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LEADERSHIP & STAFF

Teachers may be seeing stagnant salaries, but apparently union solidarity doesn't extend to union staff.

We have compiled compensation information for the NEA's leadership, as well as a chart of its $100,000+ employees.

As a disclaimer, it is the opinion of the editors of this website that the union is free to pay its staff as much or as little as it wishes. This information is provided as a service to the hard-working, dues-paying members.

Person
Position
2008 Compensation
Reg Weaver President*
$686,949
Dennis Van Roekel Vice President*
$366,840
Lily Eskelson Secretary/Treasurer
$346,716
John Wilson Executive Director
$389,257
John Stocks Deputy Executive Director
$295,269

*Weaver is no longer president of the NEA. Van Roekel has succeeded him.

The NEA has over 375 employees that make over $100,000.

Person
Position
2008 Compensation
Nas Afi
Org Specialist
$148,074
Olivia Aguilar Gattis
Archivist
$104,277
Nathan Allen
Grassroots Analyst
$126,954
Denise Alston
Sr. Policy Analyst
$131,091
Melinda Anderson
Sr. Press Off
$119,569
Kimberly Anderson
Org Specialist
$160,459
David Anderson
Sr Fin Acct
$121,850
Jonathan Anderson
Org Specialist
$166,795
Kimberly Anderson
Interim Manager
$136,534
Marilyn Aquino
Sr Confid Spec
$136,382
Jose Arce Jr.
Manager D
$160,433
Peter Arum
Sr Policy Advisor
$196,863
Howard Awrich
Sr Fin Acct
$119,828
Linda Bacon
Manager D
$148,248
Victor Baldorado
Section Chf
$107,289
Su Bao
Sr Prod Analyst
$122,555
Gloria Barajas
Assoc Dir
$165,276
Cesar Basurto
Manager D
$150,688
Jean Battin
Sr Prog Asst
$110,847
Kimberly Battle
Sr Confid Spec
$154,038
Frances Beard
Org Specialist
$164,241
Stephen Behrer
Sr Policy Analyst
$118,956
Daaiyah Bilal-Threats
Program Analyst
$113,635
Stanley Binder
Manager D
$157,394
Marsha Blackbum
Sr Prnt Prod Spec
$117,242
Richard Blake
Sr Tech Analyst
$120,989
Donald Blake Jr
Org Specialist
$146,366
Thomas Blanford
Assoc Dir
$192,845
Colleen Borst
State Affil. Exec. Director
$138,881
Patricia Bosak
Org Specialist
$198,371
Ellen Bradley
Manager D
$150,974
Carolyn Breedlove
Sr Policy Analyst
$122,802
B. Kay Brilliant
Assoc Dir
$183,501
Henry Brinkley Jr
Sr. Web Dev
$117,348
Lillian Brown
Dis Rcv Doc Spc
$125,135
Nadine Bumside
Manager D
$168,828
Michael Butera
Interim Reg Dir
$179,983
Robin Butterfield
Sr Confid Spec
$148,979
Linda Cabral
Manager D
$162,954
Cecil Cahoon
Sr Press Off
$106,750
Sara Campen
Org Specialist
$203,956
Alfred Campos
Lobbyist
$130,168
Christiana Campos
Commun Spec
$100,113
Susan Carmon
Assoc Dir
$200,320
Joyce Carter
Msg Issue Spec
$123,496
Jerry Caruthers
State Affil. Exec. Director
$167,424
Ruben Cedeno
Org Specialist
$173,466
Nesa Chappelle
Sr Policy Analyst
$124,999
Susan Chase
Org Specialist
$168,373
Joanna Choi
Sr Prog Asst
$122,030
Jill Christianson
Sr Policy Analyst
$164,844
Russell Clemons
Org Specialist
$166,186
Mary Cobb
Org Specialist
$198,915
Frances Coble
Convention Spec
$101,375
Lynn Coffin
Director
$252,168
Steven Compton
Sr ITS Analyst
$119,789
Lisa Connor
Org Specialist
$158,372
Gloria Constant
Manager D
$161,369
Joel Cook
