MNEA Headquarters Staff

Missouri National Education Association
1810 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101  

Office Hours:  8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Phone: (573) 634-3202 
Toll-free: (800) 392-0236 
Fax: (573) 634-5645

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Executive Office

Dr. Patrick Layden
Executive Director
Bio | Photo
patrick.layden@mnea.org
(573) 644-9612
 

Executive Officers

Rebeka McIntosh
President
rebeka.mcintosh@mnea.org

Andy Slaughter
Vice President
andy.slaughter@mnea.org

Governance Support

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

Legal & Field Services

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

Find a listing of all the MNEA Field Staff at www.mnea.org/uniserv

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

 

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

Program Services

Government Relations

Otto Fajen 
Director of Legislative Policy
otto.fajen@mnea.org
573-508-8527

Elizabeth "Liz" Zerr
Director of Campaigns & Elections
elizabeth.zerr@mnea.org 
573-508-8547

Professional Policy & Practice 

Samantha Hayes 
Director of Professional Policy & Practice
samantha.hayes@mnea.org
(573) 508-8526

Olivia Compton 
Design, Communications & Professional Practice Coordinator
olivia.compton@mnea.org
(417) 569-1401

Communications & Research 

Mark Jones 
Director of Public Affairs & Communications Messaging
mark.jones@mnea.org
(573) 508-8528

Rishanda Richardson
Director of Digital Communications & Research 
rishanda.richardson@mnea.org
(573) 508-8543

Business & Operations

Karen Struemph
Chief Financial Officer/Deputy Executive Director: Operations
karen.struemph@mnea.org
(573) 644-9617

Pam Koetting
Enterprise Operations Manager
pam.koetting@mnea.org
(573) 644-9601

Amy Wolters
Accounting Coordinator
amy.wolters@mnea.org
(573) 644-9607

Laurie Bernskoetter 
Membership Accounting Specialist
laurie.bernskoetter@mnea.org 
(573) 644-9623

Kristy Grothoff 
Accounting Specialist
kristy.grothoff@mnea.org 
(573) 644-9602