeline.
The candidates for Executive Committee and Board of Directors declared elected by waiver are as follows:
Executive Committee
Region F: Barry Davis, Haverhill Education Association
Region G: Dayshawn Simmons, Somerville Educators Union
Board of Directors
District 1A: Andrew Rapport, Southern Berkshire Regional Education Association
District 3A: Ian Petty, Northampton Association of School Employees
District 4A: Chris Herland, Amherst-Pelham Education Association
District 5A: Sherika Allen, Springfield Education Association
District 6A: Eric Simard, Pathfinder Education Association
District 26A: Robert Williams, Holyoke Teachers Association
District 34C: Mary Pat Dodge, Kingston Teachers Association
District 43C: Cheri Cluff, Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association
District 27D: Justin Brown, Brookline Educators Union
District 37E: Sarah Joncas, Canton Educators Association
District 38E: Zack D’Orsi, Foxborough Education Association
District 22F: Juliette Darmon, North Andover Teachers Association
District 21G: Will Karvouniaris, Wakefield Education Association. T