State Affil. Exec. Director
$138,591
Willie Cook
Sr. Prog Asst
$109,226
Corina Cortez
Manager D
$193,856
Christine Cosenze
Video Ed
$136,474
Richard Costanzo
Sr Res Analyst
$125,841
Peter Cotterill
Sr Ntwk Eng
$125,038
Timothy Crawford
Manager D
$176,183
Todd Crenshaw
Org Specialist
$145,590
Frances Currie
Sr Policy Analyst
$135,489
Yolanda Curtis
Exec Confid
$125,000
Glen Cutlip
Sr Policy Analyst
$124,076
Janet Dade
Director
$190,079
Elizabeth Daise
Org Specialist
$176,079
Thaddeus Daise
Manager D
$206,814
Raymond Daly IV
Sr Web Dev
$124,529
Nancy Dassonville
Sr Assoc Analyst
$119,178
Linda Davin
Sr Policy Analyst
$121,538
Timothy Dedman
Org Specialist
$194,635
Elizabeth Demarest
Sr Res Analyst
$124,700
Wayne DeMeyere
Org Specialist
$201,348
Thomas Dial
Sr Res Analyst
$122,514
Marcella Dianda
Sr Policy Analyst
$128,822
John Dobbs
Sr Tech Sol An
$120,677
Pete Dodge
Cyber Spec
$121,121
Kimberly Dominguez
Manager D
$165,649
Adriane Dorrington
Sr Policy Analyst
$137,442
Roxanne Dove
Director
$209,269
Darrel Drury
Manager D
$161,633
David Cucey
Tech Ops Spec
$129,295
Erin Duncan
Lobbyist
$109,626
Sabastian Dunne
Manager D
$128,184
Sheala Durant
Sr Web Edit
$115,116
David DuVall
Regional Director
$158,752
Robert Eagan
Org Specialist
$222,443
Sherry Edgeworth
Sr Policy Analyst
$121,373
David Edwards
Program Analyst
$132,274
Michael Edwards
Sr Pol Adv/Dir
$201,113
Cara Elmore
Org Specialist
$165,174
Segun Eubanks
Director
$205,279
Richard Farfaglia
Sr Gov Rel Spec
$102,024
Kenneth Farrell
Manager D
$146,580
Lynn Feakes
Sr Prog Spec
$135,558
Colleen Fellows
Confid Spec
$101,117
Sarah Ferguson
Sr Policy Analyst
$144,461
Celeste Fernandez Busser
Sr Public Relations Spec
$104,996
Matthew Finucane
Sr Confid Spec
$146,195
William Fischer
Manager D
$183,001
Timothy Fitzgerald
Manager D
$148,640
Barbara Frank
Sr Policy Analyst
$122,404
Karen French
Sr Assoc Analyst
$119,789
Dennis Friel
Regional Director
$206,233
Leah Gandy
Sr Res Analyst
$109,269
Julie Garcia
Chief Learn Ofc
$214,620
Lydia Garcia-Dougherty
State Affil. Exec. Director
$146,758
Bonnie Gardner
Interim Manager
$130,915
Wayne Garrison
Sr Res Analyst
$126,489
Margaret Garrison
Manager D
$125,722
James Gattis Jr
Manager D
$181,773
Richard Geier
Manager D
$154,355
Al-Tony Gilmore
Manager D
$183,514
Robert Glenn
Sr Policy Analyst
$121,621
Donna Gold
Org Specialist
$161,347
Janice Gomez
CIO
$212,649
Steven Grant
Manager D
$189,759
Frank Grasso
Org Specialist
$191,067
Gerald Gripper
Org Specialist
$229,315
Stacey Grissom
Sr Public Relations Spec
$114,180
Laura Gross
Sr Confid Spec
$172,406
James Groves
Sr Ben Proj Spec
$142,498
Katherine Guess
Sr Assoc Analyst
$109,202
Janis Hagey
Sr Policy Analyst
$130,869
Barby Halstead-Worrell
Director
$191,189
Tamara Hamilton
Executive Counsel
$205,209
Joseph Hammond
Sr Wr Ed Prog
$106,358
Daniel Hand
Assoc Dir
$192,952
Roberta Hantgan
Sr Policy Analyst
$124,176
Sandra Hardeman
Sr Confid Spec
$136,876
Timothy Hargrove
Manager D
$176,159
Dorothy Harrell
Director
$202,810
Charles Hasse
Ballot Initiative Specialist
$150,522
Delores Jean Hayek
State Affil. Exec. Director
$101,889
Bryce Healy
State Affil. Exec. Director
