Audrey Soglin stepped into the role of Interim Executive Director of the Oregon Education Association on Sept. 1, 2026, coming to Oregon from Illinois, where she previously served as the Executive Director of the Illinois Education Association (IEA).
As IEA Executive Director, Soglin was responsible for the daily operations and strategic direction of the association that includes 135,000 members. Before being the ED, she taught in Evanston, Illinois for 25 years. As a classroom teacher, Soglin taught kindergarten through fifth grade and is a national leader on trauma-informed practices in education.
Soglin is also president of the newly formed Partnership for Resilience. The Partnership for Resilience works to transform and integrate education, health care and community organizations to create a trauma-informed, family-focused system that measurably improves academic, health, and social outcomes for children. She serves as the secretary for the Danielson Group Board of Directors.
