IOWA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
For Release: April 17, 2007
Contact: Lana Oppenheim Schlapkohl, 515-471-8026 

Davenport teacher to represent Iowa on national board

Long-time Davenport teacher Kathy Williams has been elected to represent Iowa educators on the Board of Directors of the 3.2 million-member National Education Association (NEA). She was elected on April 13 by nearly 400 delegates who attended the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) annual meeting in Ames.

Williams, who teaches sixth grade reading and language arts at Wood Intermediate School, has been an advocate for children and public education throughout her 33-year career. In addition to holding a wide variety of leadership positions in the Davenport Education Association and the Great River regional ISEA unit, she has also been involved in a number of school district committees and professional activities over the years.

At the state level, Williams has served on the ISEA Executive Board and she is currently chair of the ISEA Multicultural Committee. Among her many activities at the national level, Williams is a member of the NEA Resolutions Committee.

Williams received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern Illinois University and her master’s degree from Western Illinois University. She will begin her three-year term on the NEA Board in September.

NOTE: Photo available by contacting LOppenheim@isea.org

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