$104,322
Donna Healy-Dean
Director
$186,528
Leroy Hedgepeth
Org Specialist
$179,831
Jacqueline Henderson
St Adm Asst
$104,003
Ronald Henderson
Director
$213,446
Rachel Hendrickson
Interim Reg Dir
$195,565
Branita Henson
Sr Mktg Spec
$124,489
Mary Heretick
Sr Gov Rel Spec
$119,231
Rufina Hernandez
Assoc Dir
$188,237
Christopher Heyer
Sr Nwk Analyst
$105,773
Leona Hiraoka
Director
$213,847
Sabrina Holcomb
Sr Wr Ed Prog
$120,568
Alexis Holmes
Confid Spec
$122,444
Dwight Holmes
Sr Policy Analyst
$121,821
Edwin Horsley
Org Specialist
$165,688
James Hristakos
Brdcst Producer
$152,506
Rose Hubbard
Org Specialist
$177,303
Doris Hubbard
Org Specialist
$208,583
William Hundley
Sr Confid Spec
$134,928
Alvin Hunter
Sr Ntwk Eng
$106,120
Michael Hurlburt
Manager D
$118,325
Edward Hurley
Sr Policy Analyst
$129,259
Joan Husted
State Affil. Exec. Director
$108,400
Marilyn Hutton
Sr Policy Analyst
$122,778
Rocio Inclan-Rodriguez
Org Specialist
$139,136
Theresa Jackson
Confid Spec
$100,711
Linda James
Sr Policy Analyst
$128,064
Maria Jaramillo
Sr Confid Spec
$146,833
Edith Jefferson
Manager D
$130,853
Alain Jehlen
sr wr ed Jour
$119,781
Betty Jeung
Org Specialist
$155,609
Anil John
Sr ITS Analyst
$119,789
Derrick Johnson
Manager D
$160,539
Sewell Johnson
Sr Med Prod Spc
$150,553
James Johnson
Sr Policy Analyst
$116,695
Beverly Johnson
Org Specialist
$201,659
James Jones
Sr Prog Analyst
$126,075
Maurice Joseph
Dep General Counsel
$185,621
Michael Kahn
Manager D
$168,526
Barbara Kapinus
Sr Policy Analyst
$129,762
John Kapustik
Sr Sys Admin
$110,352
Teresa Kelly
Exec Confid
$105,223
John Kendall
Sr ITS Analyst
$127,082
David Kilpatrick
Sr Policy Analyst
$134,405
Mae Kim
Org Specialist
$212,613
Donovan King
Org Specialist
$156,877
Nancy Kochuk
Sr Wr Ed Prog
$120,406
Rajan Kothandaraman
Sr Tech Analyst
$119,789
Vijaya Krishna
Sr Confid Spec
$143,665
Amy Kurtz
Manager D
$127,465
Margaret Laney
Sr Prog Asst
$101,381
Sheri Lanoff
Manager D
$180,608
Tammy Larrea
Sr Fin Acct
$119,289
Mark Laufe
Purch Spec
$119,972
Harry Lawson
Org Specialist
$163,046
Cornelius Lehane
sr wr ed Jour
$123,188
Steven Lemken
Commun Spec
$129,029
Arlethia Lemon-Cusack
Org Specialist
$177,860
Huiling Li
Sr Ntwk Eng
$120,960
Candace Lilyquist
Org Specialist
$161,411
Andrew Linebaugh
Director
$223,609
Xiaofeng Liu
Sr Res Analyst
$104,851
Cynthia Long
Sr Wr Ed Jour
$116,531
Juaney Lynn-Rigsby
Org Specialist
$160,717
Kathleen Lyons
Interim Reg Dir
$206,200
Marcia Magid
Sr Policy Analyst
$118,062
Staci Maiers
Sr Press Off
$130,504
Christine Maitland
Org Specialist
$170,615
Marilyn Malarz
Sr Policy Analyst
$136,263
Lisa Mallard
Exec Confid
$117,966
Carol Malone
Sr Policy Analyst
$125,294
Michael Man
Sr Confid Spec
$160,398
Bruce Manas
Sr Ntwk Eng
$120,977
Linda Manny
Org Specialist
$179,405
Douglas Markoff
Sr Assoc Analyst
$122,556
Patricia Martinez
Sr Prog Asst
$101,357
Luis-Gustavo Martinez
Sr Policy Analyst
$127,493
Steven Martinez
Manager D
$158,406
Helene Matthews
Confid Spec
$117,106
Katherine Mattos
Commun Counsel
$190,040
Evon Mazyck
Regional Director
$203,630
Bagrielle McClarty-Roberts
Content Writer
$113,903
Margaret McCormick
Attorney
