Vermont-NEA Southern Region - Who we are.

Vermont-NEA’s Southern Region is one of 7 UniServ Regions in Vermont. The Southern UniServ Region includes teachers and school staff in all of Windham and Bennington Counties and small areas of Windsor and Rutland Counties, an area of over 1500 square miles. We represent teachers and school staff in 8 supervisory unions. We represent teachers in 45 individual school districts, and we represent school staff in 23 individual school districts. Within the region there are 11 local teachers’ associations, 4 local school staff associations, and 5 local associations where teachers and staff are included in the same association. There are currently 30 collective bargaining agreements in the region. The region has over 1850 members.

The Southern Region is represented by 3 elected members of Vermont-NEA’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors meets periodically throughout the year. A list of its meeting dates can be found in the Vermont-NEA Pocket Calendar.

Area 1 of the Southern Region is represented by Susan Rusten. Susan represents members in the following local associations:

• Windham Central Education Association
• Windham Southeast Education Association
• Windham Southwest Teachers’ Association
• Windham Southwest Staff Association

Susan Rusten (Term ends 2008)
(802) 368-7490(H)
(802) 257-3029 (S)
suerust@sover.net

Area 2 of the Southern Region is represented by Galen L. Perkins. Galen represents members in the following local associations:

• Arlington Educators’ Association
• Arlington Staff Association
• Currier Memorial School Educators’ Association
• Dorset Teachers’ Association
• Manchester Teachers’ Education Association
• Mettawee Education Association
• Sunderland Education Association
• Burr and Burton Academy Teachers’ Association
• Southwestern Vermont Education Association
• Southwestern Vermont Staff Association

Galen L. Perkins (Term ends 2010)
(802) 442-0340 (H)
(802) 442-5256 (S)
 galenperkins@yahoo.com

Area 3 of the Southern Region is represented by Dennis Ladd. Dennis represents members in the following local associations:

• Springfield School Staff Association
• Springfield Teachers’ Association
• Windham Northeast Education Association
• Cavendish Town School Teachers’ Association
• Cavendish Staff Association
• Chester Education Association
• Flood Brook Education Association
• Flood Brook Staff Association

Dennis Ladd (Term ends 2008)
(802) 463-3734(H)
(802) 463-4366x217 (S)
facades@sover.net