What is the Illinois Education Association?

IEA is an association of more than 135,000 members composed of Illinois elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty and staff, educational support professionals, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers.

When was IEA founded and what is its mission?

Founded in 1853 to serve public education interests in Illinois, IEA's mission is to effect excellence and equity in public education and to be the advocacy organization for all public education employees.

What was IEA's role in collective bargaining?

The signing of the Collective Bargaining Bill in 1983 stands out as a major achievement, representing the culmination of a 15-year lobbying effort. This legislation secured collective bargaining rights for education employees across Illinois.

What programs does IEA offer members?

IEA provides UniServ professional staff support, employment opportunities, internship programs for members seeking staff positions, financial assistance grants, and operates through committees, board leadership, and local and regional structures. The association manages 61 million in operations with 341 employees.

Illinois Education Association in Springfield, IL - Nonprofit Profile

Education Advocacy

Effecting excellence and equity in Illinois public education through policy advocacy and legislative action.

Member Support

Serving 135,000 education employees including teachers, faculty, support professionals, retirees, and college students.

Professional Development

Providing education, resources, and career development through UniServ program and organizational services.

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2021	$60,707,835	$49,601,539	$63,320,083	341
2020	$57,614,736	$55,114,848	$64,667,828	328
2019	$54,806,573	$68,448,881	$61,765,740	355
2018	$54,304,732	$62,930,406	$58,354,285	334
2017	$53,907,007	$45,395,307	$56,060,769	333

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Carolyn Sloan	Field Services Director	$190,480	$148,624	$339,104	60
Robin Ehrhart	Program Development Director	$188,671	$144,031	$332,702	60
Kathi Griffin	President	$218,488	$79,301	$297,789	60
Audrey Soglin	Executive Director	$230,059	$62,466	$292,525	60
Mark Sharrard	Area Coordinator	$168,719	$119,680	$288,399	60
Sarah Antonacci	Communications Director	$190,754	$93,685	$284,439	60
Anthony Jeffries	HR & Labor Relations Director	$188,291	$93,465	$281,756	60
Thomas Tully	Secretary/Treasurer	$191,914	$75,910	$267,824	60
Shawn Cooper	Area Coordinator	$173,903	$87,110	$261,013	60
Sean Denney	GOVT Relations Director	$182,500	$78,277	$260,777	60
Jamie Schumacher	Business Services Director	$191,857	$60,581	$252,438	50
Albert Llorens	Vice President	$176,439	$68,097	$244,536	60
Sylvia Rios	General Counsel	$182,204	$60,593	$242,797	60
Mary Jane Morris	Teaching & Learning Director	$184,406	$57,443	$241,849	60
Camille Grant	Area Coordinator	$169,300	$52,255	$221,555	60

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Brian Booth	Former Area Coordinator	$175,665	$311,855	$487,520	60
Oliver Jones	Former Area Coordinator	$227,023	$225,551	$452,574	60
Carolyn Sloan	Field Services Director	$186,715	$123,023	$309,738	60
Audrey Soglin	Executive Director	$225,170	$83,727	$308,897	60
Robin Ehrhart	Program Development Director	$185,988	$110,809	$296,797	60
Kathi Griffin	President	$214,554	$76,162	$290,716	60
Anthony Jeffries	HR & Labor Relations Director	$186,241	$82,103	$268,344	60
Sarah Antonacci	Communications Director	$187,699	$80,019	$267,718	60
Mary Jane Morris	Teaching & Learning Director	$183,556	$79,768	$263,324	60
Thomas Tully	Secretary/Treasurer	$178,489	$71,894	$250,383	60
Jamie Schumacher	Business Services Director	$184,707	$55,115	$239,822	50
Mark Sharrard	Area Coordinator	$156,206	$79,873	$236,079	60
Albert Llorens	Vice President	$173,075	$59,379	$232,454	60
Sean Denney	GOVT Relations Director	$174,417	$55,925	$230,342	60
Shawn Cooper	Area Coordinator	$158,402	$65,766	$224,168	60