$170,199
Raymond McInterney
Grassroots Analyst
$126,957
Nancy McKenzie
Sr Policy Analyst
$127,115
Denise McKeon
Manager D
$145,843
W. McLauren
Director
$206,204
Michael McPherson
CFO
$260,414
Judith McQuaide
Sr Res Analyst
$128,431
Barry Melamed
Assoc Dir
$229,246
Anita Merina
Sr Policy Analyst
$125,944
Thomas Merwin
Manager D
$168,100
Joan Mileo
Sr Fin Acct
$122,513
Scott Miller
Manager D
$147,372
Richard Miller
Org Specialist
$178,291
R Mills
Manager D
$121,506
Melanie Mitchell
Org Specialist
$194,422
Janet Mitchell
Sr ITS Analyst
$121,644
Deborah Mitchell
Res Analyst
$101,472
Pamela Mobley
Sr Policy Analyst
$121,366
Randall Moody
Manager D
$199,960
Melvin Myler Jr
Director
$225,717
Jacques Nacson
Sr Policy Analyst
$139,139
Carol Nelson
Org Specialist
$174,383
Lisa Nentl-Bloom
Org Specialist
$238,325
Danh Khac Nguyen
S/WQA Analyst
$119,023
Thang Nguyen
Special Asst
$193,720
HT Nguyen
State Affil. Exec. Director
$212,206
Susan Nogan
Sr Policy Analyst
$102,430
Audrey Northcutt
Sr Policy Analyst
$128,781
Steve Nousen
Org Specialist
$154,989
Richard Nuanes
Director
$192,164
Vanessa Nugent
Sr Pmt Prod Spec
$120,009
Emmanuel Nyantakyi
Prod Supt Analyst
$100,473
Nancy O'Brien
Lobbyist
$122,192
Karl Ochs
Org Specialist
$162,692
Lela Odom
State Affil. Exec. Director
$124,185
John Outcelt
Org Specialist
$183,910
Joel Packer
Director
$212,461
Dominic Padilla
Org Specialist
$183,343
Alberto Pangilinan
Sr Confid Spec
$148,516
Joyce Parker
Admin Manager
$126,639
Thaddeus Patrice
Prod Supt Analyst
$102,880
Felix Perez
Sr Wr Ed Prog
$128,362
Gail Perruso
Sr Assoc Analyst
$120,019
Genevieve Phelps
Manager D
$137,385
Gerard Polchinski
Sr Confid Spec
$150,248
Michael Pons
Org Specialist
$114,984
Andrea Prejean
Sr Policy Analyst
$134,244
Carrie Pugh
Assoc Dir
$152,930
Dhruva Qazi
Sr Tech Sol An
$131,477
Carmen Quesada
Director
$269,714
Cheryl Quick
Admin Manager
$120,589
Willard Raabe
Director
$204,172
Patricia Ralabate
Int Assoc Dir
$137,219
Teresa Rankin
Org Specialist
$163,496
Robin Raul
Sr Tech Analyst
$123,940
Rafael Rivera
Org Specialist
$146,292
Jorge Rivera
Org Specialist
$179,656
Tamara Roberts
Sr Assoc Analyst
$119,264
Kristin Robertson
Sr Public Relations Spec
$109,926
Marilyn Rogers
Executive Counsel
$227,754
Phyzell Roland
Web Development
$104,130
Sarah Root
Org Specialist
$174,845
John Rosales
Sr Wr Ed Prog
$123,973
John Roystone
Sr Sys Admin
$135,427
Kenneth Ruberg
Political Affairs Specialist
$122,453
Thomas Saucedo
Sr Policy Analyst
$119,827
David Schlein
Sr Policy Analyst
$125,633
Debra Schwoch-Swoboda
Int Exec Dir
$177,539
Donna Scimonelli
Sr DB Admin
$123,569
Merwyn Scott
Lobbyist
$123,754
Tonya Scott
Admin Manager
$104,941
Sylvia Seidel
Sr Policy Analyst
$122,651
David Seidman
Sr Sys Admin
$120,859
James Shackelford
State Affil. Exec. Director
$178,964
Brian Shannon
Sr Assoc Analyst
$121,934
Cathie Sheffield-Thompson
Org Specialist
$157,640
David Sheridan
Sr Speech Writer
$123,209
Edward Shumaker III
State Affil. Exec. Director
$119,922
Diane Shust
Director
$213,989
Sheila Simmons
Director
$215,767
Ben Simmons
State Affil. Exec. Director
$157,310
Dina Simon
Sr Prog Fin Spec
$117,366
