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WCTA Elections

Click HERE to see the 2025 MSEA Election info.

Complete report provided to the WCTA Rep Council from Neil Becker, Elections Chair, at the February 19, 2025, meeting.

  • WCTA President
    • Carol Mowen
  • WCTA Vice-President
    • Pam Abston
  • 2 Elementary At-Large
    • Tara Myers
    • Tony McDonald (Write-In)
  • 1 Middle School At-Large
    • Alicia Walz
  • 1 High School At-Large
    • Kristy Gross  
Delegate to the MSEA Convention — 18 vacancies
Carol Mowen
Pam Abston
Jaime Bowden
Harley Smith
Kristy Gross
Kimberly Toms
Stephen Schawalder
Cassandra Newton
Beth Ann Shaffer
James Feeser
Terri Moore-Porter
Tony McDonald
Mike Milbury
Sandy Newton
Eric Tilmans
Beckie Higgins-Arey
Lisa lewis
Amber Woody
Shelby Wallace

 

Delegate to the NEA Convention [WCTA can fund only ONE delegate] — 8 vacancies
  • Carol Mowen (also elected as MSEA Delegate so funded through MSEA)
  • Alicia Walz (also elected as MSEA Delegate so funded through MSEA)

1. Jaime Bowden (WCTA can fund)

2. Pam Abston (WCTA alternate or possible split stipend)
Cassandra Newton (local funding not available)
James Feeser (local funding not available)
Kristy Gross (local funding not available)
Lyvon Campbell (local funding not available)
  • Kimberly Toms (also elected as MSEA Delegate so funded through MSEA)
  • Neil Becker (also elected as MSEA Delegate so funded through MSEA)
Shelby Wallace (local funding not available)

WCTA Elections 2025 Timeline

Nominations Open: January 3, 2025
Nominations Close: January 17, 2025

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Election Window Opens: January 27, 2025
Election Window Closes: February 14, 2025

 

Here are the Offices/Positions on the 2025 WCTA Ballot and the bios of the declared candidates:

  • WCTA President
  • WCTA Vice-President
  • 2 Elementary At-Large
  • 1 Middle School At-Large
  • 1 High School At-Large
  • WCTA Delegates to MSEA RA and NEA RA
    • MSEA RA – WCTA could bring up to 31 delegates as per MSEA bylaws.
      • Pam Abston
      • Jaime Bowden
      • Kristy Gross
      • Carol Mowen
      • Stephen Schawalder
      • Harley Smith
      • Kimberly Toms
    • NEA RA – WCTA could bring up to 10 local delegates as per NEA bylaws.
      • Pam Abston
      • Jaime Bowden
      • Carol Mowen
      • Alicia Walz

NOTE: Members may write in names (their own or another member’s name to nominate them for positions) in all the ballot races.

Nominations & Elections Process 

Nominations Forms for Candidates

Forms are available from Building Reps during the nominations window in January or can be downloaded from the links provided above. Forms can also be requested by contacting Jamie Barrett at the WCTA office.

Nominees shall be members in good standing of WCTA, MSEA, and NEA and have been a member of the Washington County Teachers Association for the (2) two consecutive school years preceding nomination and election.  Delegates must fulfill all requirements included in the WCTA By-Laws.  

NOMINATION PROCEDURES ~

  1. All nominations must include the written consent of the person nominated.
  2. Nomination forms and completed biographical data sheets must be returned to Neil Becker as noted on the nomination form. Nominations forms received after the deadline will be invalid.
  3. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to verify receipt of his/her nomination form.
  4. The order of candidates on the ballot shall be determined by random draw.

ELECTION RULES AND PROCEDURES ~

According to Article XIV, Section 2d., of the WCTA Bylaws, “A written notice shall be sent to all members explaining the adopted election procedures for local representatives to state and national association bodies.”

  1. A biographical data sheet for candidates will be distributed to the Reps and posted on the WCTA website.

  2. Ballots must be completed by the date noted above.  

  3. No person shall be elected as an officer without receiving a majority of ballots cast (Article XIV-Elections, Section 1h.).

  4. In the case of a tie, a runoff election will be held for that office.

  5. In the event that no candidate receives a majority vote for a given office, a runoff election will be held for the two candidates receiving the higher number of votes for that office/position.

  6. The final election results will be published to the entire membership.

  7. All ballots will remain a matter of record, in the WCTA office, for a period of sixty (60) days following election.
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