Field Staff Directory

Call on Your Regional UniServ Staff. UniServ is the delivery system for local, state, and national Association programs. Through UniServ directors, MNEA brings members and local associations a wide range of programs and services.

MNEA’s UniServ directors are organizers, consultants, lobbyists, negotiators, trainers, spokespeople, grievance representatives, and advocates. Each has extensive training and experience in advocacy skills.

If you have an employment-related problem, don’t hesitate to call your UniServ director. There is no charge for UniServ assistance.

Your MNEA regional UniServ staff are an excellent resource on the following topics:

• Professional Practice 
• Member Recruitment
• Collective Bargaining
• Public Relations
• Human and Civil Rights
• Employee Rights

• Political Action
• School Restructuring
• Legislative Issues
• Internal Communications
• Crisis Management
• School Finance

Field Services

Deputy Executive Director: Local/Member Support
Shannon Weber (shannon.weber@mnea.org, (314) 584-1302)

Find Field Staff

Just type the name of your school district in the box below to find which MNEA regional staff are assigned to your area. Direct phone numbers and email addresses are listed for the administrative assistants and UniServ directors. 

1810 E Elm Street
Jefferson City , MO 65101
United States

Loren Propst
Regional Office Administrative Assistant (Unit 15)
Kyle Olmstead
UniServ Director, Unit 15

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

ADAIR CO/BRASHEAR
ADAIR CO/NOVINGER
ATLANTA
BEVIER C4
BLACKWATER RII
BLAIR OAKS R-II
BOONVILLE EDUC ASSN
BROOKFIELD R-III
BRUNSWICK RII
BUCKLIN
CALLAO C-8
CENTRALIA RVI
CLARKSBURG C-2
COALITION OF GRADUATE WORKERS
COLE CO R-1 RUSSELLVILLE 
COLE R-V (EUGENE)
COLUMBIA MNEA
COOPER CO/BUNCETON
ELDON
FAYETTE
FULTON EA
GILLIAM
GREEN CITY RI
HALE R-I
HALLSVILLE RIV

HARDEMAN R-X
HARRISBURG
HIGBEE RVIII
HIGH POINT R-III
HOLLIDAY C-2
HOWARD CO/GLASGOW
IBERIA R V
JAMESOWN C-1
JEFFERSON CITY NEA
KEYTESVILLE RIII
KIRKSVILLE MO-NEA
LA PLATA
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY MNEA
LINN CO R-I
MACON CO R-I
MACON CO RIV
MADISON C-3
MARCELINE R-V
MARSHALL EA
MEADVILLE R-IV
MEXICO NEA
MIDDLE GROVE C-I
MILAN C-2
MILLER CO. RIII
MISSOURI STATE SCHOOLS
MO SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
MO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
MO SCHOOL FOR THE SEVERELY DISABLED 
MOBERLY EA
MONITEAU CO RI
MONITEAU CO R-V (LATHAM)
MORGAN CO RI
MORGAN CO R-II

NEW BLOOMFIELD RIII
NEW FRANKLIN R-I
NORTH CALLAWAY/KGDM
NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI COLLEGE
NORTHEAST RANDOLPH RIV
NORTHWEST RI
OREARVILLE R-IV
OTTERVILLE R-IV
PILOT GROVE C-4
PRAIRIE HOME R-V
PUTNAM CO R-I
RENICK RV
SALISBURY RIV
SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE
SCHUYLER R-I NEA
SMITHTON R-VI
SOUTH CALLAWAY NEA
SOUTHERN BOONE CO R-I NEA
ST ELIZABETH R-IV
STATE FAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STURGEON
TIPTON R-VI
TRUMAN STATE UN TCHS
UNIVERSITY OF MO/STAFF
WESTRAN

4224 South Hocker Drive, Suite 200
Independence, MO 64055
United States

Administrative Assistants

Brittany Blackman
Administrative Assistant Units 11, 13, & 14
brittany.blackman@mnea.org
(816) 255-1701

Staci Henks
Administrative Assistant Unit 12 & Field Organizer
staci.henks@mnea.org
(816) 255-1707

