BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wasatch UniServ
Mary Courney
Mary Courney : Board member since July 2006
- Math teacher at Ogden High School
- 22 years
teaching experience (3 yrs. in Weber District - 19 yrs. in Ogden District)
- 1000 members in Weber District and 600 members in Ogden District.
- Association leadership experience:
- Building rep for 7 years
- Ogden Education Association Executive Board (secondary rep) for 3 years
- Ogden Education Association vice President for 4 years
- Other assignments:
- Ogden/Weber UniServ Membership Committee
- Ogden District Calendar Committee
- Ogden/Weber UniServ Political Action Committee
- Taught Praxis training in Ogden/Weber for past 3 years.
- Currently on Education Excellence Committee
- Hosted NEA's Block House Party in 2005 (had legislators, college professors of education, teachers and neighbors come to meet together to discuss our successes and failures).
Mary's Thoughts:
"What I learned about UEA that surprised me: "The UEA is working constantly, behind the scenes, on every important issue which impacts our children."
What I value most about the Association: "Their efforts to stop the 'bleeding' of public school funding, to stop vouchers and other crazy ideas where people are trying to re-invent education in a different model. They always rationalize, but the Association always counters their ideas with fundamental, logical reasoning."
How members might begin to be more active in the Association: "All members ought to go to the monthly AR meeting just once to see how the system works. Trade off building reps each year, if possible."
