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Board of Directors

2026-2027

Executive Committee

  • Chair: Michael DeYoung (Texas) [term expires 2028]
  • Vice-Chair: Brian Sarensen (Washington) [term expires 2028]
  • Treasurer: Iris Pennington (Arkansas) [term expires 2027]
  • Secretary: Thomas Hartnett-Russell (Indiana) [term expires 2027]

Regional Representatives

  • West: Lisa Goben-Toninato (Oregon) [term expires 2028]
    States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
  • Midwest: Bobbi Davis (Wisconsin) [term expires 2028]
    States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin
  • South: Tammy Sandy (West Virginia) [term expires 2027]
    States: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia
  • Northeast:  Vacant [term expires 2027]
    States: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont

At-Large Representatives

  • Richard Giddings (Vermont) [term expires 2028]
  • Tracy Smetana (Minnesota) [term expires 2028]

Immediate Past Chair

  • Thomas Hartnett-Russell (Indiana) [term expires 2028]
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