MNEA

Christopher Eager
Field Organizer
Rebecca Wilson
UniServ Director, Unit 11

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

ADRIAN EDUC ASSN
APPLETON CITY
ARCHIE RV
BALLARD R-II
BELTON NEA
BOLIVAR MNEA
BRONAUGH RVII
BUTLER
CENTER EDUCATION ASSN
CLINTON NEA
DAVIS R XII
DREXEL
EL DORADO SPRINGS EA 

FAIR PLAY
GRANDVIEW NEA
HALFWAY R-III
HARRISONVILLE EA 
HERMITAGE EDUC ASSN
HICKMAN MILLS NEA
HICKORY CO R-1
HUDSON R-IX
HUMANSVILLE RIV
HUME RVIII
LAKELAND RIII
LEES SUMMIT NEA
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ESP
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEA

MIAMI R-I (BATES COUNTY)
MIDWAY R-1
MONTROSE RXIV
NEVADA-NEA
NORTHEAST VERNON CO/WALKER
OSCEOLA
RAYMORE-PECULIAR NEA
RAYTOWN-NEA
RICH HILL CTA
ROSCOE C-1
SHELDON RVIII
SHERWOOD
STOCKTON RI
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
WARSAW CTA MEA/NEA
WEAUBLEAU NEA
WHEATLAND NEA

J. Eric Simmons
UniServ Director, Unit 12

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

INDEPENDENCE ESP
INDEPENDENCE NEA
INDEPENDENCE TRANS EMP ASSN

KANSAS CITY-NEA
KC CHARTER SCHOOLS

KEARNEY EA
NORTH KANSAS CITY NEA

Martha Harris
UniServ Director, Unit 13

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

ALBANY R-III
AVENUE CITY R-IX
BRAYMER C-4
BRECKENRIDGE RI
BUCHANAN CO R-IV
CAINSVILLE R-I
CAMERON R-1
CHILLICOTHE EA
COWGILL R-VI
CRAIG R-III
EAST BUCHANAN C1
FAIRFAX R-III
GALLATIN R-V
GILMAN CITY R-IV
GRUNDY CO RV
HAMILTON R-II
JEFFERSON C-123
KING CITY RI
KINGSTON 42
LAREDO R-VII
LATHROP EDUC ASSN
LAWSON R XIV
LIVINGSTON CO R-III

MARYVILLE R-II
MAYSVILLE R-I
MID-BUCHANAN/FAUCETT
MIRABILE C-1
MOUND CITY R-II
NEW YORK R-IV
NEWTON-HARRIS R-III
NODAWAY-HOLT R-VII
NORTH ANDREW CO R-VI
NORTH DAVIESS
NORTH HARRISON R-III
NORTH MERCER CO RIII
NORTH NODAWAY CO R-VI
NORTH PLATTE CO R-I
NORTHEAST NODAWAY CO R-V
OSBORN R-O
PARK HILL NEA
PATTONSBURG R-II
PLATTE COUNTY EA 
PLATTSBURG NEA (Clinton Co)
PLEASANT VIEW RVI
POLO R-VII
PRINCETON RV

RIDGEWAY RV
ROCK PORT R-II
SAVANNAH EDUC ASSN
SMITHVILLE NEA
SOUTH HARRISON NEA
SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I
SOUTH NODAWAY CO R-IV
SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON CO R-I
SPICKARD R-II
ST JOSEPH EDUC ASSN
ST JOSEPH ESP BLDGS & TRADES
ST JOSEPH ESP NEA LOCAL 2
STANBERRY R-II 
STEWARTSVILLE C-2
TARKIO R-I
TINA-AVALON RII
TRENTON R-IX
TRI-COUNTY R-VII
UNION STAR R-II
WEST NODAWAY CO R-I
WEST PLATTE EA/WESTON
WINSTON R-VI
WORTH COUNTY R-III
 

Yvonne McCarty
UniServ Director, Unit 14

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

BLUE SPRINGS NEA
BOSWORTH
CALHOUN RVIII
CARROLLTON
CHILHOWEE MO NEA
COLE CAMP R-I
CONCORDIA-NEA
EAST LYNNE 40
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS EA
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS ESP
FORT OSAGE-NEA
GRAIN VALLEY
GRAIN VALLEY TRANSPORTATION 
GREEN RIDGE
HARDIN CENTRAL C-2

