The 54-member OEA Board of Directors directs implementation of policies established by the OEA Representative Assembly.

It is led by the President, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer. Thirty-six of the members of the Board of Directors are classroom teachers and/or Education Support Professionals (ESP) elected to represent the constituents of OEA’s 10 District Associations. Six members are elected At-Large by the Representative Assembly, three are designated as ESP positions.  OEA’s seven members of the NEA Board of Directors also serve on the OEA Board of Directors. In addition, three OEA Divisions—OEA-Retired, the OEA Division of Higher Education and the OEA Aspiring Educators—each elect a member to serve on the OEA Board of Directors.