Delegates to the 2021 AFT-WV Convention, held November 4-6 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, elected the union’s leadership to serve for the next three years.
Re-elected as officers of AFT-WV were: AFT-WV President Fred Albert from Kanawha County, AFT-WV Vice-President Tega Toney from Fayette County, AFT-WV Treasurer Sam Brunett from Monongalia County, and AFT-WV Secretary Angie Turkelson from Putnam County.
Elected to the AFT-WV Executive Board as members at large were:
Justin Altizer
Lynneia Atkinson
Andy Bird
Meg Britt
Greg Cruey
Rick Cutlip
Bridget Davis
John Foley
Josh Gary
Amy Neal
Carrena Rouse
Kristie Skidmore
Amelia Wolfe
Terry Cunningham, Ex-Officio (Retiree Representative)
“It’s a tremendous honor and privilege to be re-elected to continue fighting for education employees and advocating for public education. I know how hard our members work, and how much they care about the students they serve, and I promise to invest just as much heart and soul into representing them as they do into West Virginia’s children,” remarked AFT-WV President Fred Albert after his re-election.