Our Regional Leaders & Directors
Region I Vice President: Stephen Siegel
Stephen has been a school counselor, general education teacher and special education teacher for 25 years. He has worked in 3 states, and at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Currently, Stephen is a special education teacher at Reynolds High School. He became involved in union work because he believes in the potential power of a labor movement to transform the world into a more just and equitable place.
Region II Vice President: Kelsy Dunlap
Kelsy Dunlap is a physics and computer science teacher at McKay High School in Salem. Originally drawn into union work as a member of the Early Career Leadership Fellows, they have since taken on a variety of leadership roles both with their local and at the state level. They are passionate about lifting member voices to the state level, organizing and building solidarity, and striving for justice in our communities. Kelsy lives in their dream home with their wife, two dogs, and two chickens, and loves hiking and backpacking, reading, cooking, and all forms of fiber art.
Region III Vice President: Sarah Barclay
NEA Director: Chris Early
Chris Early is a social sciences teacher at Umatilla High School in Umatilla, Oregon. He has been serving as an NEA Director for Oregon since 2021, and has served in several leadership positions in the Umatilla Education Association and the Columbia River UniServ Council. Chris am passionate about equitible, fair, and just treatment of all OEA members and the students they serve.
NEA Director: Adolfo Garza-Cano
Adolfo Garza-Cano is a seasoned, bilingual, K-2 Educator from Portland Public Schools. He is passionate about uplifting and advocating for the historically marginalized, and underrepresented voices of our students, educators, and families. Adolfo is proud to be a Union member and to be a part of a larger movement that continues to Organize, Educate, and Advocate for public education in the name of equity, and social, and racial justice, and human rights at the Local, State, and National level.
NEA Director: Brinda Narayan-Wold
Brinda Narayan-Wold is member of Eugene Education Association’s Executive Committee, served on the Bargaining Team and has been an OEA-PAC Convention Delegate. She has also been an OEA Board Member since 2021. Brinda has provided testimony to our State Legislature and has worked with state legislators, thanks to Legislative Breakfasts hosted by EEA.
Brinda serves on EEA’s Candidate Interview Committee, endorsing candidates running for office and has served as a delegate to several OEA Representative Assemblies. She is also a trained mediator through OEA’s Mediation Program. These experiences shape her to be an effective two-way communicator with multiple stakeholders.
Racial Equity Director: Monica Weathersby
Monica Weathersby is a proud mother of four, and is an elementary teacher. Concurrently, in her local union, she chaired membership, oversaw the sick bank, and was a union building representative. Monica enjoys helping members in our union lift each other up, so that we and our families can have a better future!
Community College Director: Christopher Zimmerly-Beck
Christopher Zimmerly-Beck is Associate Faculty in the English department at Clackamas Community College. In addition to being a proud public educator, Christopher brings over 15 years of experience in the labor movement to his role as Community College Director and holds a fierce commitment to building democratic member lead unions capable of wining transformative change for educators and students.
ESP Director: Becky Torres
Becky Torres has been involved in higher education for more than 33 years and has a passion for helping students succeed with their goals in furthering their education. Becky is proud to have been a student, a graduate, and now an employee of the school where she began her higher education journey, and to now share her knowledge with future students and graduates.