OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Executive Committee

Deborah Freeman

President

Heidi Hong

1st Vice President

Suzanne Carpenter

Treasurer

Joel Adams

Vice President Southeastern Region

Linda Maurhoff

Vice President Northeastern Region

Mary Wescott

Vice President North Central Region

Wilma Hawkins

Vice President Western Region

Jean Moffatt

Vice President South Central Region

Connie Craig

Recording Secretary

Division Chairmen

Deborah FreemanAdministrative Division
Ruth MorrowAmerican Music Division
Ellen LeapaldtArts Division
Lucinda LearCompetitions & Awards Division
Carolyn C NelsonFinance Division
Laurie MarshallJunior Division
Natlynn HayesMembership Division
Julie WatsonPublic Relations Division
Sheila ShusterichStudent Division

Other Executive Officers

Jeanne HryniewickiCouncil of State Presidents Chairman
Michael EdwardsOffice Chairman
Harriet CokerCODA

Past National Presidents

Past National Presidents
Dr. Ouida Keck (1999-2003)
Lana Bailey (2007-2011)
Carolyn Nelson (2011 – 2015)
Michael Edwards (2015 – 2019)
Frances Nelson (2019 – 2022)

Board of Directors

AlabamaMary Margaret Yeilding
ArkansasDr. George Keck
ArizonaDr. Valerie Harris
CaliforniaKaren Hutchinson
FloridaCheryl Poe
GeorgiaLeslie Kennedy
IdahoJudy Prescott
IllinoisRegina Einig
IowaLucinda Lear
KansasBeth Harrison
KentuckySue Ann Reeves
LouisianaMelanie Perez
MichiganMary Jane Timmer
MinnesotaNancy Fisher
MississippiLee Ann Cummings
MissouriConnie Craig
New JerseyRebecca Eng
North CarolinaKarla Williams
North DakotaRobyn Vinje
OhioRon Marenchin
OklahomaNatlynn Hayes
OregonWilma Hawkins
PennsylvaniaLinda Maurhoff
South CarolinaKaren Herndon
South DakotaLori Jessen
TennesseeMary Ellen Nolletti
TexasCarla Johnson
UtahSandra Preysz
VirginiaCynthia Elmore
WashingtonEllen Leapaldt
WisconsinHeidi Hong
WyomingLinda King

Members-at-Large

Wendell Anderson Dr. Zuill Bailey
Starla Blair Dale Clark
Janice Flinte Barbara Hildebrand
Elaine Knight Dr. Liana Valente
Christine Vitt

Appointees and Other Official Personnel

ChaplainKathie White
HistorianChristy Smith
ParliamentarianWanda Sims
Protocol ChairmanMarcia Chaplin
Sergeants-at-ArmsWilliam Elmore
Financial AdvisorWabash Capital

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