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Oliver Jones	Area Coordinator	$181,140	$327,480	$508,620	60
Michael Lamb	Area Coordinator	$185,159	$301,641	$486,800	60
Audrey Soglin	Executive Director	$221,434	$107,764	$329,198	60
Kathi Griffin	President	$212,422	$79,785	$292,207	60
Robin Ehrhart	Program Development Direct	$181,239	$107,012	$288,251	60
Carolyn Sloan	Area Coordinator	$181,413	$105,225	$286,638	60
Mary J Morris	Teaching & Learning Direct	$183,174	$100,679	$283,853	60
Thomas Tully	Secretary/Treasurer	$211,713	$54,582	$266,295	60
Anthony Jeffries	HR & Labor Relations Direc	$186,021	$73,272	$259,293	60
Sarah Antonacci	Communications Director	$185,914	$71,262	$257,176	60
Brian Booth	Area Coordinator	$182,675	$68,089	$250,764	60
Mitchell Roth	Former General Counsel	$220,786	$17,377	$238,163	60
Jamie Schumacher	Business Services Director	$178,594	$49,943	$228,537	60
Albert Llorens	Vice President	$170,602	$45,250	$215,852	60
Sylvia Rios	General Counsel	$155,552	$54,695	$210,247	60

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Mitchell Roth	General Counsel	$183,462	$224,976	$408,438	60
Audrey Soglin	Executive Director	$221,510	$107,521	$329,031	60
Michael Lamb	Area Coordinator	$182,833	$126,963	$309,796	60
Mary J Morris	Teaching & Learning Director	$181,522	$96,597	$278,119	60
Kathi Griffin	President	$211,983	$60,874	$272,857	60
James Reed	GOVT Relations Director	$185,406	$82,117	$267,523	60
Carolyn Sloan	Area Coordinator	$176,244	$89,716	$265,960	60
Oliver Jones	Area Coordinator	$180,455	$85,366	$265,821	60
Robin Ehrhart	Program Development Director	$172,436	$91,593	$264,029	60
Sarah Antonacci	Communications Director	$183,185	$71,869	$255,054	60
Anthony Jeffries	HR & Labor Relations Director	$185,026	$68,500	$253,526	60
Brian Booth	Area Coordinator	$181,900	$63,393	$245,293	60
Tom Tully	Secretary/Treasurer	$209,575	$23,844	$233,419	60
Albert Llorens	Vice President	$170,398	$43,086	$213,484	60
Cardina Johnson	Associate General Counsel	$148,847	$57,330	$206,177	60

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Paul Klenck	Deputy General Counsel	$172,286	$245,643	$417,929	60
Mitchell Roth	General Counsel	$178,255	$147,839	$326,094	60
Audrey Soglin	Executive Director	$215,722	$99,222	$314,944	60
Doug Barringer	Director - Business Servic	$180,581	$101,311	$281,892	60
Michael Lamb	Coordinator	$175,724	$104,836	$280,560	60
Mary J Morris	Manager	$175,605	$89,698	$265,303	60
Oliver Jones	Coordinator	$175,472	$89,458	$264,930	60
James Reed	Manager	$179,251	$77,300	$256,551	60
Anthony Jeffries	Manager	$178,385	$65,195	$243,580	60
Carolyn Sloan	Coordinator	$167,149	$74,616	$241,765	60
Kathi Griffin	President	$185,123	$56,056	$241,179	60
Brian Booth	Coordinator	$180,180	$60,228	$240,408	60
Sarah Antonacci	Manager	$171,783	$62,365	$234,148	60
Robin Ernhart	Manager	$158,446	$74,535	$232,981	60
Albert Llorens	Vice President	$174,181	$44,140	$218,321	60

Illinois Education Association

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Member Representation

Excellence Advocacy

Professional Support

Leadership Development

Programs and Initiatives

Member Advocacy

Collective Bargaining

Professional Development

Financial Assistance

Team & Leadership

Audrey Soglin

Kathi Griffin

Jamie Schumacher

Sarah Antonacci

Carolyn Sloan

Robin Ehrhart

Anthony Jeffries

Mary Jane Morris

Sean Denney

Albert Llorens

Nicole Joyce

Stacie Walton

Kevin Bennett

Angela Williams

Sylvia Rios

Shawn Cooper

Camille Grant

Mark Sharrard

Cardina Johnson

Milestones

IEA Founded

Collective Bargaining

Stable Operations

Current Leadership

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Individual Political Donors

Top Individual Donors

Other Individual Contributors $1,100 combined

David Griffith

Craig Burns

Dan Billingsley

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