South Orange Maplewood Education Association

Wednesdays “Red for Ed”

Please continue to wear “Red for Ed” SOMEA shirts every Wednesday.
  • Mission: Chapter 78 Relief and ESP Job Justice
  • Take photos of members wearing red.
  • Email photos to-
  • Luis Hernandez (Webmaster): luisfdoh@hotmail.com
  • Photos in landscape format is preferable
  • Pat Hurley (Social Media): pmhur@aol.com
  • Kristie Thomas (PRIDE): kristiemariethomas@gmail.com

Roseann Voorhees

Dear members,
 
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Roseann Voorhees. Rosanne, 66 of Springfield passed away peacefully on December 20, 2019 at the Center for HOPE in Scotch Plains. She was born in Newark, NJ. Roseann worked at Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent Technologies for a period over 25 years. She recently retired after 18 years working for the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education.
 
Roseann enjoyed baking, crafting and the beach. She especially loved entertaining her family and friends.
 
A life long resident of Springfield, Roseann raised her own family in the same house she grew up in. Her pride and joy was her only son, Joseph.
 
She is predeceased by her husband, Edmund Voorhees. She is survived by her son, Joseph and his wife Tracy of Springfield, her sister Patricia Popp of Neptune City, and many lifetime friends, nieces and nephews.
 
Visitation will be on Monday December 23, 2019 4pm – 8pm at Higgens and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home, 582 Springfield Ave. Westfield, NJ 07090. Funeral Mass will be conducted on Tuesday December 24, 2019 at 10am at Saint James the Apostle Church, 45 South Springfield Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081.
 
In lieu of flowers donations in her name may be made to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation: www.curemeso.org or the Center For HOPE: www.cfhh.org

SOMEA Executive Board joined NJEA President

Some of your SOMEA Executive Board (SOMEA Secretary, Phil McCormick, President, Rocio Lopez, and PRIDE Chair, Kristie Thomas) and Building Reps (Monica Soliman and Jessica Cavagnaro) joined NJEA President Marie Blistan at Battello in Jersey City for the Hudson County Latino Foundation (HCLF) and We Empower Women, Inc. (WEWI) Year End Gala! President Blistan was one of the honorees at the annual event!

SOMEA Holiday raffle winners

Congratulations to our SOMEA Holiday raffle winners, South Mountain PRRC Rep, Craig Rynar, CHS Building Rep, Tara D’Alessio, and Seth Boyden PRRC Rep, Jen Rollin!

Thank you, all, for the work that you do for our students, members, association, and community! Enjoy the holiday season and see you in 2020!

 

October’s SOMEA raffle winners

Congratulations to October’s SOMEA raffle winners, Tuscan PRRC Rep, Suzanne Cicolello, Tuscan Head Tep, Claire Sinclair, and Clinton Head Rep, Sari Birardi! We appreciate all of the work that you do for our students, staff, and association and we hope that you enjoy this month’s SOMEA winnings!

SOMEA raffle at the first Rep Council

Congratulations to SOMEA Communications Chair and 5th grade teacher at Jefferson, Michelle Rhodes, and ESL teacher and Clinton Rep, Antoinette Gelin, as they started off the 2019-2020 school year right, winning the SOMEA raffle at the first Rep Council of the school year!

Stand with NJEA on May 15-Worth it Wednesdays

Worth it Wednesdays

You are making a difference!

On May 1, thousands of NJEA members participated in a statewide Day of Action.

Because of your efforts, our member-led campaign to Fix The Unfairness continues to gain momentum in the Statehouse. Elected officials are talking about us. Elected officials can no longer ignore the problems facing public school employees.

We’re not done yet. We must urge our elected officials to support public schools and hold them accountable for their commitment to public education. We need you!

On May 15, NJEA members will be gathering outside of 15 different legislative offices around the state. We’re asking you to stand up for the students you educate and the profession you love by attending one of the 15 events. You can sign up to attend here.

After you’ve signed up, please have a conversation where you share this information with at least one colleague.

Be sure to wear #RedForEd and post photos on social media using #FixTheUnfairness, #RedForEd and #WeAreWorthIt.

Thank you!

In power,

Marie Blistan, NJEA President
Sean M. Spiller, NJEA Vice President
Steve Beatty, NJEA Secretary-Treasurer

  • Please continue to wear “Red for Ed” every Wednesday.
  • Mission: Chapter 78 Relief and ESP Job Justice
  • Take photos of members wearing red
  • Email photos to-
    • Luis Hernandez (webmaster): luisfdoh@hotmail.com
      • photos in landscape format is preferable
    • Pat Hurley (Social Media): pmhur@aol.com
    • Kristie Thomas (PRIDE): kristiemariethomas@gmail.com
  • Share photos on social media using hashtags #FixTheUnfairness
Click to visit National Education Association-Red for Ed website

Executive Board
Rocio Lopez, President
Shira Lincoln, Vice President
Phil McCormick, Secretary
Laurie Pham, Treasurer

Tivoli Hunt, Legal Action Team
Michelle Rhodes, Member Communications