EDUCATION SUPERSTARS! THANK YOU TO OUR TOP CYBERLOBBYISTS OF 2011
The NEA family won a number of important victories in Congress this year -- victories that would not have been possible without the activism of educators and others who care about children and public education. You sent over 530,000 emails, made over 8,300 phone calls, and made thousands of visits to Members of Congress to help achieve these victories.
Your e-mails and phone calls to Congress help amplify our voice and make sure that the concerns of educators are part of policy debates in Washington, DC. Sharing educators’ first-hand experiences is the most effective way to influence education policy and ensure that Congress crafts laws that will work for real students in real classrooms. We hope all NEA cyber-lobbyists will continue to share your expertise with your elected representatives and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Together, we are strong force that cannot be ignored.
Special thanks to our top 50 cyberlobbyists of 2011 -- who together sent over 17,000 e-mails to Congress. We thank you for standing up for your beliefs and taking time out of your busy schedules to make sure policy makers heard your voice:
Judy Armstrong-Hall, Troy, MI
Timothy Bakner, Virginia Beach, VA
Anthony B. Barrette, Alvin, IL
Linda Casey, Sewaren, NJ
Kathy Cieslak, Bethlehem, PA
Cecelia Collins, Milwaukee, WI
Cheryl Corbett, Tewksbury, MA
Ollie Danage, Aberdeen, MD
Laura Ehrenkranz, Fairfield, CT
Katherine Elliott, Canton, OH
Elizabeth Funderburk, Candler, NC
Esther Garvett, Miami, FL
Annabel Gunsallus, Charlottesville, VA
Betty Hankins, Saline, MI
Art Hanson, Lansing, MI
Robin Kerle, Lucinda, PA
Donna Kirk, East Hampton, CT
Jim Kline, Blacksburg, VA
Daniel Klipa, Plum, PA
LynnAnne Lange, Highland Park, CA
Sharon Lautner, Waretown, NJ
Cari Manzer, Norman, OK
Jeanne Marchiondo, Fairless Hills, PA
Robert Moeller, Glens Falls, NY
Vincent Newman, Hollywood, FL
Wende O'Brien, Brewster, MA
Irene Rathier, Smithfield, RI
Joe Ridgway, Blackwood, NJ
Kenneth Robertson, Kansas City, MO
Robert Rodich, Canal Winchester, OH
Melanie Scaplello, West Chester, PA
Dave Schwarck, Marquette, MI
Rachel Sebolt, Pittsburgh, PA
Fred Shoemaker, Harmony, PA
Kathryn Shoemaker, Lake Isabella, MI
Steve Silverston, Brighton, MI
Chasidy Simplot, Milwaukee, WI
Eileen Slavinsky, Mahwah, NJ
Alisa Sternberg, Titusville, NJ
Jessica Tatton, New Brunswick, NJ
Tina Theuerkauf, Gloucester, VA
Ann Watters, Salem, OR
Melissa Weinberg, Morristown, NJ
Scott Weiner, Jackson, NJ
Ken Weisman, Leesburg, VA
Todd Welcz, Vineland, NJ
Kathryn Wilde, Tucson, AZ
Carolyn Wilson, Zanesville, OH
Jacquelin Woods, Flossmoor, IL
Carol Yakimik, Mahwah, NJ
Timothy Bakner, Virginia Beach, VA
Anthony B. Barrette, Alvin, IL
Linda Casey, Sewaren, NJ
Kathy Cieslak, Bethlehem, PA
Cecelia Collins, Milwaukee, WI
Cheryl Corbett, Tewksbury, MA
Ollie Danage, Aberdeen, MD
Laura Ehrenkranz, Fairfield, CT
Katherine Elliott, Canton, OH
Elizabeth Funderburk, Candler, NC
Esther Garvett, Miami, FL
Annabel Gunsallus, Charlottesville, VA
Betty Hankins, Saline, MI
Art Hanson, Lansing, MI
Robin Kerle, Lucinda, PA
Donna Kirk, East Hampton, CT
Jim Kline, Blacksburg, VA
Daniel Klipa, Plum, PA
LynnAnne Lange, Highland Park, CA
Sharon Lautner, Waretown, NJ
Cari Manzer, Norman, OK
Jeanne Marchiondo, Fairless Hills, PA
Robert Moeller, Glens Falls, NY
Vincent Newman, Hollywood, FL
Wende O'Brien, Brewster, MA
Irene Rathier, Smithfield, RI
Joe Ridgway, Blackwood, NJ
Kenneth Robertson, Kansas City, MO
Robert Rodich, Canal Winchester, OH
Melanie Scaplello, West Chester, PA
Dave Schwarck, Marquette, MI
Rachel Sebolt, Pittsburgh, PA
Fred Shoemaker, Harmony, PA
Kathryn Shoemaker, Lake Isabella, MI
Steve Silverston, Brighton, MI
Chasidy Simplot, Milwaukee, WI
Eileen Slavinsky, Mahwah, NJ
Alisa Sternberg, Titusville, NJ
Jessica Tatton, New Brunswick, NJ
Tina Theuerkauf, Gloucester, VA
Ann Watters, Salem, OR
Melissa Weinberg, Morristown, NJ
Scott Weiner, Jackson, NJ
Ken Weisman, Leesburg, VA
Todd Welcz, Vineland, NJ
Kathryn Wilde, Tucson, AZ
Carolyn Wilson, Zanesville, OH
Jacquelin Woods, Flossmoor, IL
Carol Yakimik, Mahwah, NJ
We would also like to extend special recognition to the three states whose activists sent the most messages to Congress this year:Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Illinois.