Officers & Directors

Executive Committee

Deborah Freeman

President

Suzanne Carpenter

Treasurer

Sandra Anderson

Vice President Southeastern Region

Ruth Ann McChesney

Vice President Northeastern Region

Heidi Hong

Vice President North Central Region

Judy Prescott

Vice President Western Region

Jean Moffatt

Vice President South Central Region

Linda Lind

Recording Secretary

Division Chairmen

Deborah Freeman Adminstrative Division
Ruth Morrow American Music Division
Dr. Ouida Keck Arts Division
Dr. George Keck Competitions & Awards Division
Carolyn C Nelson Finance Division
Laurie Marshall Junior Division
Natlynn Hayes Membership Division
Julie Watson Public Relations Division
Lucinda Lear Student Division

Other Executive Officers

Jeanne Hryniewicki Council of State Presidents Chairman
Carolyn C Nelson Office Chairman
Harriet Coker CODA

Past National Presidents

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

Board of Directors

(Composed of Executive Committee, State Representatives, and Members-at-Large listed below.)

Alabama Carol Larkins
Arkansas Dr. George Keck
Florida Cheryl Poe
Georgia Nancy Eckert
Idaho Judy Prescott
Illinois Regina Einig
Iowa Lucinda Lear
Kansas Melba Maechtlen
Kentucky Laura Steidle
Louisiana Melanie Perez
Michigan Mary Jane Timmer
Minnesota Mary Wescott
Mississippi Cecil Fox
Missouri Connie Craig
North Carolina Norma Alexander
North Dakota Robyn Vinje
Ohio Christy Smith
Oklahoma Natlynn Hayes
Oregon Wilma Hawkins
Pennsylvania Linda Maurhoff
South Carolina Sara Kellar
South Dakota Lori Jessen
Tennessee Mary Ellen Nolletti
Texas Carla Johnson
Utah Sandra Preysz
Virginia Cynthia Elmore
Washington Deb Wiser
Wisconsin Heidi Hong
Wyoming Linda King

State Representatives

Members-at-Large

Joel Adams Wendell Anderson
Dr. Zuill Bailey Starla Blair
Chuck Blaser Delores Blaser
Gay Dill Barbara Hildebrand
Kim Harvey Ellen Leapaldt
Helena Meetze Ruth Morrow
Lisa Smith Dr. Liana Valente

Appointees and Other Official Personnel

Chaplain Karen Herndon
Historian Christy Smith
Parliamentarian Dr Eugene Bierbaum
Protocol Chairman Marcia Chaplin
Sergeants-at-Arms Chuck Blaser
Financial Advisor Wabash Capital

National Council of State Presidents