Director of Learning and Organizational Development

Private: MEA welcomes new educators

Stories by Brenda Ortega, MEA Voice Editor In early 2020, MEA stood as one of the first organizations to recognize a gathering crisis and raise alarm bells about the urgency of a growing educator shortage. Ever since then, our members, leaders and staff have been at the forefront of solving it. At that time, newly released federal data showed a…

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Private: Senior leader wins Brunner Award

Percy Brown Over a 45-year career as a paraeducator in Ann Arbor Public Schools and a union leader in Michigan, MEA member Percy Brown has traveled the country teaching others in his role how to build strength and respect for school support staff and the important work they do. An early advocate of union mentoring and professional development targeting the…

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Private: Art teacher wins Best in Show

MEA member Gabby Marderosian set a goal for 2025 to collect rejection slips as a means of pushing herself to complete personal art projects amid the demands of working as a traveling elementary art teacher in Farmington Public Schools. “It’s a fun way of making yourself put yourself out there and not being afraid of getting rejected,” she said. However,…

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025