The 2025 Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly, otherwise known as the IEA R.A., will be held March 13-15, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL.

The Oakton AFA will send elected representatives to the IEA-RA, as we do every year.  Please consider nominating yourself or another member of the AFA to attend this meeting. 

A member may either nominate a colleague or himself/herself for this position by providing the information on the form linked below. Required information includes: Nominee’s name, phone, and a non-Oakton email address.  

To support the participation of individuals from underrepresented ethnic groups, each region is also asked to nominate an Ethnic Minority Representative to the IEA R.A. Oakton AFA members may nominate an At-large Ethnic Minority candidate for Region 37 using the same nomination form linked below.

There is also a new At-Large Delegate option for Region 37.  Faculty who have taught fewer than 10 years may be elected to be an Early Educator Delegate from our region. Oakton AFA members may nominate an At-large Early Educator candidate for Region 37 using the nomination form linked below.

If you would like to nominate more than one candidate for the IEA-RA, please start a new nomination form for each person.

To be included on the ballot, all nomination information must be sent to the AFA Elections Committee by submitting the nomination form using this link: https://forms.gle/3AwrZkYAZ3ZkAtKL6

If you are unable to complete the form linked above, you can send the required information via email to Ruth Whitney at rwhitney@oakton.edu (AFA Election Co-Chair)

The Elections Committee recommends that if you choose to nominate someone else, please make sure he/she wants to be nominated and can attend this Assembly. Our delegates will need to be present at all meetings to represent the AFA.

Nominations received after 11:59 pm on November 30, 2024 cannot be included on the ballot. 

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Thursday, December 5, 2024  Voting for IEA-RA Delegates – all day both campuses

IEA-RA Delegate Election Vote Count will be held online on zoom on Friday, December 6, 2024 at the start of the monthly AFA Board meeting. All members are welcome to attend the vote count and the Board Meeting.