Nominations are now open for PEA’s seven (7) executive committee positions. Elections for all positions will be held on Wednesday November 4, 2026 during our PEA general membership meeting.
The incumbents (or current executive committee members) below have informed the Board that they intend on running again in the same position or in a new position that will be vacated at the end of the term:
President – Joe Musolf
Vice President – Sarah Brown (incumbent)
Treasurer – Kelsey Curran (incumbent)
Secretary – Patty Lammers
Personnel –
Negotiations (SPPS) – Steve Mundt (incumbent)
Negotiations (City) –
Sara Nurmela (President) and Mary Henke-Haney (Personnel Chair) are stepping down. Joe Musolf has most recently served as Secretary and is running for President. Patty Lammers has served as City Negotiations Chair and is running for Secretary. All positions will be filled through the November election.
Qualifications
Pursuant to the Constitution and Bylaws as ratified and amended at the April 2018 General Membership meeting,
“members are qualified to run for office on the Executive Committee or hold steward positions provided they have joined as a member in good standing one year before the election or appointment for the Executive Board or selection for a steward position and have attended at least one general membership meeting in the past 12 months.”
PEA wants to be inclusive to all members who would like to run for office. Also stated in the Constitution and Bylaws:
“[e]ach nominee is encouraged to submit a short biography that will be submitted in the meeting notice and/or newsletter preceding the election meeting”*.
Qualified members that are nominated from the floor understand that they will not have had the opportunity to submit such biography for the meeting notice or newsletter.
*If there are new candidates, a Special Edition Election Newsletter will be sent out. Please submit a biography by September 18.
Nominations and biographies should be sent to Mike Wilde (mike.wilde24@gmail.com) or made through participation at the general membership meeting. Nominations can be made for any position. Nonmembers cannot participate in the nomination process, elections, or voting.
Diversity is important in the healthy functioning of all organizations. All eligible members are encouraged to fully participate and consider running for office.