Region 10

Come join other teacher and support staff retirees in our first Joint Wisconsin and Minnesota Conference! It will be held at the Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Center in Eau Claire on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

This unique one-day conference will feature John Stocks as our Keynote Speaker. John is the immediate past Executive Director for NEA and now is serving as Special Assistant to the NEA Executive Director focusing his work on the 2020 Presidential Election. John will speak about the critical importance of Wisconsin in the upcoming presidential election and give us ideas of how we can help elect a pro-public education president.

In addition to John Stocks, NEA-Retired President Sarah Borgman will welcome us and reinforce our power as retired educators and support staff. Break-out sessions on Identity Theft, Traveling, a special moderated forum of both state leaders, and a special upbeat and fun session by Sarah Borgman will also be part of the day.

There will be a delicious lunch and time to Mix and Mingle with colleagues and friends you haven’t met yet from your neighboring state.

If you need a room for the night, that’s available, too.

Join us on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Center in Eau Claire for a day of fun, socializing, and learning!

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President Ginny Bosse: gbosse@live.com

Vice President Tom Zigan; tomzigan@aol.com

Secretary/Treasurer Carol Krogmann; ckrogmann@wi.rr.com

Membership Coordinator Mary Jarvis; mejar@aol.com

At-Large Representative Marlene Ott; solidarity.ott@gmail.com

cluster 1: William “Bill” Stuessel, Director; wstuessel@yahoo.com

Janice Kienbaum, Alternate; finetree@charter.net

cluster 2: Karen Lach, Director; krnlach@gmail.com

Lucy Nefstead, Alternate; lvnefstead@gmail.com

cluster 3: Julie Hannon, Director; juliemariehannon@gmail.com

Kim Jordan, Director; skjordan1010@gmail.com

Deb Dassow, Alternate; debdassow@gmail.com

Kathi Taylor, Alternate; kathit1944@gmail.com

cluster 4: Ron Sunne, Director; ronsunne50@gmail.com

Vicki Burke, Alternate; veronicaburke@centurytel.net

cluster 5: Jim Brancel, Director; jbrancel@hotmail.com

cluster 6: Barb Grabow, Director; barbjg2143@gmail.com

Christy Anderson, Alternate; christylanderson15@gmail.com

cluster 7: Carol Bender, Director; no email

Linda Riesen, Director; riesvon@aol.com

Arthur Fiet, Director; arthurf399@aol.com

Joe Hanser, Alternate; joehanser@msn.com

WEAC Governance Liaison Kim Schroeder; SchroederK@weac.org

WCOA Liaison Allen Knop; ajknop@yahoo.com

Wisconsin must demonstrate that we value our teachers, Governor Evers writes

October 16, 2019

In a column released Wednesday, Governor Tony Evers says Wisconsin must do better in demonstrating that it values its teachers. “We must … recognize that part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators who teach our kids,” Evers writes. “Wisconsin pays our public school teachers less than the national average, which makes it harder to recruit and retain talented educators. According to recently-released data, Wisconsin has fallen to 33rd in the nation for average teacher pay. Teacher salaries in our state are some of the lowest in the Midwest. Teachers moving across the border to Illinois or Michigan can see pay bumps of $10,000 or more. That’s just not good enough, folks. As we continue to fight for the resources our schools need to invest in our kids, we must do everything in our power to ensure that educators know the work they do is valued and that they mean something to our kids and the people of our state.”