Elections

AEA Elections: Your Opportunity to Lead and Represent!

Are you ready to take your leadership to the next level? AEA is now accepting nominations for the 2025–2026 AEA Regular Election and NEA State Delegate Election. This is your chance to play an active role in shaping the direction of our association—and even represent Alabama educators at the NEA Representative Assembly in Denver, Colorado, in July 2026! The AEA Board of Directors has approved the official rules and procedures for this election cycle. Detailed information, including nomination forms, election rules, district maps, and eligibility requirements for all AEA elections—including the AEA Board, Administrator Board, ACT Board, ESP Board, and NEA State Delegates – can be found in the Elections section at myAEA.org. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, by 4:45 p.m.

CONGRATULATIONS to our elected HEA OFFICERS & Representatives!!!

2025 HEA Election Results
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the HEA election! 🗳️
Please join us in congratulating the newly elected leaders who will guide our association forward:
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (UNOPPOSED): President – Bonnie Garrett, Vice President – Kecia Lambert, Secretary – Yolanda Bledsoe, and Treasurer – Dr. Cathy McNeal. Their terms are set to expire in May 2027.
NEA LOCAL DELEGATES: Bonnie Garrett, Kecia Lambert, Yolanda Bledsoe, Tiffany Shoulders, Dr. David Belton, Doetiletia Sims, Elyse Scott, Stephania Wilson, Susan Mitchell, Sharon Fletcher, Henry Avanrenren. These elected delegates attended the NEA Representative Assembly in Portland, Oregon, July 2 – 6, 2025 as HEA representatives.
AEA LOCAL DELEGATES (UNOPPOSED): Bonnie Garrett, Kecia Lambert, Yolanda Bledsoe, Dr. Cathy McNeal, Dr. David Belton, Lesia Downing-Saunders, Jessica Hipp, Sharon Fletcher, Elyse Scott, Angela Asfaha, Tiffany Shoulders, Stephania Wilson, Phyllis Morrissette, Michelle Cunningham, Sabrina Green, Jennifer Prince, Doetiletia Sims, Le’Ventria Parks, Paula Malone, Susan Mitchell, Sirlinda Lattimore, Henry Avanrenren, and Larrisha Irvin. These delegates will attend the AEA Delegate Assembly in Birmingham, AL December 4- 5, 2025.
HEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Doetiletia Sims, Stephania Wilson, Elyse Scott, Paula Malone, Susan Mitchell, Michelle Cunningham, Sirlinda Lattimore, Le’Ventria Parks, Lesia Downing-Saunders, Larrisha Irvin, and Monique Jackson. Their terms are set to expire in May 2027.

The following HEA members were elected to state level positions:
AEA Board District 5 Director: Michelle Cunningham
ACT Board District 5 Director (Unopposed): Yolanda Bledsoe
AEA ESP Board President (Unopposed): Kecia Lambert
NEA State Delegates: Bonnie Garrett, Dr. David Belton, Michelle Cunningham, Susan Mitchell, Yolanda Bledsoe, Jennifer Prince, Dr. Cathy McNeal, Kecia Lambert, and Patricia Cook. These elected delegates attended the NEA Representative Assembly in Portland, Oregon, July 2 – 6, 2025 as AEA representatives.

HEA is an affiliate of AEA, which is the largest democratically organized professional association in Alabama and almost every HEA and AEA leadership position is elected by the membership. Your vote elects the education professionals who set the agenda for our association and in many cases for our local schools. The more you get involved and the more you vote, the stronger your professional association will become.

About AEA Board Elections:

Each year, the AEA Policies and Procedures Commission submits the election rules along with the current timeline and open positions to the AEA Board for approval. You can find links to all election information and nomination forms on the AEA website when available.

AEA has seven districts. Each board district has three directors who sit on the AEA Board. The district directors serve a staggered three-year term, so each year, a director for each district is elected. AEA holds elections every year for all open positions on the AEA Board. Also included in these elections are the NEA state delegate positions for each district. These delegates are elected to represent the state at the NEA Representative Assembly. AEA Division elections for ESP, Postsecondary, and Administrator are held concurrently with the AEA regular elections.