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Board of Directors and Officers

The OEA Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association and is responsible for overseeing all activities of the Association.

The Board of Directors consists of the general offices of President, Vice President-Advocacy, and Vice President-Member Benefits. The general officers, along with the OEA Executive Director, are the Executive Committee of the OEA. In addition to the general officers, the Board of Directors is made up of 12 members-at-large, elected from the following groups:

  • Elementary-of which there are six representatives

  • Middle Level-of which there are two representatives

  • 5-8 magnet centers and any members not represented by the elementary, middle, or high school levels-of which the is one representative, and

  • Senior High-of which there are three representatives.


    • Board members are elected for two-year terms by Association members within the groups they represent, while officers are elected by all members of the Association for three-year terms.

    The Bylaws of the Association guarantee ethnic minority representation on the Board of Directors in proportion to the ethnic minority membership in the Association. Special elections are held for ethnic minority representatives should they be required.

    In addition, the Board has a continuing policy that there be proportional representation of OEA Board members with one board member for every 300 potential members or major fraction thereof. The Board requires the Governance Committee to review the number of members in each group (Elementary, Middle, 5-8 magnet centers and any members not represented by the elementary, middle, or high school levels, and Senior) every five years to ensure continued proportional representation on the Board of Directors.