Michael Simpson
Attorney
$154,088
Richard Sims
Program Analyst
$132,665
Dennis Slaughter
Org Specialist
$145,283
James Sledge
Org Specialist
$180,715
Steven Sluchansky
Manager D
$167,292
Elvira Smith
Sr Assoc Analyst
$125,985
Mark Smith
Org Specialist
$148,706
David Smith
State Affil. Exec. Director
$103,900
Agnes Smith
Org Specialist
$175,105
Richard Snider Jr
Manager D
$182,020
Joel Solomon
Sr Policy Analyst
$112,908
Anitra Speight
Manager D
$153,050
Earline Spence
Admin Manager
$109,668
Wanda Spratley
Confid Spec
$116,492
Angel Stanford
Org Specialist
$132,395
Malcolm Staples
Manager D
$182,696
Barbara Stein
Manager D
$187,986
Lillian Stephens
Manager D
$142,794
John Stocks
Dep Exec Dir
$295,269
Janet Strecker
Manager D
$144,121
Mark Streger
Manager D
$165,765
Robert Strunk
Org Specialist
$163,267
Cynthia Swann
Director
$311,873
Jacob Sweeney
Org Specialist
$144,035
Weizhong Tang
Sr Res Analyst
$121,956
Bouy Te
Director
$200,731
Lennell Terrell
Org Specialist
$156,104
Patricia Thomas
Confid Spec
$112,642
Katrina Thompson
Org Specialist
$175,970
Bill Thompson
Director
$193,962
Armand Tiberio
Regional Director
$139,262
Jose Tijerina
Manager D
$189,505
Gary Timmons
Manager D
$160,319
Patricia Todd
Sr ITS Analyst
$121,638
Tuan Tran
Sr Sys Admin
$119,959
Kathy Tuck
Sr Policy Analyst
$119,321
Luis Vall-Lloveras Jr
Sr Confid Spec
$147,478
Richard Verdugo
Sr Policy Analyst
$125,859
Thinh Vu
Sr Assoc Analyst
$120,149
EC Walker
State Affil. Exec. Director
$144,139
Andrea Walker
Sr Policy Advisor
$153,194
Douglas Walker
Manager D
$165,231
Soo Walker
Sr Confid Spec
$104,052
Robert Walsh Jr
State Affil. Exec. Director
$155,402
Charles Walston
Sr Speech Writer
$100,461
Brian Washington
Sr Press Off
$122,448
Donald Washington
Sr Policy Analyst
$122,366
Howard Weinberg
State Affil. Exec. Director
$143,392
Derek Weitzel
Sr Nwk Analyst
$124,976
Nicole Wexler
Sr Nwk Analyst
$122,175
R Whalen
Sr ITS Analyst
$120,109
Karen White
Director
$210,024
Robert Whitehead
State Affil. Exec. Director
$132,296
Brooke Whiting
Sr Res Analyst
$120,815
Valerie Wilk
Org Specialist
$152,213
Shirley Wilkinson
Sr Tech Sol An
$109,410
Richard Wilkof
Attorney
$156,503
Steve Williams
Sr DB Admin
$122,141
Phadra Williams
Org Specialist
$173,379
Catherine Williams
Sr Assoc Analyst
$106,185
Sabrina Williams
Admin Manager
$103,103
Sondra Williams
Org Specialist
$202,718
Ian Williams
Sr ITS Analyst
$120,393
Pamela Wilson
Sr Confid Spec
$147,227
Lorraine Wilson
Sr Tech Sol An
$130,355
David Winans
Sr Policy Analyst
$121,228
Cory Wofford
Org Specialist
$140,667
Jan Wolkin
S/WQA Analyst
$118,956
Paul Wolman
Sr Policy Analyst
$120,000
Patricia Wright
Sr Policy Analyst
$126,912
Frank Yates
State Affil. Exec. Director
$125,544
Allison Yeargin
Web Development
$107,909
Sonia Yilmaz
Sr Policy Analyst
$124,138
Carolyn York
Manager D
$158,531
John Yrchik
State Affil. Exec. Director
$188,582
Karen Zauber
Sr Wr Ed Prog
$119,055
Thomas Zembar
Sr Policy Analyst
$107,201
Bronna Zlochiver
Media/Cont Analyst
$103,364

Don't just take our word for it. You can find this information in a public report filed the federal Department of Labor, known as an LM-2.