Executive Officers

MNEA President

McIntosh began her first three-year term as MNEA president Aug. 1, 2025. She worked as a teacher at the Center for Alternative Instructional Resources in the Grandview C-4 School District, where she served as a local president and chair of the West Central Governance District Council. McIntosh has served as an NEA R.A. state delegate, as a member of the MNEA Board of Directors, and as chair of the MNEA Bylaws Committee. She served two terms on the NEA Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Committee and was a Regional Director for the NEA GLBT Caucus. Rebeka led and worked on many advocacy and social justice teams for NEA and MNEA, including Trauma-Informed Schools, Professional Learning Communities, and LGBTQ+ issues. She also served as the chairperson of the Kansas City Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board. She was serving her first term as NEA Director when she was elected to the position of MNEA vice president, serving two three-year terms before becoming the president of the Missouri National Education Association.  

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(573) 644-9606 | rebeka.mcIntosh@mnea.org 
1810 E Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101

Executive Administrative Assistant: Lauren Vinson (lauren.vinson@mnea.org, (573) 644-9606).

MNEA Vice President

Andy Slaughter began his first term as MNEA vice president on Aug. 1, 2025. He was a middle school social studies teacher in the Meramec Valley School District in Pacific, MO. Before he began his term as MNEA Vice President, he served as one of the two NEA Directors for nearly six years. In his local affiliate, Meramec Valley NEA, Slaughter served as a building representative for three years, vice president for three years, and president for three years. Prior to his election as NEA Director, he served as a member of the Missouri NEA Board of Directors for four years. Slaughter has also served as a delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly, as a member of the MNEA Executive PAC Council for 10 years, and as a member of numerous screening committees for local and statewide elections.

E: andy.slaughter@mnea.org

NEA Director

DeNaé Bush is a special education teacher in the North Kansas City School District. She was a K-12 Special Education Instructional Coach and Elementary ESY Coordinator in the Park Hill School District in Kansas City, MO, when she began her term as NEA Director in April 2024. Bush, a graduate of MNEA’s Future Leaders' Academy, served as a building representative for five years for Park Hill NEA, Membership Chair for 4 years, and on the Public Relations Team. She has served as a state delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly, as a member of the MNEA Teaching and Learning and Human Rights Committees, and as a national facilitator for NEA’s Leaders for Just Schools. Prior to her election as NEA Director, she represented Governance District 5 on the Missouri NEA Board of Directors. Bush serves her local community in various roles, including an 11-year commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

E: MNEAboardofdirectors@mnea.org

NEA Director

Christina Andrade Melly was the 2023 Missouri Teacher of the Year. She is a proud graduate of the Missouri public schools and currently teaches sophomore and junior English at Ritenour High School in the Ritenour School District, her alma mater. She has earned her Education Specialist and K-12 education degrees from Northwest Missouri State University and the University of Missouri. As an active member with the Ritenour NEA, she served as a building representative, treasurer, president, and past president, collaborating with members, parents, and the community to elevate student success. She has proudly represented Missouri at the national level as a Resolutions Committee member and was a recipient of the Travelers Award for Teaching Excellence in Education.

E: MNEAboardofdirectors@mnea.org