NEA Elects Pringle, Moss and Candelaria to Leadership
Becky Pringle, a science teacher from Philadelphia, has been elected president of the National Education Association. Pringle, who served as NEA vice president for six years, will assume her new duties on September 1. On that date, she becomes not only the leader of the nation’s largest union representing 3 million educators, but also the highest-ranking African American female labor leader.
Joining Pringle on the new NEA leadership team will be NEA Vice President Princess Moss of Virginia and new Secretary-Treasurer Noel Candelaria of Texas. NEA elections are usually conducted in-person at NEA’s Representative Assembly, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year they were held remotely with nearly 6,000 elected NEA delegates casting mail-in ballots. The results were announced at a tele-townhall with RA delegates on Wednesday hosted by outgoing NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa.
The delegates also reelected Hanna Vaandering, an elementary physical education teacher from Ridgewood Elementary in Beaverton, Ore., to the NEA Executive Committee.
Pringle, Moss, and Candelaria are the “right people at the right time,” Eskelsen GarcÃa said. “This is an incredible leadership team. They will be the eyes and ears for our membership.”
As Secretary-Treasurer, Candelaria will bring a “wealth of experience and knowledge CONTINUE READING: NEA Elects Pringle, Moss and Candelaria to Leadership - NEA Today
