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Exempt Employee Association

Welcome from the EEA Chair

The Exempt Employee Association (EEA) Executive Committee is pleased to serve and support all exempt employees at CWU. We strive to provide diverse perspectives for exempt employees when developing and offering recommendations to the President, Human Resources, and others about issues YOU as an exempt employee are concerned about.

This EEA Executive Committee will work to keep all exempt employees aware of changes, challenges and other items that arise at CWU that could affect exempt employees.

We encourage you to reach out to your EEA Area Representative or email the EEA at exemptempassoc@cwu.edu with questions, comments, or concerns you have. As an exempt employee, you may also email the EEA to request to present a particular topic to the Executive Committee at our next meeting.

In addition, we recognize an Employee of the Month for each month throughout the year. Each monthly winner then has the chance to be named the CWU Exempt Employee of the Year. If you know of a colleague who you believe should be recognized, please consider nominating them for the award.

We will work to bring the voices of all exempt employees to the forefront during these transformative times at CWU. On behalf of the EEA Executive Committee, thank you for giving us this opportunity to serve you all.

Best,


Laura Brant-Hoefer, Chair
EEA Executive Committee

  • EEA Mission

    To provide administrators and professional staff a vehicle to:

    • ensure a unified voice of exempt employees;
    • represent all exempt employees and professional staff through administrators;
    • uphold a conducive environment for teaching, learning, research, and service;
    • make recommendations to the president on staff welfare, personnel policy, and procedures; and
    • provide exempt employees with opportunities for involvement in the university from attending EEA meetings to representing exempt employees on various committees.
  • Meeting Schedule

    2026-2027 EEA Meetings

    • Monthly Executive Committee Meetings (2nd Thursday of Each Month)
      • October 8th, 2026 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • November 12th, 2026 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • December 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • January 10th, 2027 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • January 10th, 2027 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • February 11th, 2027 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • March 11th, 2027 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • April 8th, 2027 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • May 13th, 2027 at 10:00 am (Teams)
      • June 10th, 2027 at 10:00 am (Teams)
    *To join an executive committee meeting, please email EEA@cwu.edu
    • Quarterly Town Hall Meetings for all Exempt and Classified Employees
      • Welcome Back Town Hall 9/28
      • Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 Quarter Town Halls TBD
      • All Exempt Employees will receive an Outlook Calendar Invitation for these meetings

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