Meet the members of our FY2028 Bargaining Team:

• Dustin Jeter, Bargaining Team Chair, MCEA Secretary, Blake HS, Social Studies Teacher   
• Kember Kane, Bargaining Team Vice Chair, MCEA Treasurer, Blake HS, English Language Development Teacher  
• Yasmina Mrabet, Chief Negotiator, MCEA Deputy Executive Director   
• Leah Nayman, MCEA Executive Director 
• Amy Biancheri, MCEA Lead, Member Professional Practice and Labor Engagement 
• Jeffrey Benya, Wootton HS, Social Studies   
• Sarah Breslaw, Pre K-12 Content Specialist, School Library Media Programs   
• Fernanda Chaney, Rockville HS, Spanish Resource Teacher  
• Elizabeth Chipkin, Special Education, Transition Services Unit  
• Jessica Conter, Quince Orchard HS, Resource Counselor 
• Ina Darragh, Whetstone ES, 1st Grade 
• Matthew Hladiuk, Arcola ES, 4th Grade  
• Erin Joseph-Hamilton, Laytonsville ES, Speech Pathologist   
• Rainer Kulenkampff, Walter Johnson HS, Social Studies   
• Cindy Lotto, Gaithersburg HS, Social Studies 
• Elizabeth Meier, RICA (Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents), Special Education 
• Rachel Miller, Tilden MS, Special Education, Learning for Independence Services 
• Joan Mory, Instructional Specialist, Department of Systemwide Equity 
• Eric Munson, Pyle MS, Social Studies 
• Carson Pursifull, Rock Creek Valley ES, Special Education, Deaf and Hard of Hearing  
• Laura Sutter, Sherwood ES, Media Specialist  
• John Ward, Watkins Mill HS, Art  
• Cynthia Spooner, Upcounty, Infants and Toddlers  
• Rashemah Stridiron, Consulting Teacher 
• Melanie Travers, Pupil Personnel Worker 
• Jennifer Weber, Occupational Therapist, Developmental Evaluation Services for Children (DESC), English Manor 
• Alyssa Williams, Instructional Specialist, Division of Multilingual Education 
• Maryam Zolecki, Psychologist