HENRY CO R 1/WINDSOR
HOLDEN MISSOURI NEA
JOHNSON CO R-7 EA
KINGSVILLE
KNOB NOSTER
LA MONTE
LAFAYETTE CO-1 EA
LEESVILLE
LEETON
LEXINGTON
LIBERTY NEA
LINCOLN RII
LONE JACK C-6
MALTA BEND R-V
MIAMI R-I (SALINE COUNTY)

MISSOURI CITY 56
NORBORNE NEA
OAK GROVE
ODESSA MNEA
ORRICK R-XI
PETTIS CO R-V
PETTIS CO R-XII (Pettis Co K-8)
PLEASANT HILL NEA
RICHMOND R-XVI
SANTA FE RX
SEDALIA NEA
SHAWNEE RIII
SLATER
STRASBURG C-3
SWEET SPRINGS R-VII
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MO NEA
WARRENSBURG EA
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX

955 Gardenview Office Parkway
St. Louis, MO 63141
United States

Shannon Weber
Deputy Executive Director: Local/Member Support
shannon.weber@mnea.org
(314) 584-1302

Daniel Bryar
General Counsel & Chief Human Resource Officer
daniel.bryar@mnea.org
(573) 634-3202

Administrative Assistants

Tracy Flaherty
Executive Administrative Assistant - Legal & Regional (Units 8 & 9)
tracy.flaherty@mnea.org
(314) 584-1305

Grace Garland
Administrative Assistant (Units 5, 6 & 7)
grace.garland@mnea.org
(314) 584-1308

Laura Wallace
Administrative Assistant (Units 3, 4 & 6)
laura.wallace@mnea.org
(314) 584-1312

Jaimie Flaherty
Field Organizer
Kelli Ward
UniServ Director, Unit 3

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

FERGUSON FLORISSANT NEA
NEA ST LOUIS 

NORMANDY NEA
RITENOUR NEA
 

ST. LOUIS CHARTER SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITY CITY EA

Kelli Dornfeld
UniServ Director, Unit 4

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

HAZELWOOD ASP
HAZELWOOD ASSOC OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
HAZELWOOD NEA

JENNINGS NEA
PATTONVILLE ESP
PATTONVILLE NEA

RIVERVIEW GARDENS NEA

Charlyn Shepherd
UniServ Director, Unit 5

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

CLAYTON NEA
HARRIS STOWE STATE UNIVERSITY NEA
LADUE NEA

PARKWAY NEA
PARKWAY REG NURSES
PARKWAY UNITED MAINTENANCE ASSN

ST LOUIS CC Professional EA-PEBU NEA
ST LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Jaime Schwartz
UniServ Director, Unit 6

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

SPECIAL DISTRICT NEA (SDNEA) (Teachers)

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Tara Richardson
UniServ Director, Unit 6

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

SPECIAL DISTRICT VISUAL LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS (SDVLS)
 

SPECIAL EDUCATION EMPLOYEES ASSN (SEEA-ESP)

SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL ASSN

Alice Floros
UniServ Director, Unit 7

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

BRENTWOOD NEA
KIRKWOOD NEA

LINDBERGH - NEA
LINDBERGH AOP
Lindbergh Association of Health Professionals 
MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HTS CTA
 

MEHLVILLE NEA
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS
VALLEY PARK NEA
WEBSTER GROVES EA

Lisa Ali
UniServ Director, Unit 8

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

EAST CENTRAL COLLEGE NEA
FRANKLIN CO R-II
GASCONADE CO C-4 (FALCON)
GASCONADE CO/HERMANN
LONEDELL R-14 CTA
MERAMEC VALLEY NEA

NEW HAVEN
NORTHWEST EDUC ASSN
OSAGE CO/CHAMOIS
OSAGE CO/LINN
OSAGE CO/WESTPHALIA

ROCKWOOD ASSN OF SOCIAL WORKERS
ROCKWOOD CUST EA
ROCKWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD-OT/PT/BCBA NEA
ROCKWOOD NEA
ROCKWOOD NURSES
ST CLAIR
UNION EDUC ASSN
WASHINGTON NEA

