Background
National, state and local association leaders are association members elected by peers. UEA leadership elections are held annually, as outlined in the UEA Bylaws. Statewide elected leaders include the UEA President and Vice President, the UEA Board of Directors and NEA Directors for Utah. Local leaders are also elected by their peers in each local association.

Renee Pinkney
2022 General Election Results
Thank you for your participation in this year’s elections. The UEA General Election closed on February 23 for the statewide UEA offices UEA Board positions subject to election in 2022. In the race for UEA president, Renee Pinkney was elected to serve a three-year term. Brandon Baca was elected to a three-year term as vice president. Also elected to the UEA Board of Directors were Kayllyn Gren (Davis), Marsha Curtis (Eastern), Caren Burns (Granite), Mike Mudrow (Northern), Isac Ernest (Ogden-Weber) and Christy Giblon (Woodland Peaks). See the full election results below.
In accordance with its Bylaws, the UEA held an online General Election February 2-Feburay 23, 2022, for UEA President, UEA-Vice President, and NEA RA Delegate At Large and Successor Delegate. There were also six UEA Board positions.
State-Wide
OFFICE |
CANDIDATE NAME |
PERCENT
|
UEA President
|
Renée Pinkney |
98% |
Write-in |
2% |
OFFICE |
CANDIDATE NAME |
PERCENT
|
UEA Vice President
|
Brandon Baca |
51% |
Rodney Hurd |
48% |
|
Write-in |
1% |
OFFICE |
CANDIDATE NAME |
PERCENT
|
NEA-RA Delegate At Large
|
Danny McKenna |
99% |
Write-in |
1% |
UniServ
OFFICE |
CANDIDATE NAME |
PERCENT (of total ballots cast) |
Davis Director on the UEA Board of Directors (three-year term) |
Kallyn Gren |
100% |
Write-in |
0% |
|
Eastern Director on the UEA Board of Directors (two-year term) |
Marsha Curtis |
99% |
Write-in |
1% |
|
Granite Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
Caren Burns |
96% |
Write-in |
4% |
|
Northern Utah Director on the UEA Board of Directors (three-year term) |
Mike Mudrow |
99% |
Write-in |
1% |
|
Ogden-Weber Director on the UEA Board of Directors (three-year term) |
Isac Ernest |
99% |
Write-in |
1% |
|
Ogden-Weber NEA-RA Successor Delegate (three-year term) |
Alexandra Castellanos Smith |
99% |
Write-in |
1% |
|
Woodland Peaks Director on the UEA Board of Directors (three-year term) |
Christy Giblon |
97% |
Write-in |
3% |