McElroy, LaCour and Cortese Re-elected,
Seven New Vice Presidents Elected to AFT Executive Council 

BOSTON — The American Federation of Teachers’ president Edward J. McElroy, secretary-treasurer Nat LaCour and executive vice president Antonia Cortese were re-elected to two-year terms by delegates to AFT’s biennial convention, meeting in Boston. The union also elected seven new vice presidents to its 39-member executive council:

• Shelvy Y. Abrams, board member, New York State United Teachers, New York
• Michelle Bodden, vice president, United Federation of Teachers, New York
• Linda Bridges, president, Texas Federation of Teachers
• Kenneth Brynien, vice president, Public Employees Federation, New York
• Stacey Caruso Sharpe, building representative, Amsterdam Teachers Association, New York
• Eric Feaver, president of MEA-MFT, AFT’s Montana affiliate
• Judy Hale, president, AFT-West Virginia

Re-elected to the AFT Executive Council during the convention were:

• Lee Cutler (Nanuet Teachers Association, New York)
• James Dougherty (Illinois Federation of Teachers)
• Kathleen Donahue (New York State United Teachers)
• Kathy Chavez (AFT New Mexico)
• Tom Mooney (Ohio Federation of Teachers)
• Louis Malfaro (Education Austin)
• Sandra Schroeder (Washington Federation of Teachers)
• Marcia Reback (Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals)
• Laura Rico (ABC Federation of Teachers – Orange County, Calif.)
• Maria Neira (United Federation of Teachers)
• William Scheuerman (United University Professions, New York)
• Patrick Santeramo (Broward Teachers Union, Florida)
• Marilyn Stewart (Chicago Teachers Union)
• Ann Twomey (Health Professionals and Allied Employees, New Jersey)
• Ruby Newbold (Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees)
• Alan Lubin (New York State United Teachers)
• David Hecker (AFT Michigan)
• David Gray (Oklahoma City Federation of Classified Employees)
• Ted Kirsch (Philadelphia Federation of Teachers)
• Randi Weingarten (United Federation of Teachers)
• Adam Urbanski (Rochester Teachers Union, New York)
• Barbara Bowen (Professional Staff Congress, New York)
• Janna Garrison (Detroit Federation of Teachers)
• Mary Bergan (California Federation of Teachers)
• Richard Iannuzzi (New York State United Teachers)
• Candice Owley (Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals)
• Edward Doherty (Massachusetts Federation of Teachers)
• Judy Schaubach (Education Minnesota)
• Lorretta Johnson (Baltimore Teachers Union)
• Ivan Tiger (New York State United Teachers)
• Andy Ford (Florida Education Association)
• Sandra Irons (Gary Teachers Union, Indiana)

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