James Mueller
UniServ Director, Unit 9

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

ADVANCE
AFFTON EDUCATION ASSN
ALTENBURG 48
ARCADIA R-II
BAYLESS COM TEACHERS ASSN
BELL CITY R-II
BELLEVIEW RIII
BERNIE RXIII
BISMARCK R-V
BLOOMFIELD R-XIV
CAMPBELL R-II
CAPE GIRARDEAU NEA
CARUTHERSVILLE
CENTERVILLE R1
CENTRAL R III
CHAFFEE R-II
CHARLESTON CTA
CLARKTON C-4
CLEARWATER R-I
COOTER R-IV
CRAWFORD CO R I (BOURBON)
CRYSTAL CITY EDUCATION ASSN
DELTA C-7
DELTA R-V
DESOTO TRANSP ASSOC
DESOTO-NEA
DEXTER RXI
DONIPHAN R-1
DUNKLIN EDUC ASSN
EAST CARTER MNEA
EAST PRAIRIE R-II
FARMINGTON NEA
FESTUS MNEA/CTA
FOX EDUCATION ASSN
FREDERICKTOWN

GIDEON 37
GRANDVIEW R-II
GREENVILLE R-II
HANCOCK PL COMM TA
HAYTI RII
HILLSBORO PARA EDUCATORS NEA
HILLSBORO SECRETARY ASSOC. NEA
HILLSBORO TA NEA
HOLCOMB RIII
IRON CO/VIBURNUM
JACKSON MNEA
JEFFERSON COLLEGE TCHERS
JEFFERSON R7 ESA
JEFFERSON R-7 MNEA
KELSO C-7
KENNETT
KINGSTON K-14
LEOPOLD R-III
LESTERVILLE R-IV
MALDEN
MARQUAND-ZION R-VI
MEADOW HEIGHTS RII
MINERAL AREA COLLEGE
NAYLOR R-II
NEELYVILLE
NELL HOLCOMB R-IV
NEW MADRID
NORTH PEMISCOT CO R-1
NORTH ST FRANCOIS CO R-I/BONNE TERRE
OAK RIDGE RVI
ORAN R-III

PEMISCOT CO R-III
PEMISCOT CO SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 
PERRY CO 32
POPLAR BLUFF MNEA
PORTAGEVILLE
POTOSI R-III
PUXICO RVIII
RICHLAND R-1
RICHWOODS R VII
RIPLEY CO R-III
RIPLEY CO R-IV
RISCO R-II
SCOTT CITY R-I
SCOTT CO R-IV
SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 
SENATH-HORNERSVILLE
SIKESTON NEA
SOUTH IRON CO RI
SOUTH PEMISCOT CO R-V
SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO R-II MNEA
SOUTHLAND C-9 
SPRING BLUFF R0XV
STE GENEVIEVE RII
STEELVILLE R-III
STRAIN-JAPAN R-XVI
SULLIVAN MNEA
SUNRISE R-IX
TWIN RIVERS EA
VALLEY RVI
VAN BUREN MNEA
WEST ST FRANCOIS CO RIV/LEADWOOD
WINDSOR-NEA
WOODLAND
ZALMA R-V

1525 B West Sunshine
Springfield, MO 65807
United States

Adrienne Kremer
Administrative Assistant (Unit 10)
Dr. Melissa Albright
UniServ Director, Unit 10

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

Alton Educ Assn
Ava
Bakersfield Riv
Blue Eye
Bradelville
Branson Nea
Bunker RIII
Cabool
Camdenton Mnea
Chadwick
Climax Springs NEA
Couch Nea
Crocker
Dent-Phelps R-Iii
Dixon
Dora R-Iii
Eminence R-I
Fairview
Fordland Nea
Forsyth
Gainesville
Glenwood R-Viii
Green Forest R Ii
Hartville R-Ii
Hollister-NEA
Houston Ta
Howell Valley R-1

