Education Minnesota-Roseville members Dan Beck, Miriam Castro-Franco, Maria Le Seller, Lauren Miller, Silvia Vasquez, Todd Richter and Greg Martinson attended the 2025 Education Minnesota Representative Conversion on April 25 and 26 in Bloomington, MN. This annual convention is where Education Minnesota elects new leaders sets the priorities of the union for the next year and address statewide and national issues.
2025 made the stakes for this event very high. We discussed pensions, health care and the difficult national work of addressing the actions of the Trump administration. We elected a new President for Education Minnesota, Monica Byron. We elected a new Vice-President Marty Fridgen and a new Secretary-Treasurer Ryan Fiereck. There was powerful debate about our priorities and we had some amazing speeches from the Chair of the West Virginia merged Teachers Union as well as the Presidents of the NEA and the AFT.
Regardless of how long you have been an educator, attending this seminar will help you understand how your pension, Social Security and other savings, such as a 403(b), all contribute to your financial and retirement plan. Register early by clicking the link at the bottom as seating is limited at the in-person events. Upcoming seminars:
Tuesday, Nov. 12
For members covered by a TRA pension plan
6 – 7 p.m. Virtual Seminar
A Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the seminar.
Register today!
Thursday, Nov. 14
For members covered by a TRA pension plan
Education Minnesota SW Metro Office
7242 Metro Blvd, Suite 200
Edina, MN 55439-2125
4:30 – 5 p.m. Registration
5 – 6:30 p.m. Seminar/boxed lunch/prizes
Register today!
Tuesday, Nov. 19
For members covered by a TRA pension plan
Education Minnesota Apple Valley Office
6950 W. 146th St., Suite 114
Apple Valley, MN 55124-8520
4:30 – 5 p.m. Registration
5 – 6:30 p.m. Seminar/boxed lunch/prizes.
Tuesday, Dec. 3
For members covered by a TRA pension plan
Education Minnesota Woodbury office
2042 Wooddale Drive, Suite 100
Woodbury, MN 55125-2981
4:30 – 5 p.m. Registration
5 – 6:30 p.m. Seminar/boxed lunch/prizes
Thursday, Dec. 5
For members covered by a TRA pension plan
Education Minnesota Brooklyn Park office
9210 Wyoming Ave. N., Suite 200
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
4:30 – 5 p.m. Registration
5 – 6:30 p.m. Seminar/boxed lunch/prizes
Register today!
Registration for the 2024 MEA conference closes TODAY, Oct. 11, at 11:59 p.m. There will be NO on-site or late registration, so if you plan to attend MEA this year, please register today.
MEA, the state’s largest professional development event for educators, will take place Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. The conference is open to Education Minnesota members and aspiring educators only, and features dozens of exhibitors and professional development workshops. Free child care is also available.
Don’t miss out! Register for this year’s MEA conference now!
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