DSEA Officers

President: Stephanie Ingram

Stephanie Ingram is the current President of the Delaware State Education Association.  She was elected DSEA Vice President in 2017, assumed the role of President in 2018, was elected President in 2020, and again in 2023. 

Prior to her roles as a DSEA officer, she previously served on the DSEA Executive Board, as President, Vice President, and Secretary of the Colonial Education Association, and as a building representative in the schools she worked in.

Ms. Ingram began teaching in the Colonial School District in 2001, following one year at the St. Jones Behavioral Center, teaching children and young adults in residential care. Over the past 18 years, she has taught third and fourth grades in Colonial.

Ms. Ingram earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Delaware State University in 2000. She was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, but moved to Delaware and attended public schools in the Colonial School District until her graduation from William Penn High School.

Vice President: Tameka Mays

A paraprofessional in the Colonial School District for more than 20 years, Tameka Mays is one of Delaware’s leading advocates for students experiencing trauma and public educators fighting for better working conditions. 

Raised in New Castle, Tameka graduated from Newark High School before starting her career in public education at George Read Middle School, where continues to work to this day. 

Tameka has demonstrated a profound commitment to education and community service throughout her career. Her exceptional dedication and commitment to her students earned her the 2017 Educational Support Professional of the Year Award from the Delaware State Education Association, the largest labor union in the First State. 

A decade after first joining her local union, Tameka was elected president of the Colonial Paraprofessional Association in 2016 before winning a statewide election in 2023 to become the Vice President of DSEA. Tameka's efforts have not only contributed to maintaining high member engagement rates within her district   but also fostered productive relationships with district leaders, significantly increasing the organization's influence and reach. 

Tameka also serves as co-chair of the DSEA’s Members of Color and a member of the DSEA Year-Round Organizing Team. She also has completed the National Education Association’s Leaders for Tomorrow program and NEA’s National Organizing Fellowship. 

Beyond her professional commitments, Tameka and her sister are also the co-founders of Twins Community Distribution, a nonprofit that helps provide food, clothing and household items to underserved Delawareans, particularly families impacted by the opioid crisis 

Tameka and her husband Warren, an assistant principal at Lancashire Elementary School in the Brandywine School District, live in Christiana with their three school-age daughters.

Treasurer: Mary Pieri

Mary Pieri is someone who leads with both her heart and her head. She was appointed DSEA Treasurer by the DSEA Executive Board on January 10th, 2023.  Mary is an active member of the Christina Education Association having held many positions within CEA over the years, and currently serving as Treasurer. Mary is also a Special Educational Coordinator at Gallaher Elementary in the Christina School District.

Mary goes above and beyond to work collaboratively with parents in the educational process.  She has led the way in early learning and has served on a statewide task force to address the developmentally appropriate needs of kindergarten students and was named the Teacher of the Year for Gallaher during the 2018-2019 school year.  Serving as the DSEA Resolutions Chair for the last 5 years, she is no stranger to the task at hand and looks forward to serving DSEA and its members in this new role.

NEA Director: Gloria Ho

Gloria Ho was appointed DSEA's NEA Director on October 24, 2022. She is a school social worker at Milton Elementary School in Cape Henlopen School District, DSEA Executive Board Member for Sussex County, and Chair of DSEA’s Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee. In this new role, she looks forward to addressing structural issues impacting student success and advocating for policy changes at the national level. She believes that if we truly want to advocate for our students and families, educators need to be in positions that affect change. 

As a school social worker, she works to build strong school, home, and community collaborations to achieve student success. She believes it is important to understand how trauma, poverty, and mental health issues impact student learning. As a licensed clinical social worker, she provides support to students and families using a trauma-informed, equity-centered, and culturally responsive lens.

Gloria used her passion and ability to help organize the state’s first school social workers organization, the School Social Workers Association of Delaware (SSWADE) and served as past co-president. SSWADE was instrumental in advocating for mental health legislation such as HB100 and HB300. Gloria was also involved with the legislative workgroup which crafted and advocated for HCR 88 - encouraging the General Assembly to prioritize funding for social-emotional learning in schools.