2025 Â¥·ïÌìÌà Election Now Open — Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on June 1
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Results of Â¥·ïÌìÌÃ’s 2024 election:

Secondary Representative-at-Large
Juliet Reed, Jackson-Olin High School, Birmingham, AL
Trustees of the Research FoundationÌý
ÌýTamara T. Butler, College of Charleston, SC
Â¥·ïÌìÌà Nominating CommitteeÌý
Chair: Mario P. Worlds, Alachua County Public Schools, FL
Lauren Leigh Kelly, Rutgers University, NJ
Giselle Martinez Negrette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Gabriel T. Acevedo, Arizona State University
Cheryl Hogue Smith, Kingsborough Community College, NY
Steering CommitteeÌý
Sanjuana Rodriguez, Kennesaw State University, GA
Carmen Lugo Llerena, New York City Department of Education
Nominating CommitteeÌý
Chair: Liz Murray, Davis Montessori Teacher Education Program, CA
Laquita Ngando Duvall, Dekalb County Schools, Decatur, GA
Virginie Jackson, Kennesaw State University, GA
Steering CommitteeÌý
Anna Osborn, Jefferson Middle School, Columbia, MO
Jayna Ashlock-Huston, Glover Middle School, Spokane, WA
Nominating CommitteeÌý
Chair: Nora Ramirez, Mercedes ISD School District, Mercedes, TX
Sierra Gilbertson, Fosston High School, Fosston, MN
Katie Sluiter, Wyoming Junior High School, Wyoming, MI
Steering CommitteeÌý
Byung-In Seo, Chicago State University
Valerie A. Person, Currituck County High School, Barco, NC
Brian James Hannon, Hayfield Secondary School, Alexandria, VA
Dan Stockwell, California State University, Bakersfield
Nominating Committee
Chair: Grover Cleveland Winfield III, Rappahannock High School, Warsaw, VA
Liz Shults, Homewood High School, Birmingham, AL
Wytinsea Jones, Hardaway High School, Columbus, GA
Steering CommitteeÌý
Dale Allender, California State University, SacramentoÌý
Danielle Lillge, Illinois State UniversityÌý
Nominating CommitteeÌý
Chair: Tina Curry, Â¥·ïÌìÌà Louis University, ChicagoÌýÌý
Ashley S. Boyd, Washington State University, PullmanÌý
Todd DeStigter, University of Illinois at ChicagoÌý
Executive CommitteeÌýÌý
Shelbie Witte, Oklahoma State UniversityÌý
Theresa Burruel Stone, Sonoma State University, CAÌý
Jill Ewing Flynn, University of DelawareÌýÌý
Nominating CommitteeÌýÌý
Chair: Darius Phelps, New York University, NYÌý
Diana Liu, Teachers College, Columbia University, NYÌý
Jennell Igeleke Penn, The Ohio State UniversityÌý
Shamaine Bertrand, The College of New JerseyÌý
Tala Michelle Karkar Esperat, Eastern New Mexico UniversityÌý
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Executive BoardÌý
Maria Perpetua (Perpie) Liwanag, Towson University, MDÌý
Tashema Spence-Davis, LaGuardia College, City University of New YorkÌý
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LLA President-ElectÌý
Lenny Sánchez, University of South CarolinaÌý