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Election Results June 2021

President:	Sheila O'Neil 93 votes
1^st Vice President:	Colleen McElligott-Liporto 87 votes
2^nd Vice President:	Miriam Rodriguez-Fusco 89 votes
Sec. Treasurer:	Paul Mailloux 88 votes
Recording Sec.:	Doreen Bucklin 88 votes
Corresponding Sec.:	Catherine Deveney 88 votes
Sergeant at Arms:	Eric Serino 86 votes

AFT Convention 2022 Delegates

Sheila O’Neil 89 votes	Paul Mailloux 83 votes
Brant Duncan 76 votes	Colleen McElligott-Liporto 85 votes
Brian LaPierre 82 votes	Miriam Rodriguez-Fusco 86 votes
Anna Leanos Williams 76 votes	Gale Thomas 80 votes
Phillip O’Connor 83 votes	Catherine Deveney 79 votes
Gary Torres 79 votes	Eric Serino 78 votes
Nadienka Perez 48 votes – not elected

AFTMA Convention 2022 Delegates

Sheila O’Neil 90 votes	Miriam Rodriguez-Fusco 87 votes
Brant Duncan 82 votes	Gale Thomas 82 votes
Brian LaPierre 81 votes	Catherine Deveney 79 votes
Anna Leanos Williams 69 votes	Maureen Gemellaro-Walker 69 votes
Phillip O’Connor 84 votes	Eric Serino 79 votes
Alison Brennan 74 votes	Gary Torres 79 votes
Marie Cawlina Kasle 82 votes	Margaret Azaryoun 68 votes
Nicole Torres 79 votes
Paul Mailloux 79 votes
Colleen McElligott-Liporto 80 votes

North Shore Labor Council Delegates SY 21-22

Sheila O’Neil 88 votes	Eric Serino 80 votes
Brant Duncan 81 votes	Gary Torres 85 votes
Brian LaPierre 84 votes
Phillip O’Connor 84 votes
Gina O’Toole 81 votes

Insurance Benefits

Paraprofessional Teacher Prepration Grant Program

The Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Grant Program provides financial assistance to Massachusetts residents who are currently employed as paraprofessionals in Massachusetts public schools, but wish to become certified as full time teachers. This grant is designed to reduce their financial burden and help address the Commonwealth's current teacher shortage. Financial need is not a requirement for the Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Grant. However, recipients must annually file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For more information regarding this opportunity for paraprofessionals follow this link.

Student Debt Relief

In the summer of 2018, AFT Massachusetts leaders, including AFT Massachusetts President Beth Kontos, Lynn Teachers Union President Sheila O’Neil, Massachusetts Library Staff Association President Pat Kelly and MLSA Treasurer Matt Amory, were trained as AFT student debt clinic facilitators. Equipped with these new skills, they launched a statewide series of student debt clinics for AFT Massachusetts members, designed to help members learn how to access public service loan forgiveness and enroll in income-driven student loan repayment programs.

Since October, AFT Massachusetts has held debt

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Phone number: 7815995591

E-mail address: LTU1037@lynnteachersunion.org