Junction Hill
Kirbyville R-VI
Laclede Co C-5
Laclede Co Ri/Conway
Laquey
Lebanon Nea
Licking R-Viii
Logan-Rogersville Ea
Lutie R-Vi
Macks Creek R-V
Manes R-V (Mt. Grove)
Mansfield R-Iv
Maries Co/Belle
Mark Twain R Viii
Mtn Grove EA
Mtn View Birch Tree
Newburg Rii
Niangua
North Wood R-Iv
Norwood
Oak Hill R-I
Oregon Howell R-Iii (Koshkonong)
Ozark NEA
Phelps Co R-Iii
Plainview R-Viii
Plato

Raymondville R-Vii
Reeds Spring NEA
Richards R-V
Richland R-Iv
Rolla-Nea
Salem
Seymour Ta
Skyline Rii
Sparta
Spokane R-VII
Springfield-NEA*
St James Nea
Stoutland R-Ii (Camden Co Rii)
Success R-Vi
Summersville R-Ii
Swedeborg R-Iii
Taneyville R-II
Thayer Educ Assn
Thornfield R-I
Waynesville Nea
West Plains Nea
Willow Springs-Nea
Winona Nea

*Springfiled is covered by both UniServ directors.

Roberta "Bert" Lewis
UniServ Director, Unit 10

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

Ash Grove
Aurora
Avilla R-XIII
Billings
Buffalo Nea (Dallas Co)
Carl Junction Ta
Carthage Educ. Assn.
Cassville NEA
Clever
Crane School District
Crower College
Dadeville R II
Diamond EA
East Newton
Everton R-III
Exeter R-VI
Fair Grove TA
Galena R-II
Golden City R-III
Greenfield R IV

Hurley
Jasper
Joplin ESP NEA
Joplin-NEA
Lamar NEA
Liberal R-II
Lockwood
Marion C Early NEA
Marionville R-9
Marshfield Mnea
McDonald Co EA
Miller R II
Missouri State Univ Faculty
Mo Southern State TFA
Monett NEA
Mt Vernon-NEA
Neosho Educ Assn
Nixa-NEA

Ozark Tech College
Pierce City-NEA
Pleasant Hope
Purdy
Republic Educ Assn
Sarcoxie NEA
Seneca-NEA
Shell Knob 78
Southwest RV
Springfield-NEA*
Strafford NEA
Verona
Walnut Grove
Webb City
Westview C-6
Wheaton R-III
Willard NEA 
 

*Springfiled is covered by both UniServ directors.

1011 Peruque Crossing Court
O'Fallon, MO 63366
United States

Ruth Zerface
Administrative Assistant
Jaimie Flaherty
Field Organizer
Scott Kiehl
UniServ Director, Unit 1

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

BONCL R-X
BOWLING GREEN R I
CANTON R-V
CLARK CO RI
COMMUNITY R-VI (LADDONIA)
ELSBERRY RII
FORT ZUMWALT EDUC ASSN
HANNIBAL EDUC ASSN
KNOX CO/EDINA
LEWIS CO/EWING
LOUISIANA NEA

MARION CO R-II
MONROE CITY/NEA
MONTGOMERY EDUC ASSN
NORTH SHELBY (SHELBYVILLE)
PALMYRA
PARIS R-II
PIKE CO RIII
RALLS CO RII
SCOTLAND CO. R-I
SHELBY CO R-IV/SHELBINA

SILEX R-I
TROY NEA
VAN-FAR EDUC ASSN
WARRENTON CMNEA (WARREN CO R-III)
WARRENTON EA (WARREN CO R-III)
WELLSVILLE MIDDLETOWN RI
WINFIELD NEA
WINFIELD TRANSPORTATION DEPT NEA
WRIGHT CITY EDUC ASSN

Lisa Blaha
UniServ Director, Unit 2

Serving members in the following districts/locals:

FRANCIS HOWELL E A
FRANCIS HOWELL ESPA
ORCHARD FARM R-V

ST CHARLES CO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ST CHARLES E A
ST CHARLES EDUC SUPPORT STAFF ASSN
ST CHARLES TRANSPORTATION EA

WENTZVILLE NEA