Executive Officers – elected March 2026
President – Jim Lipinski
Vice-President – Mary Bilinski
Secretary – Scott Peterson
Treasurer – Russ Chappell
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Executive Committee/Building Reps – elected September 2025
Wilcox –Dave Ockuly, Caitlyn Bonhag, Aeneas Glover, & Kristen Liguzinski
Bissell – Allison Doyle, Emily Depew, & Tiffany Markim
Dodge –Lisa Schmauch & Rebecca Widener
RBC – Gabrielle Copen, Shelly Anderson, Lexi Sabo & Ian Horstman
THS – Cyndi Kurt, Kristie Lewis, Ryan Merriman, Jeff Tomko, Julie Humble, Chris Kuzas, & Molly Manley
Building Reps are members of the Executive Committee. They attend a monthly meeting with the other building reps and the officers. They serve as liaison between the Exec Committee and the members. They handle any routine association business that may occur in their building. Each building is entitled to one rep for every 10 members. The duties of the reps can be divided. Building Reps can also run as OEA or NEOEA reps. Any member who is an OEA or NEOA director is automatically a member of the executive committee.
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OEA Reps – elected September 2025
Jim Lipinski, Lisa Schmauch, Kristie Lewis, Dave Ockuly, & Mary Bilinski
“Leading the way for continuous improvement of education while advocating for members and the learners they serve”
OEA Reps are responsible to attend four meetings a year. They attend the NEOEA meetings and in addition, two assemblies located in Columbus. We are entitled to five OEA delegates.
NEOEA Reps– elected September 2025
Jim Lipinski, Lisa Schmauch, Kristie Lewis, Dave Ockuly, & Mary Bilinski
“The voice of public education in Northeastern Ohio…”
NEOEA Reps are responsible to attend two meetings a year. At these meetings we determine our position on the issues that will be voted on at the OEA rep assemblies. We are entitled to three NEOEA delegates.
The Representative Assemblies for 2025-26 will meet on November 8, 2025, at Eastlake
North High School and on April 18, 2026, at Olmsted Falls High School.
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NEA Delegates – elected March 2026
Dave Ockuly – local delegate
Kristie Lewis – NEA State At-large delegate for Ohio
NEA delegates are responsible for attending the NEA RA held once a year. Locally we are entitled to two NEA delegates. Our members can also become delegates at the state level.