Whether you’re already retired or just thinking about retirement, there are many advantages to joining FEA-Retired!
FEA-Retired is a statewide network that allows members to stay connected with fellow National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers members and programs.
Applications for FEA-Retired Innovative Grants coming August 1
Applications for FEA-Retired's annual Innovative Grants will be available August 1.
See your Building Rep or contact your FEA-Retired District Director for a quick and simple application! (Download this flier to share [PDF, 242K].)
FEA-Retired members work to improve and strengthen the programs that affect retired educators: the Florida Retirement System, health benefits, public education, and Medicare and Social Security.
In order to maintain your NEA insurance you MUST become a member of FEA-Retired. Please contact Carol Drury, FEA Member Specialist (850-201-2976 or carol.drury@floridaea.org) to join.
FEA-Retired members maintain their involvement in public education through:
- Grant-making
- Mentoring
- Volunteering
- Lobbying
- Speaking out on education issues
- Community organizing
Throughout the year, FEA-Retired members stay connected with one another through:
- Annual statewide and regular local meetings
- FEA-Retired e-Newsletter
- FEA-Retired Facebook page
Benefits
In addition to staying active in the movement to protect public education, FEA-Retired members enjoy a variety of member benefits including:
- Newsletters, magazines and other resources from FEA, NEA, AFT and the Alliance for Retired Americans
- The full range of member benefits available to active FEA members, including:
- Insurance programs, including the least expensive Medigap insurance
- Retirement and estate planning
- Long-term care coverage
- Investment and credit programs
FEA-Retired Leadership
- President Sandy Rushlow
- Vice-President Gayle Hodges
- Secretary Melondia Franklin Corpus
- Past-President Janice Poirier
- FEA-Retired Staff Liaison Mike Dale
- District 1 Director – Gloria Marion-Smith
- District 2 Director – Felecia Hampshire
- District 3 Director – Sherry Savage
- District 4 Director – Apryle Jackson
- District 5 Director – Anne Preus
- District 6 Director – Nancy Rhodes
- District 7 Director – Norma Goff
- District 8 Director – Sophia Youngberg
- District 9 Director – Catherine Tucker
- District 10 Director – Elizabeth Pina
- District 11 Director – George Greenlee
- FEA Executive Board – Vanessa Tillman
Joining FEA-Retired
Membership dues are $46 (annually) or $400 (lifetime, as of September 1) plus applicable local dues. Retirees must join their local retiree chapter to be eligible for benefits:
- Alachua – Karen McCann
- Brevard – Anne Marie Monteparo
- Broward – Susan Pignato
- Clay – Constance Higginbotham
- Dade – Phyllis Compton
- Duval – Kenny Chin
- Flagler – Inactive
- Hernando – Susan Pribil
- Hillsborough – Barbara Toepke
- Lake – Inactive
- Lee – Leah Allen
- Leon – Gloria Marion-Smith
- Marion – Sherry Savage
- Okaloosa – Vacant
- Orange – Gayle Hodges
- Osceola – Edna LaCount
- Palm Beach – Sophia Youngberg
- Pasco – Frank Roder
- Pinellas – Anne Preus and Roberta Bredeson
- Polk – Lorinda Lehning
- Sarasota – Martha Karlovetz
- Seminole – Becky Dumes
- St. Johns – Melondia Franklin Corpus
- St. Lucie – Cynthia Poole
- UFF – Michael Moats
- Volusia – Christine (C.J.) Allen
- Washington-Holmes – Inactive
Retirees in counties not listed above can contact Carol Drury, FEA Member Specialist (850-201-2976 or carol.drury@floridaea.org) to join.
