The most important thing the Utah Education Association can do for its members “is zealously advocate for their rights as educators and help them understand their responsibilities as professionals,” says Clover Meaders, UEA associate counsel and one of the Association's newest staff members.

Meaders was born in Salt Lake City and is a graduate of Taylorsville High School . She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Westminster College and received her law degree from the University of Utah in 2003.

Prior to joining the UEA staff last summer, Meaders worked as a law clerk in the office of the Utah Attorney General – researching legal issues and drafting memoranda for assistant attorneys general in the Commercial Enforcement Division. She interned with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel from September 2001 through December 2001. There, she assisted the attorney assigned to education and quasi-governmental entities committees with general research and constitutionality reviews.

From September through December 2001, Meaders worked as a pro bono volunteer for the Office of Administrative Hearings, Utah State Department of Human Services. She assisted an administrative law judge by listening to recordings of hearings and writing opinions in child abuse substantiation cases.

Meaders says she likes working for the UEA because “as a graduate of Utah 's public education system and the daughter of an educator, I have always had great respect for the work our public teachers perform. The UEA office is comprised of dedicated and energetic employees devoted to improving the conditions in our public schools.”