All Board of Education Meetings for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year were scheduled at the BoE Reorganization Meeting on 1/6. A schedule of all 2019-2020 BoE Meetings is available for reps.
Essex County ESP of the Year
SOMEA Rep, Sandra Ritchwood, SOMEA Vice President, Shira Lincoln, and SOMEA Health and Safety Chair, Renaud “Pierre” Pierre-Louis, with members of the ECEA Executive Board at the NJEA ESP Awards Dinner, where Pierre was honored as the Essex County ESP of the Year!
SOMEA Members on “Red for Ed”
SOMEA Members on “Red for Ed” Wednesday!
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
“Red for Ed” Wednesday was in full force in the Transportation/Maintenance Department! Just ask Angel Gonzalez, Bernadine Bird, and our Health and Safety Chair, Renaud “Pierre” Pierre-Louis
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!
NJEA Convention 2019
CHS celebrating Halloween 2019
SOMEA members from the World Language Department at CHS celebrating Halloween 2019
