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David Harswick - Secretary/Treasurer

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David Harswick
Secretary/Treasurer
Wisconsin Education Association Council

David Harswick, a former American History and Multicultural Studies teacher at Green Bay Preble High School, began his term as the Wisconsin Education Association Council’s secretary/treasurer in August 2010. The secretary/treasurer role has Harswick overseeing and acting as steward for the finances of the 98,000-member statewide union of educators.

 

After serving as a building union representative for Preble High School and member of the Green Bay Education Association (GBEA) Executive Board, Harswick began his tenure as president of GBEA in 2005.  Harswick attended Green Bay public schools and earned his graduate and undergraduate degrees at the University of Minnesota. He began teaching as a substitute in Iowa in 1996. He was also a substitute teacher in School District of Luxemburg-Casco in 1997.

 

Harswick began teaching in Green Bay in 1998. While serving as GBEA vice president he succeeded the association’s president, who moved into the executive director position for the association. Harswick then was elected to two full terms as president, emphasizing member engagement and district collaboration. During his tenure the district and local association combined to send out community surveys and started the process for the district’s first charter school, which is scheduled to open in 2011. That collaboration also included a major focus on professional development for Green Bay educators, utilizing the KEYS school improvement program from the National Education Association and upgrading professional learning models for Green Bay school staff.

 

Harswick’s wife, Mary-Beth, is a speech and language pathologist who enjoys working with children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders.

WEAC is a professional organization representing the public policy, labor and professional interests of its more than 98,000 members. Great schools benefit everyone, and WEAC’s mission is to support public education and the men and women who work in Wisconsin’s public schools.

Updated September 2010