Staff #2

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Michael DeVries
Field Organizer
devries_m@sdea.net

Sara Holerud
Field Organizer
holerud_s@sdea.net

Jonathon Mello
Field Organizer
mello_j@sdea.net

Morgan Thornberry
Field Organizer
thornberry_m@sdea.net

Olimpia Reyes
Controller
reyes_o@sdea.net

Rafal Dobrowolski
Contract Specialist
dobrowolski_r@sdea.net

Nanette Najera
Property/Office Specialist
najera_n@sdea.net

Lisa Steinberg
Secretary/Membership
steinberg_l@sdea.net

News

August 17, 2026

SDEA endorsement: Yes on Measure M!

This November, voters living in the San Diego Unified School District will have the opportunity to support Measure M, a bond measure that will continue ongoing…

August 17, 2026

Are you taking advantage of your member benefits?

Are you taking advantage of your member benefits? SDEA members are also members of our state and national affiliates, which gives us access to a wide variety…

August 17, 2026

Community Forum: Who’s Watching Us?

Who's watching us? Flock, workplace surveillance, AI & the fight for our rights Join educators, students, & community partners at a forum this Thursday…

August 13, 2026

Special Education: Reminders & Rights

Special Education: Rights to keep on your radar Our union contract includes rights to help ensure that students and educators get the support they need! That…

August 13, 2026

Protect Our Schools & Healthcare: YES on 3!

Last Spring, SDEA members and union educators statewide gathered signatures to get Prop 3 on the ballot this November. This proposition would make permanent…

August 12, 2026

You’re invited to a book swap!

Calling all CTA educators! As you begin the school year, are you reorganizing your bookshelves? Looking to build a diverse classroom library? Come to a book…

July 10, 2026

Raise Implementation

Your 5% Raise is Official This afternoon, the District notified SDEA Leaders that while the recently adopted state budget still illegally withholds $3.9…

July 1, 2026

Movie Night & Filmmaker Q&A: WTO/99

Go to the movies this summer to learn about the Seattle WTO protests in 1999: A "watershed moment in modern history" with connections to how communities &…

June 16, 2026

ACTION ALERT: Protest the withholding of Prop 98 funds!

URGENT: Show up Thursday to Protest Withholding of Prop 98 Funds! California elected officials are still making decisions on next year's budget, & we can't…

Staff #2

News

SDEA endorsement: Yes on Measure M!

Are you taking advantage of your member benefits?

Community Forum: Who’s Watching Us?

Special Education: Reminders & Rights

Protect Our Schools & Healthcare: YES on 3!

You’re invited to a book swap!

Raise Implementation

Movie Night & Filmmaker Q&A: WTO/99

ACTION ALERT: Protest the withholding of Prop 